14/10/06
Horror Questionnaire responses
I created a questionnaire that explored what people liked and disliked about horror movies and their reactions to both male and female character behaviour.
I received 6 out of ten completed questionnaires from the MA visual arts group and from the responses I can say that there is a clear divide between people that enjoy horror and people that hate horror.
Most people claimed that when watching a horror movie they felt scared, paranoid and tired. Most people related to the victims fear because they empathise and feel the same fear and panic as the on screen victim.
Five out of six people said that they would not cheer the villain on because they want to "..see the victim escape and kill the villain and then the end of the film will come sooner."
Only 1 out of 6 people claimed that they were afraid that the ghastly death of the victim could happen to them in real life.
These responses from such a small amount of people cannot be used as an overall example of audience reaction to horror. The results show that more people became afraid because they were more vulnerable than others. These findings will not necessarily help to create practical work because from looking at other evaluations of horror questionnaires, all people react differently to different types of horror. However, I will be able to take elements from the questionnaire, such as vulnerability and fear for the victim to create tension in my practice.