This questionnaire has been handed out to 15 random people around my college to fill

out and I will collect and analyse the results.

Questionnaire1

TRAILER, POSTER AND MAGAZINE COVER

Circle appropriate and/or specify
1.

What is your gender?

FEMALE

MALE

2. What is your age?

0-12

13-16

17-20

21-26

27-36

36-40

40+
i- What is your preferred film genre?

3.

HORROR
ROMANCE
COMEDY
If other please specify..

ACTION

DRAMA

FANTASY

ii- What is your favourite sub genre to the genre horror?

GORE
4

4.

SLASHERS
PARANORMAL
MONSTERS/ZOMBIES

What is your favourite horror movie? (Please specify)

5.

Do you watch the trailers before the film you are about to watch?
ALWAYS

6.

SOMETIMES

RARELY

NEVER

How do you normally find / watch trailers for new upcoming films?

CINEMA
7.

PSYCHOLOGICAL

YOUTUBE

TV

SOCIAL NETWORKING

OTHER

What aspects of a film influence you to go and watch a film? (Please specify)

8.

9.

What do you expect from a good trailer? (Please specify)

What do you find adds tension to a horror trailer?

MUSIC

CAMERA WORK

ACTING

LIGHTENING

10. What grabs your attention on a film poster/ a film magazine cover (horror
genre specific)?
COLOURS

FAMOUS ACTORS/DIRECTORS

TAG LINES

AN SCARY ASPECT TO THE MISE EN SCENE

11. Does famous and well-known names of actors and directors influence you to
go and watch a film when they are on film posters and magazine covers?
YES

NO

12. In case of a film poster and a magazine cover for the horror genre do you find
less is more or these advertisements should be full out and in your face?
MINIMALISTIC

FULL OUT AND IN YOUR FACE

13. Do you find well-known newspapers ratings and their criticism of a film
influences your opinion of the film and helps you make a decision on if you want to watch
the film or not?
YES

NO

14. How often do you buy/ read film magazines?

WEEKLY

MONTHLY

OCCASIONALLY

NEVER

15. What attracts you to watch a horror? (Please specify)

16. What do you like most about film magazines?

COLOUR SCHEME

REVIEWS

FINDING NEW FILMS

INTERVIEWS

OTHER

IF OTHER PLEASE SPECIFY...

17. What do you like most about a film poster?

COLOUR SCHEME

FAMOUS NAMES

IMAGES

TYPOGRAPHY

OTHER

IF OTHER PLEASE SPECIFY...

18. Do you like tags lines on a film poster?

YES

NO

19. Favourite colour schemes for the film poster and magazine covers (horror genre
specific)?
DARK COLOURS

DULL COLOURS

BRIGHT COLOURS

THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART.