COPY OF MOCK QUESTIONS/PROMPTS
Answer all tasks
You should spend an equal amount of time on each task.
01 From your research into opening sequences of Children’s TV programmes explain how these ingredients have contributed in their appeal to a target audience in one or two programmes.
• A clear sense of genre
• A strong enigma – a question that is not immediately answered and so it draws the audience into the programme.
• An original or exciting use of media language (editing, sound, camera framing or movement, use of mise en scene)
• An iconic title sequence which vividly communicates the nature of the programme.
(15 marks)
02 Let’s have your pitch for your original children’s tv programme. You need to include:
• An appealing and suitable title
• A brief synopsis of what will happen in the first episode
• Setting and location
• If it is a drama you should include two brief character profiles
(15 marks)
03 Tell us why your pitch will be successful. You need to explain why it will be popular with the target audience and how it meets the demands of a children’s tv programme.
(15 marks)
04 We need to know what your opening sequence would look like. Create a 30 second trailer to promote your original tv programme, using the ten frame storyboard sheet enclosed.
(15 marks)
RESEARCH GUIDANCE
Research the opening sequence of a children’s tv programme. Particularly focus on the first 5 minutes.
This research into the opening sequence should cover:
The
title sequence- what are the main colours and how does the font suggest a particular meaning?
How does the audience know the
genre?
How does
music/voice over/sound effect choices target the audience to signify genre?
How do the setting, costumes of presenters/actors, lighting and facial expression/body language help convey meaning
?
How does
camerawork and editing indicate the programme’s genre and audience?
How are the
audience needs met – does the programme educate/entertain/offers escapism/social interaction
?
Key terms:
Mise en scene, logo, channel, audience, demographic, fonts, colours, titles, voice-over, sound effects, camera angle, shot size, camera movement, editing, representation, connotations, denotations, conventions, narrative (or overall shape/organisation of the opening)
