Primary research: Sound in TV – Netflix series Narcos

When completing task 2 for unit 5 I used mainly used primary research as my main research outlet, this was because I was able to use my own knowledge in order to explain how sound had been used in the cinematic introductory credits for the Netflix series. Because ive watched the series I had a clear understanding of why the song was requested to be especially created for the shows intro and how it captures the character(s) lifestyle. Therefore I had no need for secondary research for this specific part of my work. 

Secondary research: Beginners guide to sound

Whilst researching task 1 for unit 5 i researched most of the terms I wasn’t aware of and or to make sure my own understandings of the terms were correct. So I knew that secondary research was the right research avenue to go down. My information was taken from various sites, although I mainly used Google Scholar however, this is because Google Scholar only shows peer-reviewed articles so I know that the information from those websites was credible and also reliable. 

Primary research is useful, as it is information without delay from the consumer, that’s normally greater credible than information discovered on a website. Primary research involves having customers answer questionnaires/surveys so that researchers gain information and statistics, this will then expand further into improving marketing and the product if the questionnaires/surveys imply so.

However, secondary research isn’t exactly useless, secondary research gives the ability to view past data and compare more recent data, this is important for a researcher because they can begin to determine data trends such as what is popular now and what has fallen in popularity.

Whilst completing my prior tasks i used both forms of research, primary and secondary aided my responses, ranging from information I got online and some of my own knowledge on the subjects.