The primary purpose of interviewing is gain personal and precise information from the person we interview. It is a form of surveying, asking a set sequence of questions for every person to be interviewed. Although we would be interviewing individuals, the aim is to produce an overall picture of a group of people and their interests or personal judgments.
As part of the interviewing process we produced this series of questions;
1. What is your age?
2. What is Your Gender?
3. Do you have an interest in horror films?
4. If so or If not, Why?
5. What specific type of horror films do you like? (Psychological Horror, slasher, supernatural, science fiction, fantasy, other)
6. What particular elements of horror films can you find inappropriate? (Graphic violence etcetera)
7. What conventional parts of the horror do you expect?
8. Does casting influence what film you watch?
9. What is your favorite Horror film?
10. What is your least favorite horror film?
11. Would certification influence what films you watch?
12. Where do you watch horror films?
13. What is the main reason you watch horror films?
14. Is horror you favorite genre?
15. In a film opening, what keeps you interested in the narrative?
16. What do you find most frightening in a horror film? (music, special effects etcetera)
17. What do you like to see in a horror film?
18. What do you dislike seeing in a horror film?
19. Would you prefer explained horror, or psychological horror?
20. What do you expect in a horror film?
As part of the interviewing process we produced this series of questions;
1. What is your age?
2. What is Your Gender?
3. Do you have an interest in horror films?
4. If so or If not, Why?
5. What specific type of horror films do you like? (Psychological Horror, slasher, supernatural, science fiction, fantasy, other)
6. What particular elements of horror films can you find inappropriate? (Graphic violence etcetera)
7. What conventional parts of the horror do you expect?
8. Does casting influence what film you watch?
9. What is your favorite Horror film?
10. What is your least favorite horror film?
11. Would certification influence what films you watch?
12. Where do you watch horror films?
13. What is the main reason you watch horror films?
14. Is horror you favorite genre?
15. In a film opening, what keeps you interested in the narrative?
16. What do you find most frightening in a horror film? (music, special effects etcetera)
17. What do you like to see in a horror film?
18. What do you dislike seeing in a horror film?
19. Would you prefer explained horror, or psychological horror?
20. What do you expect in a horror film?
Results
We interviewed 15 people, these are some overall results:
We interviewed 15 people, these are some overall results:
1) Age
Age: 16-21: 8 ,22-27: 1 ,28-33: 1 ,34-39: 1 ,40-45: 2 ,46-51: 2 ,52+: 0
2) Gender
Gender: Male: 5 Female: 10
Age: 16-21: 8 ,22-27: 1 ,28-33: 1 ,34-39: 1 ,40-45: 2 ,46-51: 2 ,52+: 0
2) Gender
Gender: Male: 5 Female: 10
3) Do you have an interest in horror films?
Yes: 10 No: 5
Yes: 10 No: 5
4) If so or If not, Why?
What do you like? Scary:10 Interesting: 1 Suspense: 2 Thrilling: 2 Exciting: 0 Dramatic: 0
What do you like? Scary:10 Interesting: 1 Suspense: 2 Thrilling: 2 Exciting: 0 Dramatic: 0
5) What specific type of horror films do you like?
Type: Psychological: 3 Slasher: 4 Supernatural: 2 Science fiction: 1 Fantasy: 0 Thriller: 5 Gothic: 0 Other: 0
6) What particular elements of horror films can you find inappropriate? (Graphic violence etcetera)
What is inappropriate? Gore: 1 Sexual themes: 3 Graphic violence: 1 Nothing: 10
7) What conventional parts of the horror do you expect?
Conventions: Murder: 4 Creatures: 1 Criminals: 2 Blood: 2 Violence: 1 Fear: 1 Eerie: 1 Settings: 1 Gore: 1 Darkness: 1
8) Does casting influence what film you watch?
Yes: 6 No: 9
9) What is your favorite Horror film?
Film: Alien: 2 The Exorcist: 2 Halloween: 3 Friday 13th: 1 Psycho: 1 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 2 Final Destination: 2 The Hills Have Eyes: 1 Dawn of the Dead: 1
