Problem Solving
Planning for theoretical Problems
Problems I may encounter when
researching and planning
1. The topic I am covering is
quite controversial so I believe
that the research will not be
sufficient or detailed enough
to draw a conclusion from.
2. I am using different Medias of
research like studies into
homosexuality and opinion
pieces, so I need to be aware
of biases and incorrect data.
3. I do not have as much time on
my topic research as I would
normally would with my last
projects.
4. In my last projects I have
always had issues with my
planning and time keeping.
5. Interviews are going to be an
important part of my
production is that I will
interview 6 people; two
younger gay men, two older
gay men and two people
(preferably a preacher and a
professor) with opposing views
on homosexuality. I believe
that an issue I will face is that
no one who opposes
homosexuality will want to be
filmed and a professor won’t
share his knowledge without a
fare.
Planning for practical and technical problems
Practical and technical problems I
may encounter
1. The setting up the camera
and lighting for my spoken
segment in the media studio I
will do alone.
2. I want to conduct one of my
interviews outside of the
college. Wind inference and
How I plan to resolve
1. I will make sure to use a wide
variety of studies and articles
for my research as to get the
biggest scope of the topic of
homosexuality for my
conclusion
2. As well as checking the
content itself online, I will also
check the writer of the piece
to see if they are reputable.
3. I will have to dedicate more
time outside of lessons to
researching and writing up my
research cohesively on my
blog.
4. In this project I will have a
detailed production schedule
form the start date to the final
deadline. As well as creating
this production schedule I will
have to stick to it.
5. I will be persistent in my asking
for professionals to speak in
my production. I will maybe
compromise from a face to
face interview to a skype call
as to make it easier for them.
Or asking for the bare
minimum of a written
statement.
How I plan to resolve
1. This might take added time
and cut into my filming time. I
will create a production plan
for the hour and a half I am
filming into studio. I will also
have a simpler lighting set up.
2. I have a space in mind for
filming, it is covered by tree
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students in the background and walls so wind can’t pick

might ruin the audio. up as much. The space is a
3. The spoken part of my distance away from students
production could be static and I will also be filming during
and boring to my audience. I lessons. I will also use a
plan to use imagery to break microphone sock to reduce
up the visuals but only a wind interference.
minute of my production can 3. I will use overlaid text as well
be footage that’s not mine. as imagery to break up the
4. I am concerned that because visuals of my production so it
my interviewees are college doesn’t seem as static. It will
students and I am conducting also help my audience follow
interviews during exam season the narrative easier as my
that they will cancel on me. points will be written on the
5. I am worried that my screen.
production will not be 4. To avoid this affecting my
executed well, as I have had production negatively I will
previous issues with the quality create a contingency plan
of my productions. that has back up interviewees
so I don’t have to scramble to
find people.
5. I will create a detailed
production schedule that will
dictate what I should be
doing every week. As well as
creating the schedule I will
also have to stick to it to
ensure the best result for my
production.
Mid Project check-up (After Research and planning)
There have been various issues that I have faced in the research and
planning parts of my production. The start was differences in what my
target audience wanted and what BBC Three’ wanted in their factual
programmes. One such issue is that BBC Three like their factual programmes
to have a presenter tackle an issue of the day head on, they also like the
subject of their factual programme to have a personal element to the
presenter. So I thought a good way to present this was to include my own
personal experiences as I am gay myself. When I presented the segments
to my target audience in a survey my personal experiences was the least
favoured idea amongst them. So I have had to take middle ground and
shorten the amount I share my own experiences to make my audience
happier but I still need to include for the BBC Three as it is in their
specifications. One of them main issues I have had throughout the entire
research and planning time is that no one who opposes homosexuality will
speak to me on camera or give me a written statement. The same is true
for professors in the evolutionary biology field, no one will offer to speak to
me for free. I have also had no luck in contacting the two older gay men
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for the interview so it may seem I have start thinking about new people to
interview or I may have to rely more heavily on my interviews with the two
younger gay men. Timekeeping is also an issue I have had problems with, I
struggle to keep with the production schedule I have made. The large
amount of topic, target audience and genre research I have had to
conduct and the alterations to my idea due to feedback I received from
my target audience has kept me behind. I plan to dedicate more time
outside of lessons to finishing up my research and creating a better quality
production.
End of project review
An issue I was presented with early on in the planning and filming stage was
that my interviewees would be difficult to organise to film at a certain time
as they were both very busy during exam season with revision and
coursework. One of the men I couldn’t get to interview I decided to drop
instead of trying to reorganise. I was fortunate enough to have
contingency interviewees for my production so I could use them instead.
The two older gay men just dropped communication with me so instead of
chasing them I decided to go on my contingency interviewee. I was not
able to get any professionals or preachers to speak in my factual
programme or organise any contingency interviewees. I believe my
production is not as good as it could’ve been, I had ran into multiple issues
with filming and interviews that staggered the development of my
production. However if I had stuck better to my production schedule and
dedicated more time to finishing the topic, target audience and genre
research before I was meant to start filming I would’ve had more time to
reshoot and reorganise the interviewees; therefore making my production
better in quality overall.