Data Representation of Research

As most of our questions were qualitative, it's hard to represent them in tables and graphs, but I have taken a couple and made them into bar graphs. I will be summarising the rest of the data from the questionnaires and the Vox Pops. 

From the questionnaires I took the question about the genre of music and the type of narrative they prefer and made them into graphs. 

 From this graph, its evident to see that from the people we asked, the most popular genre of music they like to see in films is Rap and Hip Hop. This was helpful as we needed to know what type of non-diegetic music they would like to hear in the opening. The genre of Rap or Hip Hop goes well with our story as it's set in a very urban area. 

This graph suggests that the majority of the audience prefer flashbacks. By using this research, we will try to involve some sort of flashback in our film as then it would meet the needs of the audience, meaning they're more likely to be engaged with the film. 




Questionnaires 

The rest of my research from the Vox Pops and Questionnaires was qualitative. On the questionnaires we had 10 questions; 

1. 'Have you seen 'Bend it like Beckham' and if so, what did you like about it?' 
   Overall, most people had seen this film and what they liked generally was how it was about a female playing football rather than a male. They also thought it was very funny and liked how the protagonist had a happy ending at the end. A few people said they liked the cultural aspect of the film and how there is a twist on Indian family stereotypes, as the main character doesn't want to be stuck in that life, she breaks off and does her own thing.

2. 'Would you be interested in a film about a single teenage mum living in Ilford who has become a mother from being raped?'
    The answers to this question were very mixed, some people said they would be and others said they wouldn't. The people who were interested by it said it was different and it deals with real life issues. Where as the people who said they weren't interested, said so as they thought it would be too sad. 

3. 'Do you prefer watching films including people of your age or not? Does this help you to relate?' 
    Again, the answer to this question was half and half. People said yes, as they feel they can relate to the characters more and get to know what other people their age are thinking. They also feel like the sense of humour would be the same as it's around the same age group. Other people said no, as they feel the acting is more important than the age of the characters their self and some people think that if the people are older, films look more realistic. 

4. 'If you could make a film about poverty and teenagers what would the characters, location and storyline be?'
     We had a range of ideas from the people we asked, but the majority of them were set in estates or 'chavy' areas. People were optimistic with their storylines, they wanted it to be about how the character breaks out of their poverty and goes on to live a better life. In terms of characters, they all wanted them to be quite hostile and aggressive, but also ambitious to get out their areas. One idea we had was about a family, where the sons go out and looking for jobs, but have no qualifications so they can help their mother get back on her feet and they can get out of the area. Another idea was about a group of friends that come from different backgrounds but all live on the same street, in a deprived area and the film would be about their life on the road. 

5. 'Do you like films with a dark atmosphere and minimal lighting? What mood does this create for you?'
    The majority of people liked films with a dark atmosphere and minimal lighting as they think it creates a suspenseful and mysterious mood. But some people did say they don't like it to be too dark as they either find it too scary or can't really see what's going on in the shot. 

6. 'What serious issues do you think the film should explore?'
     There was a range of issues people thought were important that we should explore such as; bulling, gun crime, wrong influences, womens' rights, poverty, parenthood and recent issues such as gangs.

7. 'What genre/type of music do you listen to and like to hear in films?'

    From the graph above, you can see that the majority of people like Rap and Hip Hop, but there were also other genres such as Pop, Grime, Dubstep and Metal.

8. 'Do you feel teenagers are represented fairly in 'Kidulthood' and 'Adulthood'?'
     As we asked teenagers, most of them thought that all teenagers aren't represented fairly, only a select few that actually act that way in the films, e.g the 'thugs' are represented fairly. Many thought it was stereotypical representation, teenagers are made to look 'stupid', 'angry' and 'always in the trouble', when in reality most teenagers try to stay away from that. 

9. 'If a film had three main characters that were all black would this be an issue?'
    Everyone had the same answer for this, they all said it wouldn't be issues but they felt it wouldn't represent society as a whole if the main characters were all black.

10. 'Do you prefer films with flashbacks or them to be straightforward and why?'
      By looking at the graph above for this question, you can tell that the majority of people prefer flashbacks. They said they prefer them as it makes the story interesting and they find out more about the characters life. Where as a few people said that they think flashbacks make the story confusing. One person said that if you can do flashbacks well, they will look good, otherwise leave them out as they can be complex. 

Vox Pops

A few of the questions on the Vox Pops are repeated on the questionnaires as we wanted to get a wide range of answers. We only had 2 questions that were different; 

1. 'What do you think of the films 'Adulthood', 'Kidulthood' and 'Anuvahood'?'
     Most of the people we asked said they thought they were funny but didn't agree with how teenagers are represented. However there were a few people that didn't like them at all as they thought they were 'stupid'. 

2. 'What do you like about films? Music, Camera work, Actors, Storyline?'
     People said they like having suspenseful music that gets louder towards the end as it creates a more interesting atmosphere. In terms of camera work, they don't like it when the shots are static, they like lots of movement, e.g Pans or 360 shots. They all agreed that they need good actors to portray the role of characters. With regards to storyline, they like ones with a twist that reveal something new to the story, they want to be interested through out the film.