Finley Sinclair

THRILLER DEMOGRAPHIC

RESEARCHFinley Sinclair

This bar graph of my data shows that

women may be more interested in thriller

films than men as 55% of people that took the

survey were female. This may mean that

women go to the cinema more than men

because women usually go to films in

groups or with a friend or boyfriend, therefore leading to

their interest in thriller movies and taking my survey.

Q1:

According to the data it appears that psychological thriller is the most popular sub genre as it has the highest percentage at 30%.

This data helps with the creation of my thriller opening as now I can use psychological conventions which will appeal most to my

audience as this was the favourite option. This may be the most

popular response because this is a very popular thriller genre

meaning it is created more than other genres so viewers would

come across this genre more often, influencing their decision.

Q2:

By analysing this data I can infer that The Call is a very popular film within my target audience of 15-24. This data helps with my thriller opening as it means that I can analyse the conventions used in

The Call and use them to my advantage to create

an opening that will entice my target audience

and persuade a good reaction.

Q3:

According to the data I have collected I can infer that my target audience would prefer

the location of a thriller film to be in a city rather than a

countryside, dark area or light area; this is as it got the highest percentage at 40%. This helps with the creation of my thriller

film as this means I can base my thriller film around a city

location to appeal to my target audience. This may be the most popular as some people may be

fearful of dark areas as they would get scared easily so this would be most popular, and an

area with a lot happening in such as a city would make a

viewer more comfortable

Q4:

Due to the data I have gathered I can assume

that my target audience prefer a male in the

leading role in contrast to a female; this may be

because it is very stereotypical for a male to be in the main role. This means that I can

have a male in the leading role to appeal to my target audience and keep with stereotypes.

Q5:

It appears that my target audience prefer a male as the antagonist in a thriller as 80% of

my responses were male. This may be

because it is stereotypical for the antagonist to be a

powerful male which may have influenced their responses. This

means that I can have a male as an antagonist to

appeal to my target audience.

Q6:

By this data I can infer that 45% of the

respondents that took my survey chose

neutral. This does not help with the creation of my movie opening

as if most chose strongly agree, I could make the opening very

scary and provoke emotion out of my target audience.

Q7:

I can infer that most respondents in my target

audience prefer a plot twist in a thriller movie. This would help in the

creation of my opening as I can use a plot twist in the opening to create a sense of mystery and

provoke emotion out of the viewer to attract

interest.

Q8:

The data in this graph allows me to

understand that I could put hints of the plot in the opening scene to

provoke interest in the audience. This could be

the most popular as this is where plot

twists and suspense happens which is

proven to be my target audience’s favourite

parts of a thriller movie.

Q9:

I can infer from this data that my target

audience prefer suspense to be built

moderately slow before a potential

jump scare. I can use this in my opening to create false peaks of

suspense and also scare the viewer.

Q10:

I used a social media site named Instagram to share my

survey to my target audience to get as many responses as

possible, so that I can collect data and create the best

opening possible to appeal to my target audience.

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