Social Media Questionnaire Results

Once we had come up with a storyline for our film, we sent out a questionnaire to ask the potential audience if they liked the idea, or if there was any changes that we could possibly make. After we had all the results back we collected them together and made charts, and graphs to show our findings. The majority of people who took part in our questionnaire were aged between 15-19 years old, with just under 16% being aged 25+. This is within our target demographic, meaning the feedback is from a relatable demographic. The general feedback suggested that the Mental Health element of the film was a good idea, this is useful as it is the main element of the film.

Out of nineteen responses,  78.9% of the respondents revealed that the storyline appealed to them. It was important that we knew this information as it means that we can see if our plot is appropriate for a short film and whether it would be popular with a wider audience. Regarding the 21%, it is integral that when we work on producing our film, we add elements that could make the film more engaging for our audience by including intriguing performances, experimental cinematography, precise editing and plot twists.

We then wanted to find out how likely it would be that the respondents would watch the film. For this question, responses were very mixed and this could be because our story is a Drama, which means that there isn't much action or horror involved, explaining why our young adult audience might not all be as equally interested in the plot.

Respondents claimed that they were very pleased with the fact that we were addressing such a relevant topic as PTSD and felt that it could be encouraging to individuals who were struggling with mental illness and scared to seek therapy. They felt that the film carried a strong message about the stigma of mental health and also prejudices against women in the workplace. This gave us the motivation to pursue this idea further and we wanted to make sure that we could represent this subject in a sensitive but creative way, therefore we also asked individuals what elements of the story they disliked.

Respondents felt that revealing Charlotte was dead at the end of the film was very 'stereotypical' and that it would have been more interesting to have the story from Georgie's perspective rather than Charlottes. Furthermore, they advised that we included more examples of the effects of PTSD rather than just hallucinations, to show that we had a clear understanding of the subject and allow for more character development.