Increase in Tuition Fees

My ANGLE of my documentary is what affects the increase in university fees will have on students. I will be informing my audience on the affects of going university now that they have risen. To also het them prepared as well as for them to make the right decision.

Intentionsam challenging I
I will be mostly be showing the affects and disadvantages students will have to face when they go university in 2012..

I am investigating
I am going to be investigating in the increase in tuition fees , I will be looking at different opinions and views to find out why they have risen. As well as finding out what affect this will have on the younger generation. I will be comparing opinions of students of different socio economic groups to find out their opinions on the increase in fees.

I am exploring
I am exploring on the number of students who will and not be going university next year. Looking at students who will be taking gap years because they feel that it is a huge sum of money and need to work on order to pay for their education. As well as looking at students who will not be going university anymore and have chosen to go straight into jobs and apprenticeships as they feel there is no point of going university anymore.

I am proving
I am proving that students from poorer backgrounds are less likely to go university compared to those students who are financially stable. I am proving that students from poorer backgrounds who deserve to go university will not be able to get the degree and career which they would like. Also because of the rise in fees students are being put of, they are confused as it is hard for students to make up their mind. Majority of students think that it is not worth going any more, not sure what path to take as they thought that going university was they only way to succeed.

Technical Viability
Production
Video camera- I will need a camera in order to record all the footage which I will be needing. Boom mic- I will use a mic for clear sound during vox pops in order for my audience to hear clearly. Computer (Archive footage and images) Tripod- For steady, professional shots throughout the documentary. Tape- To record all the filming. Battery- For the camera.

Post production
I mac - In order to import all of my footage. Final cut pro- This is the software I will be using to make my documentary looking appealing and professional. USB- For the images I will be needing such as of students protesting. Sound recorder- This will be used to record voice overs whilst images will be appearing on screen to inform my audience. Live type- For graphics such as the title, facts and statistics, and during interviews to make my audience aware.

Crew
Presenter (ME) Editor (ME) Camera operator (Halima) Voice over artist (ME)

Structure and running order

Segment one I will be presenting outside Roehampton University to introduce to my audience what my topic will be about. In this case the increase in tuition fees. Segment two It will consist of vox pops from the public on their opinions on what they think about the rise in university fees. Segment three- Archive footage of students protesting and of students studying , this is so they are kept entertained and do not get bored with a lot of talking. Segment four Interview with the connexions women on what advice she has to give for students and whether she thought they should have risen. I will be asking her if she thinks it is fair that students will have to pay triple the amount of money compared to those who are currently studying in university. Segment five ( Facts and statistics) will be appearing on screen with voice overs to inform and educate my audience. Such as the number of students who will be going university this year compared to last year. As well as the number of students who have given up in going university. Segment six I will be interviewing a student who has been affected, asking if she has changed her mind or has stuck to her decision on not going and would rather look for a job or course in stead of higher education. I will be looking as how the rise in tuition fees has affected her.

Structure and running order

Segment seven An interview with Michael Gove MP Do you personally think that the increase in tuition fees was even necessary? By the fees risen do you think it has benefited the parliament in any way . To get his views across to my audience. Segment eight I will be showing footage of students studying in the university library , in the cafe, on the computers in Roehampton University. Segment nine Interview with Lee Scott a government minister on what he think about the rise in tuition fees , I will ask him whether this has benefited the parliament in any way. As well as asking him if this will have a huge impact on students who will be going. Segment ten An Interview with Robert Kagawa professor in his office from Roehampton university I will be asking him questions whether this will have an impact on students. His opinions In the increase in tuition fees , if there is still a point of going university , and if less people will be willing to love on campus as it will be even more expensive. Segment 11 sign off conclusion

Content of idea
My topic is on increase on university fees and my angle is how this will have an affect on students. It is a current recent topic which everyone knows about and want more information on as it will be changing from next year as they will be the first to be affected. The unique selling point of my documentary is that there are no other documentaries talking about the disadvantages on the increase in tuition fees, other than being discussed on the news. My documentary will be unique as I will not only be getting opinions form students but also specialists to balance out the topic to get different feedback. From students and professionals points of view. The angle of my documentary is to show that there are negatives for the rise in fees as I will be mainly looking at the negative side.

Content of idea
Key questions my documentary will answer: What are the affects of increase in tuition fees? Why has the cost of university fees risen in the first place? Can the tuition fees be reduced to a certain amount in the UK?

I will be getting opinions from professionals and students about the topic. I will be showing images of students during the protest To show that they are angry as well as footage of students in university.

Structure and running order

My documentary will include opinions from experts. Vox pops from the public to get quick responses on what they think on the rise in fees. It will consist of upbeat background music the type which my target audience listens to. Graphics for the title at the opening sequence, names of specialists I will be interviewing this is to inform my audience who they are and the role of their job. As well as facts and statistics to educate them. Sign in at the start and sign off at the end of the documentary. Opinions from students in school ( Chadwell Heath Academy) Footage of students walking around in the university and of student studying,

Interviews People who I will be interviewing are connexions for advice for students, Robert Kagawa a professor from Roehampton university, miss Myford the head of sixth form and Lee Scott a governmental minister. I will be presenting my documentary to introduce the topic because it appeals to both male and females as they both are concerned and are desperate for more information. To make them make the right decision on whether going university is right for them. For vox pops I will need the public.

Profile of target audience and appeal of your idea

My documentary is aimed between the range of 16-24 year olds as mainly youths are targeted in going to university. Therefore in order to appeal to young people I will be using young people around the age group in order to meet the brief. I will be using older people in my documentary such as specialists giving advice to youths. Therefore again appealing to my target audience. An example for this is a shots of students socialising with their friends, they will be around the same age group as my target audience. My documentary will be targeted towards both males and females this suggests my documentary can be generalised and appeal to both genders as both have equal opportunities to go into further education for higher qualifications. My target audiences hobbies consist of reading magazines, keeping updated with the news and sports. This suggests that my audience are intelligent, sociable and take interest in updating themselves about the latest information in the society through news. They find out about the news by several ways such as Facebook, newspapers, online websites, radio and BBC news. They also like to watch programmes which are linked to university fees and politics. The socio economic group of my target audience is D to E there education status is having GSCE s and A-Levels. This shows that some of my target audience are in education in school or college, majority of them have part time jobs , and whilst other are unemployed.

Profile of target audience and appeal of your idea

My documentary appeals to all cultures and backgrounds that people are from, as everyone has the right to education and no one should be ignored and should be treated fairly. In order to meet the brief my documentary will include different ethnicities such as vox pops opinions from the public as well as interviews with professionals to make my documentary appealing for everyone to watch as it is important for all ethnicities. The monthly disposable spending power of my audience is between 60-120. This is because they are likely to spend less as they are students and now that EMA has been scrapped they are even likely to spend less. This suggests that student budget is tight and reflects why some are unable to go to university because of their decrease in disposable income. This suggests that people from lower economic groups such as students have less spending power. My documentary is aimed towards a niche target audience it does not appeal to all students only those who want to go university. It is aimed towards mainly students from poorer backgrounds who are less privileged to go university and will be taking their views into consideration and why they cannot go. As this documentary will help them make a choice as well as giving them advice and information which would be right for them.

Explanation of Research and Key Findings

For focus groups
All the feedback I received from the group all consisted of positive feedback. They thought that it was an interesting topic and said there is not much information out their for students to know about. The group agreed that 27,000 will have a huge impact on students as they will have a massive debt. Further more they added that there are still other ways to be successful such as through apprenticeships and training schemes. This made it easier for me to choose this topic as it is not only effective but appeals to both genders . The topic does not focus on one particular gender as everyone has the right to study. The research included qualitative, I had to write up what my focus group thought about my topic after finishing discussing about it.

Explanation of Research and Key Findings

Facts and statistics
The type of research used was secondary, none of the research was my own it already exists. The facts and statistics included of both qualitative and quantitative an example for facts are parents cannot afford the fees . An example for statistics is 52,321 applicants have applied from within the UK, compared with 59,413 this time last year . The facts and figures has given me a clear understanding about the topic as I have gained more new knowledge which I can include in my documentary.

Explanation of Research and Key Findings

For questionnaires
The type of research I used was Primary. I carried it out myself the research did not exist. It consisted of both qualitative and quantitative questions. Example for this are I found out what my audience like doing in their spare time. In this case they like to go out shopping and socialise with their friends., I also found out their monthly disposal which is 60-120.

For textual analysis

They type of research I used was Primary, I analysed the documentaries my self it did not exist. I found out that the pace was slow and boring as it did not consist of fast editing and fast cuts. The type of conventions which were used in the documentary was a female voice over to inform the audience what was happening through out. As well as few archive footage and images which were related to the topic so that they audience do not get bored with a lot of talking.

Explanation of Research and Key Findings

What I found from Facts and figures
From the facts and statistics I found out that the number of students willing to go university compared to last year has decreased. This shows that universities will have less students and less people will have higher qualifications. A high number of students are put of completely of going university, whist other students are having second thoughts. This shows that students are confused and don t know what to do with their lives any more. Shows that less students will now have degrees in the UK. I have also found out that 14% from poorer backgrounds are less likely to go compared to 9% who are privileged. This shows that students from privileged backgrounds have more of a chance of going university. However those students who are bright and are less privileged are being neglected. This shows me that more people would want to watch my documentary for advice.

What I found from questionnaires

I found out whether my audience are even in part time or full time education, the responses I received showed me that majority of my audience are still in full time education in school. Whilst a small number of people are in part time education in college. For social matters mostly everyone from the questionnaires said that they are worried about the rise in tuition fees and want more information in depth. My audience said all the information is repeated also there are not any other programmes or documentaries linked to the topic which they would like to watch. They would not want to make the wrong decision and be in a huge debt of 27,000 which they would struggle to pay off. I found out that they thought that this idea is useful and appealing as they want to find out new information not on information which is constantly repeated and informed on.

Explanation of Research and Key Findings

What I found from textual analysis
I found out that the old documentary appealed to mostly men as it only included views and opinions on what men thought. It did not take on to board on women's opinions as it did not include any vox pops and interviews from women. The documentary appealed to a much older audience as it was old fashioned , it consisted of interviews from older people which did not in any way appeal to a younger target audience. Not much archive footage was used so the documentary d id not entertain the audience. This made it boring and long to watch as also because it did not consist of background music.

What I found out from the focus group

I found out that the topic appealed to the focus group as majority of the people I asked , said they will be going university soon whilst a small number of students said no, they would rather prefer do apprenticeships and courses instead. They are interested in the topic as they watched the news when the protest started. They also thought that it was a wrong decision for the government to make as everyone will now be affected, especially those who will not be able to pay for their education. They all agreed and thought because the fees will be increasing in 2012 this will have an huge impact on students especially those from poorer backgrounds as they may not be able to carry on with their education and look for jobs.

Practical Viability
Professor- This interview will be with a professor Robert Kagawa from Roehampton University. The interview will be filmed in his office, in order to film I will be needing a camera, tripod, tape and batteries. I have already asked for permission for this interview. Head of sixth form- This interview will be with Miss Myford. The interview will be filmed in her office. In order to film I will needing a camera, tripod, tape and batteries. I still need to ask for permission. Lee Scott- This interview will be with Lee Scott a governmental minister. The interview will be filmed in his office. In order to film I will be needing a camera, tripod, tape and batteries. I have already asked for permission.

Mike Gapes- This interview will be with an MP in his office, I will be needing a camera, tape, tripod and batteries. I have already asked for permission.

I will be using archive footage of students protesting from YOU TUBE which I will be needing permission to use before hand using it for my documentary.

Media Law
Defamation
I cannot criticize the views and opinions of anyone taking part in my documentary such as the professor, Lee Scott the governmental minister, Connexions, miss Myford and students. Without having the correct information to support what I have to say. If the information is false an example for this is if I lied and said that the governmental minister does not care about students paying a huge amount of fees, I would get into trouble as I will have to go court, this would mislead my audience and set a bad image on a innocent person who has been excused for something which they have not done.

Privacy and confidence

As my documentary will include interviews from specialists, an example for this is a governmental minister. I will need to ask his permission as it will consist of confidential information. If I do not ask for permission and make his information public I will get in trouble for releasing his information without his approval. However in this case I have asked for permission beforehand and will be able to release the footage.

Copy Right
Majority of the sources which I will be using for my documentary will be secondary, such as archive footage and images of students protesting, as well as up beat music for the background. All of the materials which I will be using will not be my own and will have to get permission from the owner before using any of them for my work. This is because I do not have the right to use someone else s resources without authorisation.

Legal and Regulatory Considerations

Media Law this is when producers have to put up with legal rules to prevent criminal offences whilst filming. The law says that guidance is necessary. Reconstruction- My documentary cannot consist of interviews with people who are pretending to be a specialist when they are not. This would not only be misleading but would also cause confusion to my audience. As I cannot reconstruct something which did not happen, an example for this is an interview someone who looks similar to a governmental minister. Furthermore I will not only get in trouble but my audience will not find my documentary reliable to watch as they would think that it consists of false information. Criminality- This can affect my documentary as it cannot consist of violence as it will not be suitable for younger people to view. This is because younger people were also involved in the protest which would influence them in a negative way. As they would think that there is nothing wrong with the actions took place on that day. Examples of some archive footage of a man throwing a fire distinguisher from a roof who got sentenced for two years and eight months. Also footage of students attacking the police force , police vans, smashing shop windows and shouting using abusive language. This would not be appropriate for children to view.

BBC Editorial Guidelines

BBC Editorial is to keep peoples privacy secure, the BBC has several rules, which the producer has to take into account, whilst filming. This will affect my documentary as it will inform and educate my audience on the affects of the rise in fees. I have to give new information otherwise my audience will loose interest and not be interested in my documentary. They are interested in this particular topic were they want more information to make a decision my documentary will not be misleading as it will consist of correct information and interviews with professionals on what they think.

Serving the public interest

Truth and Accuracy

This will affect my documentary because I need to make sure that all of my sources are correct and does not consist of false incorrect information this is because it will not only be untrustworthy but will not educate my audience as it will educate them in a wrong way which will be dishonest. The facts and statistics have to be accurate otherwise will be breaking the media law.

Commercial Viability
Budget In order to create my documentary the budget which I was given was 7,500,000. I will only need to purchase basic camera equipment. My budget will be spent on the following: Camera- I will be buying a camera in order to film my whole documentary. (48.05) Tripod- I will be buying a tripod for steady shots throughout the documentary. (41.00) Boom mic- I will have to pay for a boom mic for the documentary. (250) Tapes- I will need tapes for the documentary. (6.00) Apple mac- To import all the footage for the documentary. (1,361,00) Final cut pro- Software to edit my documentary. (410) Voice recorder- To record voice overs. (35.00) I will not have to pay for any of the locations which I will be filming in as I have already asked for permission from specialists before hand which I will be interviewing. (An example for this is a professor in his office). I will not have to travel too far as all of my locations I have chosen are local, which means that the costs for public transport will be low and will not cost much. All of the shots are easy, straight forward and simple to film it will not cause any difficulty as they can be recorded by anyone. This is because all of the shots will be basic.

Distribution/Exhibition
My documentary will cover the BBC ethos as it will inform my audience on what my documentary is going to be based on, in this case I will be introducing the topic by presenting the increase in tuition fees. It will consist of simple facts and statistics on what impact it is going to have on future students and problems which they will have to face. Such as the number of students who will and not be going university this will show my audience that less number of people will be going university compared to previous years. My documentary is going to be entertaining as it will include different locations so my audience does not get bored with only one location. Such as the university and the governmental minister s office. I will be using a variety of different shots from longshots of me presenting, mid shots and close ups whilst interviews to get people s facial expressions and panning of the university to show the whole building as well as scenery and students walking past to make it look appealing to my audience. It will balance out the topic as it will consist of getting opinions from both experts as well as students to hear both sides. As well as vox pops from the public from the street and upbeat music to keep my audience tuned in throughout.

The market
For unique selling point I have not yet seen any documentaries which is on or linked in any way to the increase in university fees , apart from seeing clips from UTUBE and the BBC NEWS. There are no other documentaries out their in their market and I feel that my documentary will give my audience an insight on new important information which will be valuable and helpful for them to view. A programme which is on the market which targets my target group is Misfits , it is aimed towards both males and females of all ethnicities. They use people around the same age group which my documentary is targeted towards. From this I can pick out points from the programme which I can use for my documentary, such as the type of address they use, Which in this case in informal . This is the type of language my audience would use because my documentary is aimed towards teenagers and young adults. I am able to use this is in some parts of my documentary an example for this is for vox pops, this is for my audience to connect and relate to. This is because they are more likely to tune out if it s formal through out the whole documentary. Another point is the type of music they use which is upbeat music, I can use current music which my audience listens to keep them tuned in. I will be broadcasting my documentary on Wednesday at 6.00pm An advantage for my documentary is that there are no documentaries out there which will be similar to my documentary for my audience to switch over to or any good programmes which will appeal to my target audience.