Horror Film Questionnaire 1. How old are you? 12 and under 13-15 16-18 19-21 22- 27 28+

2. Which sex are you? Male Female

3. Do you enjoy watching horror films? Yes No

If No

4. What is your favourite genre?

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5. What is it you dislike about horror films? Don’t like shocks Don’t like violence or gore Don’t like scary creatures Find human aspects disturbing Other, please specify

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If Yes

6. If you do like horror, what is your favourite sub-genre? Slasher (Nightmare on Elm Street) Psychological thriller (Psycho) Found Footage (Paranormal Activity) Teen Horror (Carrie) Apocalypse (28 Days Later)

Occult films (Rosemary’s Baby) Independent Horror (Halloween) Supernatural Horror (Constantine) Gothic Horror (Frankenstein) Other…………………………………………………………………………………..

7. Which do you find the scariest? Pick one from each and circle your option.

a) When you know villain is for the whole film or a masked villain/ mystery villain

b) Male or female villainc) Old or young villain d) Supernatural or human

8. Which of these supernatural elements do you find the scariest? Ghosts or spirits Zombies Demons Witchcraft Other, please specify………………………………………………………………

9. Which of these characters do you feel you could relate to the most? Circle your answer.

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10.Which

location is the scariest? Isolated location for example haunted house or in the woods A busy location for example a city

11.Do you think that music is important? Yes No

12.Which of these would be the best to build tension? Pick one and circle your answer.

a) High pitch or low pitchb) Fast tempo or slow tempoc) Crescendo or diminuendo d) Layering instruments or instruments coming in simultaneously e) Strings, percussion, woodwind or brass

13.Do you think sound effects are important? Yes No

14.Do you think lighting is important for setting a scene in a film? Yes No

15. Would you feel more scared with dark or bright lighting? Why? Dark Bright

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16.How do you generally watch films? Cinema Online Streaming services e.g. netflix On television Other, please specify

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17.Would this change for horror specifically? If yes, why?

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18.Do production companies persuade/ dissuade you to from watching a film? Rate the importance out of 10

Yes No

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19.If yes, what is your favourite?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….