Questionnaire Results

Are you male or female?

How old are you?

On a scale of 1 to 10, (10 being really like), how much do you like horror movies?

What about horror movies appeals to you?

The filming style and use of technical element to produce an eerie and horrific feeling

The tension and suspense building, not knowing what to expect, action, creepy characters

They're scaryThe storyline

The way in which they scare you and make you scared

Do you watch horror movie trailers?

What do you want to see in a horror movie trailer?

A range of shots that show elements of the film without revealing the initial plot

Low key lighting and scary characters

Hints into the story, fast pace clips, tension build-up

Montage, a lot of action, something scary

Scenes that make you jump out your seat

Build up in suspense

The main parts of the movie, the main scary bits and the main characters

What camerawork would you expect to see in a horror movie trailer? (E.g. shot types,

movements)

Fast paced movements, close-ups, wide shots, establishing shots and long shots as well as low angles and high angles

Close up, wide shot, over the shoulder shots

Fast movements, glitches, eye-line match, point of view shot to help feel engaged within the story

Fast movement

Close ups

Tracking, close ups , high angle , low angle

They should use close up shots and tracking

What types of sound do you expect to be in a horror trailer? (E.g. dialogue, music)

Non-diegetic sound that is fast paced as well as enhanced diegetic sound

Dramatic music, tension building non diegetic

Panicked conversations, creepy music to build on tension

Dramatic non-diegetic music. Bangs and crashes

ScreamingNon diegetic, limited dialogue

Hardly any dialogue, should use background sound

What editing would you expect to see in a horror movie trailer? (E.g. fast/slow pace)

Fast paced, continuity editing CGI, cross cutting, fast paced editing, shot reverse shot

Fast paced editing to add to the tension

Fast pace

Fade to blacks and fast pace cutting

A mixture of fast and slow paced editing to build up tension

What mise-en-scene would you expect to see in a horror movie? (E.g. props, costume, lighting,

setting)

A range of props such as weapons and tools. costume that relates to the genre of the film such as fashionable clothing for a teen horror. I would expect lighting to be mostly low-key. I would expect the setting to be isolated and run down

Low key lighting, weapons, woodland/abandoned

Weapons, blood, low-key lighting, abandoned house, family home(audience can relate to)

Weapons props, dark sinister costume, low key lighting, old haunted house

Blood, costumes

Low key lighting, pale makeup, weapons, dark atmosphere

Realistic setting, low key lighting, realistic clothing