Audience Feedback

 - After seeing this trailer, do you feel you want to see the whole movie? Why?

Yes, as the trailer makes me want to find out why he wants to kill the other characters

Yes, because it gives enough information to make you understand it but not enough to give anything away.

Yes, I like how the trailer is dark and moody from the word go, so you definitely know what kind of movie it's going to be.

According to my audience research, I seem to have got the right balance of giving away enough for people to understand, but not enough that people feel they don't need to see the whole movie. This is what I was aiming for.

 - Do you think the ancillary texts work well with the trailer? How?

The magazine has an image of one of the actors who is clearly in the trailer, having her on the cover links the magazine and trailer. The poster is high-quality and looks professional but there could have been more emphasis on the scissors in the trailer to link them more.

I think they work well because they have continuity however the poster could be said to be too general.

I think the poster works well, but the magazine front cover could be more horror movie like.

It is clear that work could be done to improve on my ancillary texts, especially the link to the main weapon.

 - Which part of the trailer did you find the scariest? Why?

When the boy is grabbed by the killer from behind and when the scissors are dragged across a girls cheek, because these are both unexpected.

When there was a pan or dark trees, it looked spooky.

I like the part where the scissors are dragged across the girls cheek, and the parts with the pictures of the people.

The scene with the girl seems to have been fairly popular with my audience. People seem to prefer the creepy/unexpected parts of my trailer.

 - Was the plotline clear?

The voiceover helped with the plotline, but the reasoning behind the killings is still unknown which makes me want to watch the film.

I got the initial idea.

I thought that the plot was fairly clear – but there could have been more.

As said before, the audience seem to be happy with the balance of plotline and mystery.

 - What adjustments would you make to the trailer, and ancillary texts?

More emphasis on scissors in trailer.

I would make the magazine front cover darker and more horror movie like.

Possibly another poster with a picture of the main person.

My audience seem believe that more time should have been spent on ancillary, but feel the trailer needs little work.