As a group we came up with some questions to ask our target audience about the horror genre and their preferences. I wrote up some questionnaires recently that had the format of this: Media Questionnaire1-what are some of your favourite horror films?the three most popular answers from the group of 11 people questionned were:
paranormal activity
hostel
saw2 - what things contribute to making a goo horror film? e.g lighting etc :)the two most popular answers were tension + gore.3 - which is better? please circleEXPLICIT VIOLENCE/GORE SUBTLE TENSION + FEAR3 votes 9 votes4 - best horror villain?the most popular answers were Jigsaw from Saw and the girl from The Grudge.5 - why are they a good horror villain?the most popular answer was that they are sinister + have an unknown identity.6 - do you like to know the identity of the villain from the outset of the film?most popular answer was no because they liked the suspense but also mentioned a lot was that it depends on the plotline.7- what is the scariest part of a horror film?tension lighting the villain sound/music the victim being trapped blood4 votes 0 votes 3 votes 5 votes 1 vote 2 votes8 - do you prefer conventional/mainstream/ hollywood horror films such as Saw or do you like less well known films like Let The Right One In?most people questionned said they prefered less well known films, and one person pointed out that mainstream films are more gore fixated whereas unknown films tend to be scarier.9 - which setting is scariest?abandoned building forest small room5 votes 1 vote 2 votes