The document describes a questionnaire given to 100 people attending a cinema to determine audience expectations for horror and thriller films. The questionnaire asked about demographics, genre preferences, appropriate music and settings, expected characters, props, camera techniques, and narrative theories for each genre.

1. Horror /Thriller questionnaire
I decided that my film genre would be either a Thriller/ Horror In the sub genre of Slasher. I carried
out a questionnaire to discover what people would expect to see.
I went to the Odeon cinema in Norwich and gave the questionnaire to 100 people who were going to
see a horror/thriller.
What is your gender?
Male Female
What is your age?
10<20 20<30 30<40 40<50 50+
What genre do you prefer?
Thriller Horror Both
What genres of music do you think has best effect for a horror?
Rap Instrumental Opera Slow tempo Heavy metal Electronic
What genres of music do you think has best effect for a thriller?
Rap Instrumental Opera Slow tempo Heavy metal Electronic
What stock events would you expect to see in a Horror? Please explain.
What stock events would you expect to see in a Thriller? Please explain.
What stock characters would you expect to see in a Horror? Please explain.
What stock characters would you expect to see in a Thriller? Please explain.

2. Where do you think the best setting for a Thriller is? Please explain.
Where do you think the best setting for a Horror is? Please explain.
What props do you expect to see in a horror?
What props do you expect to see in a thriller?
How do you expect camera range to be used for effect in a horror? Please explain.
How do you expect camera range to be used for effect in a thriller? Please explain.
How do you expect the use of different camera angles to be used for effect?
What narrative theories do you expect to see?