audience research

1. How would you define a short film?

• Audience (3 years old): Good.
• Audience (35 years old): A film that is shorter in duration that a feature film which I imagine is within a defined time frame limit (for example less than an hour?).

2. Have you watched any short films before?

• Audience (3 years old): Cars Toons (Time Travel Mater, Air Mater, Heavy Metal Mater etc.), Day and Night, The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child
• Audience (35 years old): I don’t think so. It is difficult to define whether something like The Gruffalo is a short film. I guess is depends on the time frame limit.

3. What kind of short film would you be interested in watching?

• Audience (3 years old): Animals, cars, fun.
• Audience (35 years old): Comedy or drama.

I decided to ask a wide age range in order to gain an understanding of the types of short films watched and also whether it would affect the results. For example, I found that my 3 year old brother had actually watched more short films than the other audience member, purely because they were either Pixar/Disney related films that are quite popular amongst young children. The spectrum of short films available for adults is a bit more specific and the audience has to actually search for the films rather than them being readily available at the cinema, i.e. feature films. 

The genres suggested by these audiences are very helpful because they will enable me to create a short film which is interesting and what audiences want to watch, rather than something a bit more 'out there'. I found these responses very helpful because now I have decided that I would like to create a film which can be watched by both children and adults. :)