Research and Planning: Questionairre Results post 2

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

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

What location would you expect to see in a horror/fantasy film?
-The woods
-Dark building
-Graveyard
-Underground
-Abandoned area
-Old looking mysterious places

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

Do you think the main character should be male or female? (number in brackets = votes)

Female (6)                                            Male (3)                                                Either (1)
-They seem more vulnerable                -Because it isn't stereotypical              -"It could be either
-It is easier to create fear                      for horror                                             depending on the    
-It breaks the stereotype of men           -Attract female attention                      situation"     
 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

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