Focus Group Results

After coming up with five questions I then asked five people to answer the questions honestly to see in any way how i could improve my script and if they could give me any extra ideas that i could include in the script for my next draft.  Here are the results and answers from the five people i asked all five people where in the target audience that I thought the TV show would suit.

My favourite character is Barry as he seems to be the innocent one who doesn’t want to get into trouble whereas the other two characters seem to be more aggressive and tougher. 

Yes it would be better to see more characters in the script as there aren’t that many characters in the script so far.  Characters like their girlfriends or family members could be included. 

The powers they should have are being able to fly like a superhero or being able to read peoples mind as this will provide lots of humour in seeing what people are thinking. 

The current locations are suitable but maybe the inclusion of different places like a football ground or somewhere where there is lots of people gathered. 

I would like to see what happens when the characters go into the town centre maybe then the other characters start to see what powers or abilities they have got. 

 

The best character is Noel as he is like the bad character of the group and seems to be the one that gets into trouble there should be more characters like him. 

More characters would make it better because there will be more storylines happening in the script causing more excitement and making it more interesting.  Maybe more people their age would make it better.

They shouldn’t have powers and the only person with the power should be Alex and he should use it to his advantage because if everyone has a power it will just get silly. 

The current locations are ok but could be made better with the inclusion of more people in the places and scenes.

It would be good to see all their families and more of their friends to see what happens with all of them.

 The best character is Noel as he is the more lively one and doesn’t take any abuse or anything from anyone else and is like a bad character too. 

Not really as if you add more characters with the same sort of powers or special abilities it will get too much and be like ‘Misfits’ 

I think you should look at an example of the TV show ‘Heroes’ and use some of the ideas of powers that they use on there.

More locations with more people gathered there and maybe out in the local parks and places in their area.

It would be good to see a bully or an enemy of one of the three characters in the script.

 

The best character is Alex I think this because he is a mixture of the other two characters not being too serious but also knowing his limits and he has the power.

An enemy of the three boys would be good to cause trouble or more excitement between them all or a girlfriend. 

Maybe like mind reading as that would be good as you could make anything up at what people are thinking.

Maybe different locations like in the town centre or other peoples houses.

 

I think it will be good to see the other two characters have powers as there will be more going on in the script.

 

All the characters are the same I don’t really have a favourite as I would like to know more about them and what they do.

More characters would be good but don’t give them these powers as it will be too much and it will just all go stupid. 

A good power might be like make it like Kick Ass where all three characters have powers and dress up to fight crime in the area. 

Places where there could be trouble and show lots of crime to make it more exciting.

Like I said before make all three characters have powers and fight crime or anything that is happening in the area.  

After reading through the answers to the focus group questions I have gained plenty of new ideas such as i like the idea that the other two characters will have some sort of powers and to make them realize they can do something for the local community and maybe try fighting crime or solving problems in the area that they live in.  This idea could work as it would make it more exciting but also could bring an element of comedy into the script as three young men dressing up in superhero costumes and saving the community isn't a normal thing to do.   

Another good idea from the focus group questions is having an enemy/bully included into the script that one or all of the characters don't get on with creating a binary opposite which is always good in a TV show.  One thing i did learn is that not to get carried away with adding too many characters with special abilities or powers as most of the people I asked didn't like the idea of too many characters being able to have them as it would get too much.  

Finally i will take these results and include some of the ideas and information i have gathered on my next draft of my script.