We came up with a range of questions about thrillers to help us create our opening sequence of "The Boiler Room". So we knew what our target audience wanted / expected to see.
We also found out that overall, the most popular genre for people to watch is action adventure. However one of women's favourite genre is also romantic comedy. People are most likely to buy a DVD than go to the cinema to see a new film, as they think it's worth waiting a few months so they get more out of their money when paying around £10 for a film they can watch anytime they want.
Here's the questions and the most popular answers we got:
If I said the word “thriller” what would you expect to see?
- gore
- an unexpected twist in the story
- death
- a chase scene / fast pace
How often do you watch thrillers?
- whenever there's a new one in the cinema (once or twice a month)
- weekly, on a night in
How old were you when you started watching thrillers?
- fifteen / sixteen was the average age
What’s your favourite thriller?
- Se7en
- The Strangers
- The Godfather
- Saw
- Psycho
In terms of audience are males or females more likely to watch a thriller?
mostly males watch thrillers however there isn't much difference in how much females watch them
What type of plot developments do you expect in a thriller?
- a twist in the story
- a secret villian who may / may not be revealed at the end
- a lot of tense moments / fast pace seens
In the opening sequence of a thriller what do you expect to see?
- nothing that gives away the story too much
- earee music
What type of props / setting is expected to be seen in a thriller?
- normal conventions, a city scene, policemen, investigators, bad weather, weapons etc
What genders are the typical villain / hero in a thriller?
both normally male was the average answer
What do you think an average age group the audience of a thriller would be?
most people answered 16 to 25
the average age for people watching thrillers is 19
Leila Robertson
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