DAO: Thriller Questionnaire

We produced a questionnaire to get some audienmce research to help us with our Thriller opening. The questionnaire included questions on their favourite Thriller films, conventions of they like to see and what they expect to find in the opening of a Thriller film.We asked students and teachers within our school, between the ages of 16-36.
Here are our results!

What do you like about the thriller genre?
Suspense -27.9%
Gore- 5.5%
Action-packed -11.1%
Cliffhangers -5.5%
Twists -38.9%
Other - Complex plots -5.5%
Mystery -5.5%

What is your favourite thriller film?
Fight club-50%
Memento -10%
The Matrix -20%
The Bourne Trilogy -10%
Signs -10%

Do you like to have to think about the narrative of the film or would you rather be given the storyline?
Think about the narrative -80%
Given the storyline -20%

How much gore do you prefer to see at the start of a thriller film?
None-40%
Some-40%
Lots-20%

How often do you watch a thriller film?
Once a week-0%
Once a fortnight-40%
Once a month-50%
More-10%

Do you find flashbacks within the narrative too confusing or do you find them helpful for the story?
Too confusing-20%
Helpful-80%

From our results we have decided to hold back on any gore included and that a confusing story line is not a problem with our audience. Also we are now confident about using flashbacks within our opening!