Section 4: AUDIENCE RESEARCH

Questionnaire

This questionnaire is what i gave out to ten people to get their opinion on what they would prefer a thriller to be like.

1 - What is your favourite colour?
Green
Blue
Red
Black
Purple
White
Other

2 - What is your gender?
Male
Female

3 - What is your age?
15-19
20-24
25-30
31+

4 - What music would best suit a thriller?
Slow paced
Fast paced

5 - What font best suits a thriller?
Thriller
Thriller
Thriller
Thriller
(We put the different fonts into the word "Thriller")

6 - What creates the most tension?
Theme music
Dialogue

7 - What gender would be best as a hero?
Male
Female

8 - What age would best suit a hero?
Child
Teenager
Adult
Pensioner

9 - What is your favourite thriller?
Red eye
Jaws
Silence of the lambs
Seven

10 - Which lighting would be best suited?
Light
Dark

11 - Which word attracts you most to a thriller?
Corruption
Delusion
Isolation
Obsession

12 - How do you prefer thrillers?
Realistic
Supernatural

13 - What is your worst fear?
Insects
Death
Dark
Height
Pain

14 - What objects remind you of comfort?
Blanket
TV
Jewellery
Photographs
Teddy

15 - What is the scariest room in your house?
Conservatory
Living room
Kitchen
Bathroom
Other

16 - Do you: (Circle as many as needed)
Throw salf over your shoulder
Count magpies
Avoid walking under ladders
Avoid pavement cracks
"Touch wood"

17 - What ingredients best suit a thriller?
Cliff hangers
Hidden messages
Gore
Heroes
Paranormal

18 - What is your favourite hobby? __________

19 - What do you dislike about a thriller? __________

20 - What location creates more fear?
Open space
Isolation
Enclosed

Bar charts