WEEKLY JOURNALS

Week Three - Research

RESEARCH
What did you learn This week my research started with the content of my
from your research? production. I learnt lots of information on what auto-tune
was and the history, positive and negative opinions on what
auto-tune has done to the music industry, facts about talent
shows on TV such as the X factor. This has helped me to see
what sort of facts and statistics that we could use in the
narration throughout. It has also helped develop my own
view on the subject has I now have a negative opinion on
auto-tune and talent shows. Lastly I did more research into
the two people we are planning on interviewing. The
interviewee’s in my production are going to be Steve Brain
from underdog and Tyriq Hamilton or Tyketk. I found out
about who they are as a person and information on their
music. This will later help when it comes to writing the
questions for the interview as I can base it on this.

Next I was moving onto the practical tasks and skills I will
need when filming my production. I looked at three different
skills these where how to set up and light an interview, how
to edit an interview and how to edit and documentary.
Once I found out how to do each I went onto practicing
myself where I put what I learnt to use to help me know what
I am doing before I start the filming weeks.

Lastly I focused my research this week onto some artists and

professionals. I looked into two film makers which work I liked.
These where Louis Theroux and David Attenborough. I liked
both their styles and their work fits the same genre as my
own production. I learnt what skills they have and how I was
going to use them in my own production.
How has the Resarch into my target audience helped me improve me
research into your ideas as it showed me that i would be focusing on two
target audience smaller target audiences within the overall one. This is
helped you improve happening as found that becuase of the subject of my
your ideas? documentary is so big with the main focus on music. It
relates to almost everyone. This helped me see that i should
focus on showing both the younger generations views but
the older generation aswell.
How has the My research into the platform I am going to release the
research into your documentary on has helped me to see that youtube is the
platform helped you most suitable one for the production I am planning on
improve your ideas? making. So I will have to make sure that it follows all the rules
and regulations for the platform so it will allowed to be
uploaded.
How has By researching the actors I am planning on using in the
researching prodution has helped me to decide who I am going to cast
characters and for the interviews, becasue it gave me background
actors helped you knowledge on what music they make and know lots about
decide who to cast? giving me a direction for the questions that I am going to
write up and ask in the interview.

What have you

learned from your
test shoots? How will
you use these ideas
in your production?

From my test shoots I learnt a couple of things when looking

back at my footage.

The main thing that I found when looking back at my test

interview setup was that I actually didn’t do it right and we
broke the 180 degree rule as I got confused with the space
we were filming in. From this i will make sure we get the
interview setup right by checking it with other work. I will also
not chose i space that limits where the cameras can go.

What work do you At the end of this week we are going into the Easter holiday.
need to complete To stay on track I will have to complete the rest of the
outside of lessons to research section on vibe. This includes research on the target
stay on track? audience, the platform and how is going to act and be in
the cast.
High Grade Tips

Research
• ‘Thorough research’ - include plenty of sources and detailed analysis of this
information
• ‘relevant & coherent’ – make sure your research sources are not just the same as the
Media product you hope to make - and talk about how they inform your planning
• ‘sustained’ – continue your research throughout the eleven-week project and don’t
 just limit it to the first two weeks
• ‘accomplished & considered’ – all of the above referred to in your daily/weekly
reflections