Thursday, 22 September 2011

Questionairre results: Audio

We where asked to record audio of people answering some questions from our audience survey that will help us decide on how we will construct our final product.

Audeince survey results: Video

We where asked to record Video of people answering some questions from our audience survey that will help us decide on how we will construct our final product.

Questionnaire Results

Audience Survey
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I created a powerpoint presentation to display the results of my audience survey in a format that makes it easier for the results to be read. These will be use to kake decisions on my final product.

Audience Survey

1: How old are you? 
    13 -18        19 - 24      25 - 30

2:  What is your gender?
     Male       Female

3:  What is your relationship status?
     Single      Married      relationship      Divorced      Civil Partnership   

4:  What is your occupation?
     Student     Chef      Unemployed      Teacher     Nurse     Shop assistant

5:  What channel do you watch most?
       BBC1
     BBC2
     ITV1
     Channel 4
     Channel 5

6: What channel do you expect to see a documentary on?
    BBC1
    BBC2
    ITV1
    Channel 4
     Channel 5

7: What time do you watch TV most?
    Morning
     Daytime
    Lunch time
    Afternoon
    Prime time
    Post-watershed

8: How often do you watch TV?
    Every day (more than once)
    Once a day
    Every other day
    Weekdays
    Couple of times a week
    Once a week

9: When would you expect to see a documentary on TV?
    Afternoon
    Prime time
    Post-watershed
    Late-night
    Weekends

10: Would you rather hear a male or female voice over?
      Male
      Female

11: How often do you eat chocolate?
      Everyday
      Most days
      Occasionally
      Never

12: What is your favourite chocolate bar?
     
13: When do you eat chocolate mainly?
      Watching TV
      Upset
      Happy
      After meals
      Special Occasions
      Other

14: What chocolate bar do you not like?

15: Do you Prefer...
      Supermarket bought chocolate
      Home made chocolate

Initial Ideas

We where asked to brainstorm our initial ideas for our documentary.


Title: Chocolate: Covered
Topic: Chocolate
Target audience: Teens and Young Adults
Channel: Channel 4
Scheduling: 7.30pm on a Wednesday

Brainstorm: Ideas for my Documentary

We were asked as a group to brainstorm any ideas that we had for a documentary, here is the list that we came up with and will use to make our final decision on what we will use to make our final product.

  1. Phones
  2. Halloween/Christmas/Easter
  3. Chocolate
  4. Personalities
  5. Beards/Moustaches
  6. Universities
  7. Healthy Eating
  8. Football
  9. Genres
  10. Posters
  11. Celebrities
  12. Piercings
  13. Tattoos
  14. Careers
  15. NHS
  16. Music
  17. Films
  18. TV
  19. Food Stereotypes
  20. Fashion
  21. Beauty
  22. Sport
  23. Charity
  24. Fast Food
  25. Friendships
  26. Holidays
  27. Technology
  28. Shoes
  29. Shopping
  30. Jumpers
  31. Brands
  32. Jeans
  33. Animal Cruelty
  34. Pets
  35. Unemployment
  36. Terrorism
  37. Slavery
  38. Coffee
  39. Tea
  40. Hair
  41. Tanning
  42. Fat
  43. Reality TV
  44. Cars
  45. Blonde
  46. Handbags
  47. Recession
  48. Learning
  49. Schools
  50. Attractions
  51. Smoking
  52. Drinking
  53. Sex
  54. Tourism
  55. Adverts
  56. Humour
  57. Cosmetics
  58. Alton Towers
  59. Cakes
  60. Theatre
  61. Teens
  62. Elderly

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Scheduling

Source: www.Radiotimes.com

Schedule = The pattern in which media programmes are arranged and presented to the audience.

We looked at a TV schedule of UK channels 1-5 and where asked to answer the following questions using the schedule for answers.

Question 1 - What Segments can the schedule for channels 1 -5 be broken down into?
  • Morning = Breakfast shows
  • Daytime = Shows such as lose women.
  • Afternoon/ children = Cartoons
  • Prime time = Deal or no Deal
  • Past Watershed = Shameless
Question 2 - Who is the target audience for each segment?
  • Morning = People getting ready for school and work
  • Daytime = older generation, retired, housewives
  • Afternoon = Children who are coming home from school
  • Day time = People who are coming back from work
  • Past Watershed = Adults and older teenagers
Question 3 - What is the most popular type of TV show?
  • Childrens
  • Soaps
  • Game shows
  • Reality TV
  • Comedy
  • Sit com
  • Drama
Question 4 - Who is the target audience for each of the 5 channels?
  • BBC1 = Adults
  • BBC2 = Older adults
  • ITV1 = Young adults
  • Channel 4 = Teens
  • Channel 5 = Mixture
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Hammocking = The strategic placement of a programme between two other programmes; positioning a new series between two established ones that appeal to the same target audience often gives the right viewers an opportunity to sample the new series.

Pre- echo = Programme placed on schedule to come before a popular programme.

Inheritence = Programme placed after a successful programme in the hopes that it will inherit  some of its audience.