Friday 23 September 2011

Questionnaire Results - Pie Charts and Graphs



The finall question allowed us to see if the majority of people are conscious about what people think of them and the results show that 60% of the 30 questioned are concerned about what other people think of them.



The results from this question show that over half the people interviewed have used sunbeds before.



This question allows us to include sunbed usage and the thoughts about having a tan in are documentary which is an aspect of body image. It shows that 17 out of 30 feel better about themeselves when they have a tan.



We used this squestion because it allows us to include the words suggested in are documentary. Words such as food and hunger were the most associated words with 'diet'.



From the people interviewed slim and and normal were the most common description of body type.



This question shows that dresses are the most comfortable item clothing that people wear this may suggest that people are more conscious about how they look as dresses are commonly used when dressing for a important situation.



We asked this question as it gives us an opportunity to use a song that people find happy and uplifting which we could use when discussing a related topic in the documenatry. The results show numerous songs which we can use.



This question gave us a good understanding to the extent of which people care about their body image, it also allowed us to see what products are most common. From the people questionned they were able to name 10 products that they use. This shows the wide range of hair and beauty products which are in the market today.



This was a good indicator of the extent of how conscious people are about their body image as those with a longer length of time spent getting ready are more likely to be those that are more conscious. From the results it shows that the majority of the people interviewed take half an hour to get ready and 10 minutes being the lowest number of people.



This question is important to are documentary as it is the main focus, the results show that 70% of the people interviewed are conscious about what people think of them.



This question allowed used to include the results in are documentary as we can mention any celebrities that may influence people to change their appearance and lifestyle.



We used this question to acknowledge how conscious people are about their weight and it found that 20 people out of the 30 regularily check their weight.



With this question we established that 20 people out of the 30 we questionnaired had been on a diet and we were also able to find out what diets they were.



The results of this pie chart can be used as specific data for are documenatry as it found that there are more people not on diets than on diets from the people we questioned.



We chose to ask this question as we coulduse the results to choose what songs could be included in the documentary. After receiving the results we found that Jessie J's - Nobody's Perfect would be suitable to use for are documentary.



We asked this question as we would be able to relate it to the production of are documentary.



We are aiming are documentary at teenagers and above and that wis why the majority of people interviewed were teenagers.



We aimed to interview an equal amount of male and females as we want to create a program directed to both genders.

Tuesday 20 September 2011

Target Audience Research - Body Image Questionnaire

My group and I have come up with a questionnaire to gather information about our documentary that wqe will be producing. We intend to find out all about our target audience mainly focusing on body image.

1. What is your gender?
2. What is your age?
3. What is your favourite colour?
4. What songs do you relate to with body image?
5. Are you on a diet at this moment in time?
6. Have you ever dieted? If so, what types of diets have you tried?
7. Do you regularly check your weight?
8. Do certain celebrities influence your style? If so, who ?
9. Are you concious about what people think of your body image ?
10. On average, how long does it take you to get ready daily?
11. Do you use hair and beauty products?
12. What song makes you feel good about yourself?
13. What type of clothing do you feel most comfortable wearing?
14. How would you explain your body type?
15. What words do you associate with the word 'diet'?
16. Do you feel better about yourself when you have a tan?
17. Have you ever used sunbeds/sunshowers? If so, how regularly do you use them?
18. Do you care about what people think about you?

Thank you for taking your time and filling out our questionnaire, it will be extremely helpful when we get to the stage of creating our documentary.

Saturday 17 September 2011

Initial Plans

TITLE: Nobody's Perfect
TOPIC: Body image, however, focusing on diets.
TARGET AUDIENCE: young adults.
CHANNEL AND SCHEDULING: channel 4: 9:00 on a Thursday evening.







Thursday 15 September 2011

Wednesday 14 September 2011

TV Scheduling

Below is a prezi to show what i have learned about TV Scheduling;



I used the web link below to find evidence to support my answers;

http://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings#{"sd":"22-09-2011 11:00:00"}

Conspiracy Files 9/11 ten years on

Tuesday 6 September 2011

Louis Theroux Miami Mega Jail

The Music Biz - Marketing Meatloaf

That Thing Lara Croft

The Devil Made Me Do It

Documentary codes and conventions




Codes and Conventions of Documentaries

Camera Work:
• The types of camera work depends upon the type of documentary, which may vary through the documentary
• Rule of thirds used during interviews
• Interviewee is framed either to the left or right of the screen during the interview
• Camera is often static – on a tripod
• Some documentaries use handheld camera work – more realistic
• Establishing shots used to situate the documentary

Archive Material:
• The camera moves, e.g. pan, zoom when filming some archive material such as images or newspaper articles
• Chromokey is often used, sometimes blurred out or subtle so it doesn’t distract the audience from the interview
• Relevant music is used during archive material – doesn’t interfere with the voiceover of interviewee

Graphics:
• Graphics give a short description of who is being interviewed e.g. their name and title, often shows their job title too
• Can anchor a time frame
• Simple details, usually spaced out over 2 lines

Interviews:
• If there is more than one interview throughout the documentary, the camera angle used normally alternates
• Filmed in either; medium shot, medium close up or close up
• Mise-en-scene background reinforces the content of the interview or is relevant to the topic of the interview or the interviewee
• The interviewee looks at the interviewer, not the camera
• The interviewer should stand as close to the camera as possible
• Framing follows the rule of thirds eye-line
• Anonymous interviewees are framed in dark lighting with dubbed voice


Editing:
• Cut is most commonly used as it doesn’t distract the viewer from the story line
• Cutaways are editing into the videos to break up interviews and give examples of what they are talking about or to archive material
• Superimpositions are often used to show the story leading onto another interview or a different part of the story
• Editing should be un-noticeable
• Visuals or chromokey are often used during interviews to show what the interviewee is talking about
• Can effect the reality of the situation allowing the audience to see an event in a different way

Voiceover:
• Hold the narrative together, makes sense of the images on screen
• Often a male voice
• Well spoken voiceover with no accent, calm and clear delivery of voice
• Standard English is used
• Voiceover often occurs when an interviewee is speaking and the interviewee takes over the voiceover during their interview