After conducting our research, we have decided to stick to our original idea of a current affairs documentary on the topic of social networking. It will incorporate ideas from Bill Nichols 'Modes of Documentary,' as it will be a mix between the participatory and performative modes. It will be a mix between these two modes as the presenter will engage with the subject through interviews and Twitter experiments yet highlight the social importance it has to our target audience.
We will include the dangers and security risk users’ face when using these sites. We will also cover the advantages to using such sites to make sure the documentary remains unbiased.
Showing posts with label Research (Main Task). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Research (Main Task). Show all posts
Friday, 7 October 2011
Friday, 30 September 2011
Subject Matter
As we are making a documentary which consists of specialised subject matter; I did some research into social networking sites and their dangers. I decided I wanted to answer the following questions:
Target Audience Research: Analysis
After conducting our focus groups we found out the following about our target audience of 16-18 year olds and their documentary viewing habits:
Target Audience Research: Questions
Today we conducted two focus groups of eight 16-19 year olds. These teenagers were both male and female. We asked them the following questions:
- How old are you?
- Do you watch documentaries? If so, which ones? If you don't, why? What would make you watch documentaries?
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Similar Products: Part 1
To make sure we applied the correct codes and conventions to our documentary we looked at five similar products and conducted a textual analysis of each one. These products include several different styles of documentary making. We looked at:
- 'The Truth about Drugs in Football' by Dispatches for Channel 4
- 'Small Teen Bigger World' as part of the Extraordinary Me series for BBC 3
- 'Educating Essex' for Channel 4
- 'Gateway to Heroin' by Vanguard for Current TV
- 'Big Brother' for Channel 5
- 'Hunting the Internet Bullies' by Panorama for BBC One
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Industry Research
We conducted research into the documentary industry to see who is making similar products to the one we're going to make. We also identified why they may want to help us distribute our final product once we have made it.
Styles of Documentary
There are several different styles of documentaries.
'Fly on the wall'
'Fly on the wall' documentaries observe real life situations supposedly without disturbing any of the participants. The latest 'fly on the wall' documentary is called, 'Educating Essex' and follows the teachers and students of Passmore Academy.
'Fly on the wall'
'Fly on the wall' documentaries observe real life situations supposedly without disturbing any of the participants. The latest 'fly on the wall' documentary is called, 'Educating Essex' and follows the teachers and students of Passmore Academy.
Modes of Documentary
As defined by documentary theorist, Bill Nichols, there are said to be six modes of documentaries. They are:
Codes, Conventions & Techniques
I researched into the codes and conventions of documentaries so I know what to include in my final product. I have also looked into the techniques used in documentary making. This is especially important when looking at how camerawork and editing is used.
Codes and Conventions:
Codes and Conventions:
- A voice-over. A voice-over played over the on screen images will encourage the audience to think that the narrator has superior knowledge on the subject being discussed. They can either be by the presenter of the documentary or someone else with lots of knowledge on the subject.
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