QUESTIONARE
We conducted a questionnaire to find out what audiences look for in a horror trailer. We asked a range of ages between 15 and 20 as these are the primary audience horror are targeted at.
Robbie Powell (RP)
Matthew Stevens (MS)
Joe Phillips (JP)
Alex Ferrari (AF)
Liam Ednie (LE)
Matthew Stevens (MS)
Joe Phillips (JP)
Alex Ferrari (AF)
Liam Ednie (LE)
1. How old are you?
15 - RP
20 - JP
17 - MS
16 - AF
18 - LE
2. What subgenres of horror are you most interested in watching?
A - Comedy Horror RP, MS, LE
B - Slasher RP
C - Psychological Horror AF
D - Supernatural RP, JP
E - Teen
F - Zombie MS, LE
G - Survival Horror MS, AF
H - Sci-fi Horror JP, LE
I - Religious Horror JP
J - Gothic
3. Would it scare you more if the villain was a realistic or improbable character? E.G. If the character is human or monster?
A - Human RP, JP, MS, AF, LE
B - Monster
4. What's the scariest film you've ever seen?
Halloween - RP, MS
Woman in Black - JP
Saw - AF
The Exorcist - LE
5. What's you worst fear?
Drowning / Dying Alone - RP
Needles - JP
Being in Deep Water - MS
Being Tortured - AF
Heights - LE
6. What key elements of a trailer attract you most to go and see a film
A - Sound MS, AF
B - Directors MS
C - Production Companies
D - Actors RP, LE
E - Special Effects JP, AF
F - Gore AF
G - Editing MS
7. Would a trailer with suggestive horror entice you more than one with blatant gore?
A - I prefer to see the gore RP, AF, LE
B - I prefer suggested gore JP, MS
8. Would a film appeal to you more if the protagonist were around your age?
A - Yes AF, LE
B - No
C - Doesn't Matter RP, JP, MS
9. What plot line interest you most?
A - The corruption of children JP
B - Collapse of social formation MS
C - Psychopathic murderer RP, MS
D - Torture AF, LE
E - Fear of the unknown JP
F - Invasion of the earth JP, MS
G - Time running out LE
H - End of civilisation JP
10. Do you think incorporation old fashioned styles ( such as black and white, or a silent film) into a contemporary horror film could be effective?
A - Yeah, I think this could work MS, AF
B - No, stick to modern conventions RP, JP, LE
15 - RP
20 - JP
17 - MS
16 - AF
18 - LE
2. What subgenres of horror are you most interested in watching?
A - Comedy Horror RP, MS, LE
B - Slasher RP
C - Psychological Horror AF
D - Supernatural RP, JP
E - Teen
F - Zombie MS, LE
G - Survival Horror MS, AF
H - Sci-fi Horror JP, LE
I - Religious Horror JP
J - Gothic
3. Would it scare you more if the villain was a realistic or improbable character? E.G. If the character is human or monster?
A - Human RP, JP, MS, AF, LE
B - Monster
4. What's the scariest film you've ever seen?
Halloween - RP, MS
Woman in Black - JP
Saw - AF
The Exorcist - LE
5. What's you worst fear?
Drowning / Dying Alone - RP
Needles - JP
Being in Deep Water - MS
Being Tortured - AF
Heights - LE
6. What key elements of a trailer attract you most to go and see a film
A - Sound MS, AF
B - Directors MS
C - Production Companies
D - Actors RP, LE
E - Special Effects JP, AF
F - Gore AF
G - Editing MS
7. Would a trailer with suggestive horror entice you more than one with blatant gore?
A - I prefer to see the gore RP, AF, LE
B - I prefer suggested gore JP, MS
8. Would a film appeal to you more if the protagonist were around your age?
A - Yes AF, LE
B - No
C - Doesn't Matter RP, JP, MS
9. What plot line interest you most?
A - The corruption of children JP
B - Collapse of social formation MS
C - Psychopathic murderer RP, MS
D - Torture AF, LE
E - Fear of the unknown JP
F - Invasion of the earth JP, MS
G - Time running out LE
H - End of civilisation JP
10. Do you think incorporation old fashioned styles ( such as black and white, or a silent film) into a contemporary horror film could be effective?
A - Yeah, I think this could work MS, AF
B - No, stick to modern conventions RP, JP, LE
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This Questionnaire so far has revealed that the people who completed are questionnaire being 17-19 year olds, would like to see a more suggestive horror in which is aimed at younger people and that challenge the stereotypical media conventions. The questionnaire also shows how they want to see a horror in which is aimed more around plot than anything else. However, we did find people would rather have more f a comedic horror rather than the traditional slasher. It also shows how people would rather have an antagonist in which is human rather than monster and have the antagonist use methods to kill such as torture, burning,heights and drowning.