Samuel Walpole Film and TV Blog

The Nature and Purposes of  Research in the Creative Media  Industries Primary Research Primary Research is the act of gaining data for the first time and being the original source of data. In definition it is 'a methodology used by researchers to collect data directly, rather than depending on data collected from previously done research. Technically, they 'own' the data. Primary research is solely carried out to address a certain problem, which requires in-depth analysis.'  I have previously collected data in various ways such as interviews and also small surveys, for my documentary I created a survey on SurveyMonkey which ask various questions to people within the LGBT Community. I also took part in some interviews with the people that were in my Documentary and they could personally answer all of the questions. The type of questions used were: Are you a part of the LGBT Community? Do you believe you were born that way? Or was it a decision? How d...

Codes and Conventions Legal Issues: Libel   In definition Libel is 'a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation'.  Libel is often seen in reference to factual content, it is often seen when misconstrued information or fake news is projected, whether that be within films, news sources or programmes, this is essentially the false information that could damage someone’s reputation. Any kind of Author must take this regulation into consideration if they're trying to expose political figures or celebrities as if they don't have the right evidence to back their allegations up they can get into serious trouble. In the context of the production of a corporate video Libel must be considered as we don't want to represent anyone within the film in a bad light, working alongside MESH who set up the Cutting Hedge project (to counteract the local councils action to remove people from their homes if their gardens ...