I have chosen to spend longer performing a questionnaire to gather Qualitative data rather than Quantitative from my participants. This is because it is more in-depth information so I can use it to better our work in a more sufficient way.
Question 1) What gender do you expect to see in a teenage coming-of-age film about bullying?
Participant 1 said: I think both genders could be used because everybody is effected by bullying. Girls are more spiteful with words and less aggressive actions whilst boys can be very intimidating and very violent. Films with harsh violent scenes put me off so I would prefer female characters rather than male characters.
Participant 2 said: As a man I do enjoy violent action films, so it doesn't really matter to me. I just don't want to see a load of girls squeaking and squawking about who took who's boyfriend!
Participant 3 said: As long as the story is sophisticated then it doesn't matter which gender is seen more. For me I think a female and male mix would be interesting and be something new.
Question 2) Do you think cyberbullying is an interesting topic to create a film about?
Participant 1 said: Cyberbullying is a new thing so a there aren't a lot of films about the subject. If done in a different way to most teenage bullying films it could be really good and really interesting!
Participant 2 said: Yes, I think it makes a change to usual films about teenagers where the main storyline is sexual discoveries and making and losing friends. I just hope your film is raw and doesn't beat around the bush.
Participant 3 said: It is a very modern thing to create a film about so if the rest of the film is modernised and contemporary then it could work really well! There's just a chance it could be cheesy.
Question 3) If I said to you our film involves 2 girls who used to be friends who are now enemies and one of the girls has been bullying the other for so long that she turns around and starts embarrassing her and bullying her back online, what are your initial thoughts?
Partipant 1 said: Sounds like revenge is the key theme in your film. I love films involving revenge, I love the TV series Revenge so if it is modern and pop culture like that then I say the film sounds amazing!
Participant 2 said: Erm, it sounds good, it depends on how girly it is though. If it isn't very girly then I think it could be interesting.
Participant 3 said: Sounds amazing. In my head I can't think of any other films like it! I think if it is done professionally and tastefully then it could be a really good original take on modern film.
I am overwhelmed with the positive feedback received for the pitch of our film. I will take on board everything that has been said, especially not creating a film that is too feminine and making sure the film is appropriate for both genders to watch and can be interesting for both. The idea is to attract a large audience to a independent film so the film will have to be very good and very well thought out. The feedback is very helpful because I have peoples real thoughts and opinions which is important to me because I want people to like our film.
By Jack Jolly
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