The document summarizes the results of a pre-questionnaire given to 20 members of the public about their preferences for thriller films. Key results include: - Males were slightly more interested in thrillers than females. - The majority of respondents were aged 15-17, showing thrillers appeal most to that age group. - Over 75% watch thrillers sometimes. Inception was the most popular thriller listed. - Respondents enjoyed the suspense element of thrillers most. - A female lead was a preferred main role, matching the film's lead. - Respondents agreed the film title Haunted was appropriate and the 15 age rating was suitable. - Most

1. Graphs for media Results from the pre-questionnaire By Hannah Whittall

2. What gender are you? Male= 11 Female=9 We asked 20 members of the public what gender they were to see which were more interested in horror/thriller films, our results show males were more interested as 11 males answered compared to 9 females, however there wasn’t a big difference between both so it shows our sequence appeals to both genders.

3. What age category do you fit within? 15-17= 13 18-21=5 22 and over = 2 These results show that out of the 20 people that took this questionnaire majority of them were aged 15-17, showing horror/ thriller films are more popular with 15-17 year olds than any other ages. Our target audience is aimed at people 15+ so these results show we should make sure our sequence appeals to this age group.

4. How often do you watch thriller film? All the time= 5 Sometimes= 15 Never= 0 These results show that more 75% of the 20 people that took this questionnaire watch thriller films sometimes.

5. If so what thrillers appeal to you the most from below? The pulp fiction=6 The dark knight=2 Inception=12 These results show the most popular thriller is inception; we can try adding some elements from inception to ours to make sure our audience enjoys ours just as much

6. What do you enjoy most about thrillers? Violence=2 Storyline/Narrative=3 Suspense=12 Characters=3 These results show that most people look for suspense in thrillers. This helps us to know that we need to put suspense into our sequence to suit our audience’s entertainment preferences.

7. Do you prefer to watch a male lead as main role or female? Male=6 Female=13 Either=1 Over half of the 20 people who took the questionnaire preferred to watch female as the main role in a thriller film, this is a good result as our main role is a female in our sequence.

8. Do you believe Haunted is an appropriate name for our supernatural thriller film? Yes = 18 No = 2 These results show that we chose the right name for our thriller and our audience thinks it suitable.

9. After reading the synopsis which age certification do you think Haunted is most suitable for? 15=16 12A=0 18+=4 The results show our audience agrees that the age certificate for haunted should be 15, so we should keep it.

10. After reading our synopsis and script do you believe it is easy to establish that our film is a thriller? Yes=15 No=5 75% said it was easy to establish that our film is a thriller which shows we understood our genre enough to put enough elements of that genre in our sequence for it to be noticeable and clear.

11. What are the conventions you look for in a thriller? Twist=7 Mysteries/Enigmas=8 Realistic locations=2 Believable heroes=4 These results show that the favourite conventions are twists and mysteries/enigmas; we don’t have time to show a twist in the sequence as its only 2 minutes long however there will be a mysterious side including a tense atmosphere. .

12. Would you watch our film after reading the script? Yes=16 No=4 These results show a good sign that majority people will watch out film after reading our script, and that the script is interesting and entertaining enough for our audience.