For my Media work

1. Questionnaire
I asked 20 questions to a person from my target audience (Ellen) and got her answers to the
questions, but i also asked 8 yes or no questions to a group of my target audience.
My 20 Questions
1. Dose the gender of the main character bother you?
2. Why do you feel that way?
3. Do you think the film opening is important to the film?
4. What do you like about film openings?
5. Do you prefer if the film opening introduces the main character or the story line?
6. What do you expect to be in a film opening?
7. What’s your favourite film opening?
8. And why do you like it?
9. What’s your favourite film genre?
10. Why is it your favourite?
11. Do you like the Supernatural thriller genre?
12. Why do you feel this way towards it?
13. What would you expect to be in a Supernatural thriller?
14. What would you like to be in a Supernatural thriller?
15. What would you expect to see in the opening of a Supernatural thriller movie?
16. Do you think the title of a film has to tell you about the storyline?
17. Do you think foreshowing could be used in the opening of a film?
18. If foreshadowing was used would you still want to see the movie to the end?
19. Do you think music is important is the opening of a movie?
20. What kind of music would you expect to find in the opening of a Supernatural
thriller?
Ellen’s Answers
1. No.
2. 2. Well it’s still a human.
3. 3. Yes.
4. 4. Adds mystery.
5. 5. Main character.
6. 6. A story beginning, or something you'll only get at the end.
7. 7. Harry Potter's.
8. 8. Every film starts the same way, beginning, logo and spookiness, carries on.
9. 9. Sci-fi/Fantasy.
10. 10. I like going off into my own world.
11. 11. Depends how gory and scary.
12. 12. I'm a wimp.
13. 13. Death, possession, murder, crazy things.
14. 14. Possession, like the devil and such
15. 15. Maybe a death.
16. 16. A little, but not enough to give the plot away.
17. 17. Yes.
18. 18. A surprise twists perhaps?
19. 19. yes, gives it suspense.
20. Orchestra

2. These are the 8 questions that i asked a group of 20 of my target audience.
Question Yes No
(Storyline) (Character)
Dose the gender of the main character bother you? 3 17
Do you think the film opening is important to the film? 16 4
Do you prefer if the film opening introduces the main character or the story line? 8 12
Do you like the Supernatural thriller genre? 11 9
Do you think the title of a film has to tell you about the storyline? 4 16
Do you think foreshowing could be used in the opening of a film? 10 10
If foreshadowing was used would you still want to see the movie to the end? 7 13
Do you think music is important is the opening of a movie? 19 1
From the information i have gather from my questionnaires, i think that my film and opening will fit
rather well with the supernatural thriller genre and what people expect from it. But i will need
to be careful that i do not relieve the whole story through the foreshowing i plan to use,
quick shots and close ups maybe bested used for my opening. I am still going to keep my
main character a girl because girls are more known for innocents. Also my opening will
introduce the main character and the basic storyline. I will have to find that fine line
between thriller and horror with my movie, from it being a bit startling to it being very
scary.