Audience Research

Sample Questionnaire 

1. What age category do you fit into?

16-18, 19-24, 25-30, 10-35, 36-40, 41- 45, 46+, 


2. Are you male or female? _______________________________


3.What thriller sub genres do you prefer? (Please circle as many as apply)

Action 
Spy
Romantic 
Psychological
Crime 
Supernatural
Drama 
Political
Medical 
Other


4. What do you look for in terms of story with a thriller? – E.g. Twists, 



5. How much gore do you expect to see in a thriller?



6. What do you like about the thriller genre? (Please circle as many as apply) 

Confusion
Suspense
Hero vs. Villain
Twist
Cliff Hangers
Mystery
Danger 


7. How do you think a good thriller should open? (Please tick one)
Death
Chase 
Everyday Life 
Flashback 
Other

We chose these questions based on the information we wished to receive from the audience. Firstly we used the questionnaire to establish who are target audience was. Based in the fact we had decided to make a film classed as a 15 certificate we came to the conclusion that the people surveyed should be older than 15. We also used this questionnaire to see which sub genres of are most popular and which conventions of Thriller they most prefer to see. From this we can evaluate our ideas and make improvements based on our research.

Results