Task 1: Ideas&discussions

As a group we watched a selection of reality television and talent shows which we then decided to compare and contrast each show to identify Common styles and themes within the genre.  

Talent genre 
A talent show normally includes attendants trying to impress judges by doing their talent such as singing,dancing, acting, playing an instrument etc. However even though this genre is very basic, different shows have different ways of presentation their show. 
For example;

Britain's got talent allows any one to audition and get to try and persuade the 3 judges that they have a talent but the main judge they do actually have to try and impress is the audience as they are basically the most important judge. They vote and decide who gets to perform to the queen. I like this show because the acts are unpredictable some can be amazing and some can be silly, this is what makes it so interesting and funny and different to the other talent shows. Throughout the show, contestants must perform in front of the judges, and each year initial auditions have been held in front of a live audience. Auditions precede live semi-finals, where the final 45 perform nightly for a week in order to impress the British and Irish public. At the very end the auditions get to win a money prize and perform their act to the queen.

X factor is a British music TV show aimed at all ages but mainly teens or adults. They don’t have auditions like Britain's got talent, they have their first auditioned to come on the show but no longer can do the audition while the show is on telly. Who ever wins Factor get a large amount of money. I like this show because most new artistes are found on X factor so its nice being able to watch them succeed for the first time however x factor only allows their contestants to sing and do no other talent limiting their entertainment 

The voice is an reality TV singing competition  the contestants have to stand on the stage and the judges must face away from the contestants if they like the singer they press the button and then turn around and face the contestant. I like this show because the judges aren't judging the person by their looks their only judging the person by their voice. The judges are famous celebrity's such as will.i.am, So I think that makes it more interesting especially towards teenagers/young adults who like the celebrity judges and then feel like they have someone to relate to while watching. There are 4 stages of wining the voice, once winning the voice they get a recording contract. 

Docu-Soap

Docu-Soap is basically a TV show which is a documentary about peoples lives but it is built up for entertainment purposes so some of the footage is fake just to make it more interesting that is why its called a docu-soap because it has some fake real life footage such as easterners but it is actually true events unlike soaps. Here is the three most popular docu-soaps;

The only way is essex is BAFTA award-winning 'scripted reality' television soap opera based in Essex, England, focusing on a group of Essex characters. The drama unfolds against the backdrop of nail bars, wine bars, flash cars and designer gear. The  story lines are part real and part constructed it explains this by saying "real people in modified situations, saying unscripted lines but in a structured way." 

Made in Chelsea is a BAFTA award-winning, structured-reality television series broadcast by E4 in the United Kingdom. Made in Chelsea is about the lives of young people who live in West London.The story lines are part real and part constructed just like the only way is Essex, this is the main theme in a docu-Soap

 Geordie Shore is a British reality television series broadcast on MTV. it is  Based in Newcastle and was first broadcast on 24 May 2011, It is the British spin-off of the American show Jersey Shore.  "Geordie" is the regional nickname given to the people of the Tyneside area of North East England. It follows the main theme for the docu-soap so the story lines are part real and part constructed.

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What have we decided as a group?

We have decided that we want to do a show in the horror genre as their isn't many shows in that genre however we have decided to do an show which is a mix of a survival, quiz and horror all in one. 

Here is some of our idea's;