Pitch:

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FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE!

Did you ever watch children’s television?

Enjoy watching people having fun on a Saturday morning?

Sitting at the television watching with your family?

Ideas- TO ENTERTAINIDEA 1

Music video/ behind the scenesLive performance footage/

backstageDuration: 1hour 30 minutes

IDEA 2

Live production- Children’s TV2 presenters

FeaturesDuration: 15 minutes

IDEA 3

Drama

Working in the media industry

Duration: 30 minute

IDEA 4

Documentary

The impact of the media industry on the world.

Duration: 2 hour

People Equipment Cost Time ?

Idea 1

*Band- legal issues*

*Several camera operators*

* Music industry professionals*

*Several cameras*

*Sound recording*

*Venues- behind the scenes access*

*Gig ticket*

*Camera hire*

*Sound recording equipment*

*One take recording- possible?*

*Roughly 12 hours*

EXPENSIVE

TIME –CONSUMING

Idea 2

* 2 presenters*

*Live audience*

*Teachers*

*Single presenter camera*

*Sound recording*

*Scenery?*

*Camera hire*

*2 *presenters wages*

*live links- 5mins?*

*pre-recorded material – 4hours*

*Creating titles- 2 hours*

PRACTICAL

LOW COSTS

Idea 3

*Several actors*

*Several camera operators*

*Several cameras*

*Varied locations*

*External sound equipment*

*Camera hire*

* wages*

*approx 13hrs recording*

*approx 6hours editing*

COSTLY

LOTS OF PEOPLE

TIME -CONSUMING

Idea 4

*communication problems if visiting other countries (language)*

*single camera*

*external sound recording equipment*

*travel costs*

*transporting equipment.*

*arranging interviews with pro’s*

*editing 9 hours*

EXPENSIVE

TIME- CONSUMING

Conventions of Children’s Television: Existing.

*Relaxed and informal mode of address*

*Fun young presenters*

*Bright colours/ flashing lights*

*Catchy Theme Tune- FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE*

*Puppets/ Animated Characters*

*Live Music Performances*

*Silly Costumes*

*Well known Characters/ Celebrities*

*Audience interaction (games, Postbox etc)*

Similar Productions.

*Swap Shop**Saturday Superstore*

*Going Live**Live and Kicking*

*SMTV Live**Dick and Dom in the Bungalow*

Taken from: www.saturdaymornings.co.uk

Proposed Idea: * A live production of children’s entertainment

television to be played in Pudsey Grangefield School.

* To be shown for 15 minutes (10.45am-11am)* Target Audience 11-15 year olds. * Including: music videos, comedy sketches and

live audience interaction.

SWAP SHOPNumber of Programmes

146 + 16 Specials LIVE AND KICKINGNumber of Programmes

256 + 10 Specials

DICK AND DOM Number of Programmes

124 + 125 Sundays SATURDAY SUPERSTORE Number of Programmes

142 + 6 Specials

www.saturdaymornings.co.uk

“The number of hours of television watched by twelve to fifteen year olds varies from 2.5 to 3.2 hours per day from

1982 to 1987 respectively. This increase is due to the introduction of Channel Four, breakfast programmes and

daytime television”.

QUOTE TAKEN FROM : www.aber.ac.uk

So... What do People Want?

FOCUS GROUP No1: I spoke to a group of around 20 15-16 year old students of Pudsey Grangefield School.

SUGGESTIONS MADE: Music Videos (Chart) Possibly Teachers or Students Presenting the show in a comedic

style. Staff involvement was strongly encouraged (day in the life of..) Sports Features News- Up and Coming Events in and out of school. Possible school work presentation (awards/ media work shown)

QUOTES: 15-16 year olds

“seeing teachers doing fun stuff would be ace. They are always fun to watch and we don’t

often see teachers making fun of themselves”

“I’d like to see my media work presented to other students in the school. I work really

hard on things and then it doesn’t get seen by anyone.”

Continued…FOCUS GROUP No2: Group of around 30 11-12 year old

students of Pudsey Grangefield School.

SUGGESTIIONS MADE:Hall shots (audience response) – spot a friend?CompetitionsEntertaining news featuresInterviews with members of the school sports teams.

Match Footage.Fly on the Wall Teacher Documentary.

Quotes: 11-12 year olds.

“Would be great to laugh at the teachers that we recognise from around school.

They should get involved with competitions and stuff.”

“The news on telly at the moment is really boring, if it was made fun I would be more

likely to watch it though.”

RESEARCH

30 QUESTIONNAIRES

2 AGE GROUPS

1 OBSERVATION

Is There a Market for My Product?

Would you like to see live entertainment television played in school?

Who Presents the Show?

Music Videos?The Majority of my target audience when asked what they would like to see in the production suggested Music Videos.

But What Genre?

Other FeaturesWhat do people think of suggestions made in my Focus

Groups?

£$ Budget $£Pre Production- £150.86Planning, consultation, writing: 2 hours approx = £150.86

Production- £87.86On location shooting: 6 hours = £84.76 (15mins live, 1 hour other)Travel: 10 mile = £3.10Actors:

Post Production- £576.36Editing: 8 hours: £406.86Logging footage: 2 hours = £75.34Computer art and graphics: 3 hours= £56.49Title creation and design: 1 hour = £37.67

Additional Costs- £22.60Betacam-SP 30 minute tape = £20.09Microphone Battery = £2.51

TOTAL = £837.74http://members.tripod.com/~video4u/videoprice.html

Contingency Plan

INCREASED BUDGET

Increase editing time Use more cameras Use more out-of-studio

locations Spend more money on

scenery and lighting

DECREASED BUDGET

Decrease the editing time

Use less time to create titles

Spend less time selecting pre-recorded material(e.g. music videos)

Is it Viable?YES. It is:

Cost effectiveTakes a practical amount of time to make Will entertain the audience Changes could easily be made if problems

occur There is evidence that this type of product has

been successful before therefore there is a gap in the market.

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