Who would be the audience for your media product?

We wanted the film to appeal to the older generation and to people of our age group as well purely because of the psychological elements. We did a questionnaire to find out results from a range of people to find out more about the audiences preference on Thrillers;

For my media studies project I am studying thriller films, please could you answer the following questions;

1. What age groups are you in?
   10-20    21-30    31-40    41-50    51-60    61+

2. What is your favourite genre of film?

Thriller            Horror              Comedy            Romance           Sci-fi

Crime               Adventure         Western            Drama              Other

3. Which Thriller sub-genre do you prefer?

Psychological                Crime               Disaster            Medical

Mystery                        Religious

4. When watching a thriller what do you expect?

Violence            Murders           Detectives         Chase scenes

5. What do you associate with Thrillers?

Fights              Darkness          Dead bodies       abandoned houses

6. What music would you expect to hear in a Thriller opening?

Slow pace          Fast pace          Upbeat             Monotone

           

            Other, if so what?

7. What characters do you associate with Thrillers?
   Detectives         Vulnerable people          Murderers        Police

Baddies             Heroes                         

8. When watching a Thriller, how does it make you feel?

Excited             Scared              Worried            Happy              Sad

Other, if so what?

9. What camera shots do you expect to be seen used?

Close-ups          Pans     Long Shots       Mid Shots         Extreme Close up

10. Where do you expect Thrillers to be filmed?
    Cities                Abandoned houses/towns           Café      Police Station   

Office                Other, if so where?

 From the questionnaire we found that the favourite sub-genre of Thriller films was a psychological thriller. This also linked to how the people who liked psychological thrillers like slow paced music or monotone music.

We gave the questionnaire out to people aged 10 and above because of the content in thrillers, according to the BBFC. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/

A ‘15’ is for people over 15 years and over, no one younger can watch a ‘15’ film in a cinema or buy/rent it when it is released. The specification for a ‘15’ film is this;

Discrimination – The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour

Drugs – Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.

Horror – Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.

Imitable behaviour – Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

Language – There may be frequent use of strong language. The strongest terms may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.

Nudity – Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.

Sex – Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.

Theme – No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.

Violence – Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.