Evaluation Q4: Final

The people in the question and answer video above are James Merry, Antonia Moss and Lyle Dalgleish. They all fit our intended target audience as they are all between the age of 13 and 30 and of mixed genders, of whom are the target audiences for thriller and horror films as our research shows. After asking them these questions, I went back and looked at our final product to see what things we had incorporated into our film that they had talked about in their answers, for example "what type of openings do you like?" The answers included things like: normal opening then something strange happens and that suspense is built and we hope that we achieved this in our opening. Also, by doing this Question & Answer video I was able to see what the people of my age group enjoyed watching and it helped with audience research and evaluating on who would be our audience.

James lives in Crowthorne and enjoys watching television and acting. He watches shows such as Criminal Minds and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. His favorite films include 'Inception', 'Skyfall' and 'The House at the End of the Street.' He's very passionate about the film industry and attends the cinema 2-3 times a month. Although his favorite genre of film is action, he also enjoys comedies and thrillers. As James is an aspiring actor, he wishes to be starring in the films one day rather than watching them so he is a harsh film critic.


Antonia lives in Crowthorne and enjoys social networking, watching television and going to the cinema. Her favorite films include 'Mean Girls', 'The Twilight Saga' and 'Prisoners'. Her favorite genre of film is rom-com yet also finds pleasure in thriller/horror movies. She is an often cinema-goer and admits that if one of her favorite actors stars in a film then she is almost guaranteed to watch it. Her favorite actors include: Zac Efron, Taylor Lautner and Ed Westwick. She mostly attends the cinema with her mum but also rents films out of Blockbuster and enjoys watching the latest films and TV programs on Netflix.


Lyle also lives in Crowthorne and enjoys playing cricket and socializing with friends. His favorite films include 'Signs', 'Paranormal Activity' and 'I am Legend'. Lyle admits that his other favorite hobby is staying at home watching Netflix! He enjoys going to the IMAX cinemas and admits that if a film is available in 3D then it's guaranteed that he will go see it - no matter what genre it is. Lyle's favorite genre of film is action but also enjoys watching thriller/horror films and says that this is his second best.

All three participants are 17 years of age. 

After watching our opening sequence James said:
"The suspense was great, couldn't keep my eyes off the screen and found myself wanting to know what was going to happen next."
Antonia said:
"I want to know what happens next! I wanted to know who the guy was throughout the whole thing."
Finally, Lyle said:
"Great start to an opening sequence. It gives good potential for the rest of the film and it was great to see the plot unfold dramatically towards the end."