The choice of questions used in this questionnaire were very important to decide which thriller film our group would make. We had to make sure we chose questions that related to the area we wanted to study, and not include any irrelevant questions.
Example of my questionnaire:
Questionnaire
1) What gender are you?
Male….. Female….
2) How old are you?
2) How old are you?
11-12 ….. 13-14…. 15-16…. 17-18….
3) Which age certificate do you prefer to watch in thrillers?
3) Which age certificate do you prefer to watch in thrillers?
12 …. 15…. 18….
4) What caused you to become interested in thriller films?
4) What caused you to become interested in thriller films?
Adverts…… Film trailers…… Friends recommended them…… Other……
5) What would you expect to see in a thriller film?
5) What would you expect to see in a thriller film?
Murder…… Villain and victim…… Hidden identities…….. Detective……... Weapons…….. Other………
6) Would you like to see a sequel to a thriller film? Why?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
7) What type of sound would you expect to hear in a thriller film?
6) Would you like to see a sequel to a thriller film? Why?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
7) What type of sound would you expect to hear in a thriller film?
Sound effects……. Tension building sound……. Soundtrack/background music……. No sound/natural sounds……...
8) What characters would you expect to see in a thriller film?
Male villain………….. Female villain……….. Male victim……….. Female victim……. Child………
9) What kind of actors would you expect to see in a thriller film?
8) What characters would you expect to see in a thriller film?
Male villain………….. Female villain……….. Male victim……….. Female victim……. Child………
9) What kind of actors would you expect to see in a thriller film?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
10) Where would you expect a thriller film to be set?
10) Where would you expect a thriller film to be set?
Outdoors…….. Abandoned House……… Graveyard……… Forest……….. Other………..
11) What other genres would you expect in a thriller film?
11) What other genres would you expect in a thriller film?
Action……. Gangster…….. Comedy…… Adventure…… Other……..
12) What would you like the purpose of the film to be?
12) What would you like the purpose of the film to be?
Inform….. Entertain…. Educate…… Instruct…… Other…….
We surveyed 40 people as we were guaranteed to get a wide range of results to came comparisons. This would help us to know what most people look for and expect from thriller films, as opposed to a select few people's opinions. Therefore the majority of conventions people enjoyed viewing, can be used in our own thriller to make it a success. We shared this between the group by dividing the questionnaires between the three of us and each of us surveyed a certain amount of people. Afterwards we compared our results and findings.
We surveyed 40 people as we were guaranteed to get a wide range of results to came comparisons. This would help us to know what most people look for and expect from thriller films, as opposed to a select few people's opinions. Therefore the majority of conventions people enjoyed viewing, can be used in our own thriller to make it a success. We shared this between the group by dividing the questionnaires between the three of us and each of us surveyed a certain amount of people. Afterwards we compared our results and findings.
This post demonstrates a good understanding of why a questionnaire is important to consider, in the research stage of a production.
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