Section 4 - Audience Research

This is what the question lloked like which we gave to find a target audience for our thriller

1.  What is your age?

2. What gender are you?

M           F

3. Which of these types of thrillers do you prefer?

Crime

Conspiracy

Mystery

Political

Religious

Supernatural

Psychological

4. Why do you prefer this type of thriller?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Do you want there to be a mix of more than one type of thriller?

   Yes               No

6. If yes, which?

Crime

Conspiracy

Mystery

Political

Religious

Supernatural

Psychological

7. Do you think that adrenaline and rush are key elements in a thriller?

Yes               No

8. Do you want music to heighten tension and suspense?

Yes               No

9. When watching a thriller do you prefer to be:

Intrigued              Scared           Excited

10. Do you think that every thriller needs to have a plot twist?

Yes               No             Unsure

11. Do you prefer to relate to the characters?

Yes               No             Unsure

12. Why do you prefer this?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

13. Which of these plots do you prefer to see in a thriller?

Plot Twists

Revenge

Kidnappings

Horror Personality

Obsession

Conspiracy theories

False accusations

14. Why do you prefer this kind of plot?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

15. Do you believe that every thriller has to have a tragedy?

Yes               No             Unsure

16. Do you feel that the best thrillers are those that incorporate different types of characters?

Yes               No             Unsure

17. Do you feel that there should be a romantic element in a thriller?

Yes               No             Unsure

18. Do you feel there has to be murder in a thriller?

Yes               No             Unsure

19. What would you expect to see in a thriller?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

20. Do you think that thrillers should have a sad or happy ending?

Happy             Sad

These are the results from the questionnaires in tabular from

The results for each question are as follows (Bold results are most popular):

Age:
16                 8
17                 8
18                 10
19                 1
20+               2

Gender:
Male             17
Female        12

Question Three: Which one of these types of thrillers do you prefer?

Crime                                  6

Conspiracy                         2

Mystery                               5

Political                              0

Religious                            0

Supernatural                   7

Psychological                 7

Question Four: Why do you prefer this type of thriller?

Funny                                  4

Interesting                      17

Suspense                           1

Exciting                               1

Scary                                   2

Question Five: Do you want there to be a mix of more than one thriller?

Yes                        25

No                            4

Question Six: If yes, which thrillers would you like to see mixed?

Crime                              10

Conspiracy                       5

Mystery                          14

Political                             3

Religious                          0

Supernatural                14

Psychological              14

Question Seven: Do you think anticipation, adrenaline and rush are all key elements of thrillers?

Yes                                   26

No                                       2

Question Eight: Do you want music to heighten tension and suspense?

Yes                                    29

No                                        0

Question Nine: When watching a thriller do you prefer to be?.....

Intrigued                     16

Scared                         11

Excited                           6

Question Ten: Do you think that every thriller has to have a plot twist?

Yes                         10

No                          14

Unsure                     6

Question Eleven: Do you prefer to relate to the characters?

Yes                          21

No                              4

Unsure                       5

Question Twelve: Why do you prefer this?

Empathy               9

Involved                9

Interesting              2

Interact                   2

Exciting                  1

Question Thirteen: Which of these plots do you prefer to see in a thriller?

Plot Twists                                 13

Revenge                                        8

Kidnappings                                 4

Horror Personality                        7

Obsession                                     2

Conspiracy Theories                    8

False Accusations                        0

Question Fourteen: Why do you prefer this?

Interesting                    13

Scary                                2

Unexpected                     1

Fun                                   2

Exciting                            4

Question Fifteen: Do you believe that every thriller has to have a tragedy?

Yes                             13

No                               12

Unsure                         3

Question Sixteen: Do you feel that the best thrillers are those that incorporate different types of characters?

Yes                              23

No                                  2

Unsure                           3

Question Seventeen: Do you feel that there should be a romantic element in a thriller?

Yes                               6

No                              12

Unsure                        10

Question Eighteen: Do you feel that there has to be a murder in a thriller?

Yes                             17

No                                 8

Unsure                          3

Question Nineteen: What would you expect to see in a thriller?

Murders                                  8

Action                                     8

Twists                                      5

Adventure                               2

Blood                                      5

Police                                     3

Psychos                                 3

Different Things                    3

Kidnapping                           2

Horror                                    2

Scary                                     3

Question Twenty: Do you think that thrillers should have a happy or sad ending?

Happy                             6

Sad                               23

The conclusions that we can draw from our results are that:

1. The movie shall be directed to 16-18 year olds as this was the most popular result
2. Movie shall be more directed to a male audience
3. The audience would prefer to see a supernatural or psychological style of thriller
4. People believe that these type of thrillers create interes
5. The audience would prefer to see a mix between two or more types of thrillers
6. The audience would like to see a mix between a mystery, a supernatural and a psychological style of thriller
7. The public believe that anticipation, adrenaline and rush or key elements in a thriller
8. Music should be used to heighten suspense during climatic moments in thrillers
9. The public belive to be intrigued when watching a thriller
10. Thrillers do not always need to have a plot twist
11. The audience prefer to relate to the characters
12. They like to relate to the character as it involves them and they can relate to the expericences of the characters
13. People prefer to see plot twists whilst watching a thriller
14. The audience prefer plot twists as it gives a sense of interest from the audience
15. Audiences believe that a thriller needs to have a form a tragedy during the movie
16. Thrillers that incorporate all different types of thrillers are the best types of thrillers
17. The audience thinks that all thrillers do not need a romantic element in them
18. The public think that thrillers need to have a form of murder in them
19. The audience expect to see murders and action when watching thrillers
20. The audience believe that a better thriller ends sadly