1. Questionnaire
A group of AS media students are conducting this questionnaire for our coursework, please fill this
out honestly and all your answers will be kept confidential.
1) Gender: male female
2) Age: under 14 15-17 18-25 26+
3) Ethnicity: White British White Other Black British Black Other Indian Asian
Pakistani Asian Asian other please state other....................................................
4) Would you class yourself as: Heterosexual Bisexual Homosexual
5) What are your Parents professions?
Mother ...................................... Father ..................................................
Other ................................................................................................
6) What is your favourite thriller and give a brief reason:
7) Do you believe it is the narrative of a film or the technical conventions such as lighting and
camera angles that create a good thriller?
The Narrative Technical Conventions
8) What is your favourite thriller sub-genre: Horror Political Psychological Crime and
Investigation Action Other
9) What kind of storylines do you prefer?
Linier (scenes in chronological order) Non Linier (scenes in random order)
10) Do you prefer thrillers scenes with blood or no blood? Blood No Blood Both
11) Which category(s) do you fall in out of the following? Full Time Education Part Time
Education Part Time Employment Full Time Employment
12) What would you prefer in a thriller film: more action, or more dialogue?
More Action More Dialogue Both