Producer Research - Television Programme

Producer Research - Television Programme

Channel History:
  • BBC Three - A free to air television channel operated by the BBC. It was launched on February 9th 2003 and was a replacement for BBC Choice. It was meant to show 'innovative programming and is aimed at a target audience of 16-34 years old.
  • E4 -  A free to air television channel operated by Channel 4. It is primarily targeted towards the 16-34 year age group. It was a paid television channel from 2001-2004, when channel 4 announced that it would be free to watch. 
Summary of Content:
  • BBC Three - Mostly covers all genres, including comedy, animation, drama etc., whilst occasionally airing the sports on many occasions.
  • E4 - Similar to BBC Three, the channel basically covers every genres, including current affairs, drama and comedy. 
Channel Identity, Statement or Mission:
  • BBC Three - the company's remit it to provide their audiences with 'innovative programming' to their viewers 
  • E4 - Their mission is to "Do It First, Make Trouble, And Inspire Change", and that they will be distinct from other channels in it's range of voices, opinions, genres and formats. 
Most Successful Recent Programmes:
  • BBC Three - The most popular programmes at the moment are titles such as Normal People, This Country, Back To Life, In My Skin and The Young Offenders.
  • E4 -  The most popular recent programmes are Married At First Sight Australia, The Celebrity Circle For Stand Up To Cancer, Gogglebox, Hollyoaks, Teen First Dated and TaskMaster. 
Example Of Programmes Similar to Your Theme:
  • BBC Three - Examples of similar programmes include The Terror, DNA, The Disappearance, Spiral, The Valhalla Murders, Keeping Faith, Luther and McMafia - These two in particular have a similar idea to my brief, as McMafia is based on revenge. 
  • E4 - Examples pf similar programmes include Amsterdam Vice, Deutschland 86 and 83, Bullets, Locked Up, Deadwater Fell, Monster, Stockholm Requiem, Killer by the Lake and 13 Commandments. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Analysis - Dance For You (Mia) and Me, Myself and I (Devonte)

Dance for You and Me, Myself and I  In the music video Me, Myself and I by Beyonce the video focuses on Beyonce's independence and self-reliability as she faces relationship conflict and decides to take control then leave. The start of the video she says "ladies if you feel me help me sing it out" encouraging women to be confident, referencing how the song is surrounding an issue females mainly struggle with and it's a relatable  situation. The video is mostly self- centered  highlighting her independence and a representation of her personality, Beyonce's glamorous  clothing signifies her fashion that she uses as a reference of self-love and self-worth she has now found and accepted, the lyrics "me, myself and I, that's all I got in the end that's what I found out and there ain't no need to cry I took a vow that from now on imma be my own best friend " perhaps suggesting she has been let down or betrayed which has led to her becoming self- ce...
Read more

Black Panther Overview

Black Panther Overview Why is Black Panther defined as a mainstream film? Is the film a part of an ongoing franchise with links to other media products and therefore a large pre-existing audience? The film Black Panther exists as a part of the Marvel Universe, so it's part of a well known ongoing franchise that most, if not all, people already know exists, so the film will already be popular with people who know that franchise as they have a good reputation. This means that the film will be able to be marketed a lot easier with the Marvel branding behind it, as people will pay more attention towards the product because it already has a large pre-existing audience.  Narrative Structure: Is the film linear and does it have a clear and upbeat ending? any room for a sequel? The film film follows a linear structure throughout, and ends on a clear and upbeat ending, as this is how most mainstream films end if they're are planning on making a sequel to it. This ending to the film doe...
Read more

Kiss of the Vampire Analysis

Kiss of The Vampire Analysis Product Context: Was intended to be the sequel to the 1958 film Dracula, however the film's script makes no reference to stoker's character, perhaps to distance itself from any comparisons between the both  In addition to this film, Hammer had other hits in the horror/monster movie genre, including 'The Mummy' and 'Frankenstein'  Media Language Cultural Context: The audience in the 1960's, we would assume, would be familiar with the codes and conventions of 'monster movie' posters, eg it's composition, fonts and representations of the monster and its (usually female) victims Codes and Conventions: The serif font creates connotations linked to the vampire film genre with it's wooden styling - maybe references the coffin that the vampire lays in or the stake used to kill the vampire  The painted main image is conventional of the films of the period - links to the poster of Christopher Lee's 'Dracula' T...
Read more