My group carried out a questionnaire in order to find out what our target audience of teenagers (16-18 years old) are interested in thriller movies. We carried out this questionnaire on 10 students, although this gives a very biased sample of the audience as a whole we therefore cannot generalise our results. This means our sample is not representative of the teenager population.
The results shown above, question 1 shows that most teenagers prefer thriller locations in either the woods or a cliff top both these locations are quite similar as they are outside and can also be a tense place to be in a thriller. An opening sequence that many of the shots are from a cliff top is 'No country for old men' and an establishing shot of woods from the films 'Signs'. This shows that these locations can be used to create suspense and tension which I think is a good idea.
Question 2 shows that the majority of teenagers prefer the thrillers that they watch to set in the evening when it is dark. But when filming in the dark can be problematic as the equipment and the actor could get hurt and damaged, which i a very high risk. As a group we think its best to film in between midday and afternoon before the sunsets to give a cold and eerie effect.
Question 3 shows that they would like at least three characters to appear in the opening sequence. I think this is an ideal number, as there could be a antagonist, protagonist and a civilian that could appear in the opening thriller but as a group we will discuss possible actors.
On question 4, it was to ask how much dialogue they would like to see in the thriller, most teenagers prefer to have little dialogue in the opening thriller this is to keep the suspense and a little dialogue to give the audience an idea about the storyline.
Question 5 most people would like soft music included in the thriller opening sequence, this is a good idea as the film 'The silence of the lambs' use this music also. It helps create tension when someone is walking through locations like the woods or a cliff top which is deserted.
On question 6, the theme that the majority of people prefer in thriller films is stalker which is more than a murder or robbery theme. This stalker theme does ties in with the location of the woods. As there are many places to hide and watch others in there, it can help to create a tense and excited suspense to the audience.
On question 7, nine out of the ten teenagers we asked said that they would like the opening sequence to give them an idea about plot that is too come later on on the film. This would leave the audience wanting to watch more if they become interested and hooked from the opening sequence that we produce.
On question 8, most of the teenagers would prefer to see the antagonists point of view in the opening sequence this is because they are mostly seen as vulnerable as they are mostly likely to be in danger from the protagonists
Because of the answers that I have received from the questionnaire, some of the answers do coincide to what we had originally planned for the thriller opening sequence. We will also change some areas so that our thriller will appeal more to the audience. If we had more time planning in the future I would ask a broader range of people, that are different ages to get an overall representation. Also, I would ask more in depth questions to get an overall view of what people are interested in thriller films.
Question 2 shows that the majority of teenagers prefer the thrillers that they watch to set in the evening when it is dark. But when filming in the dark can be problematic as the equipment and the actor could get hurt and damaged, which i a very high risk. As a group we think its best to film in between midday and afternoon before the sunsets to give a cold and eerie effect.
Question 3 shows that they would like at least three characters to appear in the opening sequence. I think this is an ideal number, as there could be a antagonist, protagonist and a civilian that could appear in the opening thriller but as a group we will discuss possible actors.
On question 4, it was to ask how much dialogue they would like to see in the thriller, most teenagers prefer to have little dialogue in the opening thriller this is to keep the suspense and a little dialogue to give the audience an idea about the storyline.
Question 5 most people would like soft music included in the thriller opening sequence, this is a good idea as the film 'The silence of the lambs' use this music also. It helps create tension when someone is walking through locations like the woods or a cliff top which is deserted.
On question 6, the theme that the majority of people prefer in thriller films is stalker which is more than a murder or robbery theme. This stalker theme does ties in with the location of the woods. As there are many places to hide and watch others in there, it can help to create a tense and excited suspense to the audience.
On question 7, nine out of the ten teenagers we asked said that they would like the opening sequence to give them an idea about plot that is too come later on on the film. This would leave the audience wanting to watch more if they become interested and hooked from the opening sequence that we produce.
On question 8, most of the teenagers would prefer to see the antagonists point of view in the opening sequence this is because they are mostly seen as vulnerable as they are mostly likely to be in danger from the protagonists
Because of the answers that I have received from the questionnaire, some of the answers do coincide to what we had originally planned for the thriller opening sequence. We will also change some areas so that our thriller will appeal more to the audience. If we had more time planning in the future I would ask a broader range of people, that are different ages to get an overall representation. Also, I would ask more in depth questions to get an overall view of what people are interested in thriller films.
This is my own personal analysis although the data is the group's responses from the questionnaire.
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