Thursday 25 January 2018

'AS LIVE' PRODUCTION: Studio Based Programme Research

As part of research into Steal the Style, I looked into two different Live, studio based shows, one factual and one entertainment. This is because Katie and I want to include both these elements in our show. We have the Trends of the Week segment and the Independent Store segment which will both contain the factual elements for the show. While, Very Vintage and 'Digging Through the Wardrobe of...' will be our two entertainment elements in the show. I understand once we get into the project more and liaise with the rest of the production team our ideas will change but at the moment these are the segments that we are working with.

LIVE factual programme

Channel 4 News, Channel 4

Channel 4 News is 55 minutes of in-depth news and current affairs broadcasted at 7pm each weekday, while times vary on Saturdays and Sundays. It is filmed live with two presenters sharing the top stories. They start with a brief overview of the stories, then during the news the presenters will go to different locations to talk to specific people for different news stories, after the news has finished the weather starts.

There is a structure to each Channel 4 News:
- they start by briefly capping the top stories 
- in depth into top stories, interviews etc - back to first story again
- presenters end the news and say goodbye

- Channel 4 weather starts at 7:55 for 5 minutes until the news ends at 8pm

Relation to Steal the Style:
- We would like to keep a structure to Steal the Style, similarly to the structure to each Channel 4 News programme. It usually starts with a brief glimpse of whats to come, then the newsreaders greet everyone at home and begin the news. After the 55 minutes of the news, it ends and Channel 4 weather starts for the last 5 minutes. We would structure our show by keeping two of the same segments each week, e.g. we would have a 'Digging through the wardrobe of...' and the presenter will go to someone different each week and look through their wardrobe. We would also repeat 'Trends of the week' and we'll keep the audience up-to-date with the latest trends of that week. 

- There are two presenters involved with the Channel 4 News and we want to presenters. Although the presenters do not chat to each other during the news, we want two presenters for the conversations between them to help the show feel less scripted.

- The presenters go to the locations themselves in the Channel 4 News, usually the host in the studio will transfer over to the relevant correspondent. We want our presenters to go to locations in the VTs like the Channel 4 News, such as in the independent stores segment, in the VT we want to visit the store and maybe pick out an outfit. We won't be having additional presenters for the VTs, and any voice over we want will also be done by the presenters. 


LIVE entertainment programme

The One Show, BBC One

The One Show is a British television magazine and chat show programmeIt is broadcasted live on BBC One weeknights at 7pm, and it features topical stories and studio guests. There are various reporters who assist the main presenters with subject-specific presenting, in the studio and on location, or through VT's which were previously filmed. 

The programme is usually 30 minutes long, but sometimes it is extended to an hour. It runs all year round, apart from a two-week break at Christmas and a four-week break in summer. 

Although it focuses on many different types of stories as a topical magazine programme, it is primarily an entertainment show. The programme features a mix of in-studio presenting, broadcasting on location, and pre-recorded VTs. Reporters and other expert are included to provide contributors on various topics, special guests are usually introduced at the top of the show, and remain throughout, often being encouraged to interact with it in various ways, as opposed to simply answering questions.

The One Show is filmed in front of a small standing audience, and focuses on two sofas - one for the two presenters and one for guests / contributors. These are arranged around a coffee table, which usually serves a practical use, e.g. during a food tasting segment.

Relation to Steal the Style:
- The One Show is broadcasted at 7pm, being shown at this time means that it can include a bit of everything for everyone, e.g. it is suitable for children, families, couples and the elderly. 7pm in the evening is the time we would want Steal the Style to be broadcasted. Our target audience is anyone between 16-50 years old, therefore we would have a bit of everything for everyone also with this age range.

- The One Show is primarily an entertainment programme but they do feature factual segments. This is how we want to approach our show, we want an entertaining factor to the show as well as serious stories. The 'Digging through the wardrobe of...' segment will be the entertaining segment and the independent store segment will work as the factual segment.

- The layout of The One Show is similar to what we imagine Steal the Style to be like, stalls / sofas perpendicular to each other around a coffee table. I didn't think about using the coffee table for a practical use, but this is a good idea, and I will keep it in mind if we need to display anything in the show.  




References:
Wilkinson, J. (2011). A look at a studio based TV show – ‘The One Show’. Available: https://jessicalesleywilkinson.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/a-look-at-a-studio-based-tv-show-the-one-show/. Last accessed 25th Jan 2018.


- https://www.slideshare.net/954869/codes-conventions-10458033?next_slideshow=1 (2011)


Images:
- http://www.abelapparel.co.uk/2016/06/02/filming-for-channel-4-news/

http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/01/the-one-show-is-not-on-tonight-because-of-the-general-election-6677885/

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