Unit 22: Research Survey before writing the sreenplay

The first two questions are used to find out some information about the people who have answered the questions. This helps me to understand what different people like/want from a film so I can write my script in a way to best suit what my target market likes. 

I asked in my survey whether people liked 'Drama' shows to see if the genre of my film would be popular. These results show that the majority of people asked in my survey liked this genre, therefor telling me that my choice of the genre 'Drama' is a good choice for my final film. 

I wanted to ask a question about complexity of films because I have seen complex storylines a lot in TV and films I have bee watching. I believe it keeps the viewers engaged with the film as they are always having to think/try and work out what is going on. My survey shows that people do like this so this is something I will try and include when writing my screenplay. 

The results of this question show that people prefer to find out things as they character does. This means that when I am writing my screen play I should not reveal things before it actually happens (my film should be written in present tense). 

I asked a question about dialogue because this will massively effect they way I write my script. These results show that just most people prefer less dialogue and more 'action' in a film. However the results were relatively close so I will be sure to include a mixture of both in my film. 

The results to my question on music were overwhelmingly in favour of having music in the film. I will have to work out when, where and for how long music should be played whilst writing the script and how it can be used to add effect to the film. In post production i will then have to find appropriate music to use in editing. 

The results here show that most people prefer for a story to be resolved properly, although both options have a substantial amount of votes. Depending on which one of my two developed ideas i choose I will do this differently. If it is the money idea: I will have a resolution for the story as this will make more sense and keep the viewers watching to the end. They will want to know why the money was there. If it is the doctor storyline: I will leave it a cliff hanger, the scene will suddenly cut out and leave the viewers with no idea what is going on. 

By finding out which films people like the most from a random selection of options, I can now look at the most popular (Finding Nemo and Dunkirk) and pick out special features/styles that appear in these films that make them so good. I can then try and implement these into the making of my film along with my own style to make something good that I know people will like but also something unique for me.