SWOT’s

Idea 1 Summary

“What goes into making practical effects”. I will investigate all the work that goes into making practical effects, both the office work and the manual work

Idea 1 Strengths

very focused. Rarely covered. Well thought out. Your evidently interested in the subject. Good locations. Good use of contact.

Weaknesses

How will you make it visually appealing Too technical Niche target audience You may interfere with the work being done Office work could be boring Formal interviews could be boring

Opportunities

You could interview the manual workers on how long it takes to make a prop or special effect

You could go to a prop house and film there You could visit a prop housed You should get in contact with people who worked on

props and practical effects a long time ago

Threats

People will think its too long Too much to cover Might be hard to film props and special effects being

made Might be hard to get through and explore My be too much to cover Could be time consuming to get someone that makes

props and special effects

Idea 2 Summary

“What is a consultant”. I will investigate what being a consultant is, entails and I will observe what a consultant does day to day more specifically a commercial cost consultant.

Strengths

Original idea Good idea to follow one person Mum is good advantage for you to have Unique Interesting idea Not really covered previously

Weaknesses

May be boring Following persons life could get tedious Too long Is it engaging enough? Niche audience Too long

Opportunities

Follow a consultant from start to finish Could interview your mum for more information Include statistics Talk to other consulting companies other than

commercial Follow people in other consulting companies

Threats

May not be engaging May be too niche Boring to general audiences Too obscure a topic Will you getting involved with the work they are doing

be annoying or unhelpful to the employees

Idea 3 summary

“The affect of visual effects on the film industry and audiences”. I will investigate the negative and positive affects of visual effects on the film industry and film audiences.

Strengths

Good content Potentially great visuals Positive and negative, good use of content Good conventions Good topic to explore Good links to the genre

Weaknesses

Current research (secondary) rather than historical People don’t know as much about visual effects as you

might think People could be uninterested in the topic You are not interviewing enough people in the industry Normal people may not give you good information.

Opportunities

Draw clear comparisons of visual designs Go to other visual effects producers Talk to someone that works at a film studio You should visit a visual effects studio premises Can you produce animated sequences yourself?

Threats

Footage used may be copyrighted May be hard to show the effects from begging to end May become more about the studio than the topic. Could be time consuming when booking an

appointment as the employee or worker could be busy What if your contact is busy?

Idea 4 Summary

“The different affects and causes of teenage and adult depression”. I will investigate how depression differently affects teenagers and adults.

Stregths

Good topic Good to focus on friends and family Good observations Educational documentary as it gives insight to people

with depression and what can cause it Focusing on ages Strong idea to explore

Weaknesses

Talk about positive and negative depression Covered many times before Only focusing on females Not necessarily anything new to say Approach may be too similar to your other ideas The two people you are going to study rare too

personnel to you, cant approach it in a neutral way

Opportunities

Talk to a mental health help line Work with charities You should talk to people who currently have

depression You should talk to other demographics Branch out to other health health issues

Threats

Not original Vulnerability of participant Will the experts be too busy Experts may be hard to find The documentary might be upsetting