1. AaronBangar
Questionnaire analysis
Question1was a general questioninwhichtoldme andgave me a small indicationof whatkindof
audience mydocumentarywillbestsuit.Fromthisit’stoldme thatinmy planningmytarget
audience shouldbe 18to 21 yearolds. Thishas allowedme todraftand thinkof whatkindof stuff to
put inmy documentary andhowitwill be presented.Italsotellsme whataspectI shouldgointo
such as thisage range wouldmostlikelynotwantaboringpresenter,theywill needsomeone with
enthusiasm.
In Question2tellsme the whole importance of whatIwill achieve andhow manyindividualpeople I
can get to watchmore documentary’ssuchasthe one I may create.I wouldsay55 percentof people
fromthe questionnaire saidtheywatchdocumentariesbut45 percentsaidtheydidn’t.ThismeansI
wouldhave toplancarefullyandshowa lotof initiativeinthe creationof the documentary.Alsothis
wouldallowme tochange some people ondocumentariesandmake themwatchitmore oftenafter
the planningprocessof the documentary.
From the questionnaire outof Expository,Observational,Interactiveandreflectivepeople chose
that expositoryiswhattheywouldlike inadocumentary.Thisisa verygoodindicationof whatI
shouldbe putting intothe planningandhow mydocumentaryshouldbe done.Inadditionitmeans
that I can start to lookat documentariessuchasDavidAttenboroughandusinghisstyle of
documentarytomine.Buton the otherhand quite afew people likedobservational documentaries
whichmeantI can alsolookat documentariessuchasMTV Cribs.I can manipulate thisintomy
documentaryanduse it to myadvantage.
In question4I askedpeople whatconceptismostimportantindocumentaries.Thisrangedfrom
Mise-en-scene,sound,editingandcamerashots.Fromthe resultsIfoundthatpeople mostliked
camera shotswithindocumentaries.Furthermore thistellsme inmyplanningIneedtobe lookingat
a varietyof camera shotsinwhichI can use inthe documentarysuchas 360 view,close up,long
shotsetc. Thiswill allowme toconcentrate more oncamera shotscomparedto the other3
elements.Thiswill entice the audience Iwill be lookingatto watch mydocumentaryandhow it will
be performed.
In question5I have askedwhatwouldtheylike tosee inthe audience. One personsaidtheywould
like tosee a varietyof camera shotsinwhichconcentrate onindividualcharacters.Thiswill allowme
to pickcertainindividualsthatcanbe usedinmy documentaryinordertorelate to mytheme.Also
withthe researchof camera shotsI shouldbe able to use the rightones.2 otherpeople alsosaid
theywouldlike anintroductionanddifferenttypesof editing.Thiswill make me planinmore in
creatingand appealingintroductionwhich welcomesthe audienceandgreatermyknowledgeof
editing.
In question6I askedpeople howmanyhourstheyspendwatchingdocumentariesaweek.The
optionsIallowedthemtoputwas lessthan1 hour,3 hoursand more than 5 hours.A majorityof
people saidtheywatcheddocumentarieslessthan1 hour.This indicatesme inmyplanningIneedto
researchhowlongthe durationof mydocumentaryshouldbe.Forexample if it’stoolongmy
audience maynotwantto watch it and if it’stooshort theymay notthinkit’slongenough.ForthisI
needtosee howlongotherexpositorydocumentariesare relatedtomytheme Ipick.
In question7I askedpeople topickone documentaryfromthe listavailable.Withinthe listIput
Bear Grylls,RossKemp,The onlywayis Essex and Police Interceptors. Peoplewhofilledthisoutput
2. AaronBangar
Police interceptorswhichtellsme fromthe questionnaire thatitwouldbe more of a male audience
that pickedthisoption.Correspondinglyittellsme thatIneedto puttime intoplanningthat related
to the theme of the documentaryandto the audience watchingit.
Question8I askedpeople whattheirfavouriteDocumentariesare.Peoplerepliedsayingthatthe
Munich airdisaster,CelebritybigbrotherandPolice Interceptorswerethere favourite.Thistellsme
that it’simportanttoask people questionsinwhichmychosentheme will be basedonandsupport
the documentary.Thiswill allow extraresearchtobe putintothe documentarytomake itthe bestit
can be forthe viewers.Icouldalsoaskpeople whowatchsimilardocumentary’stothe one I’m
creating.
In Question9I askedthe opposite andaskedwhatdocumentarypeopledisliked. Igave them4
optionsIslam:The untoldstory,DavidAttenborough,The onlywayisEssex andStaceyDooley.The
one that got the highestamountof dislikeswasStaceyDooley.The reasonforthiswasmaybe
because herdocumentariesmaynotbe goodintheiropinionornotas entertaining. Alsothishas
made me realise Ishouldresearchandwatch the documentaryto make sure the mistakesI
shouldn’tputintomyowndocumentary. Italsotellsme whatstyle of documentarypeoplemaynot
like asmuch.
In the final questionIasked people if theyhadtomake a documentarywhatitwouldbe about.From
thisI got multiple replieswhichwereveryinteresting.One personsaidtheywouldmake a
documentaryondifferentfootballclubsaroundthe world.Thishelpsme developmyplanningand
allowsme toadd differentideasof the type of documentariesavailable Icandecide tocreate.Italso
helpsme where Ishouldfilmandinwhatlocationsforexample if Iwasdoinga football themed
documentaryIwouldmostlikelyfilmmydocumentaryinastadiumorat a match.
