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FMP RESEARCH

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You will likely have done some tasks that were on an edited version of this page - it will all be relevant so do not worry that you have done the wrong thing, your teachers will guide you and give you regular feedback.

 

Only do research that’s useful. You don't need to watch a tutorial if you know how to do something already. You don't need a survey to find out your audience - you decide that yourself. A survey might be useful to get feedback midway through production, but is unlikely to be of use here. The key is - make it useful.

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Research is to support development of your product.

Research & pre-production (see next page) go hand in hand.

 

Research is all about reading, watching, analysing and most importantly, doing. It is not a google search and looking at the top result. This takes time and you should be making decisions on what is and is not useful (write this down). The whole point of research is to help you make informed decisions about your project. It also allows you to demonstrate your critical thinking skills and your decision making skills. 

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Make notes and present your research in a way that is clear and decisively shows your research skills and analysis.

Say why the research being completed is important, useful and relevant to your project. 


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Suggested things to research:

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  • existing products (critical analysis): review how others do it

  • how-to do things (practical research),

  • finding locations (see next page too),

  • which props, costumes (mise-en-scene),

  • colour schemes,

  • composition,

  • sourcing actors, equipment [etc etc]

  • books,

  • websites,

  • articles

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Suggested tasks (speak to teacher for guidance)

TASK 1

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Overall time plan (research schedule/production schedule/Gantt chart) if needed

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TASK 2

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Research plan: list of tutorials/equipment/etc from above list relevant to you

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TASK 3

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Priority list from above task WITH rough timings (eg 1 lesson lighting)

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TASK 4

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Research & reflect as you go

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Grading Criteria

Pass

2.1 Review a range of research sources to support a creative media production project.
2.2 Interpret research to develop ideas and effectively communicate to an audience.

Merit

...to a high standard

Distinction

...to a very high standard

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