The answers to Our focus group questions.

1. Focus group analysis
Fern Disney, Kaya Dalton, Megan Byrne.

2. 1. What do you feel about the
idea of dolls in a film?
1. It’s quite creepy
2. I don’t like it it’s scary.
3. Interesting concept as not that many films have used
this idea.
4. Known for being scary
5. Good idea and scary.

3. 2.What do you think about our
storyline?
1. It’s good as you have taken the innocence of dolls and
childhood and turned it to be really scary and creepy.
2. I really like it as it’s quite different.
3. Sounds interesting and good to watch.
4. I really like the idea of the jump cuts.
5. It’s quite simplistic and that’s going to make it better.

4. 3. What type of music puts
you on edge?
1. Piano sound effects.
2. Slow, dark music.
3. Music box. Children nursery rhymes
4. Nursery rhymes.
5. Something innocent.

5. 4. What is your opinion of horror films
with or without blood?
1. With blood
2. Without blood
3. Less blood for our idea.
4. No preference.
5. Without blood.

6. 5. Physically jump or
psychologically thrilling?
1. Psychologically thrilling has a lasting effect.
2. Psychologically thrilling better storylines
3. Both, more interesting
4. Both.
5. Both as it makes you remember more.

7. 6.What do you expect from a
horror film?
1. Have a lasting effect.
2. Villains
3. Not expected.
4. Paranormal
5. Make audience jump.

8. 7.Do you think if we were to film the dolls and edit
it as if an old fashioned way it would seem scary?
1. Yes, Victorian feel to it.
2. Yes, it will build more tension.
3. Yes but not too heavy as it will over do it a bit.
4. Don’t over do it.
5. I think it will make it creepy.

9. 8. What do you think we should
include on our doll to be scarier?
1. Rosy cheeks/ button eyes.
2. Drawn teardrops.
3. Cracked dolls face.
4. At first have the doll perfect, and as the film
progresses show more cracks.
5. Glassy eyes.

10. 9. What do you think we could
include to build up tension?
1. Nursery rhymes.
2. Children.
3. Like the woman in black.
4. Children
5. Music in the background.

11. 10. Screaming or Nursery
Rhymes?
1. Nursery Rhymes.
2. Nursery Rhymes.
3. Nursery Rhymes.
4. Nursery Rhymes.
5. Nursery Rhymes.