Audience survery results- analysis

State your gender: 

We asked our respondents to show whether they were male or female so that we knew which gender the majority of the responses came from so that we could link following answers to the gender they came from. We found that more males responded than females. 

State your age:

We asked our respondents to show what age range they were in to establish which age group provided the majority of the results. It showed that most respondents were in the 15 to 18 category. This allows us to aim our trailer at a specific age group, and understand the needs of that age group efficiently.

Are you a fan of the thriller genre?

We asked our respondents whether they were fans of the thriller genre to establish whether their responses were of someone who was likely to watch a thriller film. This means that we can focus on the responses of the people who are likely to watch a thriller film, so it appeals to them more.

Which type of the thriller genre do you prefer?

We asked our respondents which type of thriller they preferred so we could create a trailer for the most popular, and would therefore be more successful and appeal to the audience more. We found that Horror-Thriller and Action-Thriller were the two more popular.

How many protagonists do you prefer?

We wanted to know how many protagonists/lead characters the audience preferred so that we could make our trailer appeal to them more. Their responses show that a group of protagonists is most appealing.

What films come to mind when asked your favourite thriller?

We asked our audience which were their favourite thriller films so we could use aspects of them that appeal to the audience. We found that Paranormal Activity and Cabin in the Woods were most popular with our audience.

In order of preference what conventions of the thriller genre do you enjoy most?

We asked our audience which convention of the thriller genre appealed to them most so we could incorporate this into our own trailer and make it more appealing to them. We found that Suspense was the preferred convention.

How do trailers convince you to watch a film?

We wanted to know which aspects of a trailer convinced the audience to watch the film – therefore dictating what makes a successful trailer. We found that the characters and the editing were considered most important so we intend to make sure these aspects in particular appeal to our audience.

Which location appeals to you most?

We wanted to know which location appealed to our audience more, in order to make our own trailer successful.  We found that a lake setting was most popular for a thriller genre.

Which camera footage is most appealing?

We asked our audience which type of camera footage they preferred, in order to understand what type of footage we should use in our own trailer, so that it would appeal to our target audience and be successful.

Should gore be included in the trailer?
We asked our audience what their preference was to gore involved in thriller films. The majority of our results were no, as a result we will take this on board to make our trailer reach satisfactory requirements of our target audience.

Most appealing plot progression?

We asked this question in order to find out which plot progression works best for our audience, so that we can include this in our thriller trailer to make it successful  We found that having a plot progression of a mixture of simple and complex is most liked.

Most appealing character dynamics?

We asked this question to allow understanding of how our audience prefers characters to behave within thriller trailers. Whether that's Villains and protagonists or progression of this. We found that V-P is most successful, and so we will include this to make our trailer successful.