Q1. Explain how the editing and presentation in the clips above are typical of music programmes on TV.
The codes and conventions are similar in both extracts, they both have able presenters, who form a relationship with the audience, modern, exciting sets, popular live performers, live audiences, which represent the target audience, a range of camera shots and angles to help us see our star vehicles close up, with Jools Holland appearing to use a single camera set up and Transmission using a multi-camera set up.
People.......
In both shows the presenters are important, introducing the audience to the guests in an excitable tone of voice. The presenters on both shows are informal, dressed in smart casual clothes and communicate with their target audience through a direct mode of address. This process of communication is important because it makes the audience feel like they are there, in the studio and that the programme is directed at them.
Location......
The sets for live shows play an important role in creating the mise-en-scene for the programme and help create a good atmosphere in the studio.
The set for Transmission is very similar to a night club, with open space dance floors surrounding different stages and an are where the interviews take place, consisting of modern sofas. The set is a signifier which would appeal to the target audience for the programme, modern exciting and similar to the night club culture, meaning the show has a high level of cultural verisimilitude.
The set for Jools Holland is slightly different, creating a different mise-en-scene. If Transmission is hoping to attract a young audience who are very much part of the clubbing scene and in to modern music, then Jools Holland is trying to attract a slightly older audience. Each band has their own stage and are asked to play more than just one song and the audience is positioned in standing and seating areas around the edge of the studio, giving the feel of a bar or a classy music venue.
Objects...
Both shows concentrate on the instruments played by the artists as they want to be viewed as shows interested presenting in quality, live music.
The piano on the Jools Holland show is a signifier which connotes quality and prestige. Often interviews take place at the piano and Jools will play a song with a guest.
Dress...
The presenters of both shows are dressed in a smart casual manner and this is a signifier which connotes that both shows are making an effort but they are not too formal.
Camera Shots and Editing
The first clip introduces us to the acts that are going to be appearing on the show, the camera pans around the studio and the performers collectively play a song which acts as a diegetic music bed to accompany the voice-over, provided by Jools Holland.
In the second clip we have a close-up of the presenter addressing the viewers and giving them a little bit of information about the next guest. We then see a range of camera shots used to grab the attention of the audience. A close-up is used to show the performer playing his violin allowing the viewer to appreciate the technical ability of the artist. A close-up of the artists face is a popular shot in the sequence and gives the audience the chance to see the emotion of the artist. A crane shot is also used to show the stage, followed by a low angled long-shot which zooms in slowly on the stage, positioning the audience at home as a live audience member.
Lighting......
Transmission is set up to have a nightclub feel, so uses low-key lighting and spotlights to highlight the star artists when they are on stage.
The lighting for the Jools Holland is slightly different, brighter, high-key lighting, giving a feel of a gig rather than a nightclub.
Effects:
There are no specific effects used in the Jools Holland clip but the use of smoke machine in the Transmisson clip is obvious and anchors the genre of the programme.
Uses and Gratification.......
Both shows provide a level of diversion for the viewer, allowing them to access live music and see star artists can lift the mood and music itself is a form of diversion.
people may also form personal relationships as a result of watching these shows, they are scheduled late on a Friday, after the pubs have closed and therefore encourage people to sit around with their friends watching music and drinking, much like the studio audience.
Viewers find out information about the artists on the show through lengthy introductions by the presenters and interviews. This is a form of surveillance for the audience, as they finding out new information and learning more about the personalities of the artists.
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2. Plan a music programme aimed at 10-14 by completing the tasks below....
- Give the programme an appropriate title...
- Choose a selection of settings or sets and explain your reasons...
- Choose a time and channel or appropriate form of distribution..
- Create a storyboard for the opening sequences of your music programme
- Explain your ideas..(PLODCAMEDLEG)
2. My programme will be set in a studio that is designed to look like a school. The presenters will be dressed as stereotypical old fashioned teachers, with dark rimmed glasses and cardigans, will interview a variety of guests in the headmasters office.
There will be various locations that replicate a real school, including a main hall, where artists perform live, the headmaster's office for interviews, a gym, where star artists are set a variety of tasks. A music room where artists warm up, almost like a green room.
My primary target audience will be able to personally identify with the locations and my secondary target audience would also be familiar with the layout of a school.
3. The genre of music that will be played on my programme is RnB, therefore, I think it would be wise to place it on a channel that attracts young people, as young people would be my primary target audience.
I could broadcast the programme on T4, channel 4's strand of programming aimed at young people. If I wanted my programme to be seen by a smaller but more specific audience, I could turn to narrowcasting and choose one of the Sky digital channels that specialises in playing rnb music.
I could even broadcast my programme on the Internet, as a pre-recorded programme that could be played on myspace, youtube or a specialist website.
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PEOPLE
My presenters will be dressed as teachers but in a modern style, to attract my primary target audience. There will be a man and a woman and one of them will be a well known celebrity who would act as the star vehicle for the show.
The mode-of-address will be informal and the presenters will communicate with the audience through adopting a direct mode-of-address.
The guests on the show will be artists from the rnb genre and there will be a weekly slot for up and coming new acts.
LOCATION
As mentioned above
OBJECTS
There will be a number of key signifiers will connote the fact that the studio is meant to be a school, including, gym apparatus, a headmasters desk, a blackboard and a cane. These objects will help to acts as historical codes, creating the preferred-reading that the school is from a different era.
The school objects will be juxtaposed against modern objects that connote that the programme is about rnb music, such as modern cars with blacked out windows and plasma screens.
DRESS
The presenters will be dressed as teachers but the guests will be dressed in stereotypical clothes that rnb artists would normally wear, such as vests, gold jewellery, mini-skirts, leather etc...
CAMERA SHOTS
I would use a multi-camera set up as the show will be fast paced and will need to incorporate a variety of camera shots. I will have cameras amongst the live audience, so I can use low-angle shots of the artists and position the audience, making them feel like they are part of the live crowd. I will use close-up shots to highlight the emotion of the artists and the physique of the performers. I will also have cameras behind the stage broadcasting long shots of the crowd, helping the audience at home to get a flavour of the atmosphere in the studio.
EDITING
The editing will be continuous, as it is a live programme and fast paced in order to grab the attention of the target audience and fit in with the music.
LIGHTING
I will use a mixture of low-key lighting, when guests are being interviewed and undertaking tasks and high-key lighting for the live performances, to create a gig like mise-en-scene.
EFFECTS
I will use a smoke machine to help create an atmosphere in the rooms where performances take place.
GRAPHICS
I will use a modern 3D font in the titles for the programme and the same font for the captions that will appear on the screen when artists are performing, the font will help anchor the genre of the programme.
NARRATIVE:
The programme will be multi-strand, as it will have games, interviews, live performances etc...
The presenters will use enigmas to keep the audience watching.
USES AND GRATIFICATION THEORY
The programme will be fun and create a diversion for the viewers, helping them to have fun and forget about more serious issues. It will also quench the viewers need for surveillance, as it will provide them with lots of information about their favourite artists, through interviews and captions that will accompany their performances.
Hopefully people will watch the show with their mates and form personal relationships as a result of enjoying and talking about the content.