Surveys

In order for us to learn what people would like to see out of our thriller films, we used survey monkey to create surveys to allow us to gather this information. We asked a range of 10 people to complete the surveys so that we had a range of different answers to look through.

The first question we asked our survey was, 'What is your age?' We chose to ask this question so that we could gain a better understanding of the age range of the people who would be answering our survey. From the results gathered, we found that the largest age group that we questioned was 16-19 year olds (40%). The next largest age group questioned was 12-15 year olds at 30%, followed by 12-15 year olds at 20% and 24-27 year olds at just 10%. We will take the responses to this question into very close consideration whilst deciding the target age bracket for our opening sequence as we must ensure that we create our piece to suit the audience who would be interested in watching.

The second question that we asked was,' What is your gender?' The results gained from this question were completely equal meaning that 50% of the people taking part were male and 50% were female. We asked this question so that we could gain a better understanding of the people who were taking part in our survey. 

The third question that we asked was, 'What is your favourite sub-genre of a thriller film?' The results showed us that the least liked sub-genre was a 'religious' thriller but and the two most preferred were psychological and crime thrillers. The film that we have began planning follows the route of a hybrid of a psychological and crime thriller so these results help to support our choices very much.

The next question that we asked was, 'What are the most effective features in a thriller film?' The results told us that the most important features to the people taking part in our survey are music and actors/acting. From these results, we now know as a group what elements of our piece are most important to focus on to make the production as successful as it 

We then asked, 'What do you think is the most appropriate colour for on screen titles?' The highest result for this question was the answer white. I believe that the reason behind this is because white stands out from others colours which can make the text seem bold and more prominent. 

The next question asked in our survey was, 'what narrative is most effective in thriller films?' The most popular answers in this question were kidnapping, murder and supernatural, each being at 20%. Our initial film idea surrounds the topic of murder, so this fits our ideas very well. Whilst deciding our final plot line, we will take the themes of supernatural and kidnapping into account also as these are also very interesting themes that we could incorporate into our final film. 

The final question that we asked in our survey was, 'Do you think it is important for a thriller to have a quick and intense opening?' 90% of the answers to this question were 'Yes', leaving only 10% as 'No.' I believe that having an intense opening to a thriller film helps to set the scene for the piece. It allows the viewer a slight insight into what they are going to see, building tension and drawing them into the narrative further.