As a group, Jade Coombes, Conor Taylor, Adam Meehan and I came up with a list of questions that we feel, once answered, will help us to determine how to create a successful opening sequence for a horror movie. For each question I decided to make a chart for the answers, by using a pie chart I can help my group to clearly the main answers, these answers will be what we decide to use. For example, if most of the answers are yes then we will make sure that the answer is yes in the footage.
1.Do you think eerie/tense music ass to the horrific effect, does it scare you?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
2. Does theme/signature music add to the enjoyment of watching a horror?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
3. What lighting do you think would be most effective in a horror?
[ ] Flashing
[ ] Dark
[ ] Bright
[ ] Gloomy
4. Do you think flashing and fast paced images and quick cuts add to the fear of a horror?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
5. When you can see from the perspective of a character does the fear created, rise?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
6. What do you expect the protagonist to be in the film?
[ ] Victim
[ ] Bad guy
7. Who would you prefer to be the “bad guy” in a horror to be?
[ ] Ghost/evil spirit
[ ] Devil
[ ] Alien
[ ] Human
[ ] zombie
[ ] Vampire
[ ] Human like figure (clowns/toys/dolls etc.)
[ ] Children
[ ] Mythical creatures or animals
8. What adds more fear?
[ ] Fast moving cameras
[ ] Slow moving cameras
9. What atmosphere (setting/background) would you prefer to see in a horror film?
[ ] Mental Hospital
[ ] Urban setting
[ ] Lab
[ ] Countryside
[ ] Deserted Building
[ ] Remote Area
10. Do the font and main titles add to the effect of a genre?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
11. What is your favourite genre?
[ ] Romantic Comedy
[ ] Science Fiction
[ ] Horror
[ ] Thriller
I the asked 20 students to fill out these questionnaires, Jade asked 10 and Conor and Adam asked 5 each. The results are slightly biased, however as we only asked students aged sixteen to eighteen, if we could repeat the questionnaire we would ask a wider range of people. From our results, we found that we need to include:
1. Eary tense music
2. Signature theme music
3. Quick cuts
4. Perspective camera
5. Victim=protagonist
6. Human like figure (clown)
7. Fast moving camera
8. Mental hospital
9. Effective main titles
