Studio Brief
Conduct a body of research into the Armed Forces. Consider what challenges they face both during training, after they pass out, and when they retire as a veteran? What are the different roles within the Armed Forces besides being a soldier? How does the training differ between the Armed Forces? The purpose of this research brief is to understand more about the life in the Armed Forces, get to know the people that make it what it is, and learn more about this career.
Conduct interviews with serving and ex-service personnel to gain a clear, informed understanding of what life in the Armed Forces is actually like.
This body of research will then be formulated into a publication documenting your findings, alongside key information and facts about the Armed Forces to provide background and a deeper insight into it.
Considerations
Consider how you will present the research findings, what will your target audience be? This will influence the direction of the interviews whether the publication will be aimed at children or veterans. You should also bear in mind the aesthetic appearance of the publication, so as not to portray the Armed Forces in the wrong light. Similarly, you should be sensitive when broaching certain topics within the Armed Forces, as this could be an area people are cautious about discussing for personal or security reasons. You should also consider the tone of voice of the publication as well, as again the Armed Forces should not be shown in a wrong tone, or one that may be misinterpreted.
Mandatory Requirements
Body of research
Blog posts documenting the brief
Design boards summarising the brief
Brief evaluation
Deliverables
Body of research into the Armed Forces
Practical outcome
Deadline
15th May 2017
Timescale
2 months
My understanding of the brief
This is a self initiated brief, so I have written it myself and therefore have complete understanding of what is required of me to produce. This also means that this brief can be adapted to suit research undertaken and things that are discovered/encountered along the way.
However, I understand that I have to research into the Armed Forces, in both primary and secondary methods, and then produce a publication documenting the findings, along with other supporting research and content.
Whilst researching the Armed Forces and creating the practical outcome I should also be really sensitive and aware of the topic, as people may not like to talk about their time in the Armed Forces or be wary of what I’m doing, and I should be really careful not to portray the Armed Forces in the wrong way.
Aims
- To explore a topic which I am really interested in finding out more about
- To conduct a wide variety of primary research
- To develop me knowledge of editorial publication design, including grids.
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