Media Genre Questionnaire: Horror

My name is Jade Francis, and I am a AS Media Studies student. I would greatly

appreciate it if you could take the short time to fill out this questionnaire about the
genre of horror and opening sequences.

1. Age:

For the following questions, please place a tick ( ) next to your answer(s)

2. Gender:
Male
Female

3. What 3 high street shops do you visit most often?

Topshop
New Look
H&M
Jack Wills
Next
River Island
Other(s) (please specify)

Topman
Next
Animal
Officers Club
JJB
Burtons
Other(s) (please specify)

4. What newspaper do you read most often?

The Sun
The News of the World
The Daily Mail
The Telegraph
Other (please specify)

5. What genre(s) of music do you listen to most often? (you may choose more than
one)

Rock
Pop
Indie
Rap
R'n'B
Metal
Classical
Opera
Jazz
Other (please specify)
6. What bands do you listen to most often?

7. If you are 18, what are your plans for the next year? (for example, a gap year,
university, full-time employment etc.)

8. What do you expect to see in the first 2 minutes of a horror film?

Blood and Death

Shock and Surprise
Tension and Suspense
Other (please specify)

9. What knowledge do you expect do get from the opening 2 minutes of a horror
film?

Establishment of Storyline
Establishment of Characters
Establishment of Locations
Other (please specify)

10. What would you expect the main character in a horror film to look like?

OR

Why?

11. What social class would you expect the main character in a horror to be in?

Working Class
Middle Class
Upper Class
Doesn't Matter

12. What genre(s) of film do you watch most often? (you may choose more than
one)
Horror/Thriller
Comedy
Drama
Sci-FI
Rom-Com
Educational
Other (please specify)

13. What genre of music would you expect to find in a horror film?

Orchestral
Urban (Rap etc.)
Fast-paced
Upbeat
Other (please specify)

Why?

14. When would you expect the titles to appear in a horror film?
In between footage (white font on a black background is most common)
Over the top of shots (text that appears whilst the film is playing)

15. Anything else you would like to add about the opening 2 minutes of horror films?

Thank-you for filling out this Media Questionnaire :)