1. Preliminary questionnaire results
We carried out a questionnaire on who we
thought would be our target audience for our
preliminary film.
The following are the results of this
questionnaire.

2. How old Are You ?
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15 - 20 21 - 30
We thought are main audience would be the younger generation, between 15 and
30. We chose this age group because they are of an age to be mature enough to
watch our film and of the age where thrillers are exiting and appreciated.

3. What is your gender ?
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Male Female
Most of the people we questioned were male. This is because thrillers are
typically more gritty than other film genres and so more targeted at the male
demographic.

4. What is your ethnicity
All of the people questioned stated they were white/British. If we were to carry
out the survey again we would likely try and find people of varied ethnicities so
we could see if that had any effect on the results we obtained. This is because
different ethnicities may have different morals and views.

5. What is your class would you say you fall
into ?
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Upper Middle Lower
Most of the people questioned said they were middle class. This means we
should focus our film towards a more educated audience. Our film may be more
complex so that it is enjoyable and not predictable. If it was predictable then the
more educated audience would be bored by it and therefore not enjoy it.
However, this doesn’t mean we can’t foreshadow the plot.

6. Do you enjoy violence in films, video
games etc. ?
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Yes Partially No
Half of the people questioned said they do enjoy violence in films/video games, a
third said they partially enjoyed it and the lowest answer was ‘No’, that they don’t
enjoy violence. This suggests to us that our film should include violence but not
excessive amounts.

7. Do you enjoy action ?
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Yes Partially No
All of the participants stated that they do enjoy action. We should amend our film
slightly because although it does include action it’s only one significant bit at the
end of the scene. We should consider adding more scenes of action if it doesn’t
negatively effect our plot.

8. Do you play video games and if so which
do you play ?
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Sports FPS RPG Adventure I don’t play
games
Most of the people questioned said they do play video games. The video game titles
they mentioned fit into the categories above which are mainly all exiting, action-
packed genres. This is good for us as it shows the audience enjoy playing thriller type
video games, which include lots of action and violence, and therefore should enjoy
watching thriller films.

9. What TV shows do you enjoy ?
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Drama Thriller Comedies
The TV shows people mainly watched were dramas, however, dramas can
sometimes merge into the thriller category. From these results it’s apparent we
should include more drama/emotion into our preliminary film as this may be
what the audience enjoys and wants to see.

10. How often do you watch films ?
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Once a week + One to Three One to Eleven Never
a month per year
Overall, our target audience seem to watch films quite regularly. This is
beneficial for us because it means they like watching films and want to watch
them whenever they have a chance. This means they would likely be happy
to watch ours.

11. How do you get the films you watch ?
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Download Streaming Retailer TV
Most people still get their films the classic way, from a retailer. This means a
DVD release would likely be the most successful. However, with online
streaming, such as Netflix, becoming more and more popular (as evident
from Blockbuster going bust in America because of online streaming
popularity) we should consider an online release to reach a bigger audience.

12. What are your favourite genres of films ?
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Thriller Horror Comedy Sci-Fi Romance
Thriller is the most popular genre of film amongst our target audience, this is
what we expected to see. Also, you can have horror-thrillers and Sci-Fi-thrillers
which further increases the potential audience. Overall our preliminary should
be in the thriller genre.