Qualitative research results:

1. 10/10 people answered: gore

2. 7/10 people said moderately entertaining 1/10 said boring 2/10 said disgusting

3. 9/10 people said for a scare 1/10 said just for entertainment

4. 8/10 people said no 2/10 people said yes

5. 6/10 people said yes 4/10 people said no

6. 9/10 people said yes 1/10 said no

7. 10/10 people said yes

8. 10/10 people said yes

9. 8/10 people said yes higher budgets 2/10 said no direct to dvd can be just as good

10. 8/10 people said unsure 2/10 people said no

Positive: More reliable audience had to put their own opinions some answers i could not predict

Negative: some people where unsure on what answers to put.


Updated questionnaire results to do with Action/Western genre:

1. 10/10 answered "A final stand off"

2. 7/10 answered "Exciting"

3. 8/10 answered "For Entertainment"

4. 7/10 people said "No Different Plotlines And Characters"

5. 10/10 people answered "Yes famous Faces Are Better"

6. 8/10 people answered "Plot Twists Are A Good Idea, They Make The Story Interesting"

7. 9/10 people answered "Sound Is Important In An Action/Western Film

8. 10/10 people answered "Setting is Important"

9. 10/10 people answered "Yes Feature Action/Western Films Are Better"

10. 8/10 people answered "No The Action/Western genre Has Not Gone Downhill"

Positives: people are saying what I was expecting especially about sound and location, i just need to take all considerations into account when creating my short film.

Negatives: This questionnaire got a more diverse range of results and so I will have to take this all into consideration especially who my short film is aimed at.

Quanative Research Results:

Question Number:

1. 8/10 people enjoy watching horror films

2. 6/10 people do not enjoy gory horror films

3. 7/10 people watch horror films for a scare

4. 6/10 people believe horror films are too cliche

5. 6/10 people don't enjoy famous faces in horror films

6. 5/10 people enjoy having a plot twist

7. 7/10 people believe sound is important in a horror film

8. 8/10 people believe setting is important in a horror film

9. 9/10 people prefer feature horror films

10. 7/10 people don't believe the horror genre has gone downhill

Positives: always got clear answers from target audience gave me specific answers that i can use for my final short film.

negatives: the results may not be very reliable as i am really giving the answers that i know will be ticked therefore the data is unreliable and is quite limiting

Updated Results after changing my genre of short film to Action/Western:

1. 7/10 enjoy watching Action/Western films

2. 7/10 enjoy action packed action/western films

3. 9/10 people watch Action/Western films for a thrill

4. 2/10 people believe Action/Western films are too similar

5. 8/10 people enjoy famous faces in Action/Western films

6. 9/10 people enjoy there being one main character in an Action/Western film

7. 10/10 people believe setting is important in an Action/Western film

8. 9/10 people believe sound is important in an Action/Western film

9. 10/10 people proffered feature Action/Western films

10. 1/10 people believed that the Action/Western genre has gone downhill in the last 50 years

Positives: The genral feedback was very good and useful, I now know what people look for in the Action/Western genre and to make sure that I base my short film around their needs.

Negatives: unfortunately I cannot please everyone and so there will be people who probrably will not like my short film as I cannot cater for everyones needs.