results from questionnaire research

22 people managed to fill in a questionnaire, but i have summarized the answers as if it was out of 20.

• The majority of the people were middle aged and british.
• The most popular British film was between Harry Potter and Billy Elliott.
• 11 people thought that it was the actors that made the films british, 6 people thought they partly made it British and 3 thought it wasn’t down to them at all.
• Undoubtedly, the 2 things a film must have are British actors and a British location, everyone agreed.
• Everyone has watched between 1 and 4 films in the last year.
• A few people didnt fill out the optional section as they haven't watched Harry Potter, whereas the others had so they did fill it out.
• They thought the film was popular as the books were.
• They agreed that the accent's and location is what made it a British film for them.
• The cast choice was good because they matched up to that of the book.
• No one preferred British films to American films however, with the exception of one person who said that American films rely on special effects too much, whereas our storylines are a lot more ‘real'.

draft questions for my questionnaire

1. gender- male/female.
2. age group- 15-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, 56-60, 60±
3. ethnic background.....list options here 

• What is your fav british film?... this is england, billy elliott, the queen, harry potter.. list more, and then leave an 'other' box, which allows them to type in another film if it hasnt been listed.
• Do British actors make the film british? yes-of course, partly, or no they do not.
• Which of these MUST a film have in order for it to be British (please select 2 of the following) British location, British actors, specific props i.e. fags. swearing and use of bad language, british sound track, a specific theme in it, i.e. gun crime
• How many British films would you say you have watched in the last year? 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20±...

list of research (07/10/08)

List of research needed and why:


Primary sources:
Questionnaires- why?- This will cover specific points that we would like to address ourselves, and provides opportunity to get needed details.
Interviews- why?- This is even better than an interview, although a lot of people may not have time for one, an interview allows us to get specific and detailed answers about the research in question.
Internet message boards- why?- This is handy if we, ourselves, don’t have a lot of time, as we can just post a specific question on the internet and get world-wide opinion. Some, however, never get answered, or the public won’t take it seriously and will therefore post silly comments.
Own textual analysis- why?- This can include ‘note style’ and makes it easy to read if it needs going over, as its our own opinion and analysis of everything.

Secondary sources:
Printed publication- why?- Especially if it comes from a well know source, this information is extremely reliable…especially on film sites such as IMDB or from specific film/director sites, i.e. shanemeadows.com.
Biographical information (numbers,percentages ect)- why?- If the question has specific facts and figures to it, than biographical information is essential, and it HAS to be accurate.
Institutional details- why?- If the question is dealing with a specific film and its locating…i.e. The Green Mile and where it was filmed-prison- and then information about the set and whether it was in a studio or an actual prison.
Audience related- why?- Essential for the audiences point of view of the film; they’re thoughts and opinions.

multi-clip editing

sadly, i missed the last practical lesson....today however, i learnt a lot to with how to sync and multi-edit on Final cut pro...

I find it hard to get the exact places of each clip, however, i feel a lot more confident in terms of using all of the buttons and tools, such as the roll tool, or markers.

When its done it comes out really successful and saves so much time.

Hopefully i can use it in my own coursework production =)