Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Questionnaire Results

I handed out questionnaires to 17 people aged 17-25 and here are the results.
For questions 4 and 5 some people gave multiple answers.


Q1. When watching a horror, do you like to see an introduction to the characters or do you like to see a killing scene?

5 people said they would like to see a killing scene.

8 people said they would like to see an introduction to the characters.

4 people said they would like to see an introduction to the characters that includes a killing scene.

The majority would prefer to see an introduction to the characters.


Q2. What's your favourite horror film?

7 people said Saw.

1 person said Paranormal activity.

1 person said Shaun of the Dead.

1 person said One Missed Call.

1 person said Shutter.

1 person said Let Me In.

1 person said Triangle.

1 person said Haunting in Connecticut.

1 person said Silent Hill.

1 person said Predator.

1 person said Cabin Fever.

This shows that Saw is a very popular film.


Q3. Who is your favourite horror bad guy?

5 people said Jigsaw (John Kramer).

1 person said Zombies.

1 person said Mike Myers.

3 people said they don't have one.

3 people said Billy the Puppet.

1 person said Chad Michael Murray.

1 person said Dracula.

1 person said Jason Voorhees.

1 person said the guy from 'My Bloody Valentine'.

The majority of people like Jigsaw AKA John Kramer from Saw.


Q4. What's your favourite horror sub genre?

6 people said Mystery.

5 people said Romance.

4 people said Gore.

4 people said Thriller.

1 person said Crime.

3 people said Comedy.

This shows the majority of people like a mysterious horror.


Q5. Where would you like to see a horror set?

2 people said a warehouse.

6 people said an old house.

2 people said somewhere abandoned.

1 person said a small town.

1 person said Earth.

1 person said Transylvania.

1 person said Miami.

1 person said LA.

1 person said Bristol.

1 person said not sure.

1 person said a spaceship.

1 person said in a city.

1 person said a strip club.

These results show that the majority of people would like to see a horror set in an old house.


Q6. Do you prefer it when the main character is killed, the killed is killed or both killed?

5 people said the main character.

1 person said no one killed.

5 people said both killed.

4 people said killer killed.

1 person said any killed.

1 person said kill whichever one is ugly.

This shows that the majority of people want either the main character killed or the killer killed aswell as the main character.



These results have helped me see what people like to see in a horror film.


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