Thriller Film Audience Questionaire

Thriller Audience Research Questionnaires

1) What are your expectations/ratings of an independent, low-budget film? (Famous Examples being Pulp Fiction, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Se7en, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Lock Stock)

Plot

1 2 3 4 5 (1 = Worst 5 = Best)

Settings

1 2 3 4 5

Lighting

1 2 3 4 5

Camera Shots/Angles

1 2 3 4 5

Special Effects/CGI

1 2 3 4 5

Editing

1 2 3 4 5


2) What are your expectations/ratings of a mainstream, high-budget film? (Avatar, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Die Hard, James Bond)

Plot

1 2 3 4 5 (1 = Worst 5 = Best)

Settings

1 2 3 4 5

Lighting

1 2 3 4 5

Camera Shots/Angles

1 2 3 4 5

Special Effects/CGI

1 2 3 4 5

Editing

1 2 3 4 5


3) How effective are these key settings of thriller in building up expectations and stimulating you as you would expect?

Woodland


1 2 3 4 5








Desolate Buildings


1 2 3 4 5




Dark Alleyway


1 2 3 4 5

4) How effective are these key scenes of independent and mainstream thriller films in building up expectations and stimulating you as you would expect?


Pulp Fiction (Independent Film)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6csp2fZt2E

1 2 3 4 5


Se7en (Independent Film)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJhTi-f7DEI

1 2 3 4 5


Reservoir Dogs (Independent Film)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLTqecGbdCc

1 2 3 4 5


The Godfather (Mainstream Film)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_RcT9qCCFo

1 2 3 4 5


The Godfather 2 (Mainstream Film)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkUnDisz8z0

1 2 3 4 5


The Dark Knight (Mainstream Film)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQHfoz9Be7U

1 2 3 4 5



Overall, do you prefer an independent or mainstream film?

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Thank-you for your help.