Saturday 28 December 2013

Audience Profiles

Action 

In my questionnaire I asked:
  • Please circle your gender?
Male/Female
  • How old are you?
16 or less
17-21
22-30
31-45
46 or more
  • How often do you watch a film?
Everyday
Once a week
Once a fortnight
Once a month
Once a year
Never
  • Do you like action films?
Yes/No
  • What would you normally expect in an action film?
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I have found out that out of the 30 people i have asked, 9 females do like action films,6 don't and all 15 males like action films, this suggests that action films appeal more to male audience's, most of the people that liked action films were 22-30 years old and 31-45 years old. this also suggests that action films appeal more to older males. Everyone that I have asked have said that they go to the cinema once a month, this suggests that they only go to watch a film if they find a film that appeals to them. everyone whom answered this questionnaire said that they expect to see a mission taking place in an action film, this would includes a heroic male, and a beautiful woman who helps him. Another thing they would expect to see is fast cars and a lot of weaponry, this would result in fights and killings, and there is always massive destruction to building.

Comedy

In my questionnaire I asked:
  • Please circle your gender?
Male/Female
  • How old are you?
16 or less
17-21
22-30
31-45
46 or more
  • How often do you watch a film?
Everyday
Once a week
Once a fortnight
Once a month
Once a year
Never
  • Do you like comedies?
Yes/No
  • What would you normally expect in a comedy?
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I have found out that out of 30 people i have asked, only a total of 3 males and 3 females don't like the genre. the rest likes comedies. This suggests that comedies are a film genre that is liked by both male and female audiences. However i have discovered that the 6 people who did not like comedies were in the age range of 31-45 years old and 46 or more years old. this suggests that comedic films do not appeal to older audiences, this could be because they do not share the same sense of humour that younger audiences do. everyone that i have asked also said that they expected to see bright colours and funny things tend to happen outside in large crowds. There are always things that hit people, e.g. a football. The characters are stupid, but there is always smart people too. 

Horror

In my questionnaire I asked:
  • Please circle your gender?
Male/Female
  • How old are you?
16 or less
17-21
22-30
31-45
46 or more
  • How often do you watch a film?
Everyday
Once a week
Once a fortnight
Once a month
Once a year
Never
  • Do you like horror films?
Yes/No
  • What would you normally expect in a horror film?
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I have found that out of 30 people that I have asked that only 22 people like horror films, 8 females and 14 males, this suggests that horror films are predominately aimed at a male target audience. Mostly everyone who said liked these types of films has said that they are between the ages of 17 -21 and 22-30, this suggests that people younger than 17 are too afraid to watch horror films. This also shows that the older generations don't enjoy horror films either. These people have also said they expect to see a lot of dark humour in a horror film as well as a lot of blood, murder and

Romance

In my questionnaire I asked:
  • Please circle your gender?
Male/Female
  • How old are you?
16 or less
17-21
22-30
31-45
46 or more
  • How often do you watch a film?
Everyday
Once a week
Once a fortnight
Once a month
Once a year
Never
  • Do you like romance films?
Yes/No
  • What would you normally expect in a romance film?
.................................................................

I have found out that out of 30 people that only 17 people like them, 15 females and 2 males, like romance films. This shows that romantic films are aimed at a mostly female audience of all age. I have found out that these people normally expect to see a build up to a climax but in between this is a massive anti-climax, but he girl always gets the guy in the end.

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