What Have You Learned From Your Audience Feedback?

From the feedback I received from our visit to the Electric Cinema, I was able to distinguish which features of my film proved to popular, and where there was room for improvement.

Questionnaire

Popular AspectsOf the 22 feedback sheets, 16 said their favourite bit was my

zombie fight scenes. Personally I believe this would be the aspect that people would like best, as it is action-packed and fast-paced. As Steve Best (director I contacted) informed me to make the trailer with what my audience would like, not myself in mind, I chose to use a majority of the shots I filmed with the zombies as I knew they would prove to be most popular. The gas mask scenes were also a popular aspect that the audience pointed out

Improvements The feedback sheets suggested various improvements that could

be made. Examples include the sound levels and acting in certain parts. However I knew the sound would be difficult to edit in some places due to the fact I had to use three different versions of the same song and making them flow 100% correctly together was not possible. Also, this was my, and my co-actor’s first time acting in a video so I expected several issues with our acting skills. However overall I feel we did a better job than what we was expecting we would do.

Audience feedback has also taught me that if an audience feels interested in the main character, then they would want to see the entire film. 21 people on their questionnaire said they was interested in my character and all of those 21 said they would watch the whole film. Therefore it seem, an interesting and engaging character attracts an audience to a film.

After following Best’s advice on making the film for the audience, I found that their opinion mattered most. Therefore, I included more action involving zombies into the trailer and these parts were extremely well-received. Therefore, my audience feedback has taught me that it is indeed the audience that are right and productions should be made for them, not the producer.