TUTOR TIME WEEK COMMENCING 29/09/2014

THINK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF REALITY T.V. SHOWS : DOCUMENTARY- WHERE CAMERAS FOLLOW ORDINARY PEOPLE AROUND TO DOCUMENT THEIR DAILY LIVES HISTORICAL-WHERE MODERN DAY PEOPLE ARE PUT INTO HISTORICAL SITUATIONS AND THEN FILMED DATING- WHERE COUPLES ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A ROMANTIC SITUATION PUBLIC SERVICES-WHERE CAMERAS FOLLOW POLICE, RESCUE, CUSTOMS ETC. AT WORK MAKEOVER-WHERE PROFESSIONALS GIVE PEOPLES HOMES OR GARDENS A NEW DESIGN LIFESTYLE-WHERE ORDINARY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE EXTRAORDINARY SITUATIONS CELEBRITY DOCUSOAPS-WHERE CAMERAS FOLLOW CELEBRITIES AROUND THEIR DAILY LIVES VIDEOS/HIDDEN CAMERA- WHERE JOKES OR FUNNY PRANKS ARE FILMED GAME SHOWS- WHERE CONTESTANTS PLAY FOR PRIZES TALENT SEARCHES- WHERE CONTESTANTS COMPETE USING A PARTICULAR SKILL OR TALENT AS A GROUP MAKE A LIST OF ALL THE REALITY T.V. SHOWS THAT YOU CAN THINK OF….. YOU HAVE 2 MINUTES TASK 1-STARTER- PREPARE FOR LEARNING

AIRPORT,THE SALON, RAMSAY’S KITCHEN NIGHTMARE, THE REAL HOUSEWIVES, ICE ROAD TRUCKERS, CHEF SCHOOL, JERSEY SHORE, GEORDIE SHORE, THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX, MADE IN CHELSEA, THE 1990 HOUSE, VICTORIAN FARM, CELEBRITY LOVE ISLAND, THE BACHELOR, SHIPWRECKED, CELEBRITY FIT CLUB, WIFE SWAP, SUPERNANNY, THE APPRENTICE, BRAT CAMP, LADETTE TO LADY, DANCING ON ICE, THE OSBOURNES, BIG BROTHER, THE VOICE, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS, STRICTLY COME DANCING, CHEATERS, PUNK’S AND I’M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE.? DID YOU GET?

W.A.L.T- SESSION OBJECTIVES CONSIDER THE ELEMENTS OF A REALITY T.V. SHOW IN ORDER TO CREATE OUR OWN WORK AS A GROUP SO THAT WE CAN CREATE ORIGINAL IDEAS FOR A REALITY T.V. SHOW

EACH GROUP WILL CREATE AN INTERESTING NEW REALITY T.V. SHOW WITH THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: A VIBRANT AND ENGAGING LOCATION CHALLENGING TASKS WITH REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS A CATCHY, MEMORABLE NAME FOR THE SHOW 10 TEACHER CONTESTANTS WHO WILL PROVIDE GOOD ENTERTAINMENT W.I.L.F.- SUCCESS CRITERIA

REALITY T.V. IS A GENRE OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMES THAT DOCUMENTS UNSCRIPTED SITUATIONS AND OCCURRENCES OFTEN WITH A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CAST THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS T.V SHOWS WHICH FOCUS ON ‘REAL’ PEOPLE STARTING ABOUT THE MID 1940’S BUT THE FIRST REALITY SHOW WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER STRANGERS AND RECORDED THEIR INTERACTIONS WAS A DUTCH SHOW CALLED ‘NUMBER 28’ FROM 1991 THESE SHOWS BECAME A PHENOMENON IN THE LATE 1990’S AND EARLY 2000’S WITH THE POPULARITY OF BIG BROTHER AND OTHER SHOWS WHICH ARE NOW FRANCHISED WORLD WIDE REALIT Y SHOWS HAVE FACED MUCH CRITICISM SINCE THEIR RISE IN POPULARITY FOR BEING MISLEADING OR DECEPTIVE AND FOR HUMILIATING AND EXPLOITING CONTESTANTS THEY ARE ALSO CRITICISED FOR MAKING CELEBRITIES OUT OF UNTALENTED PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DESERVE FAME REALITY T.V.SHOWS- PRESENT NEW INFORMATION

THAT REALITY T.V.SHOWS CAN BE MISLEADING EXPLOITATIVE HUMILIATING S.M.S.C.-DO YOU AGREE…?

YOU ARE GOING TO CREATE THE NEXT HIT T.V REALITY SHOW IN GROUPS OF 4 OR 5 THERE ARE MANY OCCUPATIONS IN T.V. PRODUCTION SUCH AS RESEARCH, PLANNING, IN YOUR GROUPS DECIDE WHO WILL TAKE ON EACH JOB ROLE AND WRITE THEM DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER THE JOB ROLES ARE : PROGRAMME DIRECTOR-YOU WILL LEAD DISCUSSIONS AND HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON BUDGETS AND DECISION MAKING MARKETING AND ADVERTISING DIRECTOR- YOU WILL CREATE THE BRAND IDENTITY INCLUDING COLOUR AND FONT STYLE AND A SHOW NAME FORMAT DIRECTOR- YOU WILL CREATE THE PROGRAMME FORMAT INCLUDING TIMINGS AND TASKS LOCATION DIRECTOR- YOU WILL DESIGN THE LOCATION INCLUDING LIVING, CHALLENGE, PUNISHMENT AND DIARY AREAS YOU HAVE 5 MINTES TO ALLOCATE JOB ROLES AND TO WRITE THEM DOWN IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT LESSON TASK 2-THE NEXT HIT SERIES- CONSTRUCT

AS A GROUP DISCUSS WHAT EACH PERSON WILL DO IN THE NEXT SESSION, DECIDE ON WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIFFERENT AREAS YOU WILL NEED TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING THE LOCATION-WHERE WILL THE SHOW BE SET? THE CONTESTANTS-HOW MANY, ELIMINATION ROUNDS? THE CHALLENGES- TASKS, SKILLS AND CHALLENGES… THE BRAND- WHAT WILL THE SHOW BE CALLED? FONT, MUSIC, STYLE? THE BUDGET- HOW MUCH WILL IT ALL COST?HOW WILL THE PROGRAMME GENERATE INCOME? IN THE NEXT SESSION YOU WILL WORKING ON CREATING THE NEXT HIT SERIES TASK 3- JOB ROLES AND RESPONSIBILIITES

START TO CONSIDER HOW OTHER REALITY T.V.SHOWS CREATE INTERESTING CHALLENGES AND LOCATIONS WHAT DO THEY DO TO PUSH CONTESTANTS BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY? WHAT EFFECT DOES THIS HAVE ON THEM? HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE VIEWER PARTICULARLY IF THERE IS A VOTING ELEMENT TO THE SHOW? JOT DOWN YOUR IDEAS READY FOR NEXT WEEK EXTENSION TASK