Thriller research

What I want to find out

Investigate sub genre
What the audience expect of
location
Props
Characters
Settings


How I am going to investigate

Interviews with resources
Questionnaire
Clip screening followed by questionnaires


5-10 Minute clip screening
Possible clips:

- Once Upon In America

-Psycho
- Layer Cake
- Thelma and Louise


Followed by questionnaire/ discussion of
-Expectation of
location
Props
Characters
Settings
Etc
 -Comparison of a mainstream with independent - Using films also in the sub genre are film will be - crime/british gangster thriller.
for example
-Essex Boysv Casino Royle
Discuss auidence expectationsof mainstream and independent thriller film discussion will be filmed and someone allicated to ask questions and lead the discussion.
-Will shall also have a short question aided with visual prompts.

Rough dicussion question ideas
-What do kinds of conventions do the auidence expect?
-Do they prefer mainstream or independent?
-Do they expect different or cetain  locations, props etc from a mainstream, independent?
-Discuss what the audience think of thrillers that challenge them as an audience? Say challenge generic conventions - Taritino's Jackie Brown challenges the generic convention of a male white lead.
-What are there expectations of mainstream and independent films?- What do they expect of them? Which do they prefer?