Vox Pops

VoxPops





In order for our opening sequence to be successful we had to collect a range of feedback from the audience so that we knew exactly what they would want to see and what they would expect to see in a thriller opening sequence. Even though we have previously completed questionnaires by doing Vox pops we could get more in depth answers from the people who would be viewing the film. We decided to ask five questions that would give us appropriate and useful information that would be helpful to know when creating our sequence. To make sure we got a varied sample we asked five people; three of which were males and two who were females so that we could get a perspective from both genders.
  From the feedback we received we discovered that the audience want to view something exciting and want to feel engaged with the film. They want to witness something that will make them jump a little but most importantly something that won't bore them. Therefore from our knowledge and skills we could try to withhold information in our sequence and make the audience ask questions as to what is happening. Additionally we could add clues so that the audience feel that connection with the film and like an investigator.
  We also discovered that they want a thriller to do what is says and 'thrill' them. They want to be entertained but also want something interesting to excite them into what's about to come. One way in which could help do this is by using the characters. The feedback told us that normal everyday characters should be used but should also have the mysterious feel to them. This would be effective in our sequence because we could use normal people and then the audience would be confused as to whether he/she was the protagonist or antagonist and would make them even more likely to want to keep watching.
 Finally the location is important to add tension to the scene and make the audience worried about what's to come. There was quite a range of answers to what they would expect the location to be with some saying somewhere futuristic whereas others saying everyday locations. Therefore this could suggest that any setting would be appropriate as long as you use it in the right way. We have decided to use a park and alleyway because it is quite a normal location but also quite scary because it can create different meanings. This means that we can take a location and make it attract the audience and want to continue watching.

   Now that we have received all the feedback from the people we can put it together and work out what we should do to produce an effective opening sequence to a thriller.