Film Questionnaire Results

Ages asked: (They Stated)
One 8 year old
One 10 year old
Eight 16 year olds
Three 17 year olds
Two 19 year olds
One 38 year old
One 43 year old
Two 45 year old
One 57 year old

Gender asked : (Ticked 1)
Male 8
Female 12

Martial Status: (Ticked 1)
7 were in a relationship
8 were single
5 were married

Occupation: (Ticked 1)
Student =10
Office work =4
Community Work =2
Other =4

Favorite Type Of Film: (Ticked 2)
Thriller =3
Romance =6
Horror =7
Animated =4
Musical =5
Action =5
Disaster =1
Drama =2
Fantasy =0
Sci-fi =1
Comedy =6

Total = 40

Do They: (Ticked more than 1)
Buy DVD's =13
Go Cinema =12
Watch Films Online =7
Have Sky Movies =8

Total- 40

How Many Films They Watch In a Week (ticked 1)
0-2 = 7
3-5 = 7
6-8 = 3
More Than 8 = 3

Who They Watch Films With (Ticked more than 1)
Friends =16
Family =14
Partner =11
Alone = 9

Total 50

In A Thriller What do you expect to see? (Ticked 3)
Murder = 10
Chase Scenes = 10
Stalking = 8
Fight/Violence = 12
Suspence = 13
Cliff-hangers = 7

Total 60

To Hear? (Ticked 3)
Screams =10
Wind/Storm = 9
Footsteps = 11
Heavy Breathing = 9
Silence = 11
Creepy Music =10

Total 60

Setting: (Ticked 3)
Woods = 10
Empty House = 11
Chruch = 10
Field = 10
Campsite = 9
Dark Place = 10

Total 60

Characters: (Ticked 3)
Murderers = 14
Teenagers = 14
Zombies = 4
"Halloween Characters" = 4
Victims = 14
Villians = 10

Total 60

Conclusion :
Looking out our results i have come to the conclusion that the majority of people asked were single male and female students around the age of 16. Their most favorite type of films are horror with comedy and romance films coming second. Most of the people asked either buy DVDs or go to the cinema with friends, family or a partner. We asked people on the thriller genre and what they expect to see and hear and what types of characters will appear. Suspense scenes, murders, chase scenes and violence came top on the list. They also expect to hear screams, footstep, silence and creepy music during the film. Dark empty houses and woods are the expected settings with teenagers, villains, victims and murderers being the expected characters.

Film Ideas: Sanctum (Idea 2)

A newly-wed couple are back from their love filled honeymoon to find someone from Ben's past waiting for them. Sophie discovers a hidden secret that will change her life forever.

We have chosen to film this idea because it is actually doable and sounds like more of a thriller than a horror.

Shooting Script:

Begin with a panning shot of wedding photos on a side table with other items associated with a wedding. This is to set the scene and to build tension. There will be a quiet piano playing over the shot (will be added in editing). The married couple come into shot unaware of what is about to happen. There's a dark figure in the corner who appears behind them. He comes out of the dark and reveals his face. There is a heated discussion between Ben and the man, this is when he has to tell Sophie what he has done. We will use the 180 degree rule with low angle shots during the conversation and sharp and short scenes to build the tension further,the music will lead up to a peak when there is a struggle. we will cut to a shot of outside the house with a woman's scream played over the top.

We will need 3 of 4 actors for this opening if we have 4 one will be an extra who is walking past the house or something like that.

So that we can begin filming we need to

• Take some photos of our actors in a wedding dress (or prom dress) , print them off and put them in photo frames so that we can film the panning shot.
• Collect various UN-copyrighted tracks from soundsnap.com or record our own music using a piano and guitar.
• Ask around for actors using year 12/13 performance students.
• Find a set and all other props.