Television Production

Script Writing. As a producer, it's part of my role to write the script for the show. I have conducted some research regarding how to write a studio script in order to inform myself before I begin.  Format A studio script layout is different to other scripts such as screenplays or drama scripts. Within the studio, as you are working with multiple cameras, each shot needs to be assigned to a different camera. This is portrayed on the script. Each camera is numbered, and the programme will be edited live from the Gallery. The vision mixer will be switching between the shots, but the director is responsible for calling which shot they want to go to next. This is all illustrated on a studio script. Above is an example of a typical studio script (Fairweather, 1998:125). A studio script is made up of 2 columns, with visual instructions on the left and speech on the right. This clearly separates the instructions that the director needs to call from the speech. Furthermore, cut...

Production Meeting One.  Mission Control was chosen for the project, so as a class we've had our first group meeting to address any immediate jobs. To begin, myself, the director Lauren, production manager Michael and PA/AP Esme had a mini meeting to agree on what needs to be addressed first. We agreed on discussing the following: Agreeing on the games Creating a more detailed running order Camera position research for both children's TV shows and sci-fi programmes  Everyone to look at the show moodboards Begin the style bible Look into where we can promote the show and also for contestants Set up a shared google drive and contact list Begin a presentation for the design team Is it possible to have special effects? Create a physical information book to stay in the baseroom for the whole class to refer to Decide on how many cameras will be needed My own highest priority was to settle on what I wanted the games to be, as I wasn't completely convinced ...

Studio Ideas. For Studio Production, I will be required to develop three ideas for a 30 minute studio programme, pitch one, and then work as a crew with the rest of the class to create a show that's chosen by the tutors. I began the project by thinking of as many genre examples as I could. I brainstormed examples (which I will later analyse) to get a better idea of what's possible within a studio. Image 1: Studio Production examples I broke down the examples into genre as this will make it easier to understand where programmes fall under the most, what's already been done, and visualise cross-overs between genres. As for my own programme ideas, I took 4 forward onto a separate mind-map so that I could develop some of them further. Image 2: My first ideas I am less interested in the show being chosen but I want my pitch to be perfect, so I need to choose a programme that I'll be able to develop into great detail. I don't particularly want to pitc...

The Moodboard. I created a small moodboard for the set and appearance of the show for my pitch but I'm going to expand on them with further ideas. The Pitch Moodboard These are my hypothetical ideas for the appearance of the show. I'd like to follow this style particularly for any graphics used. But I think it could represent an idea for the set as well, because you could take from it the use of  multiple-coloured lighting and angular shapes. Set Ideas I built a rough idea for what the set could look like using what's available on Sims 4. I ultimately wanted to convey the use of interesting lighting, health and safety signs and pipes to give the appearance of a spaceship. Less obvious but also there are angular sections in the corners of the set that are there to give the effect of parts being broken, but also an opportunity to bring in coloured lighting and to add the digital landscape idea from the above moodboard. The Moodboard  My current vi...

Mission Control Pitch 2 astronauts are stranded in space and need our help. Will you take on the mission? For my pitch, I have researched topics for each slide to ensure that I was installing enough detail into the presentation for the show to be understandable. My plan for the pitch was for it to be clear, creative and visually enticing. Channel and Audience Initially I was planning for the show to be aimed towards a young adult audience and I wanted the show to be broadcast on Dave. I looked into Dave and the kind of shows that they broadcast in order to ensure that my show would fit in with their content. I also looked at their TV guide on the website to get an idea of what content broadcasts when, and distinguished that my show would fit in best on the channel between 22:00 and 00:00, as this is when other gameshows are shown. Image 1: 'Audience Profiles' from Thinkbox.tv Furthermore, I looked into NRS social grades and which grades would be relevant for b...