Methodology

Social Network sites

Positives

•Easy to access

•Accessible for a wider audience

•People will give feedback without us personally asking them

Negatives

•Audience use text language, which makes it unprofessional

•Even though it’s a wider audience, for many social network sites it’s only people you know.

Focus Groups

Positives

•We can get answers to questions we want because we’re with the audience while they’re giving feedback.

Negatives

•Asking people personally can sometimes irritate them because they may be busy.

•Some of the audience need to see documentary more times than others, which may annoy the other members of the audience.

Feedback Results (Focus Group)

“The quick cuts are so effective. The camera angle and

movement being varied makes it more professional.”

Female, 17

“The camera work for interview is professional. I like the introduction because it’s well presented” Female, 18

“The filming of Sam shows the

seriousness of the documentary.

The voiceover’s a slight put-off”

Male, 17

“The Mise-en-scene is brilliant, variety of pictures and posters constantly reminding the audience of what the documentary is about, which makes the audience interact with the video. But the

camera moves too much for some shots.”Female, 39

“Overall, the video is brief and to-the-point however it is

still informative and keeps the viewer interested. Loved

it!”

Male, 23

Feedback Results (Social Network)

This is a screenshot of the feedback received for our documentary, ‘Game Over’, from Facebook users.

Evaluation

While the audience feedback provided us with a better understanding of our final production, we were faced with some criticism. For instance, the voiceover seemed to annoy some of the audience. However, our use of facts and the entire Sam Nilsom segment was well received. The main comment the audience made was about how seriously we took the subject and how professional the final product looked. So in future, we will keep track of the voiceover and try to get the audience’s opinion of who sounds best before making the final decision.

The audience feedback has been crucial for our documentary because we wanted to make something that a majority would enjoy and perhaps even empathise with. The use of a real life victim of gaming addiction gave the documentary the realistic edge, which the audience seemed to have grasped.