ABSTRACT
Outlines the main skills, techniques and practices for the job of the researcher. An easy to follow guide to production research, it will help the new researcher to understand the possibilities to be considered when undertaking research and the kind of questions that need to be asked at each stage of the production process. Every project, whether it's a programme for television or radio or an article for publication is different and there is no one, correct answer to each situation.
Based on the author's wealth of experience as a researcher on many and varied kinds of broadcast and non-broadcast programmes, this quick reference will guide the reader through the problems they are likely to encounter and help to resolve them. It also includes many tips to help the reader gain a better understanding of the real world of production.
Research for Media Production is a rework and expanded edition of Production Research also written by Kathy Chater.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |1 pages
Introduction
part |10 pages
Working in The Media
chapter |2 pages
Types of productions
chapter |2 pages
Who does what
chapter |2 pages
The role of research
chapter |4 pages
Knowledge, attributes and skills of the researcher
part |12 pages
Making Productions
chapter |2 pages
Production stages
chapter |2 pages
Originating ideas
chapter |2 pages
Developing ideas
chapter |2 pages
Treatments
chapter |2 pages
Methods of presentation
chapter |2 pages
Selling the production
part |40 pages
The Research Process
chapter |2 pages
Starting the research
chapter |2 pages
Methods of research
chapter |4 pages
Sources of information
chapter |2 pages
Using the Internet
chapter |4 pages
Collecting information
chapter |2 pages
Presenting research findings
chapter |2 pages
Finding contributors
chapter |2 pages
Selecting and using contributors
chapter |2 pages
Contacting contributors
chapter |2 pages
Specialist contributor research
chapter |2 pages
Recording interviews
chapter |4 pages
Preparing to interview
chapter |4 pages
Conducting a research interview
chapter |2 pages
Conducting an interview for radio
chapter |2 pages
After the interview
chapter |2 pages
Vox pops
part |20 pages
Illustrative Material
chapter |2 pages
Using archive material
chapter |2 pages
Film and videotape libraries
chapter |2 pages
Still picture libraries
chapter |2 pages
Film formats
chapter |1 pages
Videotape formats
chapter |2 pages
Television standards and aspect ratios
chapter |2 pages
Sound
chapter |4 pages
Graphics
chapter |2 pages
Props and models
part |8 pages
Finding Locations
part |4 pages
Recording
chapter |4 pages
Recording the production
part |6 pages
Editing
chapter |4 pages
Logging rushes
chapter |2 pages
The editing process
part |12 pages
Writing