We asked twelve people to give their opinion on these simple questions about the opening of a thriller. We made the questions relatively simple, as this had to be quick and easy so we could gather information on peoples preferences to opening thrillers, so we have an understanding of what potential viewers want to see.After the surveys were filled out we gathered the information together.
Question 1. How old are you?
The most common answer was 19-24 closely followed by 15-18.
We felt this was good as most thriller audiences are of this age.
Question 2. What type of Thriller appeals to you the most?
Psychological thriller was the most selected with action thriller close behind. We actually presumed these would be the most selected as they are the most common thriller sub-genre.
Question 3. What do you think is the most important element to a thriller?
The 2 answers chosen the most were Plot and Special effects, they also are the most conventional, which it needs to be in order to make an opening with limited tools.
Question 4. For you, what builds suspense in a film?
Music was the most chosen, and thanks to the results we know we would have to spend extra time getting the music right in order to create suspense.
Question 5. In the opening of a thriller, how much of the plot do you think should be revealed?
As little as possible was the most chosen, which says that audiences would rather the story be panned out throughout the film, so we wanted to reflect that in our opening.
Question 8. Do you think an opening to a thriller should conform to the thriller conventions?
The results said more people chose "no" which suggests that an opening could be deceiving, showing little or no thriller conventions in an opening.
Question 9. Do you think the opening to a thriller should include dialogue?
8 out of 12 people said yes, which contradicts question 5, so from the results we can come to a judgement that dialogue in an opening should not reveal too much of the plot.
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