Interview

Questions summarized

1. Do you enjoy watching thriller films?

Yes and its one of her favorite film genres.

2. Whats you're favorite thriller?

Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock

3.Favorite sub-genre?

Political, psychological thrillers.

4. Key elements in a thriller? 

Cliffhangers, wants to feel on the edge with suspense and tension

5.Conventions in a thriller?

Likes a plot twist with double story's. Multiple tricks going on at once.

6.What type of music?

Depending on circumstance, classical, contemporary, string instrumental.

7. How should the main protagonist be portrayed?

Innocent, defensive but vigilant

8.How should the antagonist be portrayed?

Deceptive, manipulative and two-face

9.Ideal setting for thrillers?

Everyday locations. Mentioned trains and places people can relate too.

What will we do with the gathered information?

With the data gathered from this survey, my group and I will use it to generate ideas and possibilities of our we can execute our production successfully. This means picking ideal locations which present the right mood and how we will portray our characters to make them come correctly to our audience and impact them. We wanted to know questions such as 'what conventions would you expect to find a thriller', to give us a general idea of the key elements. With knowledge of key elements we can lay them down as the foundation so we at least have the feel of a thriller. Then we can build on this with our ideas to make our production unique and our own.