1. Now that I have hosted my viewing and
collected, collated and analysed the data present
in the answers of the questionnaires, I can share
them with you! Enjoy!

2. Question 1: What do you
expect to happen in the
continuation of our thriller?

3. • When analysing the answers to this question, I found they
generally split into these four areas; additional
kidnappings, the girls being murdered, the Brownie Leader
being killed in revenge and other ideas.
• The plot for my film was not fully defined, but it included
all three of the detailed categories guessed by the viewers
The fact that my audience could identify the direction in
which my film was headed meant that I had set up a strong
storyline in these two and a half minutes.
• In addition, considering how the opening title sequence to
my thriller ends on a cliff-hanger, I had hoped it would be
thought-provoking. These results indicate that my audience
was able to develop their own interpretations and
conclusions regarding the sequence, thus this is a success
Question 1: What do you expect to
happen in the continuation of our
thriller?

4. Question 2: Which shots
created the most suspense for
you?

5.  When analysing the results to this question, I
grouped the answers as many of them were the
same. I view this as a positive result as this
indicates that I have created a variety of
effective shots, including some really strong ones
and the audience have understood my intentions
clearly. The vast number of suspenseful shots is
also important as the main aims of our thriller are
to build suspense and increase tension.
Question 2: Which shots created the
most suspense for you?

6. Question 3: Was the use of
the children’s lullaby effective
in building tension?

7. Question 3: Was the use of the
children’s lullaby effective in building
tension?
• I had hoped that this strategic choice of song
would help build tension in my film as when used
correctly sound can be one of the best ways to
create suspense. Therefore it was such a relief to
receive this result, that the majority of
respondents agreed that the use of a lullaby was
effective, although I had hoped it would be higher.
Therefore, I hope that with an older audience this
will be appreciated more and agree that this helps
to create an eerie atmosphere in the title sequence
and the specific scenes the song is played over.

8. Question 4: Did the film’s
theme reach you at a personal
level?

9.  If not for the fact that I knew this film was aimed at a very
different audience to the one I showed my opening title
sequence to and received the following results, I may have
been very worried. However, my target audience consists of
parents and volunteers in the Scouting and GirlGuiding
movements and therefore I assumed it would be less
effective on teenagers.
 I am actually surprised that my film affected teenagers as
much as it did, this was not a result I had anticipated. This is
very important as my aim was to reach my audience on a
personal, emotional level, rather than a shallow, distant level
as some other thrillers do.
 Of course, the people affected by this most will be those
involved in the Girlguide or Scouting movements, either as
Question 4: Did the film’s theme
reach you at a personal level?

10. Question 5: Do you feel the
individual scenes were played
for too long?

11. Question 5: Do you feel the individual
scenes were played for too long?
 Having initially had a lot of extra footage that I then
spent hours cutting down in order to fit it into the 2-
3 minute time slot, this was a big concern for me.
 Therefore it was a relief to find that the majority
(87%) of my audience believed the duration of time
for which the shots remained on screen in my final
piece were not too long.
 Some shots were intentionally long in order to build
tension, but nobody commented on this, which may
indicate that they were too engrossed in the film to
notice! An example of this is the silhouette
scene, which was highly effective in creating suspense
before her entrance to the children’s tent.

12. Question 6: Were having
children as objects of focus
more frightening than adults?

13. Question 6: Were having children as
objects of focus more frightening
than adults?
 This was the one fundamental question on which my
entire film is based. Therefore, the fact that 96% of
answers were in my favour; children as objects of
focus are very frightening. I believe this is due to
their inherent innocence and therefore vulnerability.
Considering how my film is aimed at adults, the fact
that it scares students denotes that it will affect an
older audience even more so!
 If the results had been different, I would have
seriously considered making drastic changes to my
film, or in the least undertaken significantly more
market research to ensure that my target audience
appreciated the choice of presenting children as

14. Question 7: Were the
transitions between scenes
conducive to the overall
atmosphere of the film?

15. Question 7: Were the transitions
between scenes conducive to the
overall atmosphere of the film?
 Out of the many transitions available, Nicole and I
had to handpick the most appropriate effects to
employ in our thriller. This was vital as if we were to
use transitions that were not in theme with our
film, this could have disrupted the overall atmosphere
we were trying to create.
 Therefore the results of this question are positive as
they indicate we chose correctly, and of the 11% of
responses that did not think the transitions
contributed to the atmosphere, over half indicated
that this was because they were indifferent to the
transitions. I see this as a positive result because it

16. Question 8: Can you recognise
conventions of a psychological
thriller within our film?

17. Question 8: Can you recognise
conventions of a psychological
thriller within our film?

18. Question 8: Can you recognise
conventions of a psychological thriller
within our film?
 Most readers commented on the fact that we included an
older stalker going after younger, vulnerable children, in
addition to the authentic location, menacing music and low-
key lighting. Other details such as the fact that our theme
relates directly to an audience, and that certain areas of the
narrative are not explicit were also picked up on, most
impressively.
 A total of 52% of viewers also commented on the fact that
the stalker in our film was a woman, rather than the
expected man.
 I was really impressed that so many people picked up on and
specifically mentioned the detail of the silhouette shot
taken from inside the tent; not only does this mean that we

19. Question 8: Can you recognise
conventions of a psychological thriller
within our film?
 I have created two charts to reflect the two
parts to this question, the first shows the
unanimous positive answer, that the conventions
were clear to everyone, and the second, a more
detailed description of what people saw.

20. Question 8: Can you recognise
conventions of a psychological thriller
within our film?
 The fact that my thriller follows so many
conventions of a psychological thriller means that
it’s genre is easily identifiable. While I did
challenge specific conventions, my audience could
recognise those followed, important as if a film is
too difficult to understand, people are likely to lose
interest in it.

21. Question 9: Did you find the
mise-en-scene effective in
increasing the thrill of the
film?

22. Question 9: Did you find the mise-en-
scene effective in increasing the thrill
of the film?
 Whilst all responses indicated that the mise-en-scene
was highly effective in increasing the thrill of our
film, I found that an overwhelming number of
participants found the convincing set and costuming
was more conducive than the props were.
 I am inclined to believe that this is because we did not
stage a killing scene, and only included one scene that
required the use of props that are directly thriller
related, that of the Leader putting the girls to sleep
with chloroform. I am therefore very pleased that
audience members picked up on this in their answers.

23. Question 9: Did you find the mise-en-
scene effective in increasing the thrill
of the film?
 The audience’s recognition of the importance of
the mise-en-scene in increasing the film’s thrill is
very important, especially considering the amount
of time Nicole and I spent on it during filming.
 I had to enlist the help of others in order that
Nicole and I could construct our own set. This
demonstrates the hard work we put into creating
the perfect mise-en-scene, so I am glad this was
understood and appreciated by the audience.

24. Question 10: What is your
view on the use of titles in our
film? Were the font and
colour effective?

25. Question 10: What is your view on the
use of titles in our film? Were the
font and colour effective?
 For this question, I again categorised the answers I
received into four areas; font, colour, size, and
position. I was pleased to receive very detailed
answers to this question, which lead me to create the
detailed table.
 Overall the results were very promising, and despite
the fact that some pointed out that they would have
expected black or red for the colour and a bigger
size, they still appreciated that the chosen
colour, style, etc. was all very well suited to the film
and were effective, as I had hoped.
 One response even commented that the simplicity of

26. Due to the fact that, for the most of it, the
answers to the questionnaires were positive, I
have decided that I will not be making further
edits to my opening title sequence as I do not feel
this is necessary.

27. By: Rachel Gibson