2. PURPOSE OF USING A
QUESTIONNAIRE
I used this questionnaire to ensure a more audience appropriate opening for my
main task. It helped my group prepare ideas toward the main task, as the research
carried out was to help us achieve a wider audience in which we could appeal to and
make the opening scenemore of a success. I asked 20 people these questions over and
over again to have high validity, and to show replication of the questions which enabled
a high validity. The sample was small as my aim was to find this quantitative data and
adapt it to make my final piece for coursework so a large sample was not needed.
3. GENDER AND AGE
Gender Age
Aged 11 to 15 Aged 16 to 24
Male Female Aged 25-40 Aged 41+
10% 10%
40%
20%
60%
60%
More males where asked then females as most of my peers and family members are male, so I intended to ask people
who I knew, I also asked females too to keep the data more reliable than a sexist questionnaire as men tend to have a
different appeal to women, this would of kept my data too one sided and would not have had any variation.
4. H OW O L D W H E R E T H E P E O P L E
YO U A S K E D ?
10
4
3 3
Aged 0-9 Aged 10-19 Aged 20-30 Aged 30+
I asked mainly people between the ages of 10-19 as it was more convenient for me as my friends where between the
age, it may effect the outcome as the majority will have a different idea for thrillers then 30+, that is why I asked all
types of people.
5. W H I C H O F T H E F O L LOW I N G
M OV I E S B E S T S U I T S YO U R T A S T E
IN THRILLERS?
11
6
3
0
Batman: Dark Inception Sanctum Limitless
Knight
I found that people chose Batman: Dark Knight to be their main choice for a thriller, this could be down to the age
of the people asked (was mainly ranged from 10-19). However, we got ideas from then analysing Batman’s
techniques and these will be adapted into the final piece.
6. WHICH TYPE OF OPENING SCENE
B E S T S U I T S YO U R C H O I C E F O R A
THRILLER?
12
4 4
2
Action Gradual Mysterious Suspense
The most chosen type of opening best suited the audience was action, however we plan on using all mysterious
suspense gradual and action within the final piece as it could enable a higher grade due to their being a range or
thriller opening techniques used.
7. W H A T BA C K G RO U N D M U S I C ( B G M )
W O U L D YO U P R E F E R I N A N
OPENING SCENE OF A THRILLER?
Different types of sounds
Quite Loud Soft/Mysterious Sharp
10%
10%
40%
40%
Within the background music (BGM) to be used for an opening scene, I received an even match of Quiet and
Loud, votes this then will have impact on my opening scene, as it will have to consist of both Quiet and Loud types
of BGM.
8. WHAT SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE
MOST SUITED FOR AN OPENING
SCENE IN A THRILLER?
10
4
3 3
Black & Fast Cuts Slow Motion Screwed
White
These special effects asked about, were a small minority to the ones in which can be used so ,to keep this
questionnaire simple I refrained from asking all of the special effects available.
9. W H A T LO C A T I O N B E S T S U I T S YO U R
THOUGHTS FOR AN OPENING
SCENE OF A THRILLER?
14
5
1
0
Ally-Way
Main Road Busy
screwed
Street in
London
The majority of people answered the question with Main Road, being the best place to open a thriller as it sets the
scene, with different shots such as establishing shots, and this builds on the themes of mystery.
10. WHICH TIME SUITS BEST FOR
OPENING SCENE OF A THRILLER?
8 8
2 2
Day Afternoon Evening Night
We again came to the conclusion of having a stale mate between night and day so it will be appealing to use both
Day and Night scenes within the main task, to achieve audience needs.
11. H OW M A N Y P E O P L E B E S T F I T S A
T H R I L L E R C A S T S I Z E , I N YO U R
OPINION?
Ten to Fifteen+ Sales
Fourteen 10%
10%
Five to Nine
10% Zero to Four
70%
I asked which cast size is best suited for a thriller, 70% of people chose Zero to Four, This will effect our final piece
of coursework greatly as it will have effect on the amount of cast within the opening scene.
12. S H O U L D T H E T H R I L L E R C O N TA I N
COMEDIC ELEMENTS?
Yes
25%
No
75%
75% people say that it would be more viable for the thriller to contain no comedic elements.
