Results

1. What is your gender?
Female
70%
Male
30%
The results show that there are more females that answered the questionnaire than males.
Therefore, my results from other questions will be of a female opinion and preference. I
need to then be aware that my results are more of a female opinion and interpret the
results into my film, by then aiming my film for more of a female audience.

2. What is your age?
15 - 25 26 - 35 36 - 45 46+
83%
9%
8%
The most popular age group is between 15 – 25 years of age. I would
consider this as a good result because 15 – 25 year olds is my targeted age
group. This will then determine the rest of the questionnaire results
because it will show what my target audience like in a horror film.

3. What sort of horror films do you enjoy the most?
Paranormal Blood/Gore Mixed with thriller/crime Futuristic
30%
0%
70%
The results show that the most popular sort of horror films is one mixed with a
thriller/crime genre. I then need to link this in with my film and maybe include
some sort of crime aspect within one of the character roles.

4. What characters would you expect to see in a horror
film?
Villain
30%
Hero
20%
Female victim
50%
Non-believer
0%
The results show that the most popular expected character to see is a female victim. My
film does show a female victim at the start, however roles then change and the female
victim has a villain type role. A villain is the second most popular expected character to see.
This is good as a villain character is featured in my film.

5. Where might a horror film be set?
The woods A house Asylum/hospital Children's play room
50%
30%
20%
0%
The results show that the most popular setting for a horror film would be the
woods. This is a good result because my initial ideas for the setting for my film
is down an isolated pathway right next to the woods/fields.

6. What colour do you associate with a horror film?
Black
70%
Red
30%
The results show that the most popular colour for a horror film
is the colour black. For my film I can now make particular fonts
or images a black or dark colour to represent this.

7. What character relationships would you expect to see?
Husband and wife Parents and children
Boyfriend and girlfriend Friends
50%
10%
20%
20%
The results show that the most popular character relationships in a horror film would be
husband and wife. This is a good result as my initial ideas for my character relationships for my
film is a husband and wife relationship. A boyfriend and girlfriend relationship is also a second
most popular character relationship if I wanted to change it to fit best with my film.

8. What do you expect of a villain in a horror /
20%
10%
10%
60%
ghost film?
Killing of victims/strikes fear
Hidden identity
Plays on the fear of the unknown
Inhuman
The results show that playing on the fear of the unknown is the most popular
result, and has the best effect on my target audience. This is a good result as my
initial ideas for my film portrays this aspect, on one particular character.

9. What is your favourite horror movie?
• Final Destination
• Cabin in the Woods
• Paranormal Activity 4
• The Conjuring
• Annabelle
• Woman in Black
• Saw
• American Horror Story
• The Purge
• Scream 4
The results show a variety of different horror films. 4/10 of these answers have a
thriller/crime aspect and 5/10 of these answers have a paranormal aspect. I can
then take more ideas from these particular films and translate it into my film.