Thursday, 25 November 2010

Questionnaire on thriller movies

Q1. What Thriller sub-genre are you most drawn to?
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Psychological thriller – E.g. Se7en
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Horror thriller – E.g. The Exorcist
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Action thriller – E.g. Air force 1
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Sci-Fi thriller –E.g. District 9
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Religious thriller – E.g.
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Crime thriller – E.g. Heat
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Drama thriller- E.g. The Da Vinci Code
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Political thriller – E.g. Enemy Of The State
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Q2. What do you like about the Thriller Genre?
Spy thriller – E.g. Mission Impossible
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Confusion
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Mystery
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Suspense
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Compelling Characters
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Q3. Out of the choices, who is your favorite thriller director?
Hero vs. Villain
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Martin Scorsese
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Alfred Hitchcock
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Steven Spielberg
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Quentin Tarantino
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David Fincher
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Q4. What makes Thrillers appeal to you?
M. Night Shyamalan
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Challenging Storyline
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Actors/Actresses
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Directors
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Interesting title
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Q5. How important are props, costume and makeup in a film?

Q6. What is the most important element in a Thriller?
Surprising Twists
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Setting
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Acting
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Special Effects
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Props/Costume
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Q7. For you what builds up suspense in a film?
Plot
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o Lighting
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Sound
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Q8. Should the film have its story unfold fairly quickly or unfold slowly?
Camera shots
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Quickly
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Q9. How do you think the opening of a Thriller should open?
Slowly
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Chase scene
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Everyday life
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Flash-back
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Flash-forward
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Q10. In the opening of a Thriller, how much of the plot do you think should be
revealed?
Present time
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As much as possible
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As little as possible
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Not at all
Music





Above is an image of our questionnaire.
Me and my group created a questionnaire so that we could give it to our target audience to see thier response, as our target audience is targeted to from ages 12 upwards. We decided to ask questions about different features of the thriller genre to help us to work out what kinds of elements are appealing to our target audience and what will make our tatget audience interested.

Questionnaire on thriller movies

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