This document discusses the results of a survey about slasher films. It identifies that Halloween and Scream are the most popular films. Respondents found killers like Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers the scariest. The woods was deemed the scariest location. Fear of being killed, demons or kidnapped were top fears. Elements from successful trailers like Scream and Paranormal Activity should be incorporated into the new film trailer. Reds, blacks and whites were strongly associated with the slasher genre. This information will help design scary elements for a new slasher film trailer and poster.
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Slasher film questionnaire a2
2. What is your favourite slasher
film?
The majority said Halloween and
scream were their favourite slasher films
This means we should follow similar
conventions these films convey such as
masks
3. What gender are you?
gender
Male
female
This gives insight on the gender
that mostly watch slasher films.
4. How do you consume the
media
how do you consume the media
tv
online streaming
dvd's
mobile
other
5. Scariest slasher film villain/killer
The majority said Freddy
Krueger, Michael Myers and the killer in
scream.
The demographic are find killers that are
represented as supernatural or non
human to be scary, they fear things they
aren't familiar of.
We can implement this into our slasher
film by making the killer seem non
human and cryptic.
6. Do you consider gas masks
scary?
Sales
yes
no
other
As they consider gas mask scary we
will implement the film to add more
fear to it
8. Scariest slasher film locations?
scariest location
cabin in the woods
abadoned hospital
the woods
a school
haunted house
other
The woods was the scariest location so we
we will have the film set in this location.
9. What are you most scared
of?
The majority of answers were being
killed, demons or being kidnapped
It would be useful to add some of these
elements into the trailer to make the film
more scary to the viewer as it contains
their deepest fears
10. Favourite horror/slasher film
trailers?
The majority of answers were
paranormal activity, scream and final
destination
We can take elements from other trailers
and add it to ours to make it more
effective and professional
It will also help reinforce the genre as it
gives a sense of familarity to the trailer
11. Colours you associate with
slasher films?
Sales
red
black
white
orange
pink
blue
green
maroon
This is useful for the
design of the poster.
We should add these
colours to reinforce the
genre of slasher films
to give it a familiar and
scary look