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Audience Research Questionnaire A2 Short Film

Story Summary: For A2 Media Studies we are creating a short film based around a genre and
subject of our choice. My storyline follows a young boys personal journey through childhood
into teenage years exploring his gender identity and both rejecting and following stereotypes.

1. What age range are you in? (Please tick one)

12-14

15-18

19-25

2. Which gender do you identify as? (Please circle all that apply)

Male



Female



Non-binary/Agender

Bigender



Gender Nonconforming

Pangender



Other

Gender-fluid/neutral

Transsexual Man

Transgender Man

Transsexual Woman

Transgender Woman

Androgynous

Gender Questioning

Gender Queer

Transexual

Intersex

Tri-gender

Two-Spirit

Prefer not to say

3. The title of my short film is going to be - Boys Will Be Boys, what other gender
stereotyped sayings can you think of? (e.g. Man up, You run like a girl etc.)






4. a) Which story style do you like most? (Please tick one)

Chronological order (events happen in the right order, e.g. starting from childhood)

Non-chronological order (events happen in the wrong order, e.g. flashbacks)



Reoccurring events (similar events repeat or occur within the film)

b) Having read the story summary, is there another way the short film could end? Can
you suggest some ideas below:






5. a) Which thing(s) do you think should be focused on most within my film? (Please tick
2 max.)



The Main Character

Location

Props (e.g. gender stereotyped toys like Barbies)

b) Do you have any additional ideas I could use instead (please specify):

6. If you chose props in the above question, can you suggest some gender stereotypical
props or things to show both females and males?


Male Gender Stereotypes

Female Gender Stereotypes

Example action man, football etc.

Example Barbie dolls

7. Alongside creating the film, I will be creating a film poster what could be shown on
this? (Please make suggestions below):





8. In terms of sound, I will be using a voiceover of the main characters voice. However,
I want to use some music and some sound effects. Can you make some suggestions
to what these could be? (e.g. a piano soundtrack with video game noises) (Please
specify):

Sound effect suggestions:




Music/soundtrack suggestions:




9. What should the pace of the shots and film be? (Please circle):

Short fast paced
Longer and slower
A mixture of the two


10. a) Have you ever personally experienced gender stereotypes being associated
towards you? (Please tick one):



Yes
No

Prefer not to say

b) If yes, could you describe how? (e.g. been told you run like a girl)






11. As my short film is based on a real social issue of today, do you have any further
suggestions to what I could include within the film to make it as realistic as possible?
(Please state below):