Method 2 - My Media Questionnaire

Gender:
Age:
Occupation:


How often do you watch the news?
- Every day
- 3 – 4 times pw
- 2 – 3 times pw
- <> 5 times pw
- 3 – 5 times pw
- < 3 times pw


Do you like documentaries?
- Yes
- No
- Sometimes


What attracts you to a TV show?
- Action
- Comedy
- Famous Actor
- Reviews (friends/prof)


What type of movie do you watch in the cinema?
- Comedy
- Action
- Romance
- Thriller
- Sci-fi
- Other


Do you prefer old classics or new films?
- Old classics
- New films


Whats your favourite cinema in Norwich?
- Odeon
- Vue
- Hollywood
- Cinema City



Question 1:
Every day: the majority of this group were either over 18 or female, suggesting that as you grow older you may pay more interest to the news, and female’s maybe have more interest or time for the news.
3 – 4 times pw: no males were included in this group, and the majority of the females were under 18, suggesting again the females interest in the news, and that under 18’s still have an interest in the news.
2 – 3 times pw: the majority of this group was male, although there was 1 under 18 female. This still suggests that males watch news less.
<2 times pw: Only 2 males included in this group, both under 18, hinting that young males probably don’t have much interest or time for the news.


Question 2:
Overall this shows that female’s probably have more interest in going to the cinema, as all but one go more than 3 times a month. The men however don’t go more than 3 times a month except 1 over 18, probably because lack of interest, or beliefs that it is too expensive.


Question 3:
This chart shows that half the people I interviewed aren’t interested in documentaries, the majority of which were male. In fact only one male and 3 females said they actually liked watching them, and 2 females sometimes did. This may show that boys don’t have too much interest in documentaries, as they probably like to watch other TV.


Question 4:
This shows that people are attracted to a program mainly because of the genre, and not much about reviews, although women and not men said they would watch something with a favorite actor in, which shows that who programs pick to be in their TV show or the main genre of the film can be extremely important

Question 5:
This shows a wide variety of preferences, but looking back at the table, the only film genre that contains both male and female vote is comedy, as the other genre’s are picked by either male or female, demonstrating the different tastes we have.


Question 6:
This pie chart shows that most people preferred more modern films, probably showing either an improvement in film making and narrative, or just that people like newer films better. Only one under 18 male and one over 18 female liked old classic films better than newer films, maybe demonstrating a lack in acknowledgement of good old films.


Question 7:
This chart shows that the 2 main cinema’s in Norwich are the most popular, however some older people prefer the quiet Hollywood one which doesn’t get as much publicity.


Question 8:
This shows a wide variety on favorite channels, and doesn’t really say much about gender or age, except the older people interviewed seemed to enjoy BBC and Dave more than Film 4 or E4.