I handed this sheet out to ten people in my target audience. Mostly were aged 18 or 19 but a few were older (teachers). I created questions where I could gather both qualitative and quantitative data. Here are my results:
One candidate did not think that the film poster was conventional, therefore I aim to find out why in the qualitative answers.
Everyone replied that my film poster was conventional of a horror genre. This leads me to believe that my film poster is successful for its aim!
Here are examples of answers I recieved:
What do you like about the poster?
- The photograph you used is scary, and the font seems like it's dripping blood so it is very effective for a scary movie
- The billing block makes the film poster look professional
- The slogan is good because you directly address the audiene and is still fits in with the style of the poster
- The girl looks like she's wearing a traditional long nightie, which fits in with the title of your film
- The setting of the photograph is very conventional; the tree and the dark night set a scary atmosphere
What could I improve about the poster?
- Perhaps you could put the main actors' names in larger text
- You could include a review, and put a star rating about your film
What did you like about the film magazine?
- It has a typical magazine layout. The masthead looks good, especially for a film magazine
- I like how you have superimposed the actor on top of the masthead, this looks professional
- Her costume and make up look really glamorous, which you would expect from the cover of a film magazine
- You've included the small framed picture of pretend Skins cast, which looks realistic and suggested a movie, which I think is a good intertextual idea!
- The house style is really good
- It looks professional as you've included a barcode and edited everything really well.
What could I improve about my poster?
- Perhaps you could have included the theme of the horror movie onto the front cover
- You should make it more obvious that the girl is a character from your film
Conclusion: Most of the feedback for my subsidiary tasks was positive! I think that both of my pieces are realistic for what they are supposed to be. However, I could make improvements such as including a rating and review on my poster, who the director is and put the main actors names in larger text at the top of the poster. For the film magazine, I could have used a horror theme for the front cover and dressed the actor up as her character, but I don't think this is essential because some film magazines do this whilst others prefer a more traditional magazine house style. I could have included some more coverlines and small framed images to make the cover more interesting and busy. Overall, I am pleased with my subsidiary tasks
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