Research at a2

Advanced Portfolio

Diversifying your research…

Learning Outcomes

• Know the different research options available for your project.

• Be able to survey your target audience through a questionnaire, online forums and message boards.

• Be able to supplement your research with emails and audience feedback.


• In order to achieve the top grades your research needs to be detailed and thorough.

• The range of research you carry out can also add to your marks.

• Remember that the moderator will see many Portfolios; making yours stand out from the rest may make all the difference.


• Analysing existing products• Questionnaires / surveys• Forums• Message boards• Emails• Audience Feedback• Interviews

Other ‘Amateur’ Videos

Other Amateur Videos

Forums

www.videoforums.co.uk

www.muchmusic.com

Survey Monkey

Video DiariesI’ve worked really hard this week Mr examiner, honest…

YouTube

MySpace

Director Case Studies

• Spike Jones• Dave Meyers• David Fincher• Jake Nava

• Could be useful to analyse a selection of videos from a single director..?

www.mediaconverter.org

Interviews and Vox Pops

Questionnaires

SurveysAsk 100 students which magazine cover they prefer.

Closed QuestionsMultiple choice responses; yes / no answers.

Open QuestionsGauging the opinions of your audience.

Random / Targeted QuestionnairePicking your candidates

Your Task…

• Working in a group, you are going to interview each other on an individual basis.

• You need to come up with some relevant questions, then record each other’s responses.

• These can then be uploaded onto your blog.

Planning

• Planning is a key part of any Media project as it links the research stage to the completion of your main product.

• Ideally, your planning should show the development of your product from initial idea through to realisation.

Planning

Print

• Schedule• Mock-ups• Practice and sample

photos• Flat plans

Film

• Schedule• Storyboards – basic

to advanced.• Animatics• Location scouting

Research at a2

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