Research: Questionnaires

What is the importance of primary research?
The importance of primary research is that it allows you to know what the audience wants/expecting from the film, and also what kind of audience they are. Before creating a film, you must know what and who the audience are by asking questions or letting them fill out the questionnaire that you've made for you research, by doing this you''ll know who the audience are and what the audience is expecting from your film that you'll make.

Advantages of questionnaires:

- It's easy to analyse
- You can ask your own questions that you want to know for research
- Easy to collect information
- It's simple, for the person who's answering the questionnaire, to complete
- Mostly anyone can see that it's a questionnaire due to its format.

Disadvantages of questionnaires:

- It can be done by a anonymous person
- Possible for the person, who's answering the questionnaire, to misunderstand the questions.
- People can skip questions
- You cannot go back to the people if they are anonymous.

Who did you ask and why?
I've asked 12 people in year 12 and 13 and a few teachers. I've asked them because they most likely to have experience of watching thrillers because of their age they're at, and cause of that age they can watch thrillers 15 and 18 rated thrillers film. This is why I thought it was best to ask them.

Examples of my questionnaire.

Conclusion 
My research has been beneficial because it has allowed me to collect informations, from people my age and older, on their view of thriller. It has also allowed me to know what type/kind of audience are watching and what they are expecting from a thriller.