Regional Identity: Focus Group Feedback



Reflections from focus group:
Positives:

  • use of archival footage is good
  • transition shots are good
  • Interviews are informative
Negatives:

  • shorten some interviews so that they are a bit more concise 
  • shorten running length 
 

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