Audience Research- Questionnaire

For our audience research, we designed a quesionnaire based on how psychological thrillers engage and entertain various audiences and the conventions needed to appeal to our target audience.


Thriller questionnaire

Thank you for taking part in this questionnaire. please circle your answers where necessary.

1. Age:
Gender:
Occupation:

2. What do you do in your spare time?

watch films/television
play sports
listen to music
read
other

if other please state:

3.What is your preferred film genre?

horror
thriller
romance
comedy
other

please state why you made your choice:

4. Do you have a favourite thriller?

If yes, please state the name of the film:

5. Do you think the opening sequence is vital for the success of a thriller?

yes
no

If yes, please state why? e.g the fast camera movement is interesting.

6.What ingredients make a good thriller opening?

fast camera movements
use of imagery
non-sequential narrative
range of camera shots
setting
lighting and music
other

If other, please state:

7.What was the last thriller you watched? did you enjoy it?

Name:

yes (reason)
no (reason)

8.What expectations do you have of the opening sequence of a thriller?

e.g introduction to characters and plot

9.Why do you watch thrillers?