Primary research into the thriller genre and its conventions. AS Media Studies G321.

1. By Daniel Brown

2. More females have answered the questionnaire, as 53.8%
of people were female.

3. Age Range
The mode of this question is 16-18, 19-21and 22-24. Only
one person was aged 12-15 and 30+.
22-24

4. Certification most watched
The most frequent answer to this question is 15,
followed by 18.

5. Of the people asked 61.5% of them said they watched films a few times
a month. With the rest of the people saying that they watch films a few
times a week.

6. The most popular genre is psychological thrillers and the
rest are equally preferred.

7. Fight club is seen as the most popular according to the
participants of this questionnaire, the second is Layer Cake.

8. On average the participants sit in the middle of how much
violence is preferred. It’s obvious that violence is seen as
something that is expected of a thriller film.

9. The least preferred setting is suburban, followed by rural. The
most popular is city.
Suburban

10. 84.6% of people asked said that they preferred fiction as apposed
to films that are based on real events (15.5%).

11. When questioned the overall opinion is that cliff-hangers
(53.8%) are preferred rather than clear endings (46.2%).

12. Introduction of the main character is what is mostly expected in
an opening sequence, along with establishing the
location/setting of the film.

13.  This results of this questionnaire will be
taken into account when developing ideas
for the main task.