By: Chris Donnellan,

Miriana Younan and NinetteEsshaghian

• What is a focus group? Well this is a way which we can find out about our target audience (that’s you!). We want to know all your thoughts and opinions on the following media products.

• We will be showing you relevant media texts about our final piece that we want to create.

• Thank you for agreeing to participate we hope you enjoy watching HORROR as it is the focal point of this focus group.

INSIDEOUS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNBhLteM3jU&safe=active

THE POSSESSION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gBeG31fX40

• Would the narrative of this film trailer

appeal to you? Why or Why Not?

• What conventions/common

features of a typical horror trailer

can you identify?

• Did you find the sound effective in

trailer? Why? What do you like

about the sound?

• What do you think about the film?

• What does this poster reveal about

the narrative/plot of the film?

• Which part of this poster would

most entice you to watch the film?

• Can you tell this poster promotes

horror? What sub-genre? How can

you tell?

• Would you watch this film?

Why/Why not?

• Does the content presented on the

magazine front cover appeal to you?

Why/Why not?

• Looking at the image, which sub-genre

does it promote? How can you tell?

• Would you read this magazine?

Why/Why not?

• Which do you find most effective:

Lighting/image/Colour/Content and

why?