Research and Planning - Survey Monkey Questionnaire Results Analysis

After analysing my survey monkey questionnaire results I noticed a few things. Firstly, only one participant was aged 16-18 (the others two 19-22) and furthermore only one was female (the other two male). I will have to take both of these into account as age and gender can play huge factors in influencing the questionnaire answers. Also, the variety of gender and age participants widens my audience feedback range, allowing me to gain a larger in sight.

One of the next things I noticed when analysing these results, are the original film genres my participants like the most (one answered horror, the other two action). Both of these genres can be seen as being very similar to the thriller genre, making me question wether I should allow my end product to have a hybrid of genres alongside thriller (such as action and horror) so I gain and entertain a wider audience. 

When I asked the question 'What colours do you associate with a thriller?' all the results thankfully illustrated my original genre research of the colours I would also expect to see in a thriller film; Blue, Red, Black and White. Therefore I know that when I make my thriller trailer, dark, cold colours should be used as they are popularly associated with the thriller genre.

What's more, when I asked the question "What certificate do you expect a thriller to have" once again, all the participants answered with the same answer; 15. I will therefore (unless any additional research says otherwise) use the 15 certificate as my rating of my finished trailer.

Another thing I asked on Survey Monkey, was the question 'What sort of music do you associate with a thriller?' The responses to this were "climatic", "dramatic and chilling" and "tense and dramatic music". From this, I will have to further research and investigate the type of music thrillers tend to have in trailers, so when it comes to making our own music we know how to interpret these themes into it.

Finally, another aspect I will further have to research and discuss with Elise is the setting we will use in the trailer. The results I received back were all different, meaning my audience all thought of different stereotypical thriller settings. I will have to go online and research more trailers of thriller films, and the settings they have to gain a wider understanding!