Audience Questionnaire

Questionnaire

Thrillers

1.     How old are you?

15-19                                     20-24                         25-29                         30+

2.     What is your gender?

                                                                                    

Male                           Female                     

3.     What is your favorite type of thriller?

Action/Adventure thrillers                Disaster thriller

Psychological thriller            Crime thriller           Supernatural thriller           

Political thriller              Horror thriller                    

4.     Do you prefer the Villain in a thriller to be :

                                                                                              

Male                   Female                  Other

 (Alien etc.)            

    

5.     Do you prefer the hero in a thriller to be :  

Male                    Female                Other

                                                            (Alien etc.)                         

              

6.     What elements of a thriller do you think build suspense?

Music                   Sound FX                                    Camera Angles                    Other

7.     What time of day would be best to start the setting of a thriller?

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Morning              Midday              Afternoon                        Evening            Night time

Midnight             Early Morning

8.     Do you prefer a fast or slow pace storyline? ………………………..

9.     A linear storyline is a storyline which is in chronological order, whereas a non linear storyline isn’t in chronological order. For example, a non linear storyline may start with an ending and progress towards how that outcome was achieved. A linear storyline would go from start to finish without any backlog.

Do you prefer Linear or Non Linear narrative? …………………......

10.                        What is your favorite Thriller? …………………………………….

11.                        Do you like to know all the Facts? ……………………………………..

12.                        What do you fear the most?

Enclosed spaces            The dark            Spiders               Being alone

13.Do you prefer it when the hero survives?

Yes              No                Don’t mind

14. Why is this? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

14. Do you prefer it when the villain survives?

Yes               No                  Don’t mind

15.Why is this? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

16. Where do you think the best location would be to set a thriller?

A derelict building                    An airport                 A farm             Other          

17. Do you think young people should be in a thriller?

Yes                  No

Why?

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18. Which of the following graphics do you think best suit a thriller?

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19. Do you enjoy a twist in the storyline?

Yes                  No

Why?

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20. What weather is best suited for a thriller?

Clear blue skies                   Cloudy skies                 Rain                

Thunder & Lightning                     Hale stoning