Tuesday 25 January 2011

Section 4 - Audience Research

Below is the uncompleted template for our thriller questonaire. We surveyed 30 people and tallied their result so that we could make bar graphs. These bar graphs were used so we could get an idea of what people wanted to see from a thriller film so we can plan our opening sequence accordingly.

Thriller Questionnaire
1.     How old are you?
15-25          26-35          36-45          46 and over
2.     What Gender are you?
Male          Female
3.     What gender would you like the antagonist (villain) to be?
Male          Female
4.     What gender would you like the Protagonist (hero) to be?
Male          Female
5.     What emotion do you want to experience when watching a thriller?
Happy          Sad          Anticipation          Adrenaline Rush          Arousal          Anxiety          Terror          Guilt          Other:________
6.     Do you have any particular sub genre which takes your preference?
Mystery          Psychological          Conspiracy          Crime          Disaster          Religious          Other:________
7.     What type of setting and environment should the film mainly be set in?
Calm and peaceful          Chaotic and loud          Other:­________
8.     Which type of ending would you like and why? Sad, happy, guilty etc.
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9.     Who should be victorious at the end Antagonist (villain), Protagonist (hero) or neither?
Antagonist          Protagonist          Neither
10.                         What period of time would you like the thriller to be set?
17th Century          18th Century          19th Century          20th century
21st Century+          Other:_________
Please specify which time in the Century, E.g. 1960’s 1970’s etc.
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11.                         What age range should the main Protagonist be?
Under 20          21-30          31-40          41-50          50 and over
12.                         What age range should the main Antagonist be?
Under 20          21-30          31-40          41-50          50 and over
13.                         What type of society should the film be set in?
City          Forest          Jail          Village          Rural          Other:­__________
14.                         Would you rather the thriller be realistic or fantasy?
Realistic          Fantasy          Other:________
15.                         What plot(s) would you like to be in the thriller?
Ransoms          Revenge          Kidnapping          Obsession          Tragedy          Other(s):___________________________________
16.                         What type of character would you like the main Protagonist to be?
Vigilante          Police officer/detective          Ordinary person          Priest          Other:_____________
17.                         What type of character would you like the main antagonist to be?
Stalker          Ex Convict/Convict          Assassin          Mental          Psycho          Other:_______________
18.                         Describe what type of music you would like to hear in a thriller? High/low pitch, base, instruments etc.
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19.                          How many Antagonist(s) should there be in the thriller?
0          1          2          3          4          5+
20.                         How many Protagonist(s) should there be in the thriller?
0          1          2          3          4          5+

Below are our completed bar graphs that we made from the questionaire results, with analyis for each question.









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