FemaleMale

Gender

Sales

11 to 1415 to 17

Age groupsThese charts show my participants age and gender. From this I can see that I had a variety of male and females, therefore this means my data won’t be bias.

A class survey was carried out to help me construct a better understanding on how to do my Thriller movie opening. 31 participants took part in my survey, and from this I tallied up my results to help me conclude what they preferred the most. Therefore this gives me a better understanding of my audience’s preferences, then hopefully decide to apply these ideas to my thriller opening.

How often do you watch movies?

AlwaysOftenSometimesRarelyNever

This graph evidently shows that the majority of the participants watched a lot of movies. As a result of this, it makes my research more easier to conduct.

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?How often do you

watch Thriller movies?AlwaysOftenSometimesRarelyNever

From my data you can see that there are only a minority do not watch Thriller movies. This means that when I collect my data, the opinions on my open questions will be helpful as they are knowledgeable about the genre.

What Thriller sub-genre do you enjoy watching the most?Supernatural

Science-Fiction

Political

Psychological

Horror

Legal

Crime

Comedy

From my research I have conducted, it is evident that the most common choice of sub-genre is Psychological. When I do my Thriller opening I would take this into consideration.

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scenery

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Haunted house

Remote place

The woods

Cities

Coun-tryside

The graph is very equal with the choices, and there isn’t a minority or majority. In my open question, which follows this question, I asked why they think their chosen setting was appropriate? Cities was seen to be popular as they believed that a Thriller movie in a normal setting would be ominous and peculiar.

Open questions

Do you think having music in a Thriller movie is effective?

“Yes, I think by adding music in the movie adds suspense and is dramatic.”

“I think it is important to have music in a thriller movie as it leaves the viewer eager to find out what happens next.”

“I think by adding music in the movie sets the tone and atmosphere of a thriller film.”

In thriller movies do you think the trailer is effective and why?“I think the trailer is effective because it gives you a preview of the movie.”

“It is effective because you have a better understanding on what the movie is about.”