1) The document interviewed 15 people, mostly college students, with 3 people over 36 as a comparison group. 2) Most people, especially college students, reported watching documentaries rarely or not often, suggesting they are not very popular among college audiences. 3) Entertainment and education were the top two reasons people watch documentaries, so an effective documentary should consider both aspects. Interest in the topic is also important.

1. Questionnaire - Charts and Summaries
Question 1.
We interviewed 15 people in total, with the majority fitting into the general age group of a
college student, this is going to be our target audience for our documentary and the subject,
online video, applies to that age range. We did however interview 3, 36+ year olds, this
helps us to see a comparison between the young and the old and their thoughts of
documentaries.
How old are you?
-12 13-15 16-18 19-21 22-35 36+

2. Question 2.
From this question we discovered that the majority of people watch documentaries either
rarely or not often, this would suggest that the popularity of documentaries with people in
college is not very high. None of the 3,36+ year olds said rarely whereas half of the younger
people said that they rarely watch documentaries, this again reinforces the point that
documentaries aren’t necessarily very popular with college students.
How Often Do You Watch Documentaries?
Frequently Often Not Often Rarely Never

3. Question 3.
The results from this question have told me what needs to be included in our documentary
as it is the reason people watch documentaries, the majority of the people we asked said tat
entertainment was the main reason they watched a documentary, the second reason was
for educational reasons, so that they could learn something new from the documentary.
This tells me that when making our documentary we should consider the fact that
entertainment and education are the man two reasons people watch documentaries. 5
people choose to put both entertainment and education, again backing up my previous
point that we should consider these two aspects first. The 3 people who chose the “Other”
section all stated that being interested in the topic in which the documentary is
investigating Is a key aspect to them, there isn’t much we could do during filming to make
the audience interested in the topic, however the documentary will be aimed at a specific
target audience of college students between the age of 16-18.
Why Do You Watch Documentaries?
As Entertainmeent To Be Educated Other

4. Question 4.
From this question we were able to find out what people’s expectations of a documentary
are before they start watching it, this also allows us to compare people’s expectations to
what they actually like about documentaries from the previous question.
What Do You Expect To See FromA Documentary Before
You Watch It?
To Be Entertained To Be Educated To Be Boring Other

5. Question 5.
This question had very split reactions as everyone has their own preferences and interests,
only 4 out of 15 said that they don’t know, this isn’t that much considering the rest all had
an idea. The other most popular choice was Documentaries based on real life events, for
example, Falling Man, Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, people chose this
because the documentaries are eye opening and according to them it is something anyone
can watch and find interesting.
What Is Your FavoriteDocumentary?
Documentaries On TV Animal Real Life Events Documentaries Music Don’t Know Other

6. Question 6.
The majority of people we asked said that they overall do like Documentaries, the main
reasons that were given for why they liked documentaries were that they find them
interesting, another reason which was quite popular is that they were informative. This tells
me that we need to make sure that the documentary is an interesting topic and also that we
need to include lots of facts to keep it informative.
Do You Like Documentaries? Why?
Yes No

7. Question 7.
From This Question I am aware that there is no drastic preference between on screen or off
screen presenters, however on screen presenter slightly beats of screen in terms of votes
and therefore we will use an on screen presenter in our documentary.
Do You Prefer On Screen Or Off Screen Presenter?
Off Screen On Screen