the research conducted in to our doctumentries audince

1. Audience research:
The audience we are hopingtotarget isgoingto be teenagertoyoungadultse.g.:16 to 18, our
audience isforpeople stillcurrentlyineducation.Ourdocumentarywill be made fornospecific
genderor ethnicityaswell feel thisissuesdoesbooteffect onspecificgenderorethnicity.
We have decidedtotargetteenagers astheywill be able torelate andagree withthe issuesand
ideaspresentedinthe documentary. Thiswillmeantheyare more likelytobe interestsinour
documentaryandwe are more likely tosparka debate.Whichwill be useful forusas morallyif a
debate orissue iscreatedor highlightedbythe mediainstitutionsare putundermore pressure to
change.This couldmeanthat our documentary mayinfluenceeitherthe collegeoritsstudentsto
change for the better.
We alsothinkitwill be bettertous to aimour documentaryatour age range as we as teenagerwill
knowwhatsort of tingsinterestourage groupbetterthan we know whatwill interestadultsor
youngerchildren.
Because of our targetaudience beenthe oneswhoare representedinthe documentarywe will have
to make sure not to crises themheavilyaswe donot wantto make themfeltattackedas itwill
encore viewsnottowatch our documentary.
We have to considerwhen makingordocumentarythe conventionsof most documentaries aimedat
teensoryoungadults. The most recommendedteenage filmsall focusonsubjectsthatrelate to
themlike ourlike “The BullyProject:A Yearin the Life of America’sBullyCrisis”or“AmericanTeen”.
For our subjectthe viewswillprobablyknowalotabout the sensationoff feelingstresshowever
theyare lesslikelytoknowaboutthe statistic,the reasonsforthe stressor the solutionsforit.
In orderfor usto make the documentaryaccessable tothe target audience Iaskedsome 16 to 18
yearoldswhat theywouldprofferinadocumentaryandthe general consensuswasthattheywould
like alot of “visuals”suchas graphicsso that the documentarydidnotbecome tooboring. Thisas an
ideawe alreadyconsideredaswe knowthatmostteenagerscanbe boredeasywhenspokento
continuallyorpresentedwilllarge bulksof onscreentext.
Theyalsopointedoutthat theywouldlike abitof humoursuch as ironyor sacrum inorderto make
sure that the weightysubjectisnottodepressingandhardhitting.

2. our audince wouldlike arangof bothformal andvox popintrevewssothattheyare proviedwith
bothfacts and oppions.Whenaragningthese interviewswe willhave tomake sure we interevw
arange ethinitiesandgenders.Thisissesental as we are not targetinga spesifiicgenderorenithist.
The representaionof all of these groupswillbe essentail tomake ourwide audince feel inculedand
representedinthe doctumnetry.
Whenthinkingaboutrepresentationwe have tobe carfeull tochosessudentswhowll give a
possitive imagesandsubvertthe setetypicetahtall yongpeople are lazyandirrisoible.Asif we
representpeoepl inthiswaytheymay become upsetwhenwatchingthe documentry. Inorderto do
thiswe will have tochose studentswholookprentable andwe willneedtouse backroundsthat
refectthe college anditsstudentsinapossitive light.Egworkdisplayboardsor shotof students
intercatinginthe caffateria.
Althoughone of the mainreasonswe chosestofocus onteenagersisthattheyhave some
knowledge orinterestinthe topic.We wantto make sure that our documentarydoesteachthem
somethingsuchashowtheycan reduce stressandwhatare the effectsof stresscausedbyschools
or collage.
I alsochose to testthe extentof whattheymanyknow onthe topicor if theyhad ever
exprencencedschool relatedstress. SoImade a questionairthataskedhow muchtheythoughthey
new.If theyha experenicedstressona personal level andthenIincluedafact to see if theynew
aboutthe satatisticsalready.
Whenaskedaboutinterviewstheysaid

3. Result

4. for questionone Ichose toconfirmthe age rang of the surveytakersasyou can see frommy results
all of the surveytakerswhere inourtargetaudience age rang sowe know all of our resultwill be
relevant.
I alsowantedto knowoursurveytakersgendert make sure we had an equal representationof each
gender.Thisisimportanttous as we have no targetgenderand dowe needto getequal amountof
responsesfrombothsided.
question 1 ages
12 to 15 16 -18 18+
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
male female
question 2 gender
question 2 gender

5. as youcan see all of our surveytakerare currentlyineducationsoI know that theywill be formilia
withour topicsubjectandwill be able tocommentonthe currentstressesthatcome withstudying
at college.
thisquestionwassignificate toourresearchas t showsthat34 of our targetaudience hasfirst-hand
experience with ourissuesmeaningthattheywill mostlytake aninterestinthe implicationsstress
causesand are more likelytowanttodebate aboutthe topicwill people whohave opposingviews.
question 3 currently in education
yes no
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
yes no not sure
question 4 haveyou experinced stress
question 4 have you experinced stress

6. 50% of our surveytakersaidtheyknewa little onouttopicand the other50 saidtheyknew a lot.
Thisshowsus how our audience mayhave alreadytakenandinterestintoourtopic,whichwould
suggestthattheywill have aninterestinor thattheyhave experiencedenoughtoknow the effects
of stress.
inorder to check that theydidnot knowsomuch on the topicthat it wouldmake our documentary
irevelientandunnecessary,Idecidedtotestweatheroursurveytakerscouldidentifythe correct
statistic3 our of 4 people we questionedselectedalowerfigure asbeingthe numberof stress
relatedsuicidescausesinyoungchildrenin2014. That fact that theydo notrealise the severityof
the situationisuseful informationtousas it tellsusthatwe will have toprovide themwithfactsand
formal interviewssothattheycan see the extenttowhichthisissuescouldaffectthemandother
whoare underpressure incollege.
question5 how much do you know aboutteenager and
stress
a lot a little nothing
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
29% 16% 10%
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7. I feel the resultof thissurveywillbe verybeneficial toushoweverif Iwasto create anothersurveyI
wouldaskthe personfillingoutthe questionnaire toidentifytheirethnicitysothatwe can make
sure we are gatheringdatathat is relevanttoall ethnicities,because if thatfactwe have notarget
ethnicity.
Nowthat we knowwhatthe audience wantfromourdocumentaryandhow much priorknowledge
theyalreadyhave onour subjectwe will have toconsiderhow torelate tothem.In ourreach they
conformedtheywouldlikeanonscreenhost.I lookedatsome previoushighgrate documentary’s
withon screenhostanddecidedthatwe shouldhave casuallydressedhostsinordertomake them
more relatable toourtarget audience.