This document contains responses from multiple people to questions about a proposed western film. Several respondents said they would be interested in watching the film because it has a modern twist on the western genre while still including stereotypical western elements. They said the mystery around why the town is called Novella and the inclusion of gangs makes the storyline intriguing. Respondents expected to see typical western props like hats and guns in both the film and trailer, along with suspenseful music and shots to build intrigue.

1. Questionnaire Answers

2. How old are you?

3. Are you Male or Female?

4. Are you currently employed?

5. Which of these best describes the chief
income earners job in your household?

6. How often do you go to the cinema

7. What genre was the last film you saw
at the cinema?

8. Are you a fan of Western styled films?

9. What do you think about our
storyline?
• 'Good, got a stereotypical western storyline with a
modern twist, intriguing to audience and captivates
them in a way that no other western film does, it
satisfies my western needs'
• 'Its good. The fact you don't know why is interesting
and creates element of mystery. Like that it shows
history of town'
• 'A good interesting storyline, stereotypical of a
western’
• ‘Ok but needs a bit more developing/ more detail’
• ‘Sounds interesting and different to other films’

10. Is this a film you would watch? What
makes it interesting?
• 'I like the idea of it being modern, the thought of it
being in a more modern time compared to other
western films. I would go to watch this film'
• 'I would watch it, makes it interesting because not too
much info is revealed'
• 'Yes. Like the idea of gangs being in it and I want to
know why the town is called novella’
• ‘No I personally find western films to stereotypical. Like
the idea of the storyline though’
• ‘I like that it’s a modern twist on an older style film. Yes
I’d like to see the film’

11. What would you like to see in the
trailer?
• 'Typical western things- tumbleweeds
everywhere, hats, guns'
• 'Snapshots of what goes on in town during
regular day then all the action'
• 'Close up shots, suspense, fast pace, intense’
• ‘The title. Some action sequences or shots’
• ‘Enough info to reveal some of the storyline
but not too much’

12. What do you expect to see in a
Western?
• 'Hats and guns, main protagonist, fight scenes'
• 'Old barn. Typical setting but jazz it up a bit.
The boss that no one talks to- mystery
character'
• 'Guns and shot outs, typical rivalry’
• ‘Some sort of revenge or fighting. Sepia effect
and typical props’
• ‘Lots of intense close ups to build suspense.
Main character is a hero/ villain’