BBC BUSINESS CHALLENGE GAMES, CAMERA, ACTION!

WEEK 4 Crossing the Line GAMES, CAMERA, ACTION!

INTRODUCTION THE CHALLENGE The Challenge: “Games, Camera, Action!” With the 2016 Olympics around the corner, the BBC is looking for a Youth TV Production Company to develop a special show to accompany the Olympics and you have been invited to pitch. RE-CAP!

INTRODUCTION THE CHALLENGE As a Team you must… – Assign roles – Decide what the objective of your TV show is –Develop an overview of your proposed show RE-CAP! The Brief: The BBC needs a concept for 6 episodes: one per week for the build up and the duration of the Olympics (19 days) and the Paralympic Games (11 days). Days, dates and times are down to your team!

INTRODUCTION THE CHALLENGE What are you going to get out of this? –The opportunity to win a virtual one-to-one CV clinic with the BBC –The four finalists will have a unique insight experience day at the BBC –Network with local SMEs and employees from the BBC –Practical employability skills –CV enhancement RE-CAP!

INTRODUCTION THE CHALLENGE Week 3 progress You have looked at the equality and diversity issues of your TV show's expected audience Your team should now… Have a developed TV show concept Have catered for a wide and varied audience Given your show a name Have a Social Media Campaign

INTRODUCTION THE CHALLENGE Keep these goals in mind ENJOY! BE PRESENT IN CLASS ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TRY YOUR BEST WORK AS A TEAM

What is Expected of You? You will be guided through this journey with weekly sessions. These will include set tasks, as well as free research time. What you get out of this experience will be determined by what YOU put in. On Week 6 you will present the following: 1.A five-minute video of your team’s pitch to win the TV production contract 2.A ten-minute, live, group presentation on how you have worked as a team 3.Evidence of your work- either a hard copy folder of all research and ideas printed and professionally presented, OR a ppt presentation of the above on a USB stick INTRODUCTION THE CHALLENGE RE-CAP!

Overview Week 1- Get to grips with everything ‘Olympics’ Week 2- Assign roles, choose genre, decide on your TV show Week 3- Reaching your target market, choosing aims, TV show development Week 4- Outcomes of your show, positive impact Week 5- Filming and fine-tuning your pitch Week 6- Final presentations INTRODUCTION THE CHALLENGE

LET’S BEGIN GAMES, CAMERA, ACTION!

Team Discussion What TV show over the last year has had a lasting impact on you? What was it about? Favourite moment? Why is it memorable? What genre was it? IMPACT GAMES, CAMERA, ACTION!

Divide and Conquer: Name some ways in which London 2012 has left a ‘Legacy’? GAMES, CAMERA, ACTION! RESEARCH Your TV Show

Discussion point: Rio’s budget is £7.9billion to host the Olympics In contrast, its slums (favela) has 10,000 residents What are the potential positive and negative impacts of the Olympics being hosted in Rio? GAMES, CAMERA, ACTION! RESEARCH Your TV Show Do you know how much was spent on London 2012? (Hint: more than Rio!)

RESPONSIBILITY Olympics and Sustainability What does ‘sustainability’ mean to you? GAMES, CAMERA, ACTION! “Any product, service or initiative that can be created and maintained without damaging the environment.” “Maintaining a healthy way of life without harming the environment.”

1.How is Rio committing to its Olympic Legacy? 2.How is it working to be sustainable? 3.How can it use the Olympics to boost it’s economy long after the Games? GAMES, CAMERA, ACTION! RESEARCH Your TV Show

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! SUSTAINABILITY How long will your show take to film? Will the making of your show harm animals? People? The environment? If so, how can you avoid or counteract these risks? What positive action can your production company take during filming to affect the environment -Consider travel, food & drink, electricity, waste, make-up etc Making Your Show

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! SUSTAINABILITY How will you measure the success of your show? i.e. how will you know people enjoyed it? Making Your Show… a success! Social Media? Google searches? Ratings?

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! SUSTAINABILITY What sort of careers might this TV show inspire in your viewers? Making Your Show… inspiring! Kit designers? Architects? Language experts?

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! SUSTAINABILITY How can your show help the sustainability of the Olympics in the UK? I.e. to make the impact of the Olympics & Paralympics last more than a few weeks? Making Your Show… go further! Blogs? Social Media footprint? Campaigns/even ts?

What next for your company? Providing your show is a success (of course it will be!) put together a proposal for the following: GAMES, CAMERA, ACTION! EVOLUTION 2017 Post-Olympics follow up show 2020 Tokyo Olympics Show come- back

INTRODUCTION THE CHALLENGE Remember… –Keep a record of all notes and teamwork –Research outside of class time –Always bring something to the table “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” Henry Ford