The document contains responses from a questionnaire about horror movie preferences. Respondents were asked about their demographics, how much they like horror movies on a scale of 1 to 10, what aspects of horror movies appeal to them like the storyline, tension and suspense. They were also asked about their preferences for horror movie trailers including what they want to see like hints about the story and scary characters, expected camerawork like close-ups and tracking shots, sound expectations like dramatic music and screaming, fast-paced editing, and mise-en-scene expectations like low key lighting, weapons and isolated settings.

1. Questionnaire Results

2. Are you male or female?

3. How old are you?

4. On a scale of 1 to 10, (10 being really like), how
much do you like horror movies?

5. What about horror movies appeals to you?
The filming style and use of technical element
to produce an eerie and horrific feeling
The storyline They're scary
The tension and suspense building, not
knowing what to expect, action, creepy
characters
The way in which they scare you and make you
scared

6. Do you watch horror movie trailers?

7. What do you want to see in a horror movie
trailer?
A range of shots that show elements of the
film without revealing the initial plot
Low key lighting and scary characters
Hints into the story, fast pace clips, tension
build-up
Montage, a lot of action, something scary
Scenes that make you jump out your seat
Build up in suspense
The main parts of the movie, the main scary
bits and the main characters

8. What camerawork would you expect to see in a
horror movie trailer? (E.g. shot types,
movements)
Fast paced movements, close-ups, wide shots,
establishing shots and long shots as well as low
angles and high angles
They should use close up shots and tracking
Close up, wide shot, over the shoulder shots
Fast movements, glitches, eye-line match,
point of view shot to help feel engaged within
the story
Fast movement
Close ups
Tracking, close ups , high angle , low angle

9. What types of sound do you expect to be in a
horror trailer? (E.g. dialogue, music)
Non-diegetic sound that is fast paced as well as
enhanced diegetic sound
Dramatic music, tension building non diegetic
Panicked conversations, creepy music to build
on tension
Hardly any dialogue, should use background
sound
Dramatic non-diegetic music. Bangs and crashes
Non diegetic, limited dialogue Screaming

10. What editing would you expect to see in a
horror movie trailer? (E.g. fast/slow pace)
Fast paced, continuity editing CGI, cross cutting, fast paced editing, shot
reverse shot
Fast paced editing to add to the tension
Fast pace
Fade to blacks and fast pace cutting
A mixture of fast and slow paced editing to build
up tension

11. What mise-en-scene would you expect to see in
a horror movie? (E.g. props, costume, lighting,
setting)
A range of props such as weapons and
tools. costume that relates to the
genre of the film such as fashionable
clothing for a teen horror. I would
expect lighting to be mostly low-key. I
would expect the setting to be isolated
and run down
Low key lighting, weapons,
woodland/abandoned
Weapons, blood, low-key lighting, abandoned
house, family home(audience can relate to)
Realistic setting, low key lighting, realistic
clothing
Weapons props, dark sinister costume, low key
lighting, old haunted house
Blood, costumes
Low key lighting, pale makeup, weapons, dark
atmosphere