from this question I have learned that my audience have a wide array of preferences and all like different things so I'm hoping that this means they like trying different themes and styles of documentaries. this will help me form my idea as it shows me that our audience have different interests so it is in my best interest to try and make my documentary about society as a whole and what may or may not be changing about it so it applies to the whole audience and not just one sector of the viewers. I believe that this will work because I know from conversations and discussions i have had with other people my age that they are interested in our culture.
For this question there was again a wide array of different answers, what this tells me is that I should try to implement as many of these attention grabbing clichés as I can. What this tells me about the audience is that the majority of them like seeing an impactful start that sets the tone for the rest of the documentary, so I will take this information and build upon it by implementing into my work. What I will now ensure I include is a shock factor of sorts in the intro of the video, cementing my point and stance on the subject by presenting and analysing pieces of content relating to the topic.
What I've learned from this question is that bizarre imagery and bright colours are best to implement onto the thumbnail for my documentary to grab peoples attention and get them to click on my video. what i learned from this information is that it is easy to attract viewership as long as you use the right variation of colour, intriguing imagery (as long as it relates to the topic) and a sense of individuality that helps it stand out from the other documentaries. This has changed my idea for the thumbnail and has made me realise that the it is more important than I initially thought so i will put more thought into what I want my thumbnail to include.
What I've intended to learn from this question was what people tend to find engaging and what they like to see in documentaries, what I have found out is that the audience like seeing in them are factual information, interviews and imagery relating to the points and information being presented, this is what expected as these are the core foundations of a documentary and so I will be implementing these into mine to create a fluent and coherent documentary.
What I intended to learn from this one is what may make someone turn off or become disinterested in a documentary, what I have learned is that they become disinterested if not enough content is being shown or if the content is to slow or uninteresting. What I am planning on doing to combat this is cutting out any uninteresting or unnecessary parts of the video that may make the viewer turn off the video, what i will do I conduct in-depth research to insure any information presented is fully factual and engaging.
FOCUS GROUP QUESTIONS
are you interested in how different things can effect/change our culture?
the answers to this question were all in favor of a documentary which is what I expected, as i find many people are interested in current events and our society
what aspects of documentaries do you enjoy?
the answers for this varied as there are many different aspects that go into creating a documentary and I will try and incorporate as many as possible in mine
do you prefer more a serious or more satirical style of documentary?
a lot of the answers were leaning towards a more serious style which is somewhat what I was expecting as I personally prefer more serious styles when it comes to documentaries
do you prefer shorter or longer documentaries?
all of the responses for this question were shorter or both so I will make sure to have my documentary as concise as I can and not have any meaningless filler content to pad out runtime
do you like seeing interviews in documentaries?
as I expected, all of them agreed that interviews are a key part of documentaries so i will include plenty of interviews and first hand anecdotes in my documentary
FOCUS GROUP:
AUDIENCE PROFILE:
The target demographic of my documentary is all young people, ideally between the ages of 16-25 who are interested in modern day happenings that effect their experiences and lives in their culture powered by digital media. Our target audience are active social media users
BBC 3 PROGRAMMES, SCEDULE AND AUDIENCE
The BBC 3 schedule runs from 7pm to around 3:30 am and mainly televises British sitcoms like Gavin and Stacy as well as EastEnders which are both shows based on real life situation such as a long distance love story and a working class-families' struggles. This style of programming doesn't really match up with what our project entails as they are fictional sit-coms designed for easy relaxed viewing however, Gavin and Stacy does have a younger target demographic which implies that BBC 3 broadcast products designed for a younger audience which is good for my project as it has a target age range of around 16-24 which is similar to what Gavin and Stacy has. The typical codes and conventions for this show is not something I would want to implement in my documentary as it is a sitcom which has rapid camera movements and has many shots which are not typically conventional when applied to a documentary.
They also broadcast documentaries such as 'Brickies' which is a observational style docuseries that follows the real lives of young brick-layers earning a living. This show may relate more to my project as its a documentary about young people and their culture targeted to young people which its exactly what I will be aiming to accomplish with my documentary. However, the typical codes and conventions of this show are something I intend to replicate as 'Brickies' is filmed in more of an observatory manner whereas my documentary will be an expository documentary, focusing on going in depth about specific topics and exploring what effects they have.
The next type of programme shown on BBC 3 are the reality shows like 'Project icon: The UKs next music star' Is a show hosted by Celebrity singer Jason Derulo where 10 aspiring recording artist battle to become Britain's newest breakthrough artist and 'Eating with my ex' which is about two young people who where formally in a relationship try to resolve their issues through going on a date and confronting each other with questions about them and their relationship. Both of these programmes show that BBC 3 are trying to appeal to a younger audience so I will make sure to amend my ideas for my project to suit a younger audience but implementing the use of
COLLECTING CLIPS AND AUDIO: To collect the video clips for the video I made multiple 'sets' to get the effects I wanted. For the Interviews I set up lights in the studio room next to our class room (photo of set below) to get the dimmer effect I wanted. This is a picture from one of the interviews, the light is making his face look to bright and is not working the way I intended. Next time I would rectify this by changing the position and brightness of the lamp lights as when I made the videos, I had the light intensity in the maximum setting and I can see now that it has negatively effected my video clip. I recorded the audio through the standard camera microphone, which worked but is not what I intended. I had intended to use an external microphone I had attached but I had unknowingly not attached it properly. Thankfully the audio from the camera had worked and was made better in post-production on premiere pro. Next time I will ensure that the microphone is ...
PITCH PRESENTATION PITCH VIDEO ANALYSIS OF FEEDBACK All of the people I read my pitch to give some positive feedback about my idea which is encouraging to see as they are part of my target audience and so this gives me reassurance that I am on the right track to having an interesting documentary that people will actually want to watch. Its also a positive to see that they want my project to advance and become more in depth which is what i will work on doing instead of just doing surface level research. TWEAKS IN WILL MAKE: Although the feedback on my pitch was positive, there is some things I will be changing about my idea as I've made the realization that my area of focus is restrictive and limited in terms of the media that is available, so instead I will be making the documentary more generally about how social media is effecting children/young adults mental health as a whole rather than just focusing on how it is changing their way of thinking as I believe t...
MY INTENTIONS My intentions in creating this documentary was to expose what social media is actually doing to us and our culture, how it is effecting the way people think act and feel as well as exposing the bad sides of social media and the hate-filled side of the internet. I have done this by clearly stating the negative effects of prolonged social media usage and siting my sources whenever and wherever necessary. I believe I have communicated effectively to the audience through my use of the backing sound throughout the documentary. I purposefully used music which matched the tone of what I am saying in the voice over, I believe this will make the documentary more engaging as sound is a key element of watching something and if both the visuals and the sound match in tone, it will make it more enjoyable to watch. Overall, for my first time making a documentary, I believe I have done a good job conveying my point and presenting my ideas. I also believe I have done well with the v...
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