primary research
Survey: What viewers want?
Results and analysis:
Q1: Which genre would you prefer to see if you want this movie to have an impact on you?
Results: The majority of people said that dramas have more of an impact.
Q2: Should all superhero movies have a happy ending?
Results: This was a 50/50 response which means ill have to decide what to do.
Q3: How often do you watch TV/Movies?
Results: The majority of people watch TV/Movies often.
Q4: Out of all the movies you have seen in the past 12 months, which is your most favorite?
Results: The majority of people chose emotionally impactful movies.
Q5: How old are you?
Results: All responders were 16 -18 year olds.
Q6: Do you like emotionally powerful content?
Results: All responders like emotionally powerful content.
Q7: Which movie would you rather watch?
Results: The majority of people rathered watching Avengers: Endgame.
Q8: Do you like silly origin stories or do you like serious?
Results: The majority of people liked silly origin stories.
Q9: Do you like superheroes?
Results: All responders like superheroes.
Q10: What kind of superpower would you like to see?
Results: The majority of people would like to see super strength.
This showed me that viewers would like to see a serious and emotionally impactful short film. This was the result I wanted because I want a challenge as I have only made silly, fun and adventurous content. I think I am going to go with an unhappy ending because this allows me to explore my skills in storytelling and create a more emotionally piece of work. I am going to use inspiration from emotionally and mentally impactful movies like The Joker, Chronicle and Code 8. This was the perfect response as I wanted to create something for the age range I had answers from, which was 16-18 year olds (My target audience). The majority of people like Avengers: endgame which means I will be adding a light Avengers type theme in some parts of my short. Most responders prefer silly origin stories so I am going to keep a comic-book themed start-up but then integrate a serious vibe. Due to the results that have been given by responders about the superpowers they'd like to see I am going to be adding the most popular choice which is super strength.
In conclusion, I got a very good insight into what it is my target audience wants to see and how I am going to achieve my goal whilst keeping their interests in mind. I am happy with this result and I can't wait to get into production.
Comic book research:
Here I will be looking at one superhero for each power I desire to include in my FMP within comic books.
Electricity
Thor
This is a screenshot from a Thor comic book showing his electric abilities smashing the floor and causing an electric shock wave.
This is kind of like an electro-magnetic pulse (EMP).
I will be adding this into my final major project for sure but without the hammer.
In conclusion, this comic book was very useful for my FMP as I know what it is I have to add into the effect myself.
For example, Rocks flying up from the impact and the branches from the lightning.
