Unit 3: Student Interview

STUDENT INTERVIEW

Age: 16-18

Date of interview: 12/10/12

Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

Occupation: Student

Recorded: First floor corridor

 

 

SST:   “When you think horror what do you think?”

 

J:          “I think of something like paranormal activities, that kind of stuff, stuff I wouldn’t normally watch.”

 

SST:   “Okay.”

 

J:          “But I know there is more than just that.”

 

SST:   “Would you normally choose to watch comedy horror? If yes, why?”

 

J:          “Sure, yeah, I would because, it’s like normal comedy but the horror aspect makes it more entertaining, like you wouldn’t get bored of it”

 

SST:   “Okay then.

Could you give me an example of a structure of a comedy horror? For example when might something happen in the film? So, how it would resolve or begin.”

 

J:          “I don’t know what you mean really.”

 

SST:   “Well, the setup of a comedy horror. So, how it would progress throughout?”

 

J:          “So the initial situation and what happens?”

 

SST     “Yeah.”

 

J:          “They tend to start out with a family or normally with two friends or something like this and then the horror comes in like zombies and then will end in a funny way. It won’t be resolved it will just be funny.”

 

SST:   “Okay.

What is your favourite type of character in a comedy horror? Is it the hero or the villain like a zombie or something?”

 

J:          “Well, it would have to be the hero.”

 

SST:   “Why?

Just because that’s the normal thing to go for?”

 

J:          “Yeah, I guess.”

 

SST:   “Do you prefer realistic or unrealistic story lines? Do you like zombies or a murderer?”

 

J:          “In comedy horror?”

 

SST:   “Yeah”

 

J:          “Unrealistic definitely.”

 

SST:   “So zombies and that type of thing then?”

 

J:          “Yeah, definitely.”

 

SST:   “Okay

What horror villain category do you prefer? E.g. vampire, zombies, monsters, freaks, toys, children. What scares you most?”

 

J:          “I’ll go with zombies.”

 

SST:   “Why?”

 

J:          “Zombies aren’t scary but I like the idea.”

 

SST:   “What do you mean you ‘like the idea’? You mean it’s fun?”

 

J:          “Yeah, I mean it’s a good thing to have in comedy horror, like it has a lot of potential.”

 

SST:   “Okay.”

 

J:          “Also supernatural things like poltergeist. Have you seen it?”

 

SST:   “Yes.”

 

J:          “It’s scarier but it’s got less like comedy value.”

 

SST:   “How would you say the comedy normal fits in a horror comedy? So what makes it funny normally?”

 

J:          “It will be like, okay, take an example like ‘Shaun of the Dead’, the situation they’re in is pretty dangerous but they’re just mucking about.”

 

SST:   “Fair enough.”

J:          “So, I don’t know.”

 

SST:   “So, making silly lines.”

 

J:          “Yeah, that sort of thing.”

 

SST:   “Okay.”

 

J:          “So not taking it seriously.”

 

SST:   “Even when they’re in a death like situation.”

 

J:          “Exactly.”

 

SST:   “What would you say the face of horror is? So what face comes to mind when you think horror? For example when someone says to me horror I think Frankenstein.”

 

J:          “Yeah, I would go with Frankenstein or Dracula.”

 

SST:   “Oh, ok, original films.”

 

J:          “Gothic horror sort of thing.”

 

SST:   “Okay, that’s about it. Thank you very much.”