Research and Planning: Questionnaire Results Continued

1. What types of editing would you expect to see?

• Fade to black
• Fast Paced
• Fade in/Fade outs
• Cuts aways
• Jumps cuts
• Dissolves
• Slow paced
• Straight cuts

3. What shots are typical to a horror film?

• Close ups
• Wide shots
• Canted
• Low angle
• High angle of victim/Low angle of villain
• Master shots
• Extreme close ups
• Over the shoulder shots 

4. What location would you expect to see in a horror/fantasy film?

• The woods
• Dark building
• Graveyard
• Underground
• Abandoned area
• Old looking mysterious places

5. What non-diegetic would music would you expect to hear?

• Suspense building music
• Background music to create tension
• Fast paced beats
• High pitched 
• Themes and stings
• Mood music
• Slow eerie low pitched music contrasted with fast paced high pitch music  

 7. Do you think the main character should be male or female?

       Male (3)

• Because it isn't stereotypical for horror
• Attract female attention

       Female (6)

• They seem more vulnerable
• It is easier to create fear
• It breaks the stereotype of men always being the hero
• They show more fear and are more vulnerable
• "I've seen most films with girls as the main characters"
• You feel more for the character

       Either (1)

• "It could be either depending on the situation"

8. How do you think we could create suspense?

• Slowing down scenes
• Editing to build climax
• Increase of pitch
• Faster editing
• Music
• Slow editing 
• Fast editing
• Contrasting music
• Close ups
• Lots of jump cuts