Follow up questions

  This the the follow up questionnaire I made to hone down my choices about the media.

Please fill out the following:

The following questionnaire concerns the development of a Fantasy action/horror film currently in pre-production. The aim of the questions is to gather audience opinion on what you wish to see in such a film and fulfil those desires.

Circle where appropriate, write on the dotted line when appropriate,

Gender	M / F
Age	…....../........../..................
Favourite film	…....................................
Favourite fantasy action horror film	…....................................

What gender do you feel the lead should be? Male Female

Would you like a single lead or an ensemble cast: ….....................................

In a typical 90 minute horror-action movie how long would you expect the opening to be?

1 min 3 mins 5 mins 10 mins

What are the key concepts in a film like this (circle al relevant)

Violence Gore Sex Nudity Relationships

Realism Humour Fear Weapons Monsters

RESULTS

The questionnaire was given to twenty people to fill in. In general

Male	Female
10	10

Age

Age	Number
Under 15	2
15-18	12
19-25	5
'25+	1

Favourite film

The mix turned up only two results of note. The first was the Dark knight with 5 and the second was Twilight with 4. None of the people taking the questionnaire listed a fantasy action-horror as their favourite film

Favourite fantasy action-horror film

There were only two films notable in this category. 5 participants could not list one. 4 listed 'season of the Witch' and 5 listed 'Solomon Kane'.

Type of lead

Interestingly the women mostly (7) voted for a female lead and an ensemble cast, with an almost perfect correlation. The men were similar but on the other side feeling there should be a single male hero. Possible error concerning understanding of the word ensemble.

Length of opening

Every single result was in either the 5 minute or 10 minute band.

Key themes

Theme	Number
Violence	18
Gore	12
Sex	7
Nudity	7
Relationships	5
Realism	10
Humour	2
Fear	18
Weapons	10
Monsters	15

The themes data showed that the men were more likely to choose nudity and sex as well as gore. Women were more likely to choose Violence. There was an even split on realism.

Analysis

After looking at the data it looks like my demographic enjoy: Monsters, violence, fear and gore. They expect a five to ten minute opening, which I can only do five of. And finally the trend was to an ensemble cast with a male lead. I will research the two listed films Season of the Witch and Solomon Kane and see what influences I can take.