Questionnaire results

The results show that lots of young people mostly watch reality TV. It is some people like getting involved with reality TV if the option is available.
Most of the people like watching talent shows. They are widely broadcast so it was expected to be a high amount of people to choose that.

There is a gap in the market for our type of reality TV show. The audience will see something new that has not been done much.

Reality TV Questionnaire

What is your gender?
Male 
Female 

How old are you?
10-15   16-20   21-25   26-30   31-35   36-40   41-45   46-50   51-55   56-60

How often do you watch reality TV?

Every day   Twice a week  Once a week  Every month

What reality TV do you watch?
Ross Nobles freewheeling
An idiot abroad
X factor
Pop Idol
Britain's got talent
The only way is Essex
Made in Chelsea
I'm a celebrity
Jersey shore
Big Brother
Keeping up with the Kardashaians
The Apprentice
Hells kitchen

How do you watch reality TV?
On TV
At home on the internet
At work
At school

Who do you watch reality TV with?
On your own
With friends
With family

Do you like getting involved with reality TV and voting if it is available?
Yes
No

Do you enjoy watching reality TV?
I enjoy it a lot
Yes
A little bit
No

Location

The location we will be filming in is around town. Such as roads so we can get some shots of the moped.

An Idiot Abroad Print Reasearch

An Idiot Abroad print

A poster showing the channel it is on and who the main character and what it is about. It also has a website so the audience can find out more information. The title tells the audience that the man on the poster is an idiot. The character has a stupid look on his face and is dressed casually. It reinforces the audience’s perception of the person on the poster as an idiot. That also means that there will be comedy in the TV show. It shows him abroad in Egypt in front of the pyramids not looking very happy being in a place where many people go to enjoy a holiday. It makes it look like he is out of his comfort zone. The audience will find that funny because it looks like he does not enjoy travelling abroad and will struggle with it.

It is a simple design so it is easy to look at and understand. Our poster will also be simple so the audience do not get too confused about what is going on.

Karl Pilkington in An Idiot Abroad: Sky 1 Trailer

An idiot abroad

An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary television series broadcast on Sky1. It was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Karl Pilkington. The ongoing theme of the television series is that Pilkington has no interest in global travel so Merchant and Gervais make him travel while they stay in the United Kingdom and monitor his progress. It is a comedy travel documentary reality TV series.

The British Karl Pilkington has not done any travelling, he enjoys living within the comforts of what he knows. His friends Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant decide to send Karl to various parts of the world to experience unfamiliar cultures. Stephen believes that travel is a life broadening venture and hopes that Karl will indeed feel like his life is enriched by these travels. Ricky however hopes that Karl will hate every minute of his travels.

The main character of the reality TV show will be travelling around the UK. They will also express their views on what is happening and what they think about the place. That will feel like he is communicating to the audience.

Ross Nobles Freewheeling Trailer

Ross Noble will be hosting his own show on Dave titled Freewheeling. The show is described as an anti travelogue around Britain. Noble takes the freestyle philosophy he embraces in his live shows and utilizes his trademark audience participation gimmick and transfers it to television as he rides around the UK on his motorbike. Ross Noble is taking live requests on Twitter instructing him on where he should go next making the road trip entirely unpredictable. Ross Noble Freewheeling is a modern comedy documentary that uses social media and is it not a traditional travel show.

The main character will be doing challenges along the way to keep the audience interested. The challenges will have comedy in them to make the audience laugh. The programme will show how the character is not very intelligent and that he fails to the amusement of the audience.

Top Gear

Top Gear is a British television show about motor vehicles, primarily cars, and is the world's most widely watched factual television programme. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous and sometimes controversial style. The show is currently presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and has featured at least three different test drivers known as The Stig. The programme is broadcast on BBC Two. It has a mostly male audience.

The reality TV show will feature a person on a moped travelling around. There will be similar shots to Top Gear and it has a bit of motoring in the reality TV show as well.

Audience

The audience will be mostly young people and some adults 16-35 year olds. They are sociable, spend lots of time on the internet, they like going out and like or have an interest in photography. Anybody that is interested in photography will have an interest in watching the TV show. There is also comedy as well so people would want to be entertained. The demographic categories would be in group C-E.

E4 is on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and Virgin media so the reality tv show has potential to be broadcast to lots of people. There is E4HD on Sky and Virgin. It also has E4 +1 showing programmes on E4 an hour later. That and 4oD will increase the audience because anybody can watch the show when they have an internet connection.

Jersey shore poster

The poster shows them at night and their clothes look like they are going to a club. It gives an impression the characters just go parting all the time.

Equipment

Equipment List

Filming
Cameras
Props
Moped
Characters

Editing
laptop
imovie

Overview of idea

A teenage boy goes around England on his moped taking on challenges and taking pictures along the way but he has no money. It will be called shutter speed because he will be going around on his moped taking pictures and it relates to the speed of the moped and the camera.

It will be a reality comedy travel show.

Research has shown that there is a gap in the market for a type of show like this because there is not many shows like this. Comedy travel shows have been very successful such as An Idiot Abroad, which has currently made three series.

Reality TV

Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents unscripted situations and actual occurrences, and often features a previously unknown cast. The genre often highlights personal drama and conflict to a much greater extent than other unscripted television such as documentary shows.

Examples of reality TV:

Candid Camera
Jersey Shore
Teen Mom
The Only Way Is Essex
Made in Chelsea
Extreme Makeover
Pimp My Ride
The Biggest Loser
Wife Swap
Punk'd
Big Brother
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Britain's Got Talent
Hell's Kitchen
The X Factor
The Apprentice
Judge Judy
Tool Academy
Keeping Up with the Kardashians

What is Reality TV?

Television programmes in which real people are continuously filmed, designed to be entertaining rather than informative.

Brief One

Tasks
(a) Broadcasting
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(b) Print
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