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7/30/2019 Graphs for 2nd Questionnaire
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Male Female
What gender are you?
This graph shows us the genders of people who took our questionnaire. It shows us that 9
males took the questionnaire and 5 females. By asking this question it has allowed us to gain
deeper knowledge into finding out what both genders think as our target audience is unisex.
This allows us to gain deeper knowledge into what our target audience think and want and toknow whether our opening sequence appeals to both genders. Stereotypically, our previous
research showed, that males are more likely to be associated with a psychological horror film.
To challenge this we made our cast mainly female to draw in both genders to watch our film.
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Yes No
Is the soundtrack conventional with a
psychological horror?
This graph shows whether people thought our soundtrack was conventional to our genre of a
psychological horror. 11 people thought it did and 3 people thought it didnt. It allows us to see
whether our soundtrack met the needs of our target audience. We manipulated the sound to make the
scene more dramatic at certain pivotal moments when more tension is necessary to build. This is
powerful as it can also dramatize the influence of an equilibrium change within the narrative. Weincluded sounds such as a piano and eerie violin strings to encourage the spooky atmosphere. The
people that thought no may have felt like we needed more instruments and a stronger sound which
we will test out over our footage.
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Yes - sound track is
extremely coventional
Yes -Themes and
characters build up tension
Yes - Pace of the film met
the conventions
Yes- Camera positions suit
the genre
Does our product connote the conventions of a
psychological horror? Why?
7 people felt that our soundtrack was extremely conventional to our genre. We used sounds such as a
piano and eerie violin strings to encourage the spooky atmosphere and built the tension with the sound
at pivotal moments within the narrative. This made our soundtrack conventional to our genre. 4 people
said that our themes and characters built up tension. We dressed our characters in normal clothes to
create a higher sense of realism and verisimilitude. This would lead the audience into believing what is
happening creating more tension. 1 person said that the pace of the film met the conventions and 2
people said that the camera positions suited the genre. We included camera shots such as In our film we
included a variety of camera angles such as low angles, close-ups, tracking shots etc. We manipulated the
positioning of the camera to add to the spooking atmosphere, it also built tension on vital scenes to make
the audience feel on edge as to what may happen next. This meets the need of the audience as this is
what they expect to feel when watching a psychological horror film.
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Yes- Gives a sense of
foreboding, tenison and
danger
Yes - Mystery was
created
Yes - Soundtrack was
mysterious
Yes- Camera angles
added tension
Was there a sense of enigma during the
sequence, did this work? How?
When answering this question 3 people said that our opening sequence gives a sense of
foreboding, tension and danger. This is conventional to our genre as horror films are meant to
create danger and leave the audience feeling on edge. This shows us that we are meeting the
needs of our target audience in what they were expecting. 3 people said that mystery was
created. This uses enigma code as the audience are left wandering about what is going to happen
next and keeps the audience interested in what is going to happen next. 5 people said that our
soundtrack is mysterious. Within our soundtrack we included sounds such as a piano and eerie
violin strings to create a sense of spookiness and mystery. This shows us that we have been
successful when making our soundtrack and wanting to target it in this way. 3 people said that the
camera angles added tension. When filming our opening sequence we included shots such a
close-ups , tracking shots and low angles to make the viewers feel on edge and to build tension
where necessary. This shows that we have met the needs of our target audience.
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Are the titles conventional to a psychological
horror?
11 people thought that our titles were conventional to our genre of a psychological horror movie .
For our titles we created, we used the colours white and a hint of green for the font of the writing
with a black background. A black background can connote danger, evil and death. It brings are dark
atmosphere and mood to the beginning of the film. This uses enigma code as it creates a mystery
because the darkness of the background makes the audience feel on edge when watching which
engages them to want to watch on. Binary opposition is used here as the colour white for the text
can connote light, purity and goodness. It contrasts with the black background as we have bad and
good contrasting each other. However 3 people thought that our titles were not conventional to
our genre. This may have been because they might have preferred a different colour on the titles
such as red as red connotes blood, evil and suffering which is more relatable to a horror film.
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To reveal what happens
next
Conventional to the genre Leaves you on a cliff
hanger
Not enough suspense
built
Does the opening sequence entice you to watch the
rest of the film, if so why?
Yes
No
8 people chose that our opening sequence would entice them to want to watch the rest of the film
because they want to reveal what happens next. As we left our opening sequence on a cliff hanger
it leaves the audience in suspense as to what may happen. Throughout the opening sequence we
have also left a lot of unanswered questions such as who the text to the mother could have been
from, who the person in the house watching them was and who reached out to the girls shoulder
at the end. This draws the audience in to want to know the answers to these questions and find out
what happens later on in the narrative. 2 people said that it was conventional to our genre. This
means it would draw in horror film loves right from the beginning. This uses the uses and
gratification theory as it allows the audience to identify the genre from the beginning of the film. 3
people said because it leaves you on a cliff hanger. This would draw the audience in to want to findout what is going to happen and who and what it may have been about.
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Does the editing pace of the film add to the genre?
(E.g. cuts between scenes)
11 people who answered our questionnaire thought that the editing pace of our film added to the genre.
When editing and cutting our footage, we created certain moments very jumpy and made it switch from shotto shot and to different people revealing something vital about each character. We did this at it would allow
for the audience to feel on edge when watching and also keep them interested and engaged into what is
going on. This adds to the genre as this is how you are meant to feel when watching a psychological horror.
This uses the uses and gratification theory as it allows the audience to identify the genre because of the tense
theme of fear from the scene cuts. However 3 people said that they didnt think our editing pace added to the
genre. This may have been because they felt the scenes were cut in the wrong places and too frequently.
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Has the lighting been used sufficiently in order to
add to the genre (pshyological horror)?
11 people thought that the lighting within our opening sequence was used sufficiently in order to
add to the genre. Within our film we used dark lighting inside the location of where it takes place, it
creates a spooky atmosphere and eeriness within the house. This also can reflect onto how theaudience is feeling as it makes them feel more scared and on edge. This uses the uses and
gratification theory as it allows the audience to identify the genre by the dark setting. However 3
people thought that our lighting did not add the genre of a psychological horror. This may have been
because we did not portray the scene to be dark and spooky enough.
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Little dialogue adds
tenison
Minimal dialogue leaves
unanswered questions
Less dialogue connotes
vulnerablity
More dialogue to gain
further knowledge of the
narrative
Is the dialogue effective, if so why? (e.g. more
dialogue, less dialogue)
Yes
No
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Have the main characters been established in the role
they are going to play? (e.g. who the villain is? who the
damsel in distress will be? etc.)
All characters expect the villian
Not enough information given
12 people thought that our characters have been established as o what plays they would be
playing from watching the opening sequence. Through each character that was previewed weshowed what role they may be playing through the film however we gave the characters less
dialogue within the opening sequence to make the characters more eerie. We haven't revealed
who the villain is and what they look like yet to engage the audience into watching the rest of the
film to find out what happens later on in the narrative even though the villain has been used
within the opening. This is why 2 people may have thought no.
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It was good and conventional More dialogue needed Make lighting more eerie
Are there any improvements/changes you would
make, if so what and why?
Yes
No
10 people thought it was good and conventional and that we didnt have to change
anything. We made our film conventional by having dark lighting to bring a spooky
atmosphere, used a variety of camera angles conventional to the genre such as close-ups,
created a spooky soundtrack to create tension, created titles suitable for our film etc. 2
people thought that we needed more dialogue. The reason for us not having dialogue was
so that not too much was given away at the beginning to draw the audience in to want to
watch more. 2 people said to make the lighting more eerie. We did have dark lighting
within our setting but maybe could have exaggerated this to meet all the audiences needs
and expectations.
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Do the camera/shot/angles represent the
conventions of a psychological horror?
All 14 of the people who took our questionnaire thought that our camera shots and angles
represented the conventions of a psychological horror. We included a variety of cameraangles such as low angles, close-ups, tracking shots etc. Using these shots helps to create
tension and helps portray the tense atmosphere to the audience. This uses the uses and
gratification theory as it allows the audience to identify the genre and feel on edge. The
advantage of this is that it allows us to show the significance of each character and are able
to represent the change in power.
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Lighting and sound The setting and
location
Empty eer ie house Cold and harsh
atmosphere
Gives the protagonist
a sense of isolation -
makes it relatable
How has the mise-en-scene set the narrative for a
psychological horror?
4 people thought the lighting and sound set the narrative for a psychological horror. Within our
opening sequence we used dark lighting to create an eerie atmosphere within the house and makethe characters seem more vulnerable and encourage the feeling of the audience feeling on edge.
We created an eerie, spooky soundtrack throughout the whole of the opening sequence which
became more dramatic at pivotal moment to build the tension. 4 people thought the setting and
location. We used a house to film as it would make it easier for the audience to relate to it being a
family home. This would also make them more scared as it would make them realise that it could
also happen to them just like it did to the normal family in the film. This helps raise the
verisimilitude. 4 people thought that using an empty eerie house set the narrative of a
psychological horror. This adds to the theme of fear and creates more tension and spooky
atmosphere. 1 person said because of the cold and harsh atmosphere and 1 person said that itgives the protagonist a sense of isolation and makes it relatable.