As reported in The Wall Street Journal, the streaming platform intends to expand its testing pool and bring it to more users. In addition, it will not stay in a group of US users as it usually happens in many tests, but it will take the whole world.
“They say it’s a very serious movie, we’re going to change it”
Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio, among others, starred in the movie “Don’t Look Up” at the end of last year. What perhaps they did not know, nor did their technical staff, is that the film that the final viewers would see was not as they had envisioned it. And is that Netflix made changes.
Poster for the movie “Don’t Look Up” (Image: Netflix)
They tell in The Wall Street Journal, that in that production Netflix opted for ask for feedback from a small external group before the film was put on the platform’s catalog. Among other suggestions and opinions, many of them believed that the film exuded seriousness, which caused the creative team to make some adjustments to give it a greater comic point.
It is precisely feedback like this that the platform wants to receive from now on. It is not specified if with all its productions or if it will be only with those that have more ballots to be a star content. A) Yes, will allow users from all over the world to issue their comments and suggestions months before production is finished. And not in vain, since with them they hope to be able to have different visions and prop up their productions as they already did with the aforementioned “No Mires Arriba”.
Now, in the absence of Netflix itself ruling on the matter and all the details are known, It does not seem that it will be something majority that anyone can access. Two scenarios are opened about it; The first is that the platform allows everyone who wants to sign up and then make a selection. The other path could be more random, communicating directly with users chosen at random or based on certain behaviors and having them included in that test group with their approval.
In line with all this, say that Netflix already offers tests on its apps to some users. If we enter the configuration of our account we can find a section called precisely “Participation in tests” and in which users are allowed to obtain in advance certain future functions with which to give feedback to the platform.
In any case, we will continue to be aware of this matter, since it is at least interesting. At a time when Netflix has been surrounded by controversy for its new ad-supported plan or its steps to permanently limit shared accounts, this is undoubtedly news with which many will feel heard. Although not everyone will be able to participate.
Via | The Wall Street Journal