Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Focus Group Analysis

What are your opinions on the film?

What my audience said about what they liked about the film was that the story and the characters were unique. One person said that the characters are unique and I would personally agree with that statement because these characters were made by Miyazaki who is notorious for making very unique characters. By asking this question, I got to understand what my audience really liked about my chosen film. But with this question, I wasn't able to find out what they disliked about the film which is why I had made the next question directly towards that. By looking at how my audience reacting enthusiastically towards the film I can tell that the film had a very successful run when it was released.

Judging by the trailer, if  this were you first time watching the trailer, what would be you initial thoughts?

Judging by what my audience had said about the trailer, they said that they would watch the film immediately because they thought that it looks like a fantasy type film and my audience have a strong connection with the fantasy genre. On person said that they would see it because it has magical themes incorporated with in and she felt that it appealed it towards her. Another person said that they would like to watch the film because of the underlying dark themes within the music video. Judging by this, I can tell that the music video has a mixed audience which really makes it stand out.

By looking at the poster, would you think this would be 

a children's film or aimed at a higher age range? and 

Why?

What my audience had said was a collection of mixed reactions. One person said that the poster wasn't very weird at all because it only displayed a girl in a dark background with lanterns in the background. However, another person pointed out a mysterious figure in the background indicating that the movie is probably rated a age like 15 onwards. What they didn't particularity like was that it may have scared children who may have looked at the time very scary looking; frightening the children. The poster contributes towards the films success because this drew a lot of people because of its mixed reactions and people judgements of the film.

What do you think of the art style and themes used in the film? 

My audience said that the artstyle used in Spirited away was very appealing and refreshing because they have their own style that is reminiscent of child like pictures being brought to life. When asking my focus group what they thought on it and they said that they thought it was a very good style of art that they use. One person said that the films art style is very refined for a children's film because they are usually very cartoony but with Ghiblis films they are a lot more refined and a lot more artistic.

Some people say the film should have ended better. How do you think the movie should have ended and why?

One person in my focus group said that the music video should've ended better because it seemed to have died towards the end with the main character leaving the area she was exploring. He said that it made it feel incomplete and that there should be a sequel so that they can have a final answer. Another person said that the film had ended beautifully because it creates a good kind on disconnect with the audience but it leaves a cliff hanger making the watcher want to know what happens to the main character and if the story will continue to go on.

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