2. Whilst doing research and planning we gave out a
numerous amount of questionnaires to find out
information of the target audience. At college we asked
males and females questions on what they would like to
see and what would be appropriate for our documentary.
We found out that many teenagers were actually
uninformed on contraception and have no watched any
programmes giving them advise and facts on such a
topic.
We also found out that we should use a female voice as it
would be more appropriate than a male, also to use
professional interviews so the viewers get advice from
someone they can trust. Not only did we do
questionnaires for our research into our
documentary, but then conveyed some questionnaires to
gain feedback on our completed and final products –
documentary, radio trail and double page spread.
3. Final Documentary
We asked such questions such as ‘are our sound levels
consistent?’ – feedback said that the majority of the
documentary was clear and flowed well without any major
faults.
Or whether the interviews were relevant? – yes, they
reported back that our use of interviews were just enough
and provided relevant and useful information which flows
from previous discussion in the voiceover.
Also whether they could imagine seeing the documentary on
BBC Three? – the majority said yes due to the topic of the
documentary fitting in well with other shows which are
featured on BBC Three. However said that our
documentary was not professional enough to get away with
it being done by professional documentary makers.
4. Radio Trailer
We also asked a mix of questions for feedback on our radio
trail. Our results came back very successful with a few tips
on how to make it more effective and professional.
Again we asked whether the sound levels were consistent? –
results came back and yes the sound levels were clear and
perfect even when swapping from voiceover to interview
clips.
We asked whether the radio trail would make you want to
watch the documentary? – the majority said yes as it was
simple but the content of the radio trail made the
documentary seem attractive, however some said they do
not have any interest in this topic so wouldn’t watch it.
5. Double Page Spread
We asked whether our double page looks like it could
appear in TV Choice? – most said yes, as it contains the
same style that TV Choice goes by, including an article
layout and a range of images with captions.
We also asked whether the double page spread grabs your
attention enough to read the article? – results came back
successful and most said the pages were colourful and
bright and the title was attention grabbing to certain
people.
Is the images used relevant to the information in the
article? – majority said that the images used are effective
as they are shots from the documentary which gives
them a taste of the real documentary.
6. Overall Feedback
We are very pleased with our feedback from our
questionnaires. Overall people believed our products
looked professional and would watch the documentary
by listening to the radio trail and reading the double
page spread.
We gave our questionnaires to ages 16-18 and mixed
genders, this gave us a relevant and useful pack of
feedback as they are our target audience. Of course
due to our target audience being women, the males
response may show a drop is wanting to watch the
documentary as they are not interested in such a topic.
