Questionnaire results

This response showed a teenage girl to be more ralatable in the film. Comments we recieved were that a female would be more vulnerable, therefore it would add to the suspense of the trailer. As our teaser trailer is a psycological horror, our target audience are teenagers.

This question presented a fairly even split in the response, however explicit violence is slightly preferred. We will therefore aim to have explicit voilence in our teaser trailer, if possible, but it won't be a huge drawback if we are unable to because a lot of people asked voted for suggested violence.

 

This result is reassuring as we had already decided that our psychological thriller would tackle the theme of claustrophobia, using a coffin setting.

The results show that the majority would feel more intrigued by the teaser trailer if the narrative was left unexplained, so we will reveal as little of it as possible.

Clearly, the results show that almost everyone agreed that diegetic sound heightens intensity. Therefore, we will use mostly diegetic sound in the more intense parts of our trailer and probably mostly non-diegetic in the calmer parts.

Handheld shots appear popular in action scenes, so we will aim to include some in our trailer. However, many people also said 'sometimes' they like them- presumably they don't like handheld shots that look bad, so we won't include ours if they aren't good.



Questionnaire

Media Studies Questionnaire


1. Who would you relate to/sympathise with as a main character?

- Teenage girl

- Teenage boy

- Middle aged character

- Child character



2. Do you prefer suggested or explicit violence?

- Explicit

- Suggested



3. Do you think a coffin scene will induce a sense of claustrophobia?

- Yes

- No



4. Would you feel more intrigued by a teaser trailer if the narrative was left unexplained?

- Yes

- No



5. Do you think the use of diegetic sound heightens the intensity of a scene?

- Yes

- No



6. Do you like the use of handheld shots in action scenes?

- Yes

- No

- Sometimes

Benefits and constraints of horror and British drama

Horror
Benefits:

• Low budget
• Often dark scenes so fewer lighting problems
• Popular with teenage audiences
• Can use quick flashes for effect so perfect continuity is not essential
• Don't necessarily need a lot of actors so it is easier to coordinate

Constraints:

• Can look tacky/ poor quality/ obviously low budget
• Can be hard to find a suitable location
• Hard to create a unique storyline
• Need to find appropriate actors which could be difficult

British Drama
Benefits:

• Setting- we're already in Britain!
• Gripping, high action

Constraints:

• Need lots of people and a range of cultures
• Continuous shots- could present continuity problems
• The higher level of action would be hard to film (fights, driving etc)
• Generally set more in the north than the south, so would present travel and accent issues

This research shows that it will be easier for us to promote a horror film rather than a British Drama.