On Wednesday the 3rd of March I showed my trailer to a group of 4 people (2 girls and 2 boys) who are part of my target audience (as they are teenagers).
Some feedback was positive but the main feeling was that the trailer was poor in terms of structure. One person felt there was "no contrast in Emily's emotions" while another was "really confused by the clock that kept returning". If I was to watch my trailer as if I was watching it for the first time then I completely understand where they are coming from.
Here are some notes I made from the feedback session:
- everyone thought the idea of Emily meeting someone would be enjoyable to watch and then the progression of their relationship as the depression takes over could really work.
- this follows Todorov's narrative theory a lot better so I will make sure I include at least an equilibrium and a disequilibrium.
- therefore I will make a new storyboard and do some more filming ASAP in response to this feedback.
Feedback from my target audience is really important to me which is why I feel it is necessary to make this change. I will spend the next week working on my ancillary products so that I make use of the time in-between now and more filming (which will be on the 14th of March).
Further Notes
The first draft of my trailer had a very melancholic feel with an in sighting moment at the end (where Emily fell over).
Whereas, this second draft of my trailer tends to rise and crash throughout as the more developed structure allows my target audience to see Emily during her good times and her bad times. This also creates an enigma as to why Emily keeps going back to feeling sad and why Will isn't good enough. For some people it will be obvious that Emily has depression but for other people they may not be able to figure out what's wrong with her and therefore, want to watch the film to find out.
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