Film Audience Questionnaire

1) Do you like films?

Yes.  30

No.       0

It is clear from this that films are appreciated by almost all people of all age ranges. 

2) Where do you watch your films?

Cinema 17

DVD/Blu-Ray 17

Television 12

Online/iTunes 17

The cinema, DVDs and online downloads are the most popular here - television is less popular, perhaps because it does not offer the experience of the cinema or because it does not give audiences freedom to watch what they want unlike DVDs and online film websites do.

3) How many times per week do you watch films?

Once a week 16

Twice a week 8

Three times a week 5

Four plus times a week 1

The majority of people watch films one time a week, above twice a week seems to be rare.

4) Which cinemas do you go to?

Arthouse 16

Multiplex 20

West End cinemas 2

City centre cinema 4

Most people attend arthouse or multiplex cinemas. It is likely to be the case because they are more accessible to people living in suburban areas, more so than city centre or West End cinemas are.

5) What food/drink do you get when you go to the cinema?

Sweets 13

Popcorn 16

Fizzy drinks 8

Nothing 6

Hot food 0

This shows that popcorn is particularly popular, suggesting that it is still typical to buy, whereas hot food seems to be very unpopular.

6) What persuades you to see a particular film?

Word of mouth 21

Critical reception 15

Advertising 14

Favourite actors 19

Favourite directors 9

The word of mouth is the most common reason why people see a film. This may be because the 15-25 age bracket, who are responsible for the majority of film ticket sales, are the most outgoing. However, many people seem to be persuaded to see films if their favourite actors are involved, as the use of some actors often assures audiences that a film will be good or successful. Around a third of participates said that their favourite directors convince them to see a film, suggesting that a fair few people take an interest into the film industry.

7) What kinds of films do you prefer?

Rom-com 17

Science fiction 16

Thriller 24

Musicals 8

Horror 10

War 16

Drama 15

Comedy 23

 Thrillers, comedies and romantic comedies are the most popular here, perhaps because they do not require as much effort to watch as, for example, hard-hitting war films would do. Few seem to like horror films or musicals, suggesting that the quality of these films is either in decline or not appealing to a younger age range (the age range which most people asked in this questionnaire belonged to).

8) What do you like about thrillers? 

Fast paced, clever, suspense, action, realism, escapism, plot twists, thought provoking, ambiguous, interesting, exciting, stylish.

There seem to be several reasons why people enjoy thrillers here, though the main reason seems to be because they offer a mixture of visual excitement i.e. realism, style and action, and thought provoking excitement i.e. plot twists, ambiguity and suspense. 

9) Do you have any favourite actors? If so, which ones?

Blake Lively, Tom Hardy x5, John Cusack x2, Megan Fox, James Franco, Leighton Meester, Beyonce, Ashton Kutcher, Ryan Gosling x4, Robert de Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Coppola, Christian Bale x2, Gene Hackman, Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Tom Selleck x12, David Lynch, Daniel Day Lewis, Chris Tucker x2, Malcolm McDowell, Britney Spears, Jack Nicholson, Tom Sizemore x2, Mark Ruffalo, David Cross, Clint Eastwood, Mark Paul Gosselar, Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte x2, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, Jesse Eisenberg, Anton Yelchin, Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson x3, Steve Carrel,  Tom Cruise, Zoe Saldana, Robert Downey Jr, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Caan, Michael Fassbender x2, Benedict Cumberbatch.

There seems to be a wide range of favourite in this list, from comedians such as Seth Rogen to veteran actors such as James Caan. Among the 15-20 age range, which made up the majority of the questionnaire, younger actors seem to be the most popular, whether it is the 'eye candy' female actors or charismatic, talented younger actors such as Ryan Gosling, Tom Hardy or Maggie Gyllenhaal.