Questionnaire Response 2

Roisin and I were the other group who went off around college to ask people to take part in our survey. Although people of school age were not our target audience, we decided to ask them anyway, because our thriller will probably appeal to a larger audience than the one we are targeting, and it is always good to interview a larger sample than the one you actually need. We asked 12 people from around our school campus.

Here are our results:

1) How old are you?

37, 17 (x4), 18 (x3), 16 (x4)

2) Are you male or female?

male (x6)

female (x6)

3) When you hear the term 'thriller', what do you think?

suspense, excitement, having to think, action, complex plot, edge-of-your-seat, jumpy, white knuckles, adrenaline.

4) What sub-genre of thriller do you prefer?

political/conspiracy (x3)

psychological (x5)

action (x2)

crime

sci-fi

5) Do you prefer a simple or complex plot?

simple

complex (x11)

6) Do you prefer to go straight into the action or have a slower start?

straight into the action (x5)

slow start (x7)

7) Do you prefer a male or female protagonist?

male (x10)

female (x2)