Research - Audience Research

I decided to create a questionaire, which was passed around 10 members of my classroom, to gain feedback of different aspects of Thriller films.

The questionnaire which was create, had questions relating to the Thriller genre, and the type of audiences I questioned, gave varied information.

Some of the questions asked included:

Gender

Age

Do you enjoy Thriller films?

What is it you enjoy/don't enjoy about Thrillers?

What is the best Thriller film you've watched?

The latest Thriller film you've watched?

What do you feel that the best age range that Thriller films should target for?

I provided the questionnaire for 10 people, resulting in the following feedback(In Order).

There were 4 Males and 6 Females participating.

These were aged between 16 and 25.

3 Sometimes enjoy Thrillers.

7 Enjoy Thillers

Out of the people I asked, the vast majority enjoyed the suspense of the Thriller without all the blood and guts of a Horror film, with stories that are unpredictable.

People don't like predictable storylines or if it's too confusing to keep track of.

Some of the higher rated Thriller films the questioned audience provided included:

Taxi Driver, The Eye, The Usual Suspects, Donnie Darko, 1408, Identity.

And the latest Thriller films people have watched include:

One hour Photo, Shutter Island, Black Swan, Sin City, Inception.

And finally the age range the majority of people thought about the target audience for Thrillers:

15 and Upwards.

Resulting In:

Using these results, within the group of myself, Nick and Simon, we'll be able to decide what extra effects and features to add into our introduction of our film, which will cover the aspects of what our target audience will expect and feel rellivant to a Thriller film.

Aiming for a target audience of 15 and upwards, whilst providing enough drama and suspense to keep the viewers entertained and drawn into the feature, without displaying too much horror effects or blood curdling drama.