Online Audience Survey Feedback: Due to unforeseen circumstances, our poll daddy results would not open. This meant we had to note down our original questions on paper and survey everyone manually. Despite taking more time, we actually received more results in a shorter space of time than poll daddy, thus proving to be a more effective method. A table was used for question 3 for people to order the films they most enjoyed/wanted to watch down to the least enjoyed/least wanted to watch. All other questions were answered by tallying. The results were then transferred into a table and pie charts using excel before being transferred into PowerPoint.
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Online Audience Survey Feedback:Due to unforeseen circumstances, our poll daddy results would not open. This meant we had to note down our original questions on paper and survey everyone manually. Despite taking more time, we actually received more results in a shorter space of time than poll daddy, thus proving to be a more effective method. A table was used for question 3 for people to order the films they most enjoyed/wanted to watch down to the least enjoyed/least wanted to watch. All other questions were answered by tallying. The results were then transferred into a table and pie charts using excel before being transferred into PowerPoint.
What age are you?Our target audience age range was between 13 and 18 years old. Three 17 year olds and seventeen 16 year olds participated in our survey. This simple question allowed us to understand the age of the participants and possibly an idea of what their interests may cover (relative to film).
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3What age are you?
Age: Total:
13 0
14 0
15 0
16 17
17 3
18 0
What gender are you?10 females and 10 males participated in our online audience survey. This was particularly useful as it ensured a fairly equal gender balance and accurate representation of our target audience and general population as a whole.
Gender: Total:
Male 10
Female 10
Other 0
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What gender are you?
What theme would you most like to see present in a thriller film?
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3What theme would you most like to see present in a thriller film?
The purpose of a theme gives the film identity, we asked our participants what theme of thriller they would most like to see. Here crime proves to to be the most popular, therefore we will look at crime thrillers and their conventions as material for a successful opening thriller sequence.
Theme: Total:
Crime 8
Murder 6
Abduction 1
Terrorist 2
Conspiracy 3
Other 0
Which thriller sub-genres would you most like to see?
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4Which thriller sub-genre would you most like to see?
Sub-Genre: Total
Dystopian 1
Adventure 2
Horror 1
Psychological 12
Crime/Murder 4
Psychological was clearly the most popular sub-genre here therefore we have decided we are basing our planning and final design around this sub-genre. We plan to refer to our real media research to ensure we use all possible conventions appropriately, effectively and successfully.
Given the choice, which thriller would you most like to watch?Participant name,
age and gender: Most encouraged to watch/most enjoyed
least encouraged to watch/least enjoyed
Zac, 16, male, Seven Silence of the lambs Shutter island taken The dark knight jaws
Alex, 16, male, taken The dark knight seven jaws Silence of the lambs Shutter island
Milly, 16, female, seven shutter island taken jaws silence of the lambs the dark knight
Michelle, 16, female, seven silence of the lambs jaws shutter island taken the dark knight
John, 17, male, jaws seven silence of the lambs taken shutter island the dark knight
Hattie, 17, female, The dark knight Shutter island taken jaws seven Silence of the lambs
Emma, 16, female, taken The dark knight seven Shutter island Silence of the lambs jaws
Alicia, 16, female, taken jaws Silence of the lambs Shutter island seven The dark knight
Lewis, 16, male, Seven The dark knight taken seven Silence of the lambs jaws
Maddy, 16, female, Shutter island seven The dark knight Silence of the lambs taken jaws
Shannon, 16, female, Shutter island The dark knight seven taken jaws Silence of the lambs
Daniel, 16, Male, Shutter island seven taken The dark knight jaws Silence of the lambs
Feroz, 16, male, The dark knight taken seven shutter island silence of the lambs jaws
Izabela 17, female, the dark knight taken seven jaws shutter island silence of the lambs
Jake, 16, male, seven silence of the lambs the dark knight jaws shutter island taken
Sophie, 16, female, seven silence of the lambs jaws taken the dark knight seven
Zain, 16, male, Shutter island Silence of the lambs jaws taken The dark knight seven
Caleah, 16, female, the dark knight shutter island taken jaws seven Silence of the lambs
James, 16, male taken The dark knight jaws seven silence of the lambs Shutter island
Josh, 16, male taken jaws The dark knight Shutter island Seven Silence of the lambs
Following our real media research, we asked our participants what thriller films they would most want to watch. We then plan to analyse the popular choices and identify successful and effective conventions in the opening sequences as inspiration towards our final piece.
What setting do you feel is most appropriate for a thriller film?
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What setting do you feel is most appropriate for a thriller film?
Setting: Total:
At Sea 0
City/Town 2
Countryside 1
Abandoned Building/Warehouse 12
Place of work 3
House/Home 4
Other 0
We asked our participants what setting they would like to see most from a variety of answers. The “other” option further extended the participants answer options and extended our feedback ideas that we will use to structure our final idea.
What do you feel is most important to establish in an opening sequence of a thriller film?
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What do you feel is most important to establish in an opening sequence of a thriller film?
Mise en Scene: Total:Character 12
Lighting 3
Soundtrack/Music 2
Location 3
Other 0
Our results have indicated that our participants believe character to be one of the most important conventions to establish in an opening sequence. We will consider this throughout the production of our final piece.
If any, what narration do you think is most appropriate for a thriller film opening sequence?
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If any, what narration do you think is most appropriate for a thriller film opening sequence?
Narration: Total:
Nothing/Silence 9
Faint Noises 3
Dialogue 5
Monologue 2
Voiceover 1
Other 0
Here, we can see that silence/nothing is the most popular choice. This will almost certainly be used as it is an effective way of creating tension; a key element in a successful opening thriller sequence.
What character do you think is best to establish in a thriller opening sequence?
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What character do you think is best to establish in a thriller opening sequence?
Character: Total:Flawed Female 7
Flawed Male 7
Female Villain 3
Male Villain 3
Here, our results for establishing character showed that people would prefer a flawed character, however answers showed equal for male and female characters. As a result, we will used a flawed protagonist, of an undecided gender as of yet.
How long do you think an effective opening sequence should last?
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5How long do you think an effective opening sequence should last?
Opening Sequence Time Suggestions: Total:Under 30 seconds 0
30-59 seconds 2
60-89 seconds 3
90-119 seconds 10
Over 119 seconds 5
Other 0
Considering the recommended time frame of 2 minutes for our opening sequence, and the vast manjority if participants suggesting 90-119, we will aim to create our opening sequence around 120 seconds (2 minutes) long. Despite the fact that some people suggested over 119 seconds, we must be careful that if we are to exceed the recommended time frame, that the storyline is not ruined and conventions are effective at their purpose.
