Questionnaire Feedback

As we surveyed 20 people to fill in our questionnaire we have found results that can help us incorporate and add to our opening two minutes to make it more appealing to the audience and enabling them to watch the opening two minutes to their satisfaction.

What is your gender?
Male 50%
Female 50%
We wanted to make sure we had a balanced argument so decided to ask an equal amount of both male and females.

What is your age?
10-12 2%
13-15 41%
16-17 50%
18+ 7%
Most of the people that took the questionnaire were aged from 16-17 because we are hoping to make the certificate rating of our film a 15 to show to a wider range of audience.

What elements in a horror scare you the most?

Darkness 13%
Fear of the Unknown 45%
Eerie Music 25%

'Jump' moments 10%

Death scenes 5%

Chase scenes 2%
Other (Please Specify)
From this it shows most people enjoy the suspense and mystery as fear of the unknown was most popular. This helps us as we will now take a bigger focus on the mystery and create as much tension as possible until we reach the climax.

Where is the most effective location for a horror to be set?
A domestic setting 20%
A rural setting e.g forests 44%
In a house 36%
This information reassures us that we will set our film in a forest as we know it is most inviting for an audience with low key lighting.

Do you want to be frightened when watching a horror film?
Yes 75%
No 25%
This information suggests that majority of people enjoy the thrill of being frightened leading us to wanting more jump moments.

What trait do you value most in a horror antagonist?
Creepy 35%
Violent 14%
Ugly 12%
Possessed 39%

Possessed and creepy being the most popular helps us know what type of mis-en-scene (costumes) we should use on our antagonist to help the audience become more engaged. However, this will be a hard task to follow as we may not have the right equipment for this.

What type of non-diegetic sounds do enjoy most from a horror(soundtrack)?
High pitched 55%
Dramatic music when reaching the climax 30%
No sound 15%

Music is a big part to play in the opening two minutes because it is crucial as it provides tension, suspense and creates the mood for the audience. For us these results were extremely important as we now understand that we can achieve this haunting mood with high pitched music and dramatic music matching a dramatic part of the film until the  climax has been reached, revealing the mystery.