Questionnaire on thriller movies – Analysis
Q1. What Thriller sub-genre are you most drawn to? | Tally Out Of 10 |
o Psychological thriller – E.g. Se7en | 2 |
o Horror thriller – E.g. The Exorcist | 7 |
o Action thriller – E.g. Air force 1 | 1 |
o Sci-Fi thriller –E.g. District 9 | 0 |
o Religious thriller – E.g. | 0 |
o Crime thriller – E.g. Heat | 0 |
o Drama thriller- E.g. The Da Vinci Code | 0 |
o Political thriller – E.g. Enemy Of The State | 0 |
Q2. What do you like about the Thriller Genre? | Tally out of 10 |
o Confusion | 3 |
o Mystery | 1 |
o Suspense | 5 |
o Compelling Characters | 0 |
o Hero vs. Villain | 1 |
Q3. Out of the choices, who is your favourite thriller director? | Tally Out Of 10 |
o Martin Scorsese | 0 |
o Alfred Hitchcock | 7 |
o Steven Spielberg | 0 |
o Quentin Tarantino | 2 |
o David Fincher | 0 |
o M. Night Shyamalan | 1 |
Q4. What makes Thrillers appeal to you? | Tally out of 10 |
o Challenging Storyline | 1 |
o Actors/Actresses | 0 |
o Directors | 0 |
o Interesting title | 0 |
o Surprising Twists- | 9 |
Q5. How important are props, costume and makeup in a film? | Props | costume | Make-up | Tally Out Of 30 |
Very Important | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
Important | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Fairly Important | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Unimportant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Q6. What is the most important element in a thriller? | Tally Out Of 10 |
o Setting | 3 |
o Acting | 1 |
o Special Effects | 1 |
o Props/Costume | 1 |
o Plot | 4 |
Q7. For you, what builds up suspense in a film? | Tally out of 10 |
o Music | 1 |
o Lighting | 0 |
o Sound | 9 |
o Camera Shots | 0 |
Q8 Should the film have its story unfold fairly quickly or slowly? | Tally Out Of 10 |
o Quickly | 4 |
o Slowly | 6 |
Q9 How do you think the opening of a thriller should open? | Tally out of 10 |
o Chase Scene | 0 |
o Everyday life | 0 |
o Flash back | 8 |
o Flash - forward | 2 |
O Present Time | 0 |
Q10. In the opening of a Thriller, how much of the plot do you think should be revealed? | Tally Out Of 10 |
o As much as possible | 7 |
o As little as possible | 3 |
o Not at all | 0 |