TASK 12A: AUDIENCE RESEARCH PART ONE

How has the research we conducted influenced the way we represent demographics in our documentary?

We conducted our research at Solihull Sixth Form. The majority of our results were from people aged 17-18 years old. There were very few adults available to answer our questionnaire. It was evened that the younger people had a wider knowledge of technology and selfie culture in comparison to the adults; because of this we made the conscious decision to focus our documentary on a younger generation. This creates a stereotypical representation of young people and adults. Young people as obsessed with technology and the older generation less confident and knowledgeable regarding technology. It would be fair to say that our documentary id following mainstream media stereotypes yet it serves a purpose. In our documentary we have showed a variety of opinions regarding selfie culture, not just the positive aspects. We have endorsed the mainstream ideology but explored the different opinions that reside within it.