My Survey- Summary of results

General summary
The general idea of my survey was to find out about what people though of the film genres that I have been researching and what they expect to see in them, as well as to learn a little bit in general about my target audience. I only had 18 responses to my survey, however some clear patterns did appear

1. How old are you?
Out of the 14 responses that I considered, the main answer was between 15-18 years old, as 7 of the responses pointed this out. This shows that i am working with a mainly teenage audience, and this could affect the sort of film i make in terms of content and humour, as a teenager would find different things interesting or funny to say a 40+ year old.

2. Are you male or female?
The answer here shows a rough split, as i had 10 males, and 8 female responses. This shows that my target audience will be slightly more male than female, but mostly even. I therefore should consider making my film attractive to both sexes.

3. What social class would you say you are a part of?
The responses here were quite varied, however 7 people were lower middle class, and 5 working class which shows they will be the main aim in terms of social status. Again this will determine the type of humor and content my film should contain, as social standing often affect what people want to see in a film.

4. What is your ethnic background?
I left this question open, and got quite a few results that were not usable, however 6 people were either white or caucasian (same thing) so i guessed that would be my main audience in terms of ethnicity. Although race generally wouldn't have too much effect on content, white main characters will appeal more to a white audience than other races.

5. What is your education status?
7 of my responses were from someone studying at college or sixth form, which is expected considering my age responses. This will therefore back up the idea that i will be aiming at a teenage audience, and that they will be mostly well educated people. 


6. On average, how many films do you watch per week?
Unsurprisingly, most of my responses to this question either went for the third of fourth option, saying they watch quite a few films, suggesting my audience will know what to expect from a good film opening sequence. It is not surprising that only 2 people said they never watched films.


7. What is your favourite film genre?
The other category actually had the most votes here, maybe due to people being in to genres such as action or sci-fi. However some films that fit into other genres have conventions of a horror, thriller or rom-com. Horror was the most popular of my 3, with 4 votes, whereas thriller had 3, and rom-com just 2. So maybe a horror would be the most popular genre to choose.


8. What would you expect to see in a thriller?
'Action' was the most clear semantic field expressed in the answers to this question, with people dieing and fast paced action being the general consensus. This would suggest people are interested in thrillers like 'The Dark Knight' with lost of fight scenes, and loud action involved. If i choose to do a thriller, i should look to put in some of the conventions shown in that film then possibly.


9. What would you expect to see in a horror?
Answers here included 'blood', 'deaths' and 'things that make you jump'. So people like the conventions of  a horror that could also be seen in a thriller which is interesting. They are also conventions that are very prevalent in most horror films.

10. What would you expect to see in a rom-com?
As well as the obvious 'romance and comedy' responses to this question, people seemed to expect to see more emotional scenes than in the other two genres. Of the 8 valid answers i got, 5 were from females, suggesting rom-coms appeal more to females than males.