A2 media coursework

1. Results of final questionnaire

2.  Q1- Are you interested in new unsigned music and unknown acts?
Yes
No
 This question enabled us to identify if the person in question had an interest in our
genre and would therefore offer useful information. Consequently al 50 people who
filled in the survey answered positively to the this question.
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50
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0
Yes No

3. Q2- Do you have a greater interest in the music (with regards to a band) or behind the scenes
more personal action ?
 Musical
 Personal
The results of this question enabled us to tailor the information received to suit the target audience.
It is important that within our music documentary we provide the audience members with content
which will interest them and will make the documentary successful.
The results show that people have a greater interest in the musical element of a documentary
however it is also important to create variety and show personal viewpoints and perspectives within
our documentary.
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5
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Musical Personal

4. 3.Have you watched music documentaries previously?
Yes
No
This question enabled us to establish how familiar our audience are with music documentary's. The
results of this question have the potential to make us reconsider the target audience.
The results of the questionnaire show that the majority of our audience do have an interest in music
documentary's which is positive feedback for our production, therefore no changes will need to be
made.
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Yes No

5. Q4- If yes, have you enjoyed music documentaries?
Yes
No
The results of this question is also positive as it shows that our audience, who stereotypically a have
a more sophisticated focus on the music a band makes. Also enjoy music documentary's.
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5
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Yes NO

6. 5. What form of narrative presentation most appeals to you?
 Voice over narration
 Text-based narration
 No narration
Within this question we wanted to identify what the audience members preferences where, with
regards to the way in added information is provided. The results provided a more varied response,
therefore within our production we will have to look into a variety of different methods and further
research into narrative types in documentaries.
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Vocie Over Text None

7. 6. Within the poster, which will be used to advertise the documentary, which colour scheme
most appeals?
 Black and white
 Feminine colors (Pinks)
 Masculine colors (darker shades)
Within this question we were looking to find information which could be applied to the ancillary
products. The results of this question will provide us with information regarding the color scheme.
The results show that our audience favored masculine colors or Black and white. Consequently we
will not be including stereotypically female colors within the ancillary products and production.
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B&W Feminine Masculine

8. 7. Would you prefer this poster to be iconography or imagery associated with the bands?
 Images
 Iconography
Within the research we noticed a trend for the use of iconography within film posters. However
commonly images are used. Images within the questionnaire were Cleary more popular therefore
we will conform to this stereotypical use of images.
Iconography
Images

9. 8. In an article discussing the production, would you rather it be focused around
text or pictures?
 Text-based
 Picture-based
This question looked to provide us with information regarding what people want the
focus to be within a production. The results show that our audience have a greater
interest in images within the production, this will be reflected within the ancillary
products.
Text
Images

10. 9. Would you rather the article act as an extension of the production (more
information regarding the bands) or review of a music set?
 Extend
 Review
Within our production we will be looking to concentrate more on the review element of the bands.
This was expected as it provides audience members with additional information regarding a band
and how there performance was.
Extension
Reviews