Research Methods

Last year we learnt about different research methods. This year we will be needing to use these methods effectively. Here are the 4 types of research methods:

• Primary
• Secondary
• Quantitative
• Qualitative

Primary Research

Primary research is research that you carry out personally. Some methods of this are:

• Questionnaire
• Interview
• Online Poll
• Survey
• Focus Group (a group of people that you question)
• Letter
• Textual Analysis

Although these may seem good methods, some can be unreliable, such as questionnaires. People may lie or misinterpret the question, it is also time consuming.

Secondary Research

Secondary research is research that has been carried out by other people. Some methods of this are:

• Internet
• Books
• Newspapers
• Newspapers Archives

Quantitative Research

For quantitative research, lots of people are needed to gather this research. An example of a method suitable for this research is a questionnaire.

Qualitative Research

For qualitative research only a small amount of people are needed to gather research. An interview would be suitable for this type.

History of Music Videos

My animation showing the history of music videos :) I used the internet, which is secondary research, to find this information out.

My choice - Music Video

I have decided to choose the music video task for my a2 coursework. I've chosen this because I absolutely LOVE music. Also, if you choose the right song, there are a great oppertunities to create a meaninful video. I think I'm going to use Linkin Park's 'Breaking The Habit'.

Short Film - Prelim - Finished

This is mine and Becky's short film - A Day In The Life...

We are both really pleased and proud of our work, although when we exported the video from iMovie, an audio clip of Becky talking to me has been added at random points towards the end of the movie. We've looked back through the scenes on iMovie and we can't find this audio clip anywhere! We've tried to export it in different formats to see if that would work...but it didn't. The confusing thing is that this sound clip only shows up when exported and not in the actual iMovie project... But once we've figured out how to fix it, we'll both upload the new version to our blogs :)

But other than that, I'm very very pleased with it.