What I have learnt so far-week 8

During week 8 , I was introduced to a television studio , and some of the previous programmes  created by other students. We were asked to criticize the shows ,to reduce the risk of our group repeating the same mistakes. The main problems that were evident with past projects were that there was issues with the positioning of the camera, meaning that they often looked unprofessional and unpolished. Also, there felt that there was a lack of a connection with the presenters and their guests , meaning that the shows were often awkward. However , we saw that these shows were also quite successful , as they did remain entertaining and engaging. This was mainly down to the tried and test question round formula. For our show , we wanted to adapt the same question round concept , but also make it a bit more varied and less repetitive by adding forfeits into the mix.


 Top 10 game shows of all time

This video looks at the amazing game shows of the past and present. Its interesting to study these to see what exactly is so enjoyable for audiences and attempt to translate the fun atmosphere of these shows into our own.

Practise script/first draft for television show

Below is the practise script for my pop round. After a class discussion the group decided that some of us would each script a round so we can combine them next week. These questions will be altered for the live programme , so no one knows the answers.

   TUNED UP –POP ROUND (practise script)

                                           

PRESENTER:  Hello, and a huge welcome to the final round , all these questions are                          

                        based around the pop genre.

                                         --QUESTIONS BELLOW ARE TO BE ASKED BY PRESENTER --

 

QUESTION 1: Complete the artist name Michael               who had hits including “Thriller”,

 

                        “Beat it” and “Billie Jean”.

QUESTION 2: Who sang “Life is a Rollercoaster”?                             

QUESTION 3: Team 1 your second question is who had the singles “Hello” and “Someone

                         like you”?

QUESTION 4: What year was  The Beatles album “ Yellow Submarine”  originally 

                         released?

QUESTION 5:  Who sang the track “Hymn for the Weekend?”

QUESTION 6: Name the song title and artist from the lyrics “new money, suit and tie

                         I can read you like a magazine , ain’t it funny , rumours fly”

QUESTION 7:  Who sang the hit “All about that Bass”?

QUESTION 8:  Who released the album Caracal in 2015?

QUESTION 9:  What is the name of the judge currently on The Voice

                         UK who released the album “Fall to Grace” in 2012?                     

QUESTION 10: Name the year that Clean Bandits hit “Rather be” was released.

PRESENTER :Now it is time to calculate all of the rounds together to find out which team

                        will be today  champion!

The concept of our television show

Although still in the early stages of planning our programme , the class have outlined a basic concept and idea.The show will consist of quiz based segments with two teams competing against each other. There was much interest about imitating the classic style of programmes like Never Mind the Buzzcocks or Countdown. To make the show less generic though , it was decided that we should incorporate a comedic elements like pranks in order to generate some originality and fun.

What I have learnt so far -week 7

The live shows were this week , so the group had to ensure that we had everything prepared for the event.After the mock , it was important that we worked harder , as there had been too many errors made and the runtime was very much under. Despite this I feel that this time , everything worked well together. There were still a few flaws , like the background music overpowering the interviews , but overall the show flowed much better and actually realised the concept much more effectively. Once we realised that the background music was too loud we slowly faded it out to ensure that the remainder of the show was pleasant sound wise. Another slight problem was that we introduced one of our segments twice , one through conversation and once with a bed sound effect. This was not  a huge problem , but it did make for confusion and wasted time. One element I think we achieved well was the gamble of having our guest stay for the entire presentation rather than just for her interview. This allowed for an in depth conversation and more chemistry between the group that would not have existed otherwise. Also successful was the choice of music, as it represented the city effectively and gave the show a sense of professionalism.

An image of Sunderland , the city we were discussing on the radio show.

Television Programme idea-Tuned Up!

I created this Animoto below to demonstrate the ideas myself and the group had towards our concept. It was to be called Tuned Up!, and took inspiration from the likes of Never mind the Buzzcocks and 8 out of 10 Cats. We were influenced by the set up of having different guests contributing to discussions and playing games together. We aimed for a similar chemistry in our own production.