POST 12- CHALLENGE QUESTIONSCHANEL LIVESEY-PARSONS

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS RESEARCH?

• AS A GROUP, WE FELT THAT THIS RESEARCH HAS HELPED US TO GAIN MUCH MORE KNOWLEDGE INTO THE TOPIC THAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THROUGHOUT OUR DOCUMENTARY. ANY RESEARCH THAT WE FIND WILL BENEFIT US BECAUSE WE WANT TO CREATE A VERY ACCURATE AND INFORMATION DOCUMENTARY. THIS RESEARCH WILL HELP US TO GAIN A MUCH LARGER INSIGHT INTO MALE BODY IMAGE IN THE MEDIA & THE PRESSURES CREATED FROM IT.

• AN EXAMPLE OF SOME INFORMATION THAT WE LEARNT WAS THE FACT THAT OVER 90% OF TEENAGERS AREN’T HAPPY WITH THEIR BODY, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE, HAVE LOST A LOT OF OVERALL CONFIDENCE.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO USE IT?

• THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS IN WHICH THE RESEARCH COLLECTED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS CAN BE USED. ONE OF WHICH IS STATISTICS. THESE SETS OF NUMERICAL DATA ALLOW US TO QUICKLY INFORM OUR AUDIENCE ON UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISCUSSED TOPIC. THIS NOT ONLY HELPS US TO CREATE A MUCH MORE PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTARY, IT ALSO HELPS AUDIENCES TO THOROUGHLY THINK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE SAID AND HOW EASY IT IS FOR SOMEONE TO BECOME AFFECTED BY THE MEDIA & THE WAY THAT THEY LOOK IN COMPARISON.

IS IT HELPING YOU DECIDE ON NARRATIVE/MODE?

• YES, THIS RESEARCH TASK HAS PROVIDED US WITH A BIT MORE INFORMATION ON OUR DOCUMENTARY’S NARRATIVE AND MODE. FOR EXAMPLE, WE WANTED TO HAVE A PRESENTER, AS WELL AS THE USE OF INTERVIEWS AND VOX POPS, SO WE NOW KNOW THAT OUT DOCUMENTARY WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE A PARTICIPATORY MODE. THIS IS BECAUSE THE FILMMAKER WILL BE PHYSICALLY PRESENTING ON-SCREEN.

• THERE ARE OTHER MODES THAT WE COULD FOLLOW, SO WE WILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A FINAL DECISION BEFORE WE BEGIN TO FILM OUR DOCUMENTARY.

HAS THIS RESEARCH HELPED YOU TO DECIDE ON AUDIENCE?

• IN ONE WAY, YES, THIS RESEARCH HAS HELPED US TO DECIDE BECAUSE WE HAD A CHOICE OF ABOUT 3 CHANNELS THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY USE. THESE INCLUDED BBC, ITV & CHANNEL 4. WE FELT THAT THESE CHANNELS HAD A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIENCES AND THE FACT THAT ALL OF THESE CHANNELS DOCUMENT VERY DIFFERENT TOPICS, WE NEEDED TO CHOOSE AN AUDIENCE WHO WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE & WOULD UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE MEANT WHEN WE SPOKE ABOUT THE PRESSURES ON MALE BODY IMAGE. WE FEEL THAT WE WILL NOW KEEP OUR DECISION OF OLDER TEENAGERS AS OUR AUDIENCE AND BBC AS OUR CHOSEN CHANNEL.