2. Why Did We Do A Questionnaire?
• We made this questionnaire to find out what attracts people to the thriller genre as
well as what they think helps to build the tension.
• This questionnaire was so that we can use the results in order to make our thriller
appeal to a wider audience.
• To gather my results I used Survey Monkey to create the questionnaire and then I
published the link onto social media so that it was available to more people and a
wider age range. By doing this it made it quicker and easier because I didn’t need to
find people who were within the certain age brackets. The results were then available
to me on my account.
3. 1) How Old Are You?
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12-13 yrs 14-15yrs 16-17yrs 18-20yrs 20-25yrs 26-30yrs 30-40yrs 41+yrs
The results that came back for
this question showed that mainly
16-17 year old took part of the
survey, as well as 5 20-25 year
olds and 3 41+ year olds.
4. 2) What Is Your Gender?
Female Male
The majority of the
respondents were female.
5. 3) Do You Like Thrillers?
Yes No
14 out of the 16 people answered yes to this
question, however 2 people answered no.
6. 4)If The Answer Is Yes, What Subgenre Do
You Prefer?
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Horror Action Psychological Supernatural Romantic
The results of this questions
shows that most people prefer
action thrillers, however our group
has opted to do a horror film.
7. 5) What Do You Like Most About The
Thriller Genre?
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Suspense
Mystery
Tension
Confusion
Hero VS. Villian
The responses to this
question will help us when
making our thriller because
we know what people like
most about thrillers so we
can then use this in order to
attract more people to watch
our film.
8. 6) What Makes A Thriller Appeal To You?
Actors/Actresses
The Title
Confusing Story Line
Directors
Plot Twist
Setting
Props
Costume
From this question we have found
out that to make a thriller appeal
to more people we need to have a
plot twist that will make go against
what people assume. However
most people said that the actors
and actresses is what makes the
thriller appeal to them, we will not
be able to get any well-known
actors/actresses to star in this film
so we will have to use the other
results in order to help us.
9. 7)What Techniques Contribute To Building
Tension?
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Lighting Music Camera
Angles
Editing Pace Sound
For our thriller to build tension we
will use sound, as these results show
that our target audience thinks that
it is the biggest factor that helps to
build the tension.
10. 8) In The Opening Scene, Should The Plot
Be Revealed?
Yes
No
From this we know that we
shouldn’t reveal the plot as it will
make the viewer not want to
watch the rest of the film.
11. 9) Why Do You Think This?
For this question I got a range of responses; below are just some of them;
As it should be revealed later on
Spoils the story
Make it so you have to figure it out
There would be no point in watching the rest of the film
Suspense
Would give away the whole film. Should be kept in suspense until
the end.
So it is easier for people to understand and they are paced for the
full film
This is the response of the
person who said that the
plot should be revealed in
the opening.
