Wednesday 4 December 2013

Poster Questionnaire

I have analysed the conventions of posters and the design of my poster will be largely based on the conventions I have found in my research particularly with the thriller genre however, I thought it might be useful to conduct some primary research and therefore I have created a questionnaire about posters and the thriller genre. Hopefully the results I get will be useful when it comes to create my own poster.


1) In all film posters, what things do you expect to always see?

Images (Stars/Characters, Scene from the film)
Quotations from magazines/newspapers reviews (showing target audience)
Taglines 
Release Date (Something Vague e.g. 'Coming Next Winter' 
The Title usually the biggest font of the poster
Logos of companies involved in making the film 
Websites 
Eye Candy (Male or Female/Explosions/Action)
Star Rating 
Certificate 
Credits/Billing 
Mise-en-scene (referencing genre)


2) In terms of the thriller genre. What things do you always expect to see on a poster?


Tagline - directly addressing the audience 
Setting 
Mise-en-scene associated with the genre, e.g. using of guns 
The tagline is sometimes a red colour 
Characters often have an indirect mode of address 
Side lighting on characters 
Canted Framing 
Actors that are associated with the genre are used 
Muted colour scheme 
Clothes 
Bold font is used for the title and tagline
Characters chasing/running 
High angles

3) Would The Poster Sell to you?

Yes 
No 
Don't know


4) Do you think posters are an effective way of marketing a film?

Yes    
No     
Don't know why (please give reasons)



5) Do you expect a poster to dominated by?

Images 
Text 


6) Do you expect images on posters to indicate the genre of the film?

Yes 
No 
Don't know



7) Do you expect to see a dominant image of the star(s) on the poster?

Yes 
No 
Don't know 



8) Would the inclusion of actors names on the poster be more likely to encourage you to see the film?

Yes 
No 
Don't know



9) Would you expect to see the name of the director on the poster?

Yes 
No 
Don't know


10) would the colour on the poster influence you to see the film?

Yes 
No 
Don't care


11) Does seeing awards on a poster make it more likely for you to see the film?

Yes 
No 
Don't

12) does reviews on a poster influence your decision to see the film?

Yes 
No 
Don't know 


13) Has the inclusion of websites and social media links on a poster every encouraged you to visit the website?

Yes 
No

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