Monday, 31 January 2011
What Next?
After looking at the results of the questionnaire, we have decided which features we will include in the two minute opening and how this will appeal to the mainstream audience. The next step is putting our ideas into a narrative structure and storyboard.
Results of Questionnaire
Name: Frankie Duck
Age: 17
What is your favourite genre of film?
Comedy
Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes, making me jump and on edge - wondering what will happen next.
How often do you watch them?
Once a month.
What do you look for in a horror film?
A good story and narrative.
What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The villian.
What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
Meeting the villian and why they are crazy.
Name: Frank James
Age: 17
What is your favourite genre of film?
Comedy
Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes, the thrill of being scared.
How often do you watch them?
Every month or so.
What do you look for in a horror film?
Death
What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The villian or killer.
What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
Build up to the killing.
Name: Michael Jarvis
Age: 17
What is your favourite genre of film?
Adventure
Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes - the thrill of being scared.
How often do you watch them?
Once every few months.
What do you look for in a horror film?
Unusual murder methods.
What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The one who survives.
What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
A scare so bad I don't want to watch the rest.
Name: Alice Golden
Age: 16
What is your favourite genre of film?
RomCom
Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes, sometimes, I enjoy working out the plot.
How often do you watch them?
Not often.
What do you look for in a horror film?
A good story, not just blood and guts.
What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The person who makes it to the end.
What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
A girl murdered in the comfort of her own home.
Age: 17
What is your favourite genre of film?
Comedy
Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes, making me jump and on edge - wondering what will happen next.
How often do you watch them?
Once a month.
What do you look for in a horror film?
A good story and narrative.
What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The villian.
What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
Meeting the villian and why they are crazy.
Name: Frank James
Age: 17
What is your favourite genre of film?
Comedy
Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes, the thrill of being scared.
How often do you watch them?
Every month or so.
What do you look for in a horror film?
Death
What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The villian or killer.
What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
Build up to the killing.
Name: Michael Jarvis
Age: 17
What is your favourite genre of film?
Adventure
Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes - the thrill of being scared.
How often do you watch them?
Once every few months.
What do you look for in a horror film?
Unusual murder methods.
What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The one who survives.
What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
A scare so bad I don't want to watch the rest.
Name: Alice Golden
Age: 16
What is your favourite genre of film?
RomCom
Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes, sometimes, I enjoy working out the plot.
How often do you watch them?
Not often.
What do you look for in a horror film?
A good story, not just blood and guts.
What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The person who makes it to the end.
What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
A girl murdered in the comfort of her own home.
Questionnaire
The questions we have decided to ask are:
Name:
Age:
What is your favourite genre of film?
Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
How often do you watch them?
What do you look for in a horror film?
What is your favourite type character in a horror film?
What would be your ideal opening to a horror film be?
These questions will help us when we develop our narrative structure and storyboard.
Name:
Age:
What is your favourite genre of film?
Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
How often do you watch them?
What do you look for in a horror film?
What is your favourite type character in a horror film?
What would be your ideal opening to a horror film be?
These questions will help us when we develop our narrative structure and storyboard.
Audience Research
After looking at the real products we are going to conduct a questionnaire to see what the audience wants from a horror film. This will help Faye and I when we storyboard and create a narrative structure.
The questions we will include are:
What do you enjoy about horror films?
How often do you watch them?
What is your favourite type of character?
We will focus on the teenage audience as they are the mainstream horror audience.
The questions we will include are:
What do you enjoy about horror films?
How often do you watch them?
What is your favourite type of character?
We will focus on the teenage audience as they are the mainstream horror audience.
Monday, 10 January 2011
Dawn of the Dead
Here is another example of opening titles from our chosen genre. This sequence is from Dawn of the Dead by Zack Snyder.
Source - www.artofthetitle.com/2008/06/30/dawn-of-the-dead/
Source - www.artofthetitle.com/2008/06/30/dawn-of-the-dead/
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