Research For Documentary
Research For Documentary
Research For Documentary
Researching My
Documentary Idea
Objectives
Identify what specifically we
need to research in
preparation for producing our
documentary idea
Identify the best research
methods to gather the
information we need
Consider the purpose, validity
and relevance of our research
First Task:
Create a new
PowerPoint/Canva
Presentation
Title it Documentary Research
Portfolio
This is where you will collate
all your research findings &
annotations
Defining our audience
1. Create a quick survey titled
"Documentary Audience Research"
Firstly, we need
2. At the top of your Google Form insert
to investigate
the overview of your idea
who our idea is
going to be 3. Include the following questions in your
appealing to... survey as a minimum (add more if you
wish!)
What is your gender?
1 Basic details
Name/ Role/Position in society / Age /
Contact details
2
Relevance
A summary of how they are relevant to the
narrative
3
Availability
4
When and where they are available for
Experience
Have they been interviewed before? If they
recording
haven't how can we prepare them for the
5 Facts/Background information
- What are their views about the topic?
mark.dimmock@gloscol.ac.uk
taiya.price-greaves@gloscol.ac.uk
Complete digital
booking form & email
to technicians &
Sophie
Researching location availability & suitability