Media Studies Questionnaire

For my Media Studies course work I will be producing an opening sequence to a

film in the Crime genre. This questionnaire would be extremely beneficial to me
in helping make my film as enjoyable as possible for you, my target audience.
Please answer the below questions in your honest opinion, but do please
consider that I have limited resources being a student filmmaker. Thank you.
1. Please specify your gender:
o Male
o Female
o Rather not specify
2. Please specify your age:
o ______________
o I would rather not say
3. Out of the crime films listed below, please tick the boxes of the ones you
have enjoyed the most:
o Se7en
o The Usual Suspects
o Reservoir Dogs
o Goodfellas
o I have not seen any of the films above, but I did enjoy
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o I did not enjoy any of the films above
2b) Please explain the reasoning behind your choice
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4. The antagonist in the movie will likely be psychotic, do you feel this would
be best represented through a Male or Female character. (Please circle
the appropriate bold word)
3b) Why do you think this?
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5. Whatwouldyoufindmorecaptivatinginthebeginningtwominutesofafilmintermsof
sound?
o Voiceover
o OrchestralMusic,i.e.Beethoven
o Popularmusic,i.e.UKhot40
o Noneoftheabove,Ibelieveyoushoulduse_____________________________
5b)Whydoyouthinkthis?
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6. Doyoubelievethereareanycrimemovieclichesthatshoulddefinitelybeavoided?Ifso,
whataretheyandwhydoyoubelievetheyshouldbeavoided?
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7. HowshouldIintroducethestorylinetomyaudience?(HowshouldIaddressanydetailsabout
characterandplotinthebeginning2minutesofthefilm?)
CircleALLideasyoulike,morethenonecanbeused
o Voiceover
o Snippetsofnewreports
o Snippetsofnewspapers
o Distressedinterviews
o Noneoftheabove,Ithinkyoushould________________________________

8. Doyoubelieveyoushouldbegiven
o Verylittleinformation
o Afairamountofinformation
o Lotsofinformation

8b)Pleasespecifyyouranswerandwhyyouchoseit?
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9. Pleaserankeachoftheseideas:
(1beingyourfavouriteand3beingyourleastfavourite)

Ideas
Ayoungfemaleisrunningthroughaforest;she
isdistressedandcoveredininjuries.Itisclear
sheisrunningawayfromsomeonebut
struggling.Aclipisshownofamanchasing
afterherwithanaxeandcrazedexpressionon
hisface.
Multipleshort,jumpyclipsofamansfeatures
areshown:aclipofahand,eye,etc.Itisclear
heissharpeningaknifeofsomekindalthough
youneverseehimfullyorwhatheisdoing.
Alongsidethisareestablishingshotsofforests
andabandonedlookingcabins.Theendclipis
ofayoungfemalebeingheldcaptive.
Clipsofnewsreportsaddressthefactthata
serialkillerhastakenanothervictimandshots
ofafemalebeingchasedbysaidserialkiller
jumpbackandforth.Theendclipisthefemale
characterbeingcaught.

Ranking

10. Doyouprefertitlesthatareoverlaidontothefilm,ortitlesthatareseparate?Pleasecircle
chosenwordincolour
(Examplesbelowcorrespondtocolour)