After creating a questionnaire, we handed it out to a selection of 10 friends that said they would willingly complete the questionnaire. We did this so that we could gain an insight into what makes a good thriller.
Most people that we gave our questionnaire to said that they liked horror thrillers the most (with 'action' and 'crime' the second favourite). We found that most people associate dark colours with a thriller film and expect to see rapid chase scenes and points in the film that excite the audience.
Out of the people who chose horror thriller, all said that they would expect mainly night scenes and some of the locations suggested were a forest or a run down mansion. These are both locations that we have previously thought about and therefore backs up our opinion that these would be a good place to film.
7/10 participants said that they would expect a thriller to be rated 15, with one saying 12 and two saying 18. This has helped us gain an insight into the general ratings of a thriller, although a judgement can only fully be made once the film has actually been produced because we cannot dictate how scary the scenes are going to be until they have been edited. It is important that we get the rating right because it could upset and distress younger people if rated incorrectly.
A selection of answers for question 7 asking if the opening scenes of a thriller is important are; "It set's the tone" and "Makes viewers ask quesiton's". Both of these points are very valid and we aim to achieve both of these as some of our main goals in the clip. Also, everyone said suspense is important in a thriller because it keeps people wanting to watch the film. It is imperitive that we also achieve this because if people get bored within the first few minutes they will not want to watch the whole film.
Thomas Steer
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