CA2007 INTRODUCTION TO NEW MEDIA AND BROADCASTING EPISODE 3 TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

OVERVIEW _ Television genres _ Television program format _ Television Program Proposal

What is genre? [ ˈʒɑ nrə] definition: kind / type / category “Audience expectation”

television genres Fiction/ entertainment-based programs sit-com soap opera / drama series game show talk show reality show sport music show Non-fiction/ informative-based programs news documentary

news BBC firstly broadcasted news on radio since 1922

news NEWS VALUES 1.immediacy 2.proximity 3.prominence 4.unusualness 5.human interest

news NEWS FORMAT 1.news program 2.breaking news 3.news interview 4.news analysis 5.news talk

documentary Zoo Quest (1954) Civilisation (1969) The Family (1974)

documentary DOCUMENTARY VALUES 1.human/ animal/subject matter 2.fact 3.education 4.seriousness

documentary DOCUMENTARY FORMAT 1.Fly on the Wall (observational documentary) 2.Participatory documentary 3.Drama documentary 4.Expository documentary

sit-com situation-comedy Radio Sam and Henry (USA, 1962) Television Pinwright’s Progress (UK, 1946) Mary Kay and Johnny (USA, 1947) I Love You Lucy (USA, 1951)

sit-com SITCOM FORMAT (Taflinger, 1996) 1.Action sitcom 2.Domestic sitcom 3.Dramatic sitcom

soap opera/drama series  soap sponsorship  daytime soap / series  primetime soap / series 1930s Radio soap opera The War of the Worlds (USA, 1938) Television As the World Turns (USA, 1956-present) Coronation Street (UK, 1960-present) General Hospital (USA, 1963-present)

soap opera/drama series SOAP/SERIES FORMAT (Glen Creeber, 2001) 1.Western series 2.Teen series 3.Action drama 4.Medical drama 5.Sci-fi series

game show 1930s Radio game show Targeting housewives Television Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (UK, 1999)

game show GAME SHOW COMPONENTS 1.Contestants 2.Game 3.Prize

game show GAME SHOW FORMAT 1.Quiz show 2.Stunt show 3.Performance show 4.Agony show 5.Dating show

talk show 1948 Radio talk show

talk show TALK SHOW COMPONENTS 1.Host 2.Guest 3.Issue

talk show TALK SHOW FORMAT 1.Hard talk 2.Soft talk

reality show Radio Candid Microphone (USA, 1947) Candid Camera (on television) Audience participation on Television America’s Most Wanted (1988) America’s Funniest Home Videos (1989) Survivor (UK, 1992) Big Brother (Netherlands, 1999)

reality show REALITY SHOW COMPONENTS ORDINARY PEOPLE + CONSTRUCTED SITUATION = REALITY SHOW

reality show RALITY SHOW FORMAT 1.Reality-document 2.Reality-competition 3.Reality-make over 4.Reality-experiment

sports program Radio 1921 Jack Dempsey vs George Carpentier LIVE BROADCAST Television 1937 Wimbledon LIVE BROADCAST

sports program SPORTS PROGRAM VALUES 1.Authentic visual appeal 2.Dramatic 3.Audience engagement

sports program SPORTS PROGRAM FORMAT 1.sport event 2.sport journalism 3.sport promotion

music program 1940s Concert LIVE BROADCAST 1950s Video Deejay Program 1980s MTV

THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT PRODUCTION ELEMENTS 1.TV Host and Participants 2.Shots 3.Graphics 4.Sound CONTENTS 1.Concept 2.Mood and Tone 3.Target audience