Sunday, 7 February 2016
Secondary Research- qualitative research that analyses trip adviser
Banstead only had 3 notable locations on Trip Adviser, which were the Banstead Lavender Fields, Caffe Italia and Woolpack Pub Banstead. The Lavender Fields is a field of lavender that is in the area and mostly old people visit it. This is effective research because it shows that teenagers do not have much to do because the lavender field is hardly somewhere for a teenager to go and have fun. The second location is Caffe Italia, this is a Italian Cafe. This is useful research because once again it proves that there is not much teenage activities to do in Banstead. The third location which is a pub and for obvious reasons is not meant for children. Trip Advisor was useful for my research because it proves my point that there is not much to do in banstead for teenagers.
Friday, 5 February 2016
Program Ratings
1. Gathering agencies are companies that collect specific statistics and data. For example, Barb collect statistics for the most viewed television programs in that current week. This is effective because it can show you the most viewed programs of that week which shows how popular that specific program is.
2. Most Popular TV Programs:
- Sherlock (FRI 21:04)
- New Year's Eve (THU 23:59)
- Eastenders (FRI 20:02)
- War and Peace (SUN 21:00)
The main reason I think that Sherlock is at the top of the list is because it was the Christmas special and it showed the return of Sherlock, after his so called death. This is effective because the producers left the series on a cliffhanger this means that the next episode will be extremely popular because the audience want to know what happens next. The main reason that New Years Eve was so popular because it was influenced by the media because it is a free fireworks show. This is effective because it shows how influential the media are and how they influence what people watch on TV.
3. Short films have to be more creative when using data because they are not as popular as main stream programming. For example, agencies such as Barb analyse data through how many views the program got. On the other hand with short film it is very rare that you see them on TV. This is effective because it is hard to analyse the data of short films because they are never on mainstream Chanel. Therefore the solution to this is to use other data to analyse short films. For example, Facebook and YouTube hits. This is effective because it can increase the popularity reported on short films as it is a corrects statistic.
4. Short film directors are interested in RAJAR data because they use the radio to advertise. For example, it is unlikely a shot film will be advertised on TV because it costs to much for the director. Therefore they will appear on a talk show to advertise their show. This is effective because after the show they might use RAJAR to see how popular their talk show is. This could lead to the film getting more views due to how popular his show is.
2. Most Popular TV Programs:
- Sherlock (FRI 21:04)
- New Year's Eve (THU 23:59)
- Eastenders (FRI 20:02)
- War and Peace (SUN 21:00)
The main reason I think that Sherlock is at the top of the list is because it was the Christmas special and it showed the return of Sherlock, after his so called death. This is effective because the producers left the series on a cliffhanger this means that the next episode will be extremely popular because the audience want to know what happens next. The main reason that New Years Eve was so popular because it was influenced by the media because it is a free fireworks show. This is effective because it shows how influential the media are and how they influence what people watch on TV.
3. Short films have to be more creative when using data because they are not as popular as main stream programming. For example, agencies such as Barb analyse data through how many views the program got. On the other hand with short film it is very rare that you see them on TV. This is effective because it is hard to analyse the data of short films because they are never on mainstream Chanel. Therefore the solution to this is to use other data to analyse short films. For example, Facebook and YouTube hits. This is effective because it can increase the popularity reported on short films as it is a corrects statistic.
4. Short film directors are interested in RAJAR data because they use the radio to advertise. For example, it is unlikely a shot film will be advertised on TV because it costs to much for the director. Therefore they will appear on a talk show to advertise their show. This is effective because after the show they might use RAJAR to see how popular their talk show is. This could lead to the film getting more views due to how popular his show is.
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Analysed Questionnaires
Analysed Questionnaires
The first question that i asked my volunteers was “Do you know anyone under the age of 18 with a criminal conviction? 60% said yes. This is effective because over half of the teenagers in Banstead i asked said yes, I concluded from this that many people around the area of Banstead have a criminal conviction. This is useful for the documentary because you do not connect Banstead and young offenders together.
The second question I asked my audience was “Have you ever been arrested?” 30% answered yes that's a very high percentage due to the fact all of my audience said they were under 18. The third question ties in with this question because it asks weather or not getting arrested led to a criminal conviction. Out of the 3 people that said yes 2 of them said it lead to a criminal conviction. This is effective because this data supports the idea of the rising youth crime statistic. This is useful for the documentary because it shows that the future of Banstead may be a crime led one.
The fourth question I asked my audience was “Have you ever taken any drugs?” 50% of my audience answered yes. This data is useful because over 40% of the people who answered yes also said yes to being arrested. This links crime and drugs together. This is useful for the documentary because it supports the theory of drug abuse rising with teenagers in the UK.
The fifth question I asked my audience was “Do you think that video games have anything to with the rising youth offending statistic?” Only 30% of my audience said yes this is surprising because i thought it would be higher. The sixth question I asked was "If you were offered drugs for free at a party, would you take them?" 70% of my audience answered yes to this question. This is effective because 100% of them answered yes to taking drugs previously. This supports the idea that teenagers become addicted to drugs after taking them once.
The seventh question I asked is "Would you consider Banstead a crime hot spot?" Over 80% of the people said no. This is effective because it contradicts the idea that the youth crime is rising in the UK. The final question I asked was would you be willing to conduct an interview. 100% said no, this effects me because I still have to look for an interviewee
The first question that i asked my volunteers was “Do you know anyone under the age of 18 with a criminal conviction? 60% said yes. This is effective because over half of the teenagers in Banstead i asked said yes, I concluded from this that many people around the area of Banstead have a criminal conviction. This is useful for the documentary because you do not connect Banstead and young offenders together.
The second question I asked my audience was “Have you ever been arrested?” 30% answered yes that's a very high percentage due to the fact all of my audience said they were under 18. The third question ties in with this question because it asks weather or not getting arrested led to a criminal conviction. Out of the 3 people that said yes 2 of them said it lead to a criminal conviction. This is effective because this data supports the idea of the rising youth crime statistic. This is useful for the documentary because it shows that the future of Banstead may be a crime led one.
The fourth question I asked my audience was “Have you ever taken any drugs?” 50% of my audience answered yes. This data is useful because over 40% of the people who answered yes also said yes to being arrested. This links crime and drugs together. This is useful for the documentary because it supports the theory of drug abuse rising with teenagers in the UK.
The fifth question I asked my audience was “Do you think that video games have anything to with the rising youth offending statistic?” Only 30% of my audience said yes this is surprising because i thought it would be higher. The sixth question I asked was "If you were offered drugs for free at a party, would you take them?" 70% of my audience answered yes to this question. This is effective because 100% of them answered yes to taking drugs previously. This supports the idea that teenagers become addicted to drugs after taking them once.
The seventh question I asked is "Would you consider Banstead a crime hot spot?" Over 80% of the people said no. This is effective because it contradicts the idea that the youth crime is rising in the UK. The final question I asked was would you be willing to conduct an interview. 100% said no, this effects me because I still have to look for an interviewee
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Sales of DVD's
This is the Disney Pixar Short Films Collection 2 and it include some of the most popular short films out there and the price of this according to Amazon is £4.99. This is effective because they are one of the most popular short film companies out there and they are so cheap. This applys to me because if I wanted to distribute short films then I would have to make it cheaper than them to compete but it costs a lot to make DVD's so therefore, I will make minimal profit.
Monday, 1 February 2016
Saturday, 30 January 2016
Viability
My documentary is financially viable because their is not many expenses I have to worry about. For example, with the distribution the cost of putting my documentary on TV can cost anywhere up to £750,000 and that is not financially viable. However, the cost of uploading my video to YouTube is free and this is financially viable because I am on a very tight budget.
I have the necessary skills for the production. For example, the equipment in the school I have available to me in the school are cameras and post-production equipment. The cameras are useful because they are at a good standard and I am familiar with them. This is effective because I will not waste time learning to use another camera. The post-production equipment is useful because they are of a high quality and I know how to use them already. This is also useful because equipment like this can cost somewhere in the thousands. However, it is available to me for free as I am a student.
I have some skills in editing with the mac books that we have located in are school. This is useful because I will not have to waste time learning about how to edit my documentary. However, when it comes to the AVID systems we have in the school, I may have to ask an A-Level student or a member of staff how to use the editing system then this will become viable.
The most important part I will need help with is the post-production stage because I am quite inexperienced with using it. For example, I do not know how to add cuts into my documentary with the AVID system. This is effective because I will waste time not knowing what I am doing. This problem can be solved by asking a more experienced sixth former who has used this equipment several times. This is effective because it will save time and still make my project still viable.
Overall, I think that I do have time to produce the product because when it comes down to it, it will averagely take 5 days to film as-well as 5 days to edit. This is effective because it will take ten days to produce which is really quick for documentaries.
I have the necessary skills for the production. For example, the equipment in the school I have available to me in the school are cameras and post-production equipment. The cameras are useful because they are at a good standard and I am familiar with them. This is effective because I will not waste time learning to use another camera. The post-production equipment is useful because they are of a high quality and I know how to use them already. This is also useful because equipment like this can cost somewhere in the thousands. However, it is available to me for free as I am a student.
I have some skills in editing with the mac books that we have located in are school. This is useful because I will not have to waste time learning about how to edit my documentary. However, when it comes to the AVID systems we have in the school, I may have to ask an A-Level student or a member of staff how to use the editing system then this will become viable.
The most important part I will need help with is the post-production stage because I am quite inexperienced with using it. For example, I do not know how to add cuts into my documentary with the AVID system. This is effective because I will waste time not knowing what I am doing. This problem can be solved by asking a more experienced sixth former who has used this equipment several times. This is effective because it will save time and still make my project still viable.
Overall, I think that I do have time to produce the product because when it comes down to it, it will averagely take 5 days to film as-well as 5 days to edit. This is effective because it will take ten days to produce which is really quick for documentaries.
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Placement
Publication, broadcast, webcast, podcast, audience
Placement
Webcast is probably the best way to distribute Fivestar's documentary because of my target audience. For example, my target audience is 14-18 year olds and they watch stuff online more that actual television. This is effective because I will not waste money on the cost to distribute to TV. The cost of producing a professional webcast can cost anywhere between £5000-£7000, this is significantly cheaper than distributing it on TV. This is better than the other ways because it is one of the cheapest options and one of the most effective because most of my target audience watch TV online rather than on TV.
This is significantly better than distributing on TV because it is cheaper and more effective. For example, it averagely costs around £5000-£7000. Where as, it costs anywhere up to £50,000 to distribute it on TV. Webcasts are better for Fivestar because most of their target audience watch TV on the internet rather than actual TV. This is effective because it is not only cheaper but will increase their profit.
Bibliography
"Google Answers: Cost Of Webcast Production". Answers.google.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 9 May 2016.
N.p., 2016. Web. 9 May 2016.
Placement
Webcast is probably the best way to distribute Fivestar's documentary because of my target audience. For example, my target audience is 14-18 year olds and they watch stuff online more that actual television. This is effective because I will not waste money on the cost to distribute to TV. The cost of producing a professional webcast can cost anywhere between £5000-£7000, this is significantly cheaper than distributing it on TV. This is better than the other ways because it is one of the cheapest options and one of the most effective because most of my target audience watch TV online rather than on TV.
This is significantly better than distributing on TV because it is cheaper and more effective. For example, it averagely costs around £5000-£7000. Where as, it costs anywhere up to £50,000 to distribute it on TV. Webcasts are better for Fivestar because most of their target audience watch TV on the internet rather than actual TV. This is effective because it is not only cheaper but will increase their profit.
Bibliography
"Google Answers: Cost Of Webcast Production". Answers.google.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 9 May 2016.
N.p., 2016. Web. 9 May 2016.
Monday, 25 January 2016
audience research
Audience classification (socio-economics), geodemographic, ethnographic, age, gender, sexual orientation, occupation, education, media preferences product preferences buying patterns
Socio economics
I am studying youth crime in Banstead, part of this process is to understand the socio economical background of my audience. Social economics is the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes. My target audience is 16-18 year olds. This has been influenced by my research that showed me unemployment in this age group in Surrey is 77.9%. This may be a leading factor in youth crime. Furthermore, they are more likely to have the time to watch my documentary give their free time.
Geodemographic
This is research that combines demographics (what makes you) and psychographics (your personality) and Geographic’s (the area you live in). Geodemographic research combines demographics, this is what makes you. For example, your age or gender. It also has psychographics, this is your personality. Finally the last trait it combines is geographic this is the area you live in. This main audience of my documentary will be the parents of the teenagers in Banstead. Geodemographic research applies to this because the parents will be curious about what their children get up to when they’re not around.
Psychographics
Psychographics are the measurements of your personality. My target audiences psychographics might be that they thing that the children are well behaved and they think this documentary might prove that. Another example is that that have a stereotypical view on teenagers and my documentary might change their view or confirm it.
Ethnographics
This is the word that describes cultures where they live and how they live. This is also to understand their way of life. Ethnographics is the type of research that analyses the culture of which a person comes from. It looks at where they live and how they live also, it is to understand their way of life. This effects my documentary because it is about youth crime in Banstead. For example, a Banstead native may disagree with the crime I am listing because from his generation the crime that used to happen were a lot worse.
Basics
My primary audience are the parents of teenagers in Banstead as they might be curious and interested in what their child is up to when they are not watching what they are doing. There occupation may affect this because some people may work with children and have a completely different view to someone who works in a office and never works with children. My secondary audience are the teenagers their gender may effect this because the crime mostly involve teenage boys.
Media and Product Preferences
This is the things my target audience use as well as the products they prefer to buy. This can be affected by the people they are around. For example, a teenager buys a new phone and shows it to his friend group this will then influence the friend group to buy the phone as they think it is cool to have. This is effective for my documentary because I can spread the word to increase popularity.
Buying Patterns
This is the pattern in which people buy things. For example, someone will buy a new phone if everyone else has it because it will increase their popularity among piers. This is useful for my documentary because I can use these to promote my films.
Bibliography:
Mirror, S. (2016) Which areas of east Surrey have the lowest rates of employment? Available at: http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/Surrey-boasts-highest-employment-rate-South-East/story-28616665-detail/story.html (Accessed: 19 April 2016).
In-line Citation:
(Mirror, 2016)
Socio economics
I am studying youth crime in Banstead, part of this process is to understand the socio economical background of my audience. Social economics is the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes. My target audience is 16-18 year olds. This has been influenced by my research that showed me unemployment in this age group in Surrey is 77.9%. This may be a leading factor in youth crime. Furthermore, they are more likely to have the time to watch my documentary give their free time.
Geodemographic
This is research that combines demographics (what makes you) and psychographics (your personality) and Geographic’s (the area you live in). Geodemographic research combines demographics, this is what makes you. For example, your age or gender. It also has psychographics, this is your personality. Finally the last trait it combines is geographic this is the area you live in. This main audience of my documentary will be the parents of the teenagers in Banstead. Geodemographic research applies to this because the parents will be curious about what their children get up to when they’re not around.
Psychographics
Psychographics are the measurements of your personality. My target audiences psychographics might be that they thing that the children are well behaved and they think this documentary might prove that. Another example is that that have a stereotypical view on teenagers and my documentary might change their view or confirm it.
Ethnographics
This is the word that describes cultures where they live and how they live. This is also to understand their way of life. Ethnographics is the type of research that analyses the culture of which a person comes from. It looks at where they live and how they live also, it is to understand their way of life. This effects my documentary because it is about youth crime in Banstead. For example, a Banstead native may disagree with the crime I am listing because from his generation the crime that used to happen were a lot worse.
Basics
My primary audience are the parents of teenagers in Banstead as they might be curious and interested in what their child is up to when they are not watching what they are doing. There occupation may affect this because some people may work with children and have a completely different view to someone who works in a office and never works with children. My secondary audience are the teenagers their gender may effect this because the crime mostly involve teenage boys.
Media and Product Preferences
This is the things my target audience use as well as the products they prefer to buy. This can be affected by the people they are around. For example, a teenager buys a new phone and shows it to his friend group this will then influence the friend group to buy the phone as they think it is cool to have. This is effective for my documentary because I can spread the word to increase popularity.
Buying Patterns
This is the pattern in which people buy things. For example, someone will buy a new phone if everyone else has it because it will increase their popularity among piers. This is useful for my documentary because I can use these to promote my films.
Bibliography:
Mirror, S. (2016) Which areas of east Surrey have the lowest rates of employment? Available at: http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/Surrey-boasts-highest-employment-rate-South-East/story-28616665-detail/story.html (Accessed: 19 April 2016).
In-line Citation:
(Mirror, 2016)
Sunday, 24 January 2016
Evaluating the controlled observation
I conducted a controlled observation to monitor behaviour and reveal truths about youth crime in the Banstead Area. I chose this method over natural participant observations because I was in full control and I did not have to wait around until someone was willing to participate. This is effective because with controlled observation I was able to sit the candidate down and show them what I am expecting of them. I also chose this method over participant observation because with this you can be accused of forcing them to participate which could lead to people not believing my findings.
Darren Brown used a behaviour observation to study how many people follow the rules around them. During the ‘Trick or Treat’ episode on Channel 4 Darren Brown placed a hole on the wall with the sign “don’t look through the hole”. Darren Brown would then observe from afar and see whether people would look through the hole. These people were measured on looking at the hole, talking about the hole and obviously looking through the hole. This gave me the foundations in which I could create my own controlled observation. I wanted to observe young people behaviour and their willingness to follow the rules. Therefore, I would place a useless red button on the table of The Beacon Sixth Form with the words “don’t press” on it. I would then observe from a table hidden away and see if anyone would press it. I would observe people focusing on the button, people talking about the button and people pressing the button.
Reliability of my checklist was key in order to successfully understand the results I would get from this observation. One in which I could prove the reliability of my checklist was to train someone on my table about what I am doing and how I am measuring this. This is effective because if both of us get the same results then it is more reliable because it shows that both of us understood what we were researching. Another example that might affect the reliability of my checklist is the wording of the observations. For example, I could monitor looking at button and staring at the button. This affects the reliability because it difficult for people to distinguish the difference between looking and staring. I could improve this by rewording the checklist.
In future I can make my research more valid by ensuring that I have no biases when observing the people. For example, the main bias I had during the observation is that I thought the young people would just press the button without even thinking in order to make their mates laugh. This is effective because some of the people may not have done that and due to that the research may be more bias to the fact they pressed because they thought it was funny.
The strengths of this type of observation is that it is completely controlled. This is effective because I will be in control and I will not have to wait for people to participate. The disadvantage of this type of research is that I can be accused for forcing the matter on to people which can be seen as bias.
With the research I gathered I found that a lot of people kept talking about the button which was rated as 5. I found that actually very few people actually pressed the button with an overall rating of 2. I can conclude from this that not every teenager will commit crimes. This is effective because it lets me know that I shouldn’t automatically associate teenagers with crime.
This research has furthered my documentary by supplying me with more research. This research will be used in my documentary to help show what teenagers get up to in their spare time.
Darren Brown used a behaviour observation to study how many people follow the rules around them. During the ‘Trick or Treat’ episode on Channel 4 Darren Brown placed a hole on the wall with the sign “don’t look through the hole”. Darren Brown would then observe from afar and see whether people would look through the hole. These people were measured on looking at the hole, talking about the hole and obviously looking through the hole. This gave me the foundations in which I could create my own controlled observation. I wanted to observe young people behaviour and their willingness to follow the rules. Therefore, I would place a useless red button on the table of The Beacon Sixth Form with the words “don’t press” on it. I would then observe from a table hidden away and see if anyone would press it. I would observe people focusing on the button, people talking about the button and people pressing the button.
Reliability of my checklist was key in order to successfully understand the results I would get from this observation. One in which I could prove the reliability of my checklist was to train someone on my table about what I am doing and how I am measuring this. This is effective because if both of us get the same results then it is more reliable because it shows that both of us understood what we were researching. Another example that might affect the reliability of my checklist is the wording of the observations. For example, I could monitor looking at button and staring at the button. This affects the reliability because it difficult for people to distinguish the difference between looking and staring. I could improve this by rewording the checklist.
In future I can make my research more valid by ensuring that I have no biases when observing the people. For example, the main bias I had during the observation is that I thought the young people would just press the button without even thinking in order to make their mates laugh. This is effective because some of the people may not have done that and due to that the research may be more bias to the fact they pressed because they thought it was funny.
The strengths of this type of observation is that it is completely controlled. This is effective because I will be in control and I will not have to wait for people to participate. The disadvantage of this type of research is that I can be accused for forcing the matter on to people which can be seen as bias.
With the research I gathered I found that a lot of people kept talking about the button which was rated as 5. I found that actually very few people actually pressed the button with an overall rating of 2. I can conclude from this that not every teenager will commit crimes. This is effective because it lets me know that I shouldn’t automatically associate teenagers with crime.
This research has furthered my documentary by supplying me with more research. This research will be used in my documentary to help show what teenagers get up to in their spare time.
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
Market research
Market Research
Product market, competition, competitor analysis advertising placement advertising effectiveness
Product Market
Product market is about making your products accessible for your costumers. We do this because it satisfy are costumers and makes them happy. This applies to me because I can see if the audience likes the name of film.
E.g. is my documentary name “Straight Outta of Banstead” better than these other youth crime documentary names?
Jailbird
Young Kids, Hard Time
Juvenile Justice
Yes: ////////
No:
100% of the people I asked said that my name is better than the other real documentary names. This is effective because my name is better than other names.
Competition
This applies to my short documentary because I need to understand my competitors and improve on my own work to stand up with them. For example the documentary Young Kids, Hard time is a documentary about teenage criminals I can improve on this by making sure my audience can relate to the people I am documenting about.
Competitor Analysis
Advertising Placement
The one product that teenagers might be into is Red Bull. But I will not have the budget to pay for this to be in documentary. Therefore, I can solve this buy using a cheap energy drink from the corner shop. This is effective because it is not a massive brand but it is easily recognizable for Banstead teenagers, which could still make my documentary popular. I recognize that if this was shown on a public broadcast channel then I would have to hide branding as they do not have commercial rights.
Product market, competition, competitor analysis advertising placement advertising effectiveness
Product Market
Product market is about making your products accessible for your costumers. We do this because it satisfy are costumers and makes them happy. This applies to me because I can see if the audience likes the name of film.
E.g. is my documentary name “Straight Outta of Banstead” better than these other youth crime documentary names?
Jailbird
Young Kids, Hard Time
Juvenile Justice
Yes: ////////
No:
100% of the people I asked said that my name is better than the other real documentary names. This is effective because my name is better than other names.
Competition
This applies to my short documentary because I need to understand my competitors and improve on my own work to stand up with them. For example the documentary Young Kids, Hard time is a documentary about teenage criminals I can improve on this by making sure my audience can relate to the people I am documenting about.
Competitor Analysis
Advertising Placement
The one product that teenagers might be into is Red Bull. But I will not have the budget to pay for this to be in documentary. Therefore, I can solve this buy using a cheap energy drink from the corner shop. This is effective because it is not a massive brand but it is easily recognizable for Banstead teenagers, which could still make my documentary popular. I recognize that if this was shown on a public broadcast channel then I would have to hide branding as they do not have commercial rights.
Sunday, 17 January 2016
Production Research
Resources and Costs
These include: Personnel, Talent, Finance, Suppliers, Facilities, Locations and Logistical Support.
Personnel/Crew:
The website I found said it can supply me with a 2-man camera crew. This includes a HD camera operator and a experienced sound recorder with his own equipment for the total cost of £505. This is effective for making my short film documentary because I am on a tight budget and I need to save money where I can and this is a relatively cheap crew.
Talent:
The website I used supplied me with a multiple choice of actors. For the voice over of my documentary I Selected Tommie G. He has 7 stars and a 100% like rating and the best bit he costs only £26 a hour. This is effective for my short film because I am on a tight budget, so I need to cut costs where I can.
Finance:
The research I conducted concluded that the cheapest I could make a documentary was £600 a minute. However, this is still way out of my price range so I am going to have to make serious cut backs. This is effective because it means that I am working under the cheapest budget recommended.
Suppliers:
The camera I would most likely use is the Sony PMW-300 Camera Hire, it costs £115 a day, it also comes with a tripod free of charge. The total cost of the 5-days will be £575. The sound recorder I would use is a Sennheiser MKH-416 Boom Microphone and housing and this costs £23 a day, so the cost of using it for 5-days will be £115. This is effective because I am over the £600 recorded budget so I will need to make cuts.
Facilities:
The I am filming in is The Beacon School. The facilities this location has is a fully accessible media suite which includes editing equipment (AVID Software) and camera gear. This is effective because as a student movie I have very little finances, so I need to make savings. This area also includes a countless number of teenagers and as I am making a documentary about teenage crime this links hand in hand.
Location:
The location I will mostly be filming is the Skate Ramps by Piquets Way. The reason I chose this location is because it is rumored to be where most teenagers with a criminal record hang out with their friends. This is effective because my documentary is about teenage crime in Banstead.
Logistical Support:
The company I looked at said they will supply decent arrivals, arrange transportation, arranage housing and they guarantee client safety. This is effective because they offer helpful services and I could use them to transport my equipment safely.
Bibliography:
Hire a camera operator or film crew (no date) Available at: http://www.londonvideocamerahire.co.uk/camera-crew/ (Accessed: 3 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(Hire a camera operator or film crew, no date)
Inc, P. (2008) Hire Tommie G. On PeoplePerHour. Available at: http://www.peopleperhour.com/freelancer/tommie/actor-and-voiceover-artist/769430 (Accessed: 3 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(Inc, 2008)-
How much does a documentary cost to make? (2013) Available at: http://windsky.com.au/how-much-does-a-documentary-cost-to-make-four-factors-which-can-influence-cost/ (Accessed: 4 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(How much does a documentary cost to make?, 2013)
2016, M. (2014) Sound equipment hire. Available at: http://www.mediadoghire.com/sound-equipment-hire (Accessed: 4 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(2016, 2014)
The beacon school (no date) Available at: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/The+Beacon+School/@51.3151422,-0.220391,129m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x4875e2e61d538313:0xbb320f62c24149db (Accessed: 4 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(The beacon school, no date)
2016 (1997) Private security & logistical support - film production & tours. Available at: http://gavindebecker.com/our_services/protective_security/private_security_for_film_productions/ (Accessed: 4 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(2016, 1997)
These include: Personnel, Talent, Finance, Suppliers, Facilities, Locations and Logistical Support.
Personnel/Crew:
The website I found said it can supply me with a 2-man camera crew. This includes a HD camera operator and a experienced sound recorder with his own equipment for the total cost of £505. This is effective for making my short film documentary because I am on a tight budget and I need to save money where I can and this is a relatively cheap crew.
Talent:
The website I used supplied me with a multiple choice of actors. For the voice over of my documentary I Selected Tommie G. He has 7 stars and a 100% like rating and the best bit he costs only £26 a hour. This is effective for my short film because I am on a tight budget, so I need to cut costs where I can.
Finance:
The research I conducted concluded that the cheapest I could make a documentary was £600 a minute. However, this is still way out of my price range so I am going to have to make serious cut backs. This is effective because it means that I am working under the cheapest budget recommended.
Suppliers:
The camera I would most likely use is the Sony PMW-300 Camera Hire, it costs £115 a day, it also comes with a tripod free of charge. The total cost of the 5-days will be £575. The sound recorder I would use is a Sennheiser MKH-416 Boom Microphone and housing and this costs £23 a day, so the cost of using it for 5-days will be £115. This is effective because I am over the £600 recorded budget so I will need to make cuts.
Facilities:
The I am filming in is The Beacon School. The facilities this location has is a fully accessible media suite which includes editing equipment (AVID Software) and camera gear. This is effective because as a student movie I have very little finances, so I need to make savings. This area also includes a countless number of teenagers and as I am making a documentary about teenage crime this links hand in hand.
Location:
The location I will mostly be filming is the Skate Ramps by Piquets Way. The reason I chose this location is because it is rumored to be where most teenagers with a criminal record hang out with their friends. This is effective because my documentary is about teenage crime in Banstead.
Logistical Support:
The company I looked at said they will supply decent arrivals, arrange transportation, arranage housing and they guarantee client safety. This is effective because they offer helpful services and I could use them to transport my equipment safely.
Bibliography:
Hire a camera operator or film crew (no date) Available at: http://www.londonvideocamerahire.co.uk/camera-crew/ (Accessed: 3 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(Hire a camera operator or film crew, no date)
Inc, P. (2008) Hire Tommie G. On PeoplePerHour. Available at: http://www.peopleperhour.com/freelancer/tommie/actor-and-voiceover-artist/769430 (Accessed: 3 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(Inc, 2008)-
How much does a documentary cost to make? (2013) Available at: http://windsky.com.au/how-much-does-a-documentary-cost-to-make-four-factors-which-can-influence-cost/ (Accessed: 4 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(How much does a documentary cost to make?, 2013)
2016, M. (2014) Sound equipment hire. Available at: http://www.mediadoghire.com/sound-equipment-hire (Accessed: 4 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(2016, 2014)
The beacon school (no date) Available at: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/The+Beacon+School/@51.3151422,-0.220391,129m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x4875e2e61d538313:0xbb320f62c24149db (Accessed: 4 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(The beacon school, no date)
2016 (1997) Private security & logistical support - film production & tours. Available at: http://gavindebecker.com/our_services/protective_security/private_security_for_film_productions/ (Accessed: 4 May 2016).
In-line Citation:
(2016, 1997)
Saturday, 16 January 2016
Secondary Research- qualitative research that analyses forum posts
The first forum that i found that supports Banstead youth is a from a website called followfollow.com. This supports Banstead youth because this particular football team has an under 18 side, so this means that they post regular updates about the teams. The advantage about this forum is that it is keeping kids out of crime. This is effective because crime is a serious issue with the statistic rising. The second forum that i will be looking at is a forum on single mums meeting up. Underage pregnacy is a serious issue in Banstead with the statistic rising. This is effective because this forum shows support for all the single mums and they can meet up a socialize.
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Film Reviews
Wes Anderson Retrospective: “Hotel Chevalier” Short Film Review
By Michelle HsuA short, ambiguous film about love and heartbreak, Hotel Chevalier was talked about as one of the most thought-provoking short films of 2007.
Running for a total of around 13 minutes, it tracks the encounter of a Man (Jason Schwartzman) and a Woman (Natalie Portman) as they reconcile in a hotel room in Paris.
I first saw the film in my screenwriting class, when we were studying the narrative structure of short films, and how they manage to tell a story in such a short time frame. For this film, I would say that the interesting part isn’t what the story tells, but rather what the story doesn’t tell.
Not much happens in the film; the Man, seemingly used to living alone in Paris, gets an unexpected phone call from the Woman, who asks what his room number is. He’s reluctant to tell her, but she demands to be seen. She shows up at his door, and there is a very definitive air of awkwardness as she breezes into the room with a bouquet of flowers, giving him a hug, and an (uninvited) tour of the bedroom. The ease in which he surveys his territory suggests that this is a game that the two of them play often; they are extremely comfortable, yet extremely uncomfortable, with each other.
About halfway through the short, she asks him what happened, and he simply replies that he’s been living in the room for about a month. There are hints to a relationship that might have happened, and one that definitely ended badly. There is a sense that a deeper conversation is about to ensue, but it is untimely interrupted by the arrival of room service. The second the room service leaves, the Man and Woman kiss passionately. Before it can progress any further, she asks him if he’s slept with anyone (presumably after they broke up) and he responds that he hasn’t, asking her the same question. She takes her time before replying that no, she hasn’t, and he remarks on the long pause. He also comments on the dark bruises that he sees on her arm; they’re in the shape of fingerprints. He asks about them, and she says they don’t matter.
Now lying on top of him, she says that she doesn’t want to lose his friendship, and that she never meant to hurt him on purpose. He responds that he doesn’t care, and that he will never be her friend. The film closes with them looking out over his “view of Paris,” which is just a view of another hotel building across the street.
There are a lot of questions that aren’t answered in the film, which lends itself to feeling like this is a real story. Trying to avoid all the uncomfortable answers when talking with an ex-significant other is a universal occurrence, one that is portrayed quite accurately in Hotel Chevalier.
The self-sacrificial nature of the Man leads to some questions about what really happened to the relationship that the man and the woman were in. Even the name of the film suggests this, with “chevalier” a play of the word “chivalrous.” There’s a lot of pain in the stoicism of the interaction between the two of them.
There are subtle clues and motifs that run through the film, in particular the song “Where did you go to my lovely?”, which plays as an undercurrent in almost the entire film. Coupled with the idea that he doesn’t seem to care if she hurts him, and the idea that she must have slept with someone else while they were broken up, prompts the idea that the main protagonist is desperately romantic.
For their parts,the actors did a fantastic job. Natalie Portman is, as always, beautiful and stunning as ever in the film, carrying an undercurrent of hatred for the man. The man, on the flipside, is broken, obviously still in love with her, or perhaps what their relationship meant to him. The film is very much stylistically Wes Anderson, with the actors all giving understated performances, instead of the wild and often times exaggerated performances that are popular in today’s films.
The film was, additionally, shot over two days, with a crew of 15 people, on no budget. It’s supremely impressive, and a testament to Anderson that he is able to make such a simplistic story so nuanced and layered.
While I haven’t viewed much of Wes Anderson’s works, I’m looking forward to see what interesting projects he has in store for audiences next.
Hotel Chevalier
By Amber Wilkinson
Writing about Hotel Chevalier as a stand-alone entity seems rather redundant, given that it has such a bearing on The Darjeeling Limited, which it preceded at the New York Film Festival, although this will not be the case at all screenings, according to director Wes Anderson, which is odd, since there are key facts revealed in this short that echo throughout the main piece.
It concerns Jack (Jason Schwartzman), a man in a hotel room. Lounging about in his dressing gown, watching Stallag 17, he receives a phone call. It's Her. And She brings the weight of their History. She's coming. Right now. He has half an hour. Just enough time to run a bath and set his Ipod to stun, courtesy of Peter Sarstedt's Where Do You Go To My Lovely? Then She arrives, in the guise of Natalie Portman, looking decidedly underfed. Relationship stuff happens, some of which is amusing and some vaguely erotic.
It's certainly a rare treat to get such good production values in a short film. Colours and style ooze from the screen and, as a prelude to the main action, it works well.
"What the f**k is going on?" asks Natalie, pertinently, and the audience joins in the chorus. Oddly, it is more like a coda than an overture, but perhaps that is the point. Either way, as a stand-alone film, without the prop of its "big brother," Hotel Chevalier teeters on the brink of so what?
My Thoughts
This review reflects how good with the short film saying that it is an amazing short film and that it was one of the best he has seen. This is useful because i can look at both sides of the argument to weather this film is good or not. The Second review was quite negative however stating how boring the short film was.
Bibliography:
Wes Anderson retrospective: ‘Hotel Chevalier’ short film review – (2014) Available at: http://www.popinsomniacs.com/2014/02/hotel-chevalier-short-film-review/ (Accessed: 12 January 2017).
Film (2006) Hotel Chevalier (2007) movie review from eye for film. Available at: http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/hotel-chevalier-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson (Accessed: 12 January 2017).
Secondary Research- quantative research
Quantitative research is when people answer questions numerically or in a statistical format. For example, What is the average percentage of teenagers who enjoy living in Banstead? The answer to that question is 43%. Quantitative research is used in many things for example:
Website hits-
The first example of research I will use is the likes on the Banstead Youth Club Facebook page. They have 71 likes at the time of looking. This research is useful because it shows me how many people actually visit or attend youth clubs in Banstead. This research is useful for the documentary about teenagers living in Banstead because it shows that out of the all the teenagers that are regularly in Banstead that only a fraction of them actually visit the local youth club. This is effective because it shows that today's generation of Banstead teenagers do not want to visit youth clubs as they find them boring.
Readership Circulation-
The second example I will use for quantitative research is Readership circulation. This is the statistic that measures how many people are reading a specific newspaper or magazine. The example I will be using is the amount of teenagers that read the Banstead Guardian. Only 6% of the teenage population in Banstead read the Banstead Guardian. This is effective because it shows that most of the teenagers are not reading the local paper which means that they are not aware of local issues or new development that may relate to them. This is useful to the documentary on teenagers in Banstead because it shows how the recent generation do not read the local paper instead they are playing video games or they are on social media.
Box office figures-
This is the statistic used to show how many people are attending a specific cinema and also shows the most popular film in that specific cinema. The example i will be using is the number of teenagers that visit Epsom cinema (this is the closest cinema to Banstead). The statistic reads that 35% of the weekly visitors to the cinema are between the ages of 11 and 18. This is effective because it shows how many teenagers visit the cinema and it is a high percentage so it shows me that most teenagers visit the cinema. This research apply to the documentary on Banstead teenagers because it shows me that if i want to attract a teenage audience then i can distribute the documentary to Epsom Cinema where the highest percentage of viewers are teenagers.
Website hits-
The first example of research I will use is the likes on the Banstead Youth Club Facebook page. They have 71 likes at the time of looking. This research is useful because it shows me how many people actually visit or attend youth clubs in Banstead. This research is useful for the documentary about teenagers living in Banstead because it shows that out of the all the teenagers that are regularly in Banstead that only a fraction of them actually visit the local youth club. This is effective because it shows that today's generation of Banstead teenagers do not want to visit youth clubs as they find them boring.
Readership Circulation-
The second example I will use for quantitative research is Readership circulation. This is the statistic that measures how many people are reading a specific newspaper or magazine. The example I will be using is the amount of teenagers that read the Banstead Guardian. Only 6% of the teenage population in Banstead read the Banstead Guardian. This is effective because it shows that most of the teenagers are not reading the local paper which means that they are not aware of local issues or new development that may relate to them. This is useful to the documentary on teenagers in Banstead because it shows how the recent generation do not read the local paper instead they are playing video games or they are on social media.
Box office figures-
This is the statistic used to show how many people are attending a specific cinema and also shows the most popular film in that specific cinema. The example i will be using is the number of teenagers that visit Epsom cinema (this is the closest cinema to Banstead). The statistic reads that 35% of the weekly visitors to the cinema are between the ages of 11 and 18. This is effective because it shows how many teenagers visit the cinema and it is a high percentage so it shows me that most teenagers visit the cinema. This research apply to the documentary on Banstead teenagers because it shows me that if i want to attract a teenage audience then i can distribute the documentary to Epsom Cinema where the highest percentage of viewers are teenagers.
Monday, 11 January 2016
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