https://padlet.com/naufalpowery013697/ly0r4od07gzk en-us 2018-03-29 09:33:46 UTC 2018-03-29 10:33:57 UTC hello@padlet.com naufalpowery013697 https://padlet.com/naufalpowery013697/ly0r4od07gzk/wish/247184077 The target audience for my production was people between the ages of 35-65, without targeting a specific gender. I felt that the kind of people that would watch my documentary are people that are interested in the crime genre, but do not enjoy action-packed series such as crime dramas. I think it will also appeal to people who enjoy crime, but also enjoy an aspect of reality, or enjoy more factual programmes. 

I think that family would be my secondary audience, as this demographic would tie in nicely with one of the main themes of my production, which is family. From the survey that I conducted, I was also able to draw the conclusion that although it may not be their favourite choice of tv programme for most, over 70% of young people (aged 12-17) who took my survey said that they enjoy watching murder documentaries. This means that the documentary would appeal to family units, as although the primary target audience is people between ages 35-65, those within this age bracket who have children will most likely have no problem watching it with them.]]> 2018-03-29 09:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/naufalpowery013697/ly0r4od07gzk/wish/247184077 naufalpowery013697 https://padlet.com/naufalpowery013697/ly0r4od07gzk/wish/247185853 The majority of the feedback that I received was at the first cut stage of my production as I was still only just starting to put the shots together at the time, and there was still a lot of room for improvement. 

At the point of my first cut, I was still unsure as to whether to refilm the blurry coroner footage or not, so I sought out the feedback and opinions of my teachers and family, the majority of which said that it was not worth re-shooting it. Based on this feedback and my own reasoning, I decided against re-shooting the footage and instead turned to experimenting with Final Cut Pro to try and rectify the footage, and this proved successful, as I was able to darken the background of the footage and make it look more professional. This taught me first of all that not everything has to look perfect, and that experimentation is a good thing, and there are ways that you can get around problems if you're willing to put the time into figuring it out.

Another piece of feedback that I received on my first cut was to consider using music in my production. It was something that I had not yet thoroughly considered, as some of the murder documentaries that I watched did not include backing music, and I felt that it gave it made their documentaries more 'raw'. However, in the end, I decided to include backing music. I felt that this was the right decision as, especially in the talking heads footage of the neighbours, it worked very well to provide an emotive effect. I learned from this that it doesn't hurt to try different things out in your production to see what fits best, and that you can't be certain if something would look or sound good in your production unless you try it out first.

Another piece of feedback received from my teacher was to include titles upon the appearances of each talking heads character, to tell their name and their profession/link to the murder. This was something that I had not yet thought about including, and so I added them in when I had put together all the talking heads footage. This showed me the value of feedback, and that people will see things in your production that you, as the creator, will not always pick up on.

When I first put together all my footage, there were no establishing shots of Hertfordshire, so another piece of feedback I received was to include establishing shots to 'set the scene', and to also fill the gap between the staged shots of the bodies and the first talking heads footage. Upon receiving this feedback, I went around taking photos of the area and added them to my production. I was surprised at how effective it was in my production and is definitely something that I have learned is a valuable addition.

Other than the feedback received above, the majority of responses were very positive, with a lot of comments on the acting of my parents, and how realistic the production is, which was nice to hear. The only negative comment was that there were a few continuity errors, but they weren't anything major (eg. which hand the phone was in during the phone calls changed), and only one person was able to pick up on them. If I create another production in the future, it will be something that I will take into consideration. ]]> 2018-03-29 09:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/naufalpowery013697/ly0r4od07gzk/wish/247185853