Trimester 3 Week 3 Final Major Project

In this last week you were able to: Identify your strengths within creative media Identify the skills you have gained within creative media Explore possible ideas for your Final major project

Week 2 work: Update your Learner progress tracker Originate range of ideas for FMP – at least three Produce SWOT analysis of your project ideas Analyse each idea for viability – use focus groups and lecturer to support your decision. Evaluate your work – update your learning progress tracker at the end of the week Examples of previous students work (Please click on the links below): https://jamielongmediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/06/06/exploring-ideas-for-my-fmp/ https://zoemediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/04/19/final-major-project-ideas/

Design a research plan : 1. Topic research 2. Target audience 3. Skills and techniques that you need to have and practice 4. Production planning research What needs to be researched? Method Technique Refer to your project idea , list all the areas which need to be researched. Identify if you will need to use primary, secondary or quantitative, qualitative If your method is primary, which technique will you use to research? It could be conducting interviews.

Research plan What should I research for My FMP? Once you have confirmed your FMP idea you should create a research plan that needs to cover the following: Subject research plan secondary This should include researching existing similar media products. Anything and everything what is already written and done about your topic in form of written work, video, audio, interactive elements such as websites, blogs, Facebook, twitter, Instagram posts etc. Make sure that your research does not include internet based sources only. You should include at least two books, range of magazines and other non online sources.

Subject research plan primary This is anything done by you and it could be such: Online questionnaire – you could possibly ask your Facebook friends to comment on your project idea and give you some additional ideas how you can make it better. Get the feedback from your lecturers and comment on it. You can contact companies, council, artist depending on what is your project about to get their opinion on your project idea. You will go with your phone or tablet and research ( take pictures) of possible locations and places that you can use in your project.

Examples of previous students work: Subject research primary and secondary: https://madeleinecurtismediaproduction.wordpress.com/2017/04/02/research-plan- fmp/ https://jamielongmediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/06/06/secondary-research/ https://zoemediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/secondary-research/ https://zoemediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/primary-research-interviews/ https://zoemediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/primary-research-personal-journal- entries/

Target audience research Target audience research plan Think of the ways (primary and secondary) you can research and find out about your target audience. Ask yourself questions: Who? What?, Where? Who is your target audience? Who are you aiming your product at? What type of audience is it? Investigate the target demographic and record the type of media or entertainment they consume. Where you can find this out? You can use ‘Yougov profiles’ site to find out about your target audience demographic. (secondary) You can set up interviews or record a ‘Vox pops’ (primary) to find information about your audience. Previous students work examples: https://jamielongmediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/target-audience-incomplete/ https://madeleinecurtismediaproduction.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/fmp-pitch-proposal/ https://madeleinecurtismediaproduction.wordpress.com/2017/04/02/research-plan-fmp/ (Scroll roughly half way to find screenshots of primary research evidence)

Skills and techniques research Skills and techniques research plan: Come up with the plan what skills and techniques you will need to research in order to produce an effective, original and to near professional standard project. For example you can watch tutorials or read about how to achieve specific skills and techniques that you will need for your project (secondary) Experiment with range of skills yourself ( primary) Examples of previous students work: https://jamielongmediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/skills-technique-research/ https://zoemediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/05/05/secondary-research-video-influences/ https://zoemediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/skills-research/ : https://madeleinecurtismediaproduction.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/skills-techniques- research-fmp/

Production research Pre production and Production research plan: Explain what and how: People needed for the production / availability (how: emails, Facebook, skype conversation etc) Research production roles that you will need to carry out and how to do it successfully (how: internet, media books, etc.) Production schedule (how: create you own) Budget (How: secondary internet, primary ask yourself) Recce research / location needed ( how: take images, contact individuals for permission etc.) Health and safety research ( How: take images, check locations yourself, ask for permission) Visual ideas (storyboard optional) (How: take images, create sketches, get inspired by other people ideas etc.) Props (how: make a list, ask to borrow, make it, buy it, use what you have) Production (techniques, hardware, workflow) ( how: research what you need / how, try it yourself) Post -production (Edit, color correction, VFX etc. ( how: read, watch how other people / professionals do it, try it yourself)

Examples of previous students work: https://madeleinecurtismediaproduction.wordpress.com/2017/05/08/pre-production-planning/ https://jamielongmediaproduction.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/pre-production- paperwork/