Assignment 11 –Similar Products,
Conventions & Channel/TimeKaya Sumbland
Gledis Dedaj
Rahel Fasil
Joanne Aroda
Final Chosen TopicA
Is our engagement with social media progressive?
We have not yet received feedback on our topic, so it still may still change.
Part : B
Investigation Into Similar Products
Similar Products ListB
SIMILAR PRODUCTS LIST Part : B
SIMILAR PRODUCTS LIST Part : B
SIMILAR PRODUCTS LIST Part : B
Part: B
What We Need To Watch
Similar Products List – Need to/Want to watchB
What I need to watch Part : B
What I need to watch Part : B
Part : C, D, E, & F
Similar Products Of Inspiration
Similar Products of InspirationE
Similar Products of InspirationE
SIMILAR PRODUCTS OF INSPIRATION
Part : F
SIMILAR PRODUCTS OF INSPIRATION
Part : F
Part : G
Conventions Of Documentaries
Part : H, I, J, & K
Similar Products And Their Conventions
SIMILAR PRODUCTS and their conventions
Part : J
SIMILAR PRODUCTS and their conventions
Part : J
Similar Products and their ConventionsK
Most commonly documentaries have an expert
in a mid shot sitting to the right of the screen with small text stating their name and
profession on the side
The text should pose an a connotation to the documentary –
so its noticeably connected and related to the topic. Text is used to introduce someone and for titles,
or for illustration description
Animation is used within a title, to make it more
appealing – or to serve as a helping visual to explain something within a topic
74 stone babysitter
Girl who became 3 boys
Similar Products and their ConventionsK
Volume control is used to appropriately change the volume of
either background music or non-diegetic sound to suit and to level when someone is speaking or not
The tone of the presenter varies, but when the presenter is anomalous they usually have a deep authoritative tone
to not to connect with audience to connect with the subject
BBC develop conventions not having any intervals, therefore their
documentary all connects and slowly forms into different subtopics not to
suddenly change and loose focus
Michael Moore developed conventions by putting his own
personal bias in enforcing his view guns are wrong and intimidating his
interviewee’s
How to get a life
Batman shootings
Bowling for columbine
Part : L
Conventions
ConventionsL
When introducing the documentary we will have the background music relatively
loud, then when the presenter comes on the volume will
slightly decrease How to get a Life
We will have our presenter involved with interviews with
the public to make the documentary seem more
natural and make the subject comfortable
we will have intervals every 15 minutes. Before the interval a
topic subtopic will finish followed by the title of out
Documentary naming ‘end of part…’
How to get a Life
Lifers
CONVENTIONS of our documentary
Part : L
Part : M
Exploration Of Channels
M
Channel Exploration – Channel 5MChannel 5 was the fifth and final national
terrestrial network to launch in March 30th 1997
Channel 5 is a general entertainment channel,
with international programmes
The station was branded as 'Five’ between 2002
and 2011
Channel 5 also owns
5* and 5 USA
Channel Exploration – Channel 5MIt was the seconds digital channel to be
broadcast in the UK
5USA concentrates on showing imported movies and programmes from the United
States
Channel Exploration – Channel 5MBefore it was 5*, ‘Five Life’ was originally
intended to be a female-oriented channel with an emphasis on lifestyle programming. Channel 5 announced that programming on
Five Life included The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Trisha Goddard
It was rebranded 5* to enforce a fun loving image
which now receives some of Channel 5’s highest viewings from programmes such
as ‘Big Brothers Big Mouth’
Channel Exploration – Channel 5MChannel 5 Documentaries
Channel 5 documentaries are usually ones that haven't been done before, e.g channel 4 do a lot of medical.
They do documentaries to inform the views of a certain story or situation – which become very popular because of its originality.
They do a lot of real life stories and explaining the reality of
things that happen.
Channel Exploration – Channel 5MIn comparison to other channels, Channel five
is very different. Channel 5 show programmes that wont necessarily cater to a
wide audience as their programmes are unique and liked by not many people – e.g
‘The kings war on witches’
Furthermore, their documentaries seem very simplistic but interesting by the way they present and give information. They take a
story and just inform and educate the audience without trying overly to impress a
specific audience.
In comparison to other channels, Channel five is very different. Channel 5 show
programmes that wont necessarily cater to a wide audience as their programmes are
unique and liked by not many people – e.g ‘The kings war on witches’
Furthermore, their documentaries seem very simplistic but interesting by the way they present and give information. They take a
story and just inform and educate the audience without trying overly to impress a
specific audience.
Channel exploration
Channel : 4
Sister Channels :
• 4 Music
• More 4
• E4
• Film 4
• It is the only channel within the Box Television Network to be branded under Channel 4 and is one of the only channels in the network to be broadcast in widescreen, the other being Heat.
• E4 is a British digital television channel, launched as a pay-TV companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. The "E" stands for entertainment, and the channel is mainly aimed at the lucrative 15–35 age group.
• When it first launched in 2005; the channel encouraged viewers by showing the first run of critically acclaimed US dramas including ‘The West Wing’, showing season 6 and 7 back to back, from its sister digital station E4 to More4 and Without a Trace from Channel 4.
• Film4 did not originally focus on broadcasting blockbusters, but nowadays broadcasts many mainstream Hollywood movies. The channel frequently has themed nights or seasons in which a number of films centred around one genre, director or actor are shown.
General knowledge Some shows they broadcast
• Its a flagship channel• Its funded my TV Licence • It has many sister channels …
BBC Three, BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC News, CBBC, Cbeebies, BBC Parliament, BBC HD
• They also have BBC iPlayer on demand making it portable
• They broadcast original shows and is well known for documentary's
• Doctor Who• Eastenders• Merlin• The One Show• Strictly Come Dancing• Come Fly With Me• Crimewatch• New Tricks• Holby City • Casualty• Match of The Day• Have I Got News For You• Mock The Week• And many more …
BBC One
BBC One – Target Audience• Unlike ITV & Channel 4 BBC
mornings are reserved for news from 6am – 10am which draws in adults and people in their late teens
• 10 onwards is directed to older people or those who are interested in antiques i.e. Antiques Roadshow
• 1pm-2pm is housewife aimed with soaps and sit-coms i.e. Doctors
BBC One – Target Audience• 3pm-5pm goes to kids
back from school and later directs then to their sister channel CBBC i.e. Tracy Beaker Returns
• 6pm onwards is directed at housewives and sometimes older teens i.e. Waterloo Road, The One Show
• Past 10 is directed to adults with news and late night movies
BBC One – What time is it most successful
• Weekend afternoons 8pm with shows like Strictly Come Dancing with a celebrity cast
• Also 7pm Doctor Who is a Hugh fan base both kids and adults of all ages for the fantasy factor and adventure
BBC One – What Documentaries
• They tend to show nature documentaries at 7pm i.e. Animal planet for naturists
• But also ones with current affair & issues at 9pm i.e. Paranorma on unemployment
Part : N
Chosen Channel
Channel On TVNWe’d put it on Channel 4 because...• Aspects in Social media is a familiar topic that
comes up in Channel 4 documentaries
• It is able to have a varied audience being a digital broadcast channel
• Our topic is not suited to BBC, ITV and Channel 5
• Most popular digital channel to our target audience
• Channel 4 commonly present documentaries that look within both sides of a debate
• Channel 4 have a wide variety of age audience so presenting a formal, in depth topic we will be able to also reach our older secondary audience
We’d put it on Channel 4 because...• Aspects in Social media is a familiar topic that
comes up in Channel 4 documentaries
• It is able to have a varied audience being a digital broadcast channel
• Our topic is not suited to BBC, ITV and Channel 5
• Most popular digital channel to our target audience
• Channel 4 commonly present documentaries that look within both sides of a debate
• Channel 4 have a wide variety of age audience so presenting a formal, in depth topic we will be able to also reach our older secondary audience
Further…• This is because channel 4 is well known for its
'Dispatches' Documentaries which often concern current topics.
• This fits well with our Social Media topic as it is 'Informative' ( this is a typical channel 4 genre).
• This also relates to our target audience because they will seek out these types of documentaries like 'Dispatches'.
• Channel 4 is very popular amongst 15 - 35 year olds which are our main audience.
• Therefore our audience will already drawn to the documentary through the channel.
Channel On TVN
Channel On TVNWhy specifically Channel 4 ?Why specifically Channel 4 ?
E4 does not usually show documentaries, its more based on American programmes
More4 usually shows documentaries that have been on Channel 4 first, so it would probably be shown on More 4 a year after
Channel 4, much like 4Seven.
Other sister channels of Channel 4 do not show documentaries at all – they are music based
Part : O
Time On TV
We have decided to show our documentary at 8:00 PM
- This is because our documentary will not consist of any inappropriate footage or language.
- It is suitable for the whole family to watch.
- People usually finally finish their work and sit down to watch television around this time.
- 7:00 PM is too early and the number of viewers wont be very high.
- 9:00 PM is a popular spot filled up by the programmes that are regularly watched by viewers.
- Therefore viewers will be less likely to miss their shows for our documentary.
Time On TV