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Documentary Questionnaire Analysis Audience feedback. Charlotte Martin.

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Documentary Questionnaire

AnalysisAudience feedback.

Charlotte Martin.

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1. How old are you?

I asked 20 people to answer my documentary questionnaire and the answer to this question answered:

• 17 years- 5 people, 18 years- 6 people, 21 years- 2 people, 24 years- 1 person, 51 years- 2 people, 74 years- 3 people.

Therefore my documentary is going to target the younger audience due to this audience feedback.

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2. Do you like watching documentaries?

The audience feedback to this question was:

• Yes- 17 people

• No- 3 people

This effects my documentary as I know it would be popular due to the vast majority of people between the ages of 15 and 75 do indeed spend time watching documentaries.

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3. Do you have a favourite documentary?

This effects my final decisions for my final documentary coursework due to 24 Hours in A&E, being a mixture of Observational and Interactive had a result of 7 people out of 20 enjoying this documentary the most. Therefore my documentary will follow this path instead of Planet Earth which is purely just a voice over.

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4. Do you have a least favourite documentary?

Least favourite documentaries

The Only Way Is Essex "Reality shows in general" The Brothel- Louis Theroux24 Hours in A&E Crime Watch Catfish

The overall results from this question came back that they did not like The Brothel by Louis Theroux, this is a Reflective documentary so I am going to avoid my final coursework being based upon that type of documentary. 24 Hours in A&E only received 2 votes which is the least. Therefore I will continue with my Observational/Interactive idea.

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5. Which do you prefer? Observational Reality, Factual voice over

documentaries or other? Why?

Which do you prefer?

Observational Factual Voice Over Other- Reflective

The result to Question 5 seemed quite balanced due to 11 people saying they prefer Observational and 8 people preferred a Factual voice over. Ultimately I want to create an Observational documentary with some factual voice over containing information of the particular topic/scene.

Two people answered with ‘Other’ and one of them stated “I much prefer seeing the creator in action as I enjoy watching how documentaries are made. I really love watching Catfish and Louis Theroux, they are so interesting and my favourite.” Despite this comment that I have took into consideration, I am not going to add a Reflective type into my coursework due to the lack of popularity this type has with my current audience.

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6. What do you like to see in a typical documentary of your preferred style? (e.g. close ups of the subject, voice overs)

• I asked this question to my audience and a few responses were: “I like to see lots of different types of shots to make the documentary more interesting.” Due to this comment this has an effect on my coursework as, instead of having one long shot dominating, I am going to have multiple shots of different relevant surroundings to create tension and make it more enjoyable to watch.

• “I very much like to see long distance shots of the surroundings because I appreciate the setting of the scene.” Again, I am going to take lots of establishing shots to really set the scene and show the nature of the particular topic. There will be many establishing and long distance shots to demonstrate possibly the theme of loneliness to my documentary and really make the audience think the surroundings are scary and unsafe.

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• “I like to see long shots dominating because it is much more interesting and focusses on the subject matter more than the scenery.” After taking this comment into consideration, I am going to compromise and have both long shots dominating some parts of my coursework and a mixture of different shots where relevant. Concentrating on both the subject matter and the scenery.

• “I love hearing music in the background of documentaries, that is why I enjoy Made in Chelsea so much and documentaries like Derren Brown because they use intriguing music that adds something different to the scene, but not too overpowering. I like different camera angles too.” Due to this, I am going to take great care into choosing a piece of wordless music that really fits in with the storyline of my documentary, having it subtly in the background so it isn’t distracting to the audience

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7. Whilst watching a documentary do you prefer hearing background music or ambient sounds (such as rain/wind/birds)

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What do you prefer?

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The majority of the audience answered this question with ‘Music’. I thought this would be the case as music seems to make the subject more interesting if it seeming a little dull at some points. Therefore I will use music in the background of my coursework but I will still concentrate on some natural ambient sounds such as wind, foot steps and so on to keep all of my audience happy. I also think a mixture of both sounds really makes the documentary seem as real as possible. I feel too much music gives off a fake approach to the real life documentary.

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8. If you were creating a documentary what would yours be about?

This question was answered in a number of ways and gave me some inspiration:

• “My documentary would be some what informative and not pointless like the ones you see on the TV today.” This answer inspired me to create something meaningful and give out a message instead of having no meaning, therefore my documentary is going to be aimed at a specific message and real life story that can effect peoples lives.

• “I’m not sure but it would allow people to take something away and learn something valuable.” This answer, being similar to the one above, allows me to take into consideration making a worthwhile documentary that is factual and possibly gives out awareness and a lesson, possibly for the younger generation too.

• “Mine would make sure one emotion, being happy or sad, was definitely achieved by the audience.” I like this answer as it inspires me to create something that has a massive impact.

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9. What do you not like to see in documentaries (that you have already seen and give the documentary

example too)

This question had lots of very different answers so I have chosen the most relevant ones that effect my coursework the most.

• The first answer is “I don’t like seeing reality shows with terrible actors and a clear fake script, I do not see the point- TOWIE.” This answer has completely swayed me away from sticking to just an observational documentary with no voice over, I will not be having a fake documentary that is quite clearly scripted at every movement.

• “I don’t like seeing the creator in the clips as I feel it isn’t as professional as a documentary should be, it isn’t concentrating on the subject matter or purpose it is concentrating on the filming itself.” Therefore I will not be creating a Reflective documentary either as I want the audience to understand the reality in my documentary.

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• “I don’t like the music in a documentary being too loud and overpowering over the subject as it tends to be distracting from the message which is trying to be portrayed. Also music that obviously gives away the emotion, I like to be surprised.” Due to this answer I am only going to use very subtle music in the background of my documentary. The music will not overpower the message I am trying to give out to the audience, I am also going to surprise my audience with the choice of music I choose.

• “I hate it when there are no changes of scenery and everything is just following on in the same scene.” I am going to have lots of different types of shots including long shots, close ups and pans in my documentary to show the range of different camera movements so the clip isn’t rolling on the same subject for the whole time. This will allow my documentary to be more interesting and the audience will want to see how I will portray the rest of the documentary with my range of different shots.

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10. Are you aware of Observational and Interactive documentaries combined?

Every person answered with ‘Yes’ on this question and nearly all of them included the example of “24 Hours in A&E”. Three people answered with the different types of “Educating Essex and Yorkshire.” These are two very popular documentaries so it is great to know my audience are fans and recognise these two different documentaries, which I am ultimately going to base my own coursework documentary on.