I used this presentation to show to 20 of my peers.
Before showing this I found that their understanding and knowledge of French New Wave was very limited. I also found that they were quite apathetic towards the whole genre and found that they were not prepared to open their minds towards it.
After constructing this presentation, I showed them more about the genre in order to try and open their narrow minds.
After doing so I asked them the following questions:
Do you feel more interested in the genre?
The feedback I found from the individuals were unanimous in the fact that the genre definitely intrigued them, however the French language and subtitles definitely put them off. One answer I was particularly interested by was how one girl felt that you would have to be part of a very specific group to be able to enjoy and appreciate it and that it wasn't something that would interest everyone.
Is it as complicated and intimidating as you first thought?
The group said that they did not find the idea of French New Wave complicated, however they did still find it intimidating. One way a boy described in was as if the film was an onion; on the outside it looks simple however, there are so many layers to it which put him off it. Although, he said, he would still want to watch French New Wave film just to get a feel of the genre.
What do you think about the films being in black and white?
The whole of the group didn't really mind the film being in black and white because they felt that if it was any other way it wouldn't really fit the genre. One person did say that it did bother him, he said that French New Wave didn't interest him at all and the fact that it was in black and white annoyed him slightly because he felt it was slightly 'pretentious'.
Although you are not used to the codes and conventions of French New Wave, how do you think you reacted towards them when they were used?
Once again they agreed that the codes and conventions didn't really faze them because they believed that they had been picked up in the bog-standard Hollywood blockbusters. They agreed that it seem like something they had never seen before and because of monologue by Karina in Alphaville it interested them deeply as it was a complete different world to them.
Conclusion:
Overall I found that French New Wave is a VERY niche market and overall I must not aim my target audience at a whole wide range of people in the style of the Hollywood blockbusters. I must pin-point who I want to target and keep it just at that.
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