Tv Studio Initial Ideas

After our group was made we decided on a group name and the idea we came up with was ‘Anonymoose’. this is somthing we never initially decided on but felt in the end it was light hearted, playful and original so went with it.

Before we began deciding what each of us were doing in th studio we thought about what we wanted our show to be as a group and the ideas we came up with were put onto our board, so we could collect them all up and make a decisive desision.

My personal opinionon the board would be to go with a media based news channel, informing the audience with all the latest news, rumors and gossip in the media world.

Before moving on to the final idea we had to undestand TV formats, some conventions of formats are:

•Easy to pick up and follow

•Have a unique hook – reason to watch

•Include the Audience – “Play–a-long ability”

•Have distinctive branding –music/set/theme

•Are repeatable –  again and again and again

•Have an element of competition – for drama or fun

•Have character/s –  presenter or contributors

•Can be played around the world (like Deal or No Deal – 60 countries!)

TV Formats

TV formats are TV programs that follow the same formulas, good examples are these are game shows, they follow the same formula every episode.

How to make a TV format

1. Choose a subject matter.
2. Work out the programs formula. (so that it can easily be repeated)
3. Cast and characters and include the audience.
4. Ensure there is a sense of drama or spectacle.
5. Make it look good.

 

Deal or No Deal

Game of tension and chance

Daily show

Teatime slot

5.5 million audiences at peak

Broad audience 8-80

Daytime audiences are 50% male

Deal or No Deal has been described as part game show and part physiological drama. It is a game of the little guy taking on the banker, which is what draws the audience in. watching the underdog win against the big guy, this creates tension and that is what keeps people watching.

The contestant are the only thing that changes in the formula of the show, they bring their own stories and backstory that the audience attach to, this is what keeps the audience coming back each episode.

The color scheme adds to the drama. The audience is blacked out so all attention is on the individual. The music is very dramatic and has been chosen specifically to create tension and the drama.

 

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

The format for this program is panel show, one of the differences in the formula for Never Mind the Buzzcocks is the type of show, it is a music show.

The reason the audience keeps coming back is because the contestants change and bring in a new type of comedy that draws its audience in. the drama in this type of show is the unpredictability of what will happen next.

Being aimed at adult youth the sound style is mainstream music and the color scheme is very dark and grudge. Quite rebellious that the audience can accept easier than an older audience who would say it is too dark.