Questionnaire results Q7-13 Pie charts/written responses

7. Have you recently watched a horror film?

55% percent of people said that they recently watched a horror film

If yes, please state the name of the film:

• Insidions
• Saw
• THEM
• Saw

8. If you answered yes to the previous question please state you opinion of the film:

• Saw - it was a real thriller
• THEM - it was very good because of the tension it gave and because you could not see the killers face.
• Saw - there was a lot of gore
• Insidions - it was okay

9. Do you think that a good soundtrack in a horror trailer adds to the effect?

100% of people say that a good soundtrack adds effect

Please state why you chose your answer:

 

• intrigues audience
• it makes it scarier
• builds up tension
• a good soundtrack will help build up the tension, whereas a soundtrack that doesn't fit the trailer won't help promote the film
• the right music leaves the audience on edge
• leaves you on edge
• adds to the tension
• adds suspense
• makes the scene tense

10. Does the title 'THE 13TH KILLING' sound effective for a horror movie?

100% of people said that it is a good name for a horror film

Please explain you choice:

• effective
• 13 is an unlucky number - adds tension
• sounds spooky
• it doesn't explain anything about a 13th kill, but you want to know
• it basically gurantees a number of deaths are going to happen
• it automatically tells the audience the genre and intrigues them into wanting to watch it
• sounds scary and unlucky
• reminds me of the the killing
• sounds intriguing

11. Do you think that the trailer is the most important advertising product for a film?

100% of people think the trailer is the most important part of advertising

Why?

• get to see some of the film to make a decision
• draws in audience
• first impression for audience
• it is used to intrigue the audience and gain their attention. It is the first advertising product that the audience see.
• because it reveals the plot slightly
• allows you to see the killer beforehand
• introduction to film to audiences
• gains the audience to watch the film
• its the first chance people get to see the plot and the characters

12. How do watch films?

66% of people watch film in the cinema and on DVD

13. How often do you watch films?

55% of people watch films once a week

Questionnaire results Q1-6- pie charts/ written responses

1. Do you enjoy watching films?

100% of people said they enjoy watching films

2. What is your favourite genre of film?



45% of people prefer horror films to other genres

3. What would you define as horror?

• Scary, blood
• Scary moments, evil killer
• jumpy, scary moments
• something that makes you jump, a film that after you watch it makes you feel scared
• something that scares the audience and leaves them on edge
• scary killer
• scary parts
• jumpy movements, blood and gore
• jumpy moments

4. Name three horror films?

• The Strangers, Friday 13th, Saw
• The Strangers, Friday 13th, Blair Witch Project
• Paranormal Activity, IT, Silent Hill
• Scream, wolf creek, Them
• The Thing, Nightmare On Elm Street, Scream
• The Descent, Wolf Creek, The Strangers
• The Strangers, Saw, The Descent
• The Descent, Wolf Creek, Wrong Turn
• Nightmare On Elm Street, Dead Silent, Strangers

5. What elements would you like to see in a trailer for a horror?

• scary, fast paced at points
• jumps, blood
• the killer, blood-killing
• a person that you want to die, the killer - but in a way that you don't know anything
• the killer briefly, blood
• blood and gore, the killer
• scary parts, screaming, tense
• jumps, clips of killer
• clips of killer, blood

6. Would you consider watching a horror film in cinema?

 

100% of people said they would consider watching a horror film in cinema

Questionnaire results chart

Blank questionnaire for target audience

 

  

We gave this questionnaire to our target audience members we used a range of questions from finding out their favourite genre to more direct questions about horror films for example 'what elements would you like to see in a trailer for a horror' and 'What would you define as a horror'. We are posting our results on another post to show that some of the questions got a wide range of responses and some got the same answer from most of the audience members.