1. How did you use
media technologies
in the construction
and research
planning and
evaluation stages?

2. QUESTION 4 PART
1

3. YOUTUBE RESEARCH AND PLANNING
 I used YouTube to research existing
professional media products such as
documentaries which helped me decide what
kind of techniques i would like to take from a
variation of documentaries. Making my
documentary clear and structured in the
right form but i was also able to challenge
conventions which made my documentary
more interesting
 It was also helpful to watch old A2 students
products to compare with my own ideas.

4. BLOGGER RESEARCH AND PLANNING
 During the course of my research and planning
stages I used a blogger to display my ideas and
development of work. The easy access to the blog
allowed me to constantly update myself and refer
to my research as I was producing my film and
ancillary tasks. Also the blog allowed me to
prepare posts that included images, sketches and
text which made my work more detailed and
obvious to what I was trying to achieve.
 It also helped me to have a clear structure of
what I needed to do next to improve my grade
(allowing me to have targets)

5. RESEARCH AND PLANNING
MICROSOFT OFFICE
 I used PowerPoint to present my ideas to the
class and allow to see my storyboard and
written notes.
 I was able to get audience feedback from
this and better my work
 I also used Microsoft excel for my
documentary when doing statistics in bar
charts and i was also able to use and make
graphs when i was making surveys for my
targeted audience

6. TRIPOD PRODUCTION
 Using my skills from last year, I was able to also use a tripod to steady filming;
 however this year I became more confident with the movement of the tripod and
experimented during filming with panning and titling shots. It also helped with
steady the shot so the mise-en-scene was framed perfectly within the screen and
kept the filming line straight.
 The tripod also helped make the shots I took steady and was easier to use and so
more effective
CAMERA/CAMCORDER
We used a Samsung camcorder to take pictures for our
ancillary tasks……

7. SOUND PRODUCTION
CONVERTER/RECORDER
 I used a sound converter and recorder.
 For my editing, I needed a consistent
sound of nature as the first minute of the
video without sound began.
 Therefore I used garage band do record
voiceovers for my documentary as the
voiceover seemed more professional and
clear for the public to hear.
 Garage band also helped with the levels of
the sound as in our first draft the sound
was very high and low but garage band
sorted it out!

8. Imovie EDITING
 I used a more advanced Imovie software
than I did last year. It was much more
efficient as the editing was easier and I
didn’t have to worry about putting music
under voiceovers as the software
automatically fixes the fade in and fade
outs. This was something which I had to do
myself last year.
 The quality of the images was also very
clear and so I was able to gain better marks
for images and video quality.
 I was also able to use more effects such as
animations and there was more choice of
title and captions which I used when
interviewing experts in my documentary.

9. EDITING
MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS
 Fireworks, a
software which I am
familiar with,
allowed me to piece
together different
photos that I used
for my documentary
and ancillary task

10. Web 2.0

11. Wikipedia
I used Wikipedia for various reasons one main
reason being for research into channel 4 and
what kind of shows they put on.
I also found out more about the watershed
hours on Wikipedia which helped me choose
the time I would have my documentary and
what reason it was for.
Wikipedia also helped me identify conventions
of documentaries and forms that are usually
apparent in documentaries such as using as
presenter which as incorporated in my
documentary

12. Research pages
 In order to write my script I had to be able to have an
understanding of the topic I chose to cover in 5
minutes
 Therefore I used a lot of Google sites to find out more
about ideologies and clips of media platforms
representing young people negatively
 I also used Google pages for an idea on how to
construct a script which was very helpful when doing
the voiceovers as it followed the storyboard structure

13. YouTube converter to mp4
 I used YouTube video converted i=to
insert archival footage which i needed for
my documentary.

14. How did you attract your target
audience
 To attract my audience I used a variety of
methods.
 These were questionnaires for my targeted
audience

 random sampling
 placing my film online( facebook) and asking
what people thought of it

15. Questionnaire Questions
In my questionnaire I had the following
questions:
What age rating would you give
my film?
Good points?
Bad points?
Was it easy to follow?
Would you buy it?
Would you tell a friend?
Over all rating out of 10?

16. Feedback
Through my results I got feed back from both
people that I went to school with as well as go
to sixth form with now, and also the people
that I work with. And also a general public.
What some said:
•The presenter is really good.
•Great music, it really intrigues me
•I like that you had some youths
•Framing and shots are good voice input init
•Transitions need to be better apart
•Your topic is interesting
from that I will definitely watch this
and current I want to see
documentary
more!

17. What we did to improve
•We made the transitions slower and not cut out
interview voices
•The quality of images was poor so we took better
pictures and considered lighting and editing the
pictures.
•We kept the music as everyone said it was
appropriate for the documentary.
•The presenter was consistent throughout as people
seemed to like the personality of the presenter.
•We included more establishing shots in the second
two minutes as public thought they couldn't breathe
and take everything prior in.

18. Who is our audience for our
media product?
Our topic is on the representation of youths in the media.
Therefore our preferred target audience would be young people, parents and the
general public because they are usually influenced by the media and so our
documentary will educate them as some may have a positive view of youths.
Young people- teenagers, college students, young workers, unemployed youths of
all social class
Parents- all social class as they all generalise young peoples behaviour in our
society.
The media- news, film producers ect as it raises issues- they should learn to show
facts from this documentary instead of ruining the image of young people
And all other public

19. OFCOM and Target Audience
Because we have to meet OFCOM standards when doing any
show or production on TV I had to consider the age of my
audience, this is because of the watershed hours.
Most of my audience would be between the age of 14- 25 ,
25+
Because of this my documentary could not include too much
graphic and inappropriate images as some 14 year olds will
be following and watching.
(this also influenced what should go in our documentary)

20. What channel it will go on and
why?
•I decided to put our documentary on channel 4 because:
•It is a popular channel and so we will easily target our audience
•The documentaries that go on channel 4 are usually about serious issues
and I feel that my production is serious.
•They also have a range of different documentary genres from history to
music and for all ages. Therefore we wont be limited on what we show
•Most of our young audience watch channel 4 series such as embarrassing
bodies- when we asked the public what channel would be better they all
said channel 4 because they’re usually on it.

21. What time will it show and why?
Most of channel 4 documentaries start at around 7 and 8pm and
9pm and later if there will be inappropriate footage. (watershed)
Because our documentary wont have any inappropriate footage
and images I decided that the time should be 8pm because
embarrassing bodies usually goes on after and so our younger
audience and parents would be more likely be in tune.
8pm is also the time when most people come back from work and
relax therefore it an efficient time to have a documentary.