Reasearch (Questionnaire results)

Questionnaire results

The results from the questionnaire was done so that the results can help me get a better and in depth knowledge of what the target audience would like to see in my thriller and also it was also a way that i could get information to see what the audience know already about Thrillers.

This is the graph that shows the results of the number of male and females that i had asked to do my questionnaire.

This is the graph which shows the age category that the people who filled out the questionnaire fell into.

This is the graph that shows the occupation of the the questionnaire participants.

This graph shows that most people know that there are common conventions in thrillers and the is very helpful to me as the audience will be able to recognise the convention that i will use in my thriller film. also it shows that the audience have an understanding about Thrillers.

This graph tells me about the factors that attract the audience to thrillers and this helps me as i know how to make the thriller appealing to the audience.

This is the graph results that tell me and show me how much the audience know about thrillers and it also indicates to me a possible sub genre that i can use in my thriller film.

The common convention in thrillers result graph again shows me what conventions i should use and the understanding that the audience have about conventions.

This graph about how often do the audience watch thrillers tells me that thrillers are popular and it also shows me that there is an interest in thrillers from the audience.

This graph gives me a good indication of who should my thriller be aimed at who should be allowed to watch thriller as the audience have given me the opinion.

This graph tells me how the audience feel when they have watched a thriller this is very helpful as i can use this information and make the audience feel in a certain way to make my thriller successful.

This graph tells me that most people who watch thrillers are scared or frightened.

This graph shows me really how scared are the audience when they watch a thriller and it gives me a guideline of how thrilling my thriller should be.

This graph tells me what the audience dislike about thrillers and i can use this to make my thriller successful as i can use the common things that the audience dislike to make my thriller a success.

This graph gives me a very clear understanding of what characters i should have starring in my thriller.

This graph tells me about what type of settings i should have for my thrillers.

From my results from my questionnaire i have looked at my results much closely and i have seen that the results show that the audience are attracted to thrillers for the suspense and i will like to incorporate this in our thriller to make the audience feel suspense.

Also the results show that the audience like action thrillers i am not sure weather the thriller will be a action thriller but it is a very good indication on what sub genre the thriller should be. Also the results have shown that we should definitely have a female victim in our and we should have an antagonist as the audience were very good at reconising these to characters.

Conclusion:

This research has been very beneficial as i know have a better understanding of what the audience want to see in thrillers and what they like in thrillers. It is important to know what the audience want for the thriller to be a success. Lastly the research has shown me what the audience know about thrillers and that i something that i can build from to make my thriller a success.

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.