A2 Media Studies

Focus Group One - Results by Question Question 1 (0:11): Have you ever heard of Vimeo? This doesn't come as a surprise to me. Vimeo's niche status often means that it receives a high usage rate from an often narrow (yet dedicated) pool of consumers and creators. Question 2 (0:18) Have you ever seen a short film on any social media sites? Both participants said that they had seen a short film at some point, but cannot remember it. This, again, shows the widespread, instant-gratification based nature consumed on social media. Question 3 (0:40): How important is it to show social issues?  Tilly and Saskia argued that it was important to show real-world issues, as it would help add to the 'realism' of a film. This is definitely something we need to show in our own piece. Question 4 (0:57): Do you think there are any social issues that are underrepresented? Both of the participants agreed with my suggestion of male suicide, saying that the f...

a Focus Group One - Results by Question Question 1 (0:13): Have either of you ever heard of vimeo? Both Luke and Lewis answered that they had actually accessed vimeo before, which is surprising considering the relatively narrow audience scope the site attracts.  Question 2 (0:30): Have you ever seen a short film on social media? Neither had said that they'd seen a short film on social media. This isn't surprising, because, from personal experience, I know that the type of content people are looking for on Facebook, Snapchat etc. is often very short-form (sometimes even just seconds long).  Question 3 (1:00): Do you think it's important to show social issues in films? Both argued that there should be a balance between ideology/entertainment. Lewis also made the distinction that some films should seek to entertain, while others do have a right to employ a message. I think this shows us that, as long as a film establishes to its audience what to expect, ...

These updated questions now include all of my group and our ancillary tasks as well. As a result of this, we'll have a better feel of our overall approach heading into production.

The questions above are going to be asked by my group and I to some potential consumers of our media product. Following this script should hopefully still allow for some natural flow of conversation and debate, which is what we are aiming for. We will record the session of asking questions so we can come back and relate to the feedback. 

This is my pilot questionnaire, which, unfortunately, I'm not able to hand out to anyone right now as it is the middle of half term. I want to make sure that I get this feedback before creating my final online questionnaire.

Untitled Project : https://my.visme.co/index.php