Concluding my audience research.

I carried out my questionnaire on fifteen members of my respondent group who were all of 16 and 17 years of age.

In question one, I asked what is your preferred location of a thriller film?
Seven respondents answered a unrecognisable location and eight answered a recognisable location and no-one answered an exotic location.

In question two, I asked what music if any do you prefer to hear in a thriller?
Six respondents answered vocal and instrumental, nine answered instrumental only and no-one answered none, vocal only or a well-known soundtrack.

In question three, I asked what is your favourite sub genre of thriller.
Five respondents answered horror, ten answered psychological, one answered action and no-one answered crime or drama.

In question four, I asked what is your preferred time period for a thriller to be set in.
Eleven respondents answered present, four answered 2000-present, and one said they were not worried about the time period and no-one answered 1900-1950s, 1960 – 1990s or future.

In question five, I asked what aspect of a thriller do you think is most important.
Eleven respondents answered characters, four answered sound and no-one answered costume/props, lighting or location.

In question six, I asked what do you expect to see/find out whilst watching the first two minutes of a thriller film.
Eight respondents answered location, four answered a basic introduction to the rest if the film, three answered introduction to the characters and No-one answered the storyline.

In question seven, I asked what costumes do you prefer for a character in a thriller film to wear.
Two respondents answered Dark, mysterious clothing, ten answered clothing relevant to the characters, setting and storyline, three answered costumes relevant to the period it is set in.

In conclusion to my research I have concluded that; an audience prefer a thriller film to be set in a recognisable location somewhere were they have been a famous landmark or the place where they lived. Audiences also prefer to have an instrumental only soundtrack rather than a vocal, instrumental and vocal or a well known soundtrack. Audiences also prefer to watch psychological sub genres of thriller.Audiences also prefer to watch thriller that are set in the present. The vast majority of people think that the characters are the most important aspect of a thriller film. I also found out in my research that audiences most expect to see/find out in the first two minutes of a thriller film the location. In my research I also found out that they also prefer the character in thriller films to wear a costume that is relevant to the character, setting and storyline.

My audience research will help me with the construction of my thriller because i can use what i found out in my research and apply it to my film. My research has helped me to decide a location for my thriller and i have decided to use a recognisable location which is what the audience prefer. It has also helped me in deciding what sound audiences prefer, i discovered that audiences prefer instrumental only, this will help add suspense. It also helped me with finding out what costumes audiences prefer the characters to wear, this has helped me because the costume holds a large part in representing the character and their personality. Overall the audience research has helped me in constructing my thriller film because it has told me what my target audience prefer and expect to see in a film.