This document discusses the traits of good planners and researchers based on analyses of student posts. It examines posts that were good, bad, and mixed in their planning and research. A good post provided detailed analysis and terminology from a film sequence. Another good post showed draft materials and allowed for public input to determine the best ideas. A bad post did not consider that planned shots may change or allow flexibility. A mixed post scouted a location but lacked exploring full location options.

1. What makes a good
planner and researcher
By Ben Keyworth

2. This is a textual
analysis of the
Textual analysis Good: AS
Texas chainsaw
massacre
This was a good post in terms of research, as it was a very detailed
post into the analysis of the film opening sequence. It holds strong
terminology, and it gives us practise with recognising certain shot types
and edit its, which we could then transfer to our production.

3. Location reccepost-Bad AS
This was a good post
in the sense that we
went to the location,
as we mentioned it
was owned by a
private owner. We
went to recce the
location which is a
good practise for
planning as we made
sure that it was
suitable for our
production. However
we lacked in our
range of locations,
which in the respect
of being a good
planner, is bad. As
we did not explore
fully, our options
available which we

4. Bad: planning A2
This post is a bad planning
post as even though it
shows how we are planning
on using the space which
we have, it does not
mention the fact that these
shots may change, and we
allow no room for these
changes to be made, and to
be a good research and
planner you have to allow
for change and what is best
at the time.

5. Planning good- A2
This is a good planning post
as it shows our poster and
magazine print drafts, but it
also shows 3 of each. This
means that we have given
ourselves lee-way as to
which we feel, and which
the public feels is the best.
This gives us the traits of a
good planner as we are
allowing for opinion to make
the decisions of which ideas
are best rather than just
choosing ourselves.