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LESSON 05
RESEARCH AND REVIEWS
For any of the programme produced for the television research is of vital importance as it makes the
production factually sound and technically sound.
What is research?
Research is constant navigation to know the truth.
Research is continuous effort to dig out facts.
Research is an endeavour to find something new.
Research is making new interpretation of existing knowledge.
Research is an addition to already present knowledge.
According to a mass media research expert Kerlinger, "It is systematic, controlled, critical and empirical
investigation of hypothetical propositions about presumed relations among natural phenomena."
Research Procedure
Selection of a problem
Research question
Making hypothesis
Review of available literature
Experimental design
Research suppliers
Data collection
Analysis and interpretation of data
Presentation of research
Replication
Selection of a topic
It is to select the topic on which the research is to be conducted. This is very important, as it's the
foundation of the whole research procedure. A researcher has to be very cautious and keen while
selecting a topic for study, there are certain questions one must keep in mind before the conduct of
research.
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Is topic too broad?
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Are the data susceptible to analysis?
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Can the results of the study be generalized?
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Will the study cause any harm to the subjects?
Review of available literature
Before we start a research study we need to review all kind of literature available to us so that our
research may not be duplication of already existing study. It is always better to review the literature
present following forms.
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Books
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Newspapers
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Magazines
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Archives
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Encyclopedias
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Research journals
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Educational studies
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Findings by research institutes
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Statement of problem
Next step of research is to state the problem under study. The topic of research contains the issue but
here we elaborate the problem in form of a statement.
Research question
After stating the problem the research question is formulated so that variables in the researched can be
easily defined and then studied.
Making hypothesis
Hypothesis is the supposition made in anticipation as what may be the result of a particular study. It's
the assumption made in advance and normally there are more than one hypothesis formed the first and
basic hypothesis is called "Null hypothesis" and is denoted by "H0"while the substitute hypothesis is
called "alternative hypothesis" and is denoted by "H1".
Experimental design
Design in research means the plan of action a researcher will follow in due course of research. It is the
type of the research to be used in study, may it be survey research or content analysis.
Research suppliers
These are the persons through whom the data is collected on certain topic. They may be students,
institutes or employ of any organization that are to provide the responses of general public to the
questions of research.
Data collection
Data collection is the next step in research procedure as at this stage data is collected directly from the
audience or indirectly through the research suppliers.
Analysis and interpretation of data
The data gathered is then analyzed by different techniques and finally interpreted in form of tables,
graphs (pi graph, bar graph, line graph) and notes.
Presentation of research
Once the research study is finalized, the results are presented in form of a thesis or dissertation for the
publication of research.
Replication
Replication is reproduction or duplication of a research study in case the desired results are not being
achieved from the null hypothesis and the researcher has to resort to the alternative hypothesis.
Research in television production
The research procedure properly followed can give a good and authentic outcome. Research based
documentation for production is very exciting, one can create a difference, doing the impossible.
A good producer has to have knack of finding out related facts from just one single fact one has been
told. It's like seeing the ice berg tip while the bulk is under the water.
In television production research is mostly used in following areas.
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Documentary
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Travelogue
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Historical play
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Docu-drama
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Talk show
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Current affairs
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Table of Contents:
  1. CREATIVITY AND IDEA GENERATION FOR TELEVISION:Video Procedures
  2. PRE-REQUISITES OF A CREATIVE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR:SET-UP RESPONSIBILITIES
  3. REFINING AN IDEA FOR PRODUCTION:Drama, Magazine Shows, Documentary
  4. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT:Variable. Pure and applied research
  5. RESEARCH AND REVIEWS:Research Procedure, Review of available literature
  6. SCRIPT WRITING:Elements of a successful story, Characters, Effects
  7. PRE-PRODUCTION PHASE:Indoor production, Outdoor production, Essentials of PBE
  8. SELECTION OF REQUIRED CONTENT AND TALENT:Camera rehearsal
  9. PROGRAMME PLANNING:Checklist, Electronic Field Production (EFP)
  10. PRODUCTION PHASE:Floor plan, Traditional set, Representational set, Design elements
  11. CAMERA WORK:Movement of lens of camera, Types of shots
  12. LIGHT AND AUDIO:Importance of sound in TV, Use of microphone, Loudness
  13. DAY OF RECORDING/PRODUCTION:Rehearsals,Point to ponder
  14. LINEAR EDITING AND NLE:Episode, Scene, Editing, Production Switcher
  15. MIXING AND USES OF EFFECTS:Live Sound Effects, ARROW STRIKING
  16. SELECTION OF THE NEWS:Elements of news, Timeliness, proximity
  17. WRITING OF THE NEWS:The inverted pyramid, Lead, Credit line
  18. EDITING OF THE NEWS:Characteristics of good news:Process of editing a news
  19. COMPILATION OF NEWS BULLETIN:Hard news, Soft news, Investigative report
  20. PRESENTATION OF NEWS BULLETIN
  21. MAKING SPECIAL BULLETINS:Agriculture, Show biz, Fashion, Drama
  22. TECHNICAL CODES, TERMINOLOGY, AND PRODUCTION GRAMMAR
  23. TYPES OF TV PRODUCTION:Magazine Shows, Specific audience programming
  24. DRAMA AND DOCUMENTARY:Documentary film, Defining documentary
  25. SOURCES OF TV NEWS:Reporters, Correspondents, Monitoring, News Agency
  26. FUNCTIONS OF A REPORTER
  27. BEATS OF REPORTING:City reporter, Social reporters, Show-biz reporter
  28. STRUCTURE OF NEWS DEPARTMENT:Beat Reporters, Online media
  29. ELECTRONIC FIELD PRODUCTION:Sports, Electronic news gathering
  30. LIVE TRANSMISSIONS:Studio floor, Switcher, Master control room, Camera control units
  31. QUALITIES OF A NEWS PRODUCER:Determination, Awareness, Sharp an active
  32. DUTIES OF A NEWS PRODUCER
  33. ASSIGNMENT/NEWS EDITOR:Accuracy, Fairness and Reliability, Conflict
  34. SHOOTING A NEWS FILM:The Influence of telecast News
  35. PREPARATION OF SPECIAL REPORTS:Uncovering Truth, Reportage
  36. INTERVIEWS, VOX POPS AND PUBLIC OPINIONS:INTERVIEW, Information
  37. BACK GROUND VOICE AND VOICE OVER:Natural or Raw Sound, Sound Effects
  38. SPOKEN WORDS AND RELEVANT VISUALS:Digital Audio, Quantizing Error
  39. TALK SHOWS, FORUMS AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMMES
  40. FUNCTIONS OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF A TV SET UP
  41. PROGRAMMES DEPARTMENT:Program content, Television series by genre
  42. NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS THE PROGRAMMING & SCHEDULING
  43. COORDINATION AMONG DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF TELEVISION
  44. COORDINATION AMONG DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF TELEVISION - 2 SUB-DEPARTMENTS AND SMALL SECTIONS
  45. COORDINATION AMONG DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF TELEVISION 3