Report on Questionnaire

In order to find our target audience, I was tasked with formulating a questionnaire. This will help to see what exactly people want and like from my genre (horror) and how I could achieve the most positive response.

My first question was ‘What gender do you prefer the protagonist to be?’ I asked this question so that I could see which gender is would be preferred for the main character in my horror movie. The general response to the question was that the protagonist should be male, so I shall consider this more heavily while planning my film.

My second question was 'What gender do you prefer the antagonist to be?' I asked this question so that I could see which gender is would be preferred for the villain of the movie. Again, the general response for this question was towards the antagonist being male, so I shall consider this more heavily while planning my film.

My third question asked 'Do you prefer a single protagonist or a group?' I asked this so that I could see whether the audience preferred there to be a group of protagonists, which in a horror, would generally be killed off one by one, or just a single person, possibly looking for the killer themselves or someone that just got caught up in the story. The results came back being slightly more weighted towards there being a single protagonist, so I shall consider this more while planning.

My fourth question asked 'Which Sub-Genre do you prefer?' I asked this so that I could discover what type of horror my audience would enjoy most. Most people responded with Psychological, so that is the sub-genre I shall consider more during the planning stage.

My fifth question posed the question 'What personality do you prefer the protagonist to have?' I asked this question so that, when planning a script for my movie, I could see which personality would be preferred for my protagonist. The feedback came back with the options 'Cocky' and 'Dark and Brooding' being joint top, this gives me the choice. At this point I would personally prefer 'Cocky', but if 'Dark and Brooding' suits the character more, there is no reason they cannot be.

My sixth question was 'What personality do you prefer the antagonist to  have?" Like with the protagonist, I asked this to discover the favored personality type of characters so that I can adapt the planning accordingly, except this time, it's about the antagonist. Feedback tells that people generally prefer their antagonists to be maniacal, so I shall take this into consideration during the planning stage.

The seventh question in my questionnaire asked 'How do you prefer the movie to start?' I asked this to discover whether people prefer to dive straight into the action with the first kill, or whether they prefer an introduction to the protagonist first. It came back that people would prefer to see the first kill, leaving the introduction to the protagonist for after, possibly after the starting titles.

Question eight asked 'Is the quality of special effects important to you?' This was mainly to find out how much time should be dedicated to the special effects when I am in the process of creating my movie, this could include things such as props. General feedback to this question is that special effects are important, which means time should be spent to make the effects as realistic as possible.

My ninth question asked 'When do you prefer a films title sequence to be?' I asked this to discover whether people prefer a title sequence to come before the movie starts, after a pre-title sequence or not at all. I found out from this question that it is preferred when a title sequence is after a pre-title sequence, this means that I shall think more about this when planning my movie.

My tenth and final question asked 'What type of weapon do you prefer an antagonist to use?' I asked this so that I could decide which prop weapon my antagonist will use more easily. I allowed people to pick two, as I anticipated an inability to decide certainly between so many categories. Results came back showing that sharp weapons were preferred. The only 'Other' feedback I received asked for 'Gadgets', which I shall also take into consideration.