The things i will need to discover in order to complete my audience research:
1. Gender of audience
Would help me decide whether i want to target my opening at one specific gender or to generalize it to both male and females.
2. Age
Aid me within which age to target my TV drama at, and which age group watches children's TV drama.
3. Which shows they watch/ have watched
Help me within my decisions about what to include within my opening.
4. Favorite/ most enjoyable and why
Most popular.
5. Favorite genre e.g. animated
Would also help me within my decision about what to include within my opening.
6. In an opening what they enjoy the most e.g. music
Let me see which factor is the most important within an opening- what to focus the most attention on.
7. What type of story line do you enjoy most
Which genre is the most popular, and which sort of story line to focus on.
8. When watching a TV drama what would make you change channel
See what factors to avoid within my opening.
9. Preferred setting
Where to set my opening.
10. What type of character would you expect e.g student, talking animal
What characters to include.
11. What are your top 5 favorite children's TV dramas
Which dramas are most popular, see if i want to subvert stereotypes.
12. Do you prefer it when real life issues are shown within children's TV drama e.g. bullying
If any issues are to be included within my opening, see if it will include moral messages.
Through gathering data from these questions i will be able to advance my planning further and think of new ideas for my TV drama opening.
