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.
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