OUGD405: Studio Session on research topic

Prior to the session we were all given individual research themes. The theme is the start of a new brief, to get started with the research we were asked to bring a selection of interesting findings of our topic to Fred's session. My research topic is Elvis.


Write the ten most interesting facts about your research topic:

-Born in Mississippi, Tupelo.
-Elvis Aaron Presley
-Peanut butter, banana and bacon was his favourite toastie
-1956 was the peak of his career
-Frank Skinner bought a shirt owned by Elvis for £11,000
-His body guard was known for killing people '14 ways in 14 seconds'
-Had a twin brother who died.
-Very very poor when he was young
-Served in the military
-Died on the toilet
-Parents thought how he danced was inappropriate.

With the people on our table we had to make not of how many facts and opinions we had together. We had 85 facts and 5 opinions.

As a class we identified the methods used to collect the information and the source material collected:

Methods:

Reading books
Watching videos
Talking to people
Looking at images
Searching the Internet
Disection
Emailing the subject

Source Material:

Images - drawings, print outs, scans, blogged work, photographs (primary and secondary)
Quotes
Dates
Interview recordings
Interview transcripts
Articles from magazines
Practical experiment
Practical observation
Screen shots
Observational notes
Written quotes
Clips
Emails
Written audio

What we gain from our research:

Recording
Awareness methods
Review and evaluate
New links, enquiries

Things which stop us from collecting info:

False facts - reliability of sources
Limited amount of info
Limited resources
Location - geogrpahical restraints
Time limits/ time constraints
Funds
Legal restrictions
Dead people past or past events
Cooperation
Outside limitations
Lack of prior knowledge

How to address these limitations: 

Budgeting
Find out people who have been there
Send emails to people who have been there
Appropriate travel
Google maps - visual source
Time management
Priorities
Schedule
Planning
Confidence