A questionaire was given to 10 different people of a range of different ages to find out what they prefered and expected to see in a rom-com film. After collecting the results the questionaire had been answered by 6 females, and 4 males. The age range that answered the questionaire was 8, 16 and under and 2 people between the ages of 17 and 23.
The first question asked was "Where is your ideal location for a rom-com film?"
Our results have shown us that the most ideal location for a rom-com film would be in a town and the least popular location would be set in a working enviroment such as an office or a hospital. From these results I have decided if i am to make a rom-com film then it should be set it a town. I think a town as the idea location has been chosen because its not as busy as a city or a working environment, the audience can then focus on the story line and the characters and not the busy environment. A busy environment might not been seen as very "romantic" location so somewhere that is isolated or has very little people would be ideal. For example Twilight (even though it is a romance fantasy) is set in a village which is very isolated. The setting being isolated and quite with very little characters is perfect for when the main characters have romantic scenes on their own.
The second question asked was "What gender do you prefer the main character to be?"
The results have shown us that a female main character is most popular in a rom-com film. If i choose to make a rom-com film as the female role for the main character is the most popular i would make sure that the character in my film would be a female too.
The third question asked was "How old do you prefer the main character to be?"
The results from this question has told us that the audience prefer it when the main character is between the ages of 17 and 23. This may be because of the age range the answered the questionaire as they feel they can relate to the character more in the film if they are of similar age. If the main character was 16 or younger the audience may not be able to connect to the character as they may be too young to play the main role in a rom-com film. If the main character was over 23 the audience may feel they are too old to be playing a character in a rom-com film. From the results i have decided that the main character in a rom-com film should be between the ages of 17 and 23. Most rom-com films have a younger character playing the main role from example:
A Cinerella Story - 18 year old as the main character
Mamma Mia - 20 year old as the main character
16 Wishes - 16 year old as the main character
The fourth question asked in the questionaire "Howdo you want the film to end?"
The results from this question tell us that the audience would prefer the rom-com film to have a happy romantic ending asapose to a twist at the end or a sad emotional ending. If i chose to make a rom-com film the ending would have to be happy and romantic as this is what the audience answering the questionaire have said they would most want to see at the ending.
The fifth question asked "Which male actor would you most prefer to see in a rom-com?"
The male actor the people answering the questionaire would msot prefer to see in a rom-com is Ryan Gosling. Ryan Gosling is an canadian actor mostly recognized for the role of Noah Calhoun in The Notebook. (2004) Actors such as Robert Patterson and and Zac Efron are mostly known as Edward Cullen and Troy Bolton, it would be hard for the audience to picture them as another character.
The sixth question asked "Which female actress would you most prefer to see in a rom-com?"
The female actress people would most prefer to see is American actress is Zooey Deschanel. Zooey plays a quirky girl next door role in most of the films she has appears in, for example (500) Days of Summer and New Girl which the audience can relate to. If i was to make a rom-com film i would want the female role to be like Zooey Deschanel.
The seventh question asked "Where would you expect to see the titles on a rom-com film?"
Most of the people answering the questionaire have said that the titles they would expect to see at the beginning of the film and so in my film i would put the titles at the beginning of the film.
The last question in the questionaire "What type of music do you think work best as a opening soundtrack for a rom-com film?"
The type of music that is to play alongside the titles is important to the genre of the film. The questionaire results show that pop music is the most common genre of music to be used in a rom-com film.
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