This section of your work is worth 20% of the Foundation Portfolio Coursework module.
All the evidence for this must be presented on your blog.
The examiner says…
Reserach is a much abused term and often seems to be seen by students as doing some kind of survey and watching a few film openings chosen by the teacher. WARNING- this is not enough!
Research for this kind of project really means getting a full understanding of what the task involves by looking properly at real examples and at examples done by previous media students. A few years ago, this would have involved a big collection of VHS tapes but since youtube came along, frankly, it’s all there on a plate for you to select from.
AS Media Course Materials & Notes 