Evaluating my Survey

What age group did I target?


I gave the survey to 7 random people in my 6th form.I targeted 16 to 18 years old. Both females and males filled out the questionnaire.


What did the majority think about the genry and why?


some didn't like it because it was too scary but most enjoyed it because of its thrliing aspect ,its dark mysterious settings and the costumes and special effects.


what horror texts were mentioned?
The people that took the survey seemed to really like films that involve satanic themes or with psychotic main villains.






Task 2-look at one of the films mentioned din the survey


the devil inside


conventions within the trailer:


-special effect to make eye look rolled back this show she audience that the person is being possessed, this sort of supernatural themes are often seen in horror films
-takes under a basemen in a small operation room, horror films usually are set in tight small dark isolated place just like this one
-feature the 911 call to immerse audience into the story and get their interests

-abandoned isolated settings are very common in film this signifies to the audience the genre
-the story is about a women that has murdered three people ,murder is an often storyline to horror films, the audience knows what to expect attracting them tot the film
-her lose found daughter finds her mother at a psychiatric hospital and interviews her
-images of self harm
-the tempo becomes faster after she screams
-made in documentary style despite being fictional ,creating realism
-close ups on the eye
-camera pans instead of a short reverse shot to add show that the characters are scared
-religious symbols, a priest giving an exorcism
-investigation on a possessed body of a women ,clips of them




promotion method
-a trailer and a poster
-featured in articles such as the new York time newspaper receiving positive reviews
-interview with the priest, promotes the film
-Big movie studios are marketing and distribution machines. Paramount studios' marketing department, its publicity department and its media buying department all got behind this film.
-Trailers advertising the film ran in thousands of theaters for months before its release
-tv ads
-Paramount's distribution team negotiated deals with theater chains across the country. "The Devil Inside" didn't just open in New York and Los Angeles. It opened at Albuquerque and Peoria and Kalamazoo. It debuted on more than 2,500 screens across the country. The Studio System, an entertainment data company, estimates Paramount spent $4.9 million promoting this movie. That is five times more than the movie cost to make.