Reasearch (Qestionnaire)

Thriller Questionnaire

The importance of a primary research such as my questionnaire is to find out what the target audience want in the thriller film that i will make. Also this primary research is important because it means that i can find out which a specific target audience want in my thriller. Also this questionnaire will give me a lot of feedback and it will give me good idea if my thriller idea can be suitable to what the audience want.

I asked people from the age of 15 and above this was because my thriller film that i will be making will be for those who are 15 and above. Also thrillers can only be viewed by people who are 15 and above. I had to ask only the target group that i was aiming my film at otherwise the questionnaire feedback would not be very helpful.


   1. What is your Gender?

   Male                      Female

   2.  What is your Age?       

   11-16          17-25      25-30      31-35             Other


  3. What is your Occupation?

Student        Employed          Unemployed         Retired       Other

  4.What age certificates do you like watching?

U              PG          15         12A           18

  5.Please state why?


  6.What attracts you to Thrillers?

Excitement          Thrill         Tension        Suspension


  7.Do you know any thrillers sub genres?

Comedy       Romantic      Action      Adventure     Other

  9.Please specify

  10.Do you think there are common conventions in thrillers?

Yes                      No       

Please list a few

  11.Which of these are common conventions?    (Pick 2 please)

Iconography (blood)     Victim        mise en scene       low key     lighting

  12.How often do you watch thrillers?

Never      Once a week       Everyday     Once a month       other



  13.Who do you think should watch Thrillers?

0-5       6-10      11-15     16-20       21-25     26-30      30+

  14. How do thrillers make you feel?

  Scared         Chilled       Shocked        Frightened        Other        

Please specify


  15. Are you scared by Thrillers?

  Yes                 No

 16. On a scale of 1-10 how scared are you? (1- Scared)  (10-Not scared)

1-3        4-6          7-8        9-10


17. What makes a Thriller entertaining?




18.What was the best Thriller you watched?  

Name of film

Why?


19.What do you dislike about Thrillers?

Graphic scenes       Violence        Death      Murder    The antagonist


20.What characters do you associate with Thrillers?

Children    Ghosts    Antagonist    Victim    Protagonist


21. What are the common costumes worn by the following characters in Thrillers?

Antagonist

Victim

Protagonist

22. What settings do you associate with Thrillers?

 Dark        Isolated        deserted         derelict     other


Conclusion:

The research from the questionnaire has been very beneficial as the feedback that i have got from the questionnaire has helped me understand what the target audience that my thriller film will be aimed at want to see in the film. It has also helped me understand how i can make a thriller film that will be very successful with in the target audience.