By using Survey Monkey on the internet, we were able to create an account and produce a survey for a range of audiences to complete. In total we managed to get around 15 people to fill it out who were of a variety of ages and gender. Along with the interviews which helped us by giving more of an idea of who to aim our thriller opening at. We collected a range of responses however some areas people chose similar answers which will help us identify our target audience and help us decide what story line our thriller should be. By sharing the our survey monkey questionnaire to social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr to select a variety of answers.
To help analyse the results, I have created graphs and collected the data from each question:
By including this question at the beginning of the survey, it helps us identify the age range in which the public are interested in thrillers. The pie chart shows that more teenagers took part in the survey than middle aged citizens. This helps us to establish the targeted age to aim our thriller opening at and what sub-genre to select.
From looking at the pie chart displaying the answers from 'What do you expect from a good film?', we can see that the majority of the people that we asked would watch a film if the storyline/plot interested them and it was a unique style. This indicates that we need to make sure that our thriller storyline needs to be unique and capture a majority of the audiences' eye.
We decided to ask the audience what Thriller would attract them the most as it will give us an idea of what sort of genre is most popular. For example, The Dark Knight which is known as a crime/action thriller, endured to keep the audience watching with the action-packed scenes, giving them an adrenaline rush. The Black Swan and Shutter Island were also popular choices which may establish that the people questioned, enjoy watching recent films rather than 1990's films like The Sixth Sense.
How would you describe a Thriller film?
- A dark twist that happens to either the main character or the supporting role.
- Eerie effects.
- Cliffhanger, mystery.
- Tense, exciting, mysterious characters and good music.
- Dark lighting, eerie effects, motivated cuts
- Eerie, a twist in the storyline, realistic
- Thrilling to watch- on edge of your seat.
- Dark lighting, fast paced storyline
- A story line which may be quite complex with some twists and good acting.
In this question, it seems that a lot of the people asked answered 'Different/unique storyline' which suggests to us that we need to create an original plot which isn't cliché and contrasts with other thrillers. Nobody selected 'Adventure' which shows that not everyone is excited about action and that they want a fast paced film which gets the adrenaline pumping from the start.
What makes a good Thriller opening in your opinion?
- A clear introduction to each main character and an introduction to his/her life.
- Camera angles and good music.
- Immediate action.
- Fast paced introduction, exciting action scenes and pulsating music/fast music.
- Introduction to characters, intense scenes and music, different camera angles to identify different/important aspects of the film/scene.
- The music.
- Building of tension.
- Camera angles.
- Starting with an action scene with different camera angles.
The majority of people in this question preferred a Psychological thriller which isn't that surprising as most thrillers involve a mind-twisting plot that captures the audiences' eye. Mystery and Action were also very popular which will help us to decide upon which sub-genre to pick as mystery provides an exciting plot for the audience, which will attract them.
In order to know what our target audience dislike about some current thriller films, we decided to ask them. The most popular answer was films 'ending with an anticlimax' which is very common in thrillers as they are hard to master the ending to compliment with the film. Also everyone would prefer a different ending, some people have different opinions about the film's ending. Another common aspect in thrillers is an unrealistic storyline which also seemed popular with the audience asked. So in our thriller we need to think carefully about the plot, for instance make sure that the storyline hasn't already been used and try not to make it cliché.
From the analysis of these particular questions, we have found that our target audience prefer more recent and popular films like The Dark Knight, Black Swan or Inception.They tend to interpret thrillers as being the majority of the time having unrealistic storylines but more ending with an anticlimax. The majority of people asked tend to enjoy more of a Psychological thriller rather than for example a Medical as the film is more enjoyable when it includes a mind-twisting, tense and mysterious plot.
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