Thriller audience research proposal

What I want to find out:
1. What do the audience think are typical thriller characters, and whether they are effective. (eg. Femme fatales, Gangster bosses etc.)
2. What sub-genre of thriller do the audience prefer (eg. Film noir, La Noir, British gangster etc)
3. What does the audience expect to see when they go to a mainstream thriller, rather than an independant. (eg differences in editing, special FX etc)
4. What are stereotypical thriller props, and whether audiences think they work well in modern film making (eg, hand gun, cigarettes, suave cars etc)
5. How costumes differenciate in the subgenres of Thriller, and whether they affect the audiences opinion of the film.


How I am going to find this out:
1. Interviews
2. Questionnaires
3. Email Interviews and questions
4. Online Surveys
5. Text interviews and questions


What I expect to find out:
1. The stereotypical characters, will be preferred by most audience types, however some will prefer something different, unusual and unconventional.
2. I expect film noir, and British gangster films to be amoung the most popular of the sub genres.
3. They expect to see a much more expensively, and professionally looking made film. With special FX and better editing.
4. They work well, as they are expected, but can be used in so many different effective ways.
5. Costumes are very important to a film, so if all the characters are dressed in things which don’t suit their character, the film will not be as effective.