Eval Question 3
- 2. In hopes of our targets audience enjoying the production as a whole, we had asked this question to reassure that our product was successful. The results stated that 100% of the participants responded with 'yes' - indicating that indeed our documentary had pleased our target audience. Although it can be argued that some people from our target audience may have failed to relate/engage to our topic; nevertheless our production still received positive feedback. 1. Did you enjoy Love@First Click as a whole?
- 3. 2. What was the weakest aspect of the documentary? This question was placed so we can hear the audiences critiques. There was a possibility that the audience wouldn't have enjoyed watching our product as they may have failed to engage with the topic due to it being quite personal. However, the responses are overwhelmingly positive, so it seems that those surveyed did engage with documentary and found it interesting.
- 4. 3. What was the strongest aspect of the documentary? This was a follow-up question to the previous one and features the same options. The responses given indicate that the audience particularly enjoyed the interviews and the topic of the documentary. This can suggest that this was also the strongest part of our documentary, as we had to base the interviews around the topic. Nevertheless, the results imply how the audience engaged with the topic and the interviews.
- 5. 4. What could there be more of? Due to our production only being five minutes long and we were required to include a lot of different aspects, there was a distinct possibility of something not having the necessary amount of screentime. According to the audience response, they wanted to see more graphics and cutaways - this suggests that they wanted more visuals to highlight what was being said in the interviews. Despite lacking these features in our documentary, our documentary had succeeded it’s aims.
- 6. 5. Do you feel informed about the topic of online dating? As our documentary was aimed to inform our target audience about online dating, the results lie in our effectiveness of distributing the context thoroughly. Fortunately, 100% of the audience's feedback stated they felt informed. Furthermore, this also suggests how our documentary had met the codes and conventions of being an informative yet entertaining piece of work- allowing us to uphold reputation of a documentary and be recognised as one.
- 7. 6. Would you be interested in watching the rest of the documentary if it were ever to be made? As our documentary is only 1 part of the whole production, we wanted to see if our documentary was successful enough to be watched as a whole. The results stated that everyone would be interested in watching it, showing how our product had succeeded in it's aims and implying our audience did enjoy the documentary.
- 8. 7. In your opinion, did the documentary fit the target audience of 15 to 55 year olds? It is vital that our production fits it's target audience as we have to make sure the context is appropriate for their ages. The responses indicated that we had done well in selecting our target audience range. Although the topic of online dating is something that should not be discouraged, we felt as if only this age group would be able to understand and relate to the documentary while finding it entertaining. The results reassured us and indicated the we had met our goals.
- 9. 8. Which interviewee would you have wanted to hear more from? Although our audience varied on who they would have wanted to see more of, majority of them said they would have wanted to hear more from Uzma Khan. This may be due to her personal experience intriguing the audience, wanting them to hear more about her story and how she overcame it. Furthermore, this implies how our audience are more intrigued in the ‘story telling’ part of the documentary, meaning that they have the desire to connect with the interviewee and relate to them in every way.
- 10. 9. You would describe the documentary as… The vast majority of our target audience rated our documentary as either 'excellent', 'great' or 'good'. This would seem to suggest that the documentary was successful and appealed to our audience as there was no negative comments/ratings made; this result was overwhelmingly positive and indicated how we had met our aims by a huge amount.
- 11. From my audience’s feedback, I can see where we have achieved our aims and where we would need slight improvement. Using the post questionnaire helped my group and I insanely as it clearly illustrated our audience’s intentions and mood after watching the documentary; positive! Through this feedback, it is obvious that our documentary lacked key essentials like graphics and needed to add more cutaways; however despite this critique, the audience stated that they enjoyed the documentary fully and would love to see it again. What went well: • The documentary had a clear and coherent structure, leading the audience through the topic and keeping them engaged throughout the way • The sound and voice-over was well picked, clear and gave a good mood for the audience to relate to • Interviewees were well spoken and gave good advice, while being interesting and not boring • Use of cinematography and editing was really well played out Even better if: • Constable Skibb’s part of the documentary was shortened slightly, audience may have found it boring • Interviews were slightly longer, allowing the audience to connect and relate to their stories • Graphics were added • Voice-over was slightly slower, allowing the audience to hear more clearly.
- 12. CONCLUSION: I feel that my documentary was a huge success. The surveyed audience members response showed massive success rates, while on YouTube the views increase day by day. This shows how people are engaging with the product and responding back with feedback that is unimaginable.