2. Requirements of the Brief
BBC Three and BBC England collaborated for the first time in 2022 to set
up BBC England Northern Voices which is a scheme that invites
independent production companies from the local area to submit ideas
that reflect the life experiences of 16-24 year-olds in the region. I have
been asked to do a 10-15 minute documentary with the theme of
‘Culture in the Digital Age’, capturing the culture of young people, and
how onsets of digital technology have impacted upon this.
3. Survey- researching the target audience
I did a survey to find out more about my
target audience and what they would
anticipate for a documentary and what
would make them want to watch it. Using
this, I could ensure that my idea that I
wanted to focus on (gaming culture and
why God of War is a prime example of h0w
gaming culture has evolved) was an
acceptable idea and is something my target
audience may want to watch.
5. Research into existing products
Due to the fact I have never created a
documentary before, I decided to
research into some existing
documentaries so I can have a better
understanding of the codes and
conventions of a documentary (and
what is typically in a gaming
documentary.) Using this, I feel better
equipped to create a high quality
gaming documentary.
6. Subject Matter
Due to the fact that I was going to be primarily
focusing on God of War as the prime example for how
gaming has evolved, I had to research into how the
God of War franchise has evolved and thus, I decided
to simultaneously research further into existing
documentaries with a God of War documentary which
showed the evolution of Kratos and the series as a
whole. Using this, I became more knowledgeable of
the evolution of the God of War franchise.
7. Focus group- researching the target
audience
To get further knowledge about my
target audience, I decided to do a focus
group so then I can potentially get more
information about what my target
audience likes and if they are a fan of
my idea.
