Research and Planning Question 2. Answer

• Expense/Cost of Research - Over both years, the expense of my research has including purchasing magazines for inspiration, hiring out a studio for the filming of my A2 coursework, expense of travel to places in order to have inspiration, for example, locations etc., buying costumes and pieces for mise en scene over both years,  buying the track for my music video at A2 from iTunes and an OLYMPUS PEN E-PL1, although this was for other subjects also.
• Accessibility - Researching wasnt too hard for me as I had alot of initial ideas in my head already for both years so all I had to do really was research further into my ideas and gather images etc. Finding locations didn't seem to be hard as I had already seen the factory I used for my AS shoot before and thought what an amazing building it was, it was really nice to use it for something. I could say that finding the studio to shoot my music video in was quite hard as many photography studios did not hire out their facilities, nor did any of the colleges nearby. Time - All of my research and planning took alot of time I would say, however, when I am so involved and interested in an idea, it doesn't seem like effort for me to put the time in as I just want my final piece to be the best it can be.
• Reliability - I wouldn't say that I ever found my research sources unreliable as I feel that the inspiration suring research and planning that I found only fueled my own ideas and so I could twist and take inspiration from all kinds of places without having to 'rely' on it.
• Accuracy - Due to research into audience profiles etc, I felt that over both years, the reception from my peers was positive who were ultimately my audience for both years as my AS music magazine was aimed at a 'rockaholic youth' and my band for my A2 coursework was also aimed at a teenage audience.
• Bias -
• Validity - Over both years, I believe that the links between my research and planning and final media texts were consistent and in this sense I believe that the outcome of both years was what I expected to get out of it and had only a positive effect on the final body of work. Usefulness - I feel that all of my research and planning added something to both years of work in some way.