In order to identify and appeal to my target market I

conducted a research into what appeal to them. To do

this I created a short questionnaire of 10 questions.

Gender

Male Female

Age

11 to 13 14 to 16 17 to 2122 +

Do you enjoy watching Thriller Movies?

YesNoSometimes/Maybe

I carried out this research to find out how many people enjoy watching thriller movies. From my results the majority of my sample said that they did enjoy watching thriller movies. Whereas a few people said they didn’t or only sometimes/maybe.

What is your favourite thriller sub-genre?

Action Conspiracy Crime Comedy Erotic Legal Horror Psychological Techno Romantic Sci-fiPolitical Supernatural

I carried out this research to find out peoples favourite sub-genres. From my results I have a varied range of answers. However psychological and action were the most popular. Therefore when doing my thriller opening I will consider using the sub-genre of psychological or action as this is the most common amongst my research.

What types of props interests you in a thriller movie?

Dolls/ToysKnives/GunsScary Masks/ Makeup

I carried out this research to find out what types of props interests people in a thriller movie. From my results the most popular is knives and guns. Thus in my thriller opening I would include knives or guns due to this research, it would create a sense of destruction which is evident as a thriller convention.

Who would you prefer to be the villain?

Male Female

I carried out this research to find out who people prefer to be the villain. From this result the most popular is male. Hence in my thriller opening I would include a male figure that could supposedly be the antagonist.

What is your favourite film?

The Silence of the LambsSeven Shutter Island Inception The Dark Knight Trilogy

I carried out this research to find out what peoples favourite films are. Since this has given me a varied range of results, though the most popular ones are The Dark Knight Trilogy and The Silence of the Lambs. From this research I would watch the opening of the movie and consider parts of the movie to include into my thriller opening. So I have different concepts that I could include into my opening.

What type of music would expect to hear in a thriller movie?

Classical Nursery Rhymes Rock

I carried out this research to find out what type of music would be expected in a thriller movie. The most common one was nursery rhymes. This may be because of the psychological nature as you wouldn’t assume adults to listen to nursery rhymes. This would also tie in well with the psychological sub-genre.

What things interests you in a thriller movie?

Music/Sound effects Dialogue Special effects Lighting

I carried out this research to find out what things interest the audience in a thriller movie. From this result the most popular is music/sound effects. As a result I will consider using a lot more music/sound effects in my thriller openining to intrigue my target market.