Friday 9 January 2009

Film and thriller genre questionnaire

Here is my questionnaire I produced for my audience research:

Please circle your answers.

1. Gender: M/F

2. Age: ________

3. Occupation:
Student
Working
Other: ____________

4. Aspirations:
Going to university
Travelling
Getting a Job
Other: _____________

5. How many times a month do you go to the cinema at the moment?
More than 6
5-6
3-4
1-2
Less than once

6. Who do you go to the cinema with?
Friends
Family
Girlfriend/boyfriend
Alone
Other ________________

7. Which certificate of film do you normally watch?
U
PG
12A
15
18

8. Which genre was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Action
Comedy
Thriller
Western
Documentary
Romantic Comedy
Horror
Adventure
Science Fiction
Musicals
Other: ____________________________________

9. Which type of Media do you most frequently consume?
Radio
Television
Cinema
Video
DVD
Newspapers
Internet
Other: _________________________________

10. How many hours a week do you consume media? (e.g. T.V, Radio)
1-5
6-10
11-15
16 +

11. What type of advertisement would attract you to a film?

Picture in a magazine/newspaper
Trailer on the television
Billboards
Reviews
Internet advertisements (E.g. Pop ups)
Word of mouth
Director
Actors/Actresses
Other: __________________________

12. Do you enjoy thriller films?

Yes/No

13. What was the last thriller film you watched, and what did you think of it?

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

14. Have you ever watched any of these thriller films?


Sin City Layer Cake Essex boys No Country for Old Men

Vertigo Panic Room Rock N Rolla V for Vendetta

The Godfather Chinatown

If you have watched one of more of these films which was your favourite?

__________________________________________________________________-

15. How many thrillers do you think you have watched in the past 6 months?

1-5 6-11 12+

16. What thriller signifiers do you recognise?

Plot Twists Internal Monologues Mystery Femme-fatal

Good Vs Evil Tension building Spirals Enclosed Spaces

Chiaroscuro lighting other: ________________________________

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