Example of Questionnaire

1. How old are you? (Circle one)

10-20      21-30      31-40      41-50      51-60      61+

2. What gender are you? (Circle one) 

Male      Female   

3. On average how often do you watch films? (Circle one)

Never      Rarely      Sometimes      Often      Daily

4. What is your favourite type of thriller sub-genre? (Circle one)

Psychological      Action      Crime      Religious      Conspiracy      Disaster

     
             Legal      Medical      Gangster      Mystery      Political      Romantic     Spy   

              Supernatural      Sci-Fi      Dystopian      Other

          5. Why?
          
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          6. From your answer to question 4, what is your favourite film of this sub-genre?
        
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          7. From the following options, which do you think are the most important in a thriller    

     opening? (Circle as many as necessary)

     Little/no dialogue        Tense music        Dark lighting        Confusing plot            

          One/two main characters        Narration        Establishing shots of location   

          8. In a thriller film what gender do you expect the antagonist to be? (Circle one)

          Male          Female          Doesn't concern me

          9. In a thriller film what gender do you expect the antagonist to be? (Circle one)

          Male          Female          Doesn't concern me

          10. Which props do you think would create tension in a thriller opening?
            (Circle as many as necessary)

          Knife    Gun    Police car    Victorian Doll    Mask    Newspaper clippings    Blood
     
          Holy text    Disturbing images    Axe    Alcohol    Drugs    Dead body    Body parts