1. When conducting our research, I
made a questionnaire in order to get
responses
about
our
main
characters,
the
questionnaire
consisted of 8 questions which were
all closed questions and I managed
to get a wide range of responses
from friends and family and
teachers.

2. 3. Wher do you like the main character to be from?
1. Do you prefer a glamorous main female
character or a normal everyday character?
14
12
10
9
10
8
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
glam
everyday
city
2. Do you prefer a younge, middle-aged or older main
female character?
counrty
4. who is your favourite female film character out of
these few?
14
8
12
7
6
10
5
8
4
6
3
4
2
1
2
0
0
young
middle- aged
older
vivienne (pretty
woman)
carrie bradshaw (sex
and the city)
juliet
rose (titanic)

3. 5. Who is your favourite male film character out of
these few?
8
7. Would you like a female from a middle class or
working class?
12
7
10
6
5
8
4
6
3
2
4
1
2
0
noah (the notebook)
mr big (sex and the city)
romeo
john (dear john)
0
middle class
6. Do you like the two main characters, male and
female, to be of a similar age or do you like a large age
gap?
working class
8. Would you like a male from a middle class or
working class
10
16
9
14
8
12
7
10
6
8
5
6
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
similar
age gap
0
middle class
working class

4. Looking at the graphs I have created we can pull a lot of conclusions about what the public like in main female and male
characters:
• Most of our sample preferred an everyday simple girl rather than a glamorous female character
• 12/14 people would like the female character to be from the city
• 12 people liked a young female character, 2 liked a middle aged female character and no one opted for an older female
character
• At 7 people opting for the choice, Carrie Bradshaw form Sex and the City was the favourite female film character
• When choosing a male character the choices appeared very close, with 7 people choosing Noah from The Notebook, 2
people choosing Mr Big from Sex and the City, one choosing Romeo, and 4 choosing John from Dear John, and so Noah
was the favourite
• 100% of people liked the two characters to be of similar ages
• More people wanted a female character to be of middle class
• More people wanted a male character to be of working class
This information is very key to our research into our male and female characters.