Quantitative Research

Quantitative Research

Quantitative research is gathering information of statistical data that includes numbers. These include surveys and questionnaires, which show a chart/graph of gathered information of the most popular subject. Quantitative research is useful for finding out what people prefer, marketing and targeting audiences.

Quantitative research also gathers hard facts of information. Quantitative research measures the research by counting the opinions, using percentages.

Here are a couple of methods of quantitative research; Questionnaires, which include closed questions and answers such as yes/no, this is good for straight answers and opinions. The advantages of questionnaires are that you can import the opinions into percentages of people’s interest’s preferences. Questionnaires are also easy to make, and it is easy to import the data into a graph or chart.

As part of my factual documentary assignment, I shall be using quantitative research to gather statistics on people’s interests along with the UK viewing figure based on history documentaries.

In order to gather the statistics, it would be beneficial for the researcher to create a questionnaire that will have a multiple-choice questions relating to history programs. Once this is complete you can then gather the statistics you can then put the data in a graph to show the popularity, you can use Microsoft Excel to create the graph.

Quantitative research can be used for targeting audiences, by finding out people’s preferences and interests. To gather information of viewing figures you can use websites such as B.A.R.B. BARB is good for finding out target audiences preferred programs.

Panorama Investigation

Panorama the Syrian Conflict Analysis

The documentary is a ‘Expository Documentary’. In this documentary it displays what affects the Syrian civil war has caused in its homeland. Jurying the documentary the presenters have presented the documentary by including;

• ·      Voice overs
• ·      Close ups
• ·      Graphic scenes
• ·      Moving images
• ·      Interviews/Interviewee’s opinions
• ·      Over shoulder shots
• ·      Shows the Doctor’s opinions of the event

Through the documentary it is displayed by the doctor’s journey through the war on Syria. The introduction is used in the documentary to hook the viewer’s attention by displaying curious and graphic scenes and informing the viewer of a short note of the tragic story to quickly inform what the documentary is roughly about.

In the documentary shows the struggle of Syria, which includes the low amount of supplies that the Syrian civilians need. These include medicine/treatment, food/drink and shelter.
The documentary also informs and displays the tragic stories of the people of Syria. The stories that the doctor mainly comes across, includes families lost/died juring the war.

The documentary displays a first hand view of the war, by showing real graphic footage of the war.
By using footage of the war makes the documentary more interesting, so you can get a first hand knowledge of what is really happening in Syria.


Comparison of the Audience 

The Audience of 'Panorama':

• Age rating from 14-55
• NRS ( National Socialist Grade Scale) C2 (Skilled working class) - B (Middle Class).
• Religion - There would be a certain part of the Audience that do have a religion. This would include any religion, because they can relate to some of the episodes of the programme. A certain amount of episodes can have certain parts of religion in them involving the subject of the episode.
• The size of the audience is estimated to be up to 3.6 million viewers. The original size of the audience is estimated to be 2.6 million.
  
• Pacific interests - The pacific interests that viewers might in a catorgory are; History, Travelling/Geography, Documentaries, News of the world (events that are happening across the world) and a pacific fascination of the subject of the episode and stories.
• Gender - The gender of the audience could be an average of 55% of females that watch this programme and 45% males. The programme would be aimed at in my opinion, both genders but I think it depends on what episode the subject is.

Documentary Research: History of Stalybridge

The History Of Stalybridge Research

Media Course Prodject: Documentary Research

The Harrison Family

The Harrison family was one of the Conspicuous cotton manufacturing families of the area of Stalybridge. The head member of the family was Thomas Harrison and the family company's name was called Thomas Harrison and Sons. Thomas Harrison's sons were called William, David, Abel, and Allen. Thomas Harrison built 'Thompson Cross House', the house was claimed to be at that period one of the finest modern mansions in the district.William Harrison built West Hill in 1922, and his brother Abel built Highfield House (the grounds of which now make up Stamford Park).

West Hill was purchased by the Corporation in 1922 and was opened as West Hill Council School, a boys' school, on the 24th March 1927.

Research from: http://www.westhillschool.co.uk/historyoftheschool

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Jack Judge

Jack Judge was a British song-writer and music-hall entertainer best remembered for writing the song It's a Long Way to Tipperary, although Judge wrote and sung the song in 1915, John McCormack made the song famous rather than Judge.

Research from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Judge

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Bowton's Yard

Bowton's yard was famous for the poem that was written about the local niebuhr’s based on real characters.  

BOWTON'S YARD.

AT number one, i' Bowton's yard, mi gronny keeps a skoo,

But hasn't mony scholars yet, hoo's only one or two;

They sen th' owd woman's rather cross,—well, well, it may be so;

Aw know hoo box'd me rarely once, an' pood mi ears an' o.

At number two lives widow Burns—hoo weshes clooas for folk

Their Billy, that's her son, gets jobs at wheelin' coke;

They sen hoo coarts wi' Sam-o'-Neds, at lives at number three;

It may be so, aw conno tell, it matters nowt to me.

At number three, reet facin' th' pump, Ned Grimshaw keeps a shop;

He's Eccles-cakes, an' gingerbread, an' treacle beer, an' pop;

He sells oat-cakes an' o, does Ned, he has boath soft an' hard,

An' everybody buys off him 'at lives i' Bowton's yard.

At number four Jack Blunderick lives; he goes to th' mill an' wayves;

An' then, at th' week-end, when he's time, he pows a bit an' shaves;

He's badly off, is Jack, poor lad; he's rayther lawm, they sen,

An' his childer keep him deawn a bit—aw think they'n nine or ten.

At number five aw live mysel', wi' owd Susannah Grimes,

But dunno loike so very weel—hoo turns me eawt sometimes;

An' when awm in there's ne'er no leet, aw have to ceawer i' th' dark;

Aw conno pay mi lodgin' brass, becose awm eawt o' wark.

At number six, next dur to us, an' close o' th' side o' th' speawt,

Owd Susie Collins sells smo' drink, but hoo's welly allis beawt;

But heaw it is that is the case awm sure aw conno tell,

Hoo happen maks it very sweet, an' sups it o hersel!

At number seven there's nob'dy lives, they left it yesterday,

Th' bum-baylis coom an' mark'd their things, and took 'em o away;

They took 'em in a donkey-cart—aw know newt wheer they went—

Aw recon they'n bin ta'en and sowd becose they owed some rent.

At number eight—they're Yawshur folk—there's only th' mon an' woife,

Aw think aw ne'er seed nicer folk nor these i' o mi loife;

Yo'll never yer 'em foin' eawt, loike lots o' married folk,

They allis seem good-tempered like, an' ready wi' a joke.

At number nine th' owd cobbler lives—th' owd chap 'at mends my shoon,

He's getting very weak an' done, he'll ha' to leov us soon;

He reads his Bible every day, an sings just loike a lark,

He says he's practisin' for heaven—he's welly done his wark.

At number ten James Bowton lives—he's th' noicest heawse i' th' row;

He's allis plenty o' sum'at t' eat, an lots o' brass an' o;

An' when he rides an' walks abeawt he's dress'd up very fine,

But he isn't hawve as near to heaven as him at number nine.

At number 'leven mi uncle lives—aw co him uncle Tum,

He goes to concerts, up an' deawn, an' plays a kettle-drurn;

I' bands o' music, an' sich things, he seems to tak' a pride,

An' allis maks as big a noise as o i' th' place beside.

At number twelve, an' th' eend o' th' row, Joe Stiggins deals i' ale;

He's sixpenny, an' fourpenny, dark-coloured, an' he's pale;

But aw ne'er touch it, for aw know it's ruined mony a bard—

Awm th' only chap as doesn't drink 'at lives i' Bowton's yard.

An' neaw awve dune aw'll say good-bye, an' leave yo' for awhile;

Aw know aw have n't towd mi tale i' sich a first-rate style;

But iv yo're pleased awm satisfied, an' ax for no reward

For tellin' who mi nayburs are at live i' Bowton's yard.

Explanations

Hoo - she

Sen - say

Wayves - weaves

Pow - cuts hair

Lawm - lame

Ceawer - sit

Smo' drink - low-alcohol beer

Bum-baylis - bailiffs

Sowd - sold

Shoon - shoes

Welly - nearly

Summat t'ate - something to eat (food)

Research from:
http://www.stalybridgetown.com/articles/literature-dialect/bowton%E2%80%99s-yard


Presentation Link
http://prezi.com/v_cb8-foucpu/the-history-of-stalybridge/#



Documentary Perposal

Documentary Perposal

The Documentary I have chosen is to cover the histroical events and people of Stalybridge. With the idea that I have put forward I have renforced it with the history and knowledge that I have gatherd during my research on the town.

Documentary Plan

My target for the lengh of the Documentary should be at least 6:30mins or 8:45mins long. This amount of time would give the documentary, to cover all topics that I have found for Stalybridge.

My first idea is to start off the documentary by introducing the town by the generations that it had been moled by.

Introduction

Displaying the introduction in the documentary I will display; The Title of the documentary, Scenary, Cut aways, voice overs, Vaireus important builtdings and historical memorabilias of the town.

Core of the Documentary

The core of the documentay will have all different topics that will be coverd through out.

Including:

• The Industrial Revolution
• The Bridge of Staly
• Jack Judge
• Bowton's Yard