Newcastle United Short Documentary

Evaluation: Question 4) How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Evaluation: Question 3) What have you learned from your audience feedback? (Overall conclusion)

The main things that I have learnt from my audience response are:


positive:

• The interviews were well received by people watching the documentary. They liked hearing the views of a former player, as well as those who are connected with the club.
• The information provided in the voiceover was very useful to the viewer. Due to the fact that I asked a range off different people to give their response to the documentary it allowed me to see just how effective the voiceover was, and the general consensus was that it was very good, allowing people with not a great deal of knowledge about the club to still be able to watch the documentary.
• The mix of facts and opinions struck a good balance. Viewers didn't feel that our opinions, or those of the people taking part in the documentary, were forced upon them and the factual information we included backed up what was being said.

Negative:

• The documentary lacked in archived footage. There was areas where people suggested we could include some but unfortunately due to restriction on found footage this was not possible.
• The interviews could have went on for longer to give more information or they could have been broken up a bit, rather than having Joe Allon talking for a minute at the beginning and then no more of his interview being shown anywhere else.

Evaluation: Question 3) What have you learned from your audience feedback? (Video response)

Evaluation: Question 3) What have you learned from your audience feedback? (Open questionnaire)

A selection of answers given to the questions asked in the open questionnaire:


Did you enjoy the documentary? Please give an explanation for your answer.

• Yes I thoroughly enjoyed the documentary because I felt it gave a great insight into what is happening at the football club.
• I thought the documentary was really good, the amount of information put across was brilliant.
• I didn't particularly enjoy the documentary but that is because I don't support the club in question, however I still thought it was well put together.

What was your favourite part of the documentary and why?

•   The section that I enjoyed the most was the interview with Joe Allon as it was really nice to hear the view of a former player.
• I liked the voiceover as it gave a lot of background information about the club that I did not previously know.

Did you feel the documentary was easy to follow?

• Yes very much so, it followed a clear structure and was well presented through the voiceover.
• I think that it would have been better had there have been someone actually presenting it, rather than a voiceover all the way through.
• Yes, the documentary was easy to follow, the voiceover gave all of the information that was needed before the next section started.

Did you learn anything from the documentary? If yes, what did you learn?

• I learnt quite a bit of background information to the club that I was not previously aware of.

Would you recommend this documentary to others? Please give a reason for your answer?

• Yes, I would certainly recommend it to other fans that I know as I think they would enjoy hearing the views of the 3 people interviewed.
• Yes as I feel this documentary would appeal to any Newcastle United fan.

Evaluation: Question 3) What have you learned from your audience feedback? (Closed questionnaire)

Evaluation: Question 2) How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary tasks?