Audience FeedbackDocumentary

Would you continue to watch the rest of the documentary

after viewing the first 5 minutes?

Using various ways to gather audience feedback I asked 10 people if they would

continue to watch the rest of the documentary, 100% of people answered that they would continue to watch the

documentary. Reasons given to why they would continue to watch the rest of my

documentary included it being an interesting topic, it looked like a

professional documentary and it was easy to follow and understand.

Do you think this documentary is similar to professional documentary

of a similar genre?

Out of the 10 people I asked to give feedback about my documentary, 9 people answered that it did look like a

professional documentary and seemed like something that might have been on the television. Only 1 person said that it sometime seemed like a professional documentary, at

other times it didn’t. One reason to why it didn’t was because a couple of cutaways were shaky when panning

down the tattoos.

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Does the camera work and editing make the documentary look professional?

Out of the 10 people that were asked, 9 people said that the camera work and editing did make the documentary look professional.

People found the documentary interesting and said it felt like a documentary that would

be aired on TV. They commented that the camera angles of each interview showed the interviewee well, with interesting mise-en-scene. This suggests that we followed the

codes and conventions well and engaged the audience through our camera work and

editing.

Does the voice over make sense and fit with the genre of the documentary?

8 people agreed that the voiceover fit with the genre and made sense. They

commented on it being clear and concise saying it explains what the documentary is to a high standard.

However 2 people said the voiceover didn’t fit as well as it could saying

that some parts seemed too scripted rather than giving a conversational

feel to the documentary.

 Does the music fit with the genre of the documentary?

100% of people answered that the music fit with the genre of the

documentary perfectly. The rock genre of the song is stereotypically

associated with tattoo’s and is a well known song drawing the audience in.

What would you say the strengths and weaknesses are of the documentary?

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The most common strength given was our interviews, our audience said that there was a wide variety with

interesting mise-en-scene making the documentary intriguing. The cutaways we used where appropriate and

enforced what was being said in the interviews.

What would you say the strengths and weaknesses are of the documentary?

The majority of people answering the questions said they couldn’t think of any weakness to the documentary. However others agreed that at some points in the documentary the music acted as a weakness as it was a little quite and brief a certain parts, suggesting that maybe we could extend certain sections more. They said that some cutaways

were slightly shaky and now and again the voice over didn’t seem to fit as it didn’t seem as conversational as the codes and conventions would

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Would you change anything about the documentary?

When asked if they would change anything about the documentary, 90% of people said they would leave it how it

was, this suggests that we successfully followed all the codes and conventions of professional documentary and made the documentary fit the needs of the target audience. The only thing given as an improvement to the documentary was to make the voiceover a little more chatty and not seem as

though it was just being read.

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Audience FeedbackNewspaper Advert

Is the print advert eye catching?

Out of the 10 people asked, 100% of people agreed that the print

advert was eye catching commenting on how striking the main image on the advert was saying that it interested them

making them want to find out more about the documentary.

Does the print advert persuade you to want to watch the documentary?

80% of people said that it does persuade them to watch the documentary, reasons given included that it engages

people interested in body art, saying the image was intriguing and made them want to find out more about

the documentary and why people do and don’t like tattoos. 20% of people said that it didn’t persuade them saying that they would like to have found out more about

the documentary before watching it.

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 Does the main image and slogan relate to the documentary topic?

9 out of the 10 people asked said that the main image and slogan related to the documentary topic, saying that it

had several meanings getting the audience’s mind wondering commenting on how it looks

professional.

Would you change anything about the print advert?

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5 people asked said that they wouldn’t change anything about the print advert, however 5 people said that they would make slight changes to the print advert to attract

the audiences attention more such as use a brighter green and make the channel 4 logo larger to grab the audiences attention. They also commented on moving the slogan up

to create more of a gap at the bottom of the advertisement to follow the codes and conventions of a

channel 4 advert more.

Audience FeedbackRadio Trailer

After listening to the radio trailer would you watch the documentary?

90% of people said that they would definitely watch the documentary after listening to the

radio trailer commenting that they were wondering what the people were talking about

in the short clips from the vox pop and the documentary itself and that the sound of the

needle at the beginning instantly grabbed their attention. 1 person said that they

wouldn’t as again they would want more information about what the documentary is

about before watching it.

Is the topic of the documentary clear?

Everyone who answered this question agreed that the radio trailer made the topic of the

documentary very clear. They said that the trailer didn’t give too much

away only dropping subtle hints which made them want to watch the

documentary

Would you change anything about the radio trailer?

When asked if they would change anything about the radio trailer, 2 people said that slight improvements could be made, one being that the music could have been slightly louder throughout the radio trailer. The other person said that the voiceover at the end could

be slightly more spread out.

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