Questionnaire Analysis

Questionnaire Analysis

 

In the results from my questionnaire I have found that most people watch between 1 and 3 films each week. A majority of the films watched by the people who answered my questionnaire were thriller films. This shows that thrillers are still popular viewing. My results also found that the most memorable thrillers tended to be action thrillers such as Die Hard and James Bond. This suggests that the most effective thriller films have plenty of action to keep the audience enthralled and entertained.

 

I also found out that the most popular setting for a thriller is an urban setting. This reflects that the most popular sub-genre of thriller in my questionnaire was an action thriller. Action thrillers are often set in an urban setting as it is more believable for car chases and crimes to take place in an urban setting.  Another popular choice of setting was a rural setting. This type of setting lends itself to supernatural thrillers as the idea of remoteness and loneliness often plays a part in supernatural thrillers and horror thrillers.

 

I asked people what they though made a successful thriller opening the most common answer I got was suspense. I think that people said suspense as it would make them want to watch on and find out what happens in the film. Another answer I found interesting was a dual narrative. A dual narrative would set the scene for the film and would also introduce key characters at an early stage. One person also answered that keeping identity hidden during the opening would create suspense. This would also make the audience want to watch the rest of the film in order to find out who these characters are and why their identities are kept hidden from the viewer.

 

Taking all the feedback into account I have decided produce an opening for an action/crime thriller. The opening will be a dual narrative between a victim and a villain. The scene will cross cut between the two characters. The victim will be walking on his own. For this part I will use some high angle shots to show vulnerability and will also show the villains car in the background. I will cross cut to villain driving down a country lane in a remote place. For this I will use fast paced editing to show a sense of urgency and speed.