Thursday, 2 December 2010

Section 4: Audience Research


Thriller Questionnaire
1.     How old are you?
15-25          26-35          36-45          46 and over

2.     What Gender are you?
Male          Female

3.     What gender would you like the antagonist (villain) to be?
Male          Female

4.     What gender would you like the Protagonist (hero) to be?
Male          Female

5.     What emotion do you want to experience when watching a thriller?
Happy          Sad          Anticipation          Adrenaline Rush          Arousal          Anxiety          Terror          Guilt          Other:________

6.     Do you have any particular sub genre which takes your preference?
Mystery          Psychological          Conspiracy          Crime          Disaster          Religious          Other:________

7.     What type of setting and environment should the film mainly be set in?
Calm and peaceful          Chaotic and loud          Other:­________

8.     Which type of ending would you like and why? Sad, happy, guilty etc.
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9.     Who should be victorious at the end Antagonist (villain), Protagonist (hero) or neither?
Antagonist          Protagonist          Neither

10.                        What period of time would you like the thriller to be set?
17th Century          18th Century          19th Century          20th century
21st Century+          Other:_________
Please specify which time in the Century, E.g. 1960’s 1970’s etc.
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11.                        What age range should the main Protagonist be?
Under 20          21-30          31-40          41-50          50 and over

12.                        What age range should the main Antagonist be?
Under 20          21-30          31-40          41-50          50 and over

13.                        What type of society should the film be set in?
City          Forest          Jail          Village          Rural          Other:­__________

14.                        Would you rather the thriller be realistic or fantasy?
Realistic          Fantasy          Other:________

15.                        What plot(s) would you like to be in the thriller?
Ransoms          Revenge          Kidnapping          Obsession          Tragedy          Other(s):___________________________________

16.                        What type of character would you like the main Protagonist to be?
Vigilante          Police officer/detective          Ordinary person          Priest          Other:_____________

17.                        What type of character would you like the main antagonist to be?
Stalker          Ex Convict/Convict          Assassin          Mental Patient       Psycho          Other:_______________

18.                        Describe what type of music you would like to hear in a thriller? High/low pitch, base, instruments etc.


19.                        How many Antagonist(s) should their be in the thriller?
0          1          2          3          4          5+

20.                        How many Protagonist(s) should their be in the thriller?
0          1          2          3          4          5+


Above is a questionare we created to gauge the opinnion of our target audience and use the results as a template to make key decisions as to what should be in our thriller.










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