Questionnaire (draft)

Horror Movie Questionnaire (draft)

In this Questionnaire, you will be asked questions about Supernatural Horror Movies.

1.      How often do you watch Horrors? Please tick one or more of the boxes:
I regularly visit the cinema to watch horror movies []
I sometimes visit the cinema to watch horror movies []
I regularly watch horror movies at home []

2.      Do film trailers and film posters influence your decision to watch the films? Please tick:
All of the time []       
Some of the time[]   
None of the time []

3.      Please circle the movies listed here that you have seen and liked:
The Others                 The Last Exorcism                The Blair Witch Project
Silent Hill                      What Lies Beneath                         Paranormal Activity
The Unborn               The Grudge                            The Ring
                                                                                               

4.      Please  list any other horror films that you have seen and enjoyed which included ‘Ghosts’, ‘Spirits’ or ‘Paranormal’ occurrences:

5.      What kind of Supernatural Horror Movies interests you the most? Please tick one or more of the boxes:
Supernatural Horrors that are modern, set in the present day and involve a psychological twist []
Supernatural Horrors that are old fashioned, set in the past and focus on the haunting of a person []
Supernatural Horrors that integrate traditional gothic horror []

6.      Why do you watch Supernatural Horror movies? Please tick one or more of the boxes:

Because being frightened provides excitement and a rush of adrenaline []
Because I enjoy the sense of escapism that horror movies provide []
Because I like to solve a mystery []
Because they’re entertaining and I have an interest in the Supernatural []

thank you for taking part!

 

The main aims of the questionnaire are to find out more about my Target Audiences attitude towards horror movies. In order to discover their film habits, I asked them how often they watched horrors, giving them the option between regularly or sometimes visiting the cinema and / or watching them at home. In the next question, I want to learn how much of an impact do film trailers and posters play on their decision to watch a movie. This is important in terms of my promotional package; say my TA were not particularly influenced by such media, I would then have to strive twice as hard to create a trailer and poster that would knock them off their seats! The third question presents the TA with a selection of horrors and the fourth question is open-ended giving them the opportunity to list additional films. I want to discover the style of my TA by ensuring that my initial ideas are on the right track. The same logic lies behind the fifth question also. The final question asks the audience what they find so appealing about horror movies, their answers can help me decide what kind of narrative to create. Overall, I think this is a successful draft of my questionnaire that will need very little, if any, alterations!