1. Tuesday 11th MayBTEC LEVEL 3 AWARDUnit 26 – Chat Shows Aim: To be able to understand and identify the codes and conventions of chat shows.
2. Write down as many chat shows based in the US and UK as possible. Chat Shows
3. Paul ‘O’ Grady show UK/Male/Celebrity Montell Williams US/Male/Public/Celebrity Sally Jesse Raphael US/Female/Public Jeremy Kyle UK/Male/Public Chat Shows Murray US/Male/Public Oprah Winfred US/Female/Public Jerry Springer US/Male/Public Ricki Lake US/Female/Public Tyra Banks US/Female/Public/Celebrity Trisha Goddard UK/Female/Public
4. What is a chat show? A talk show (American and Australian English) or chat show (British) is a television or radio program where one person (or group of people) will discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host. Ricky Lake Sometimes, talk shows feature a panel of guests, usually consisting of a group of people who are learned or who have great experience in relation to whatever issue is being discussed on the show for that episode. Oprah Winfrey Other times, a single guest discusses their work or area of expertise with a host or co-hosts. Piers Morgan
5. Write down as many chat show conventions as possible. (What do chat shows contain/how do we know they are chat shows)? Chat Shows Conventions
6. Green room Interview techniques Time/channel Hosts Special effects Guest Entertainment of the appeal Chat Shows conventions Duration/structure Audience Style Music/Audio Quirk Studio/layout Topics Props
7. Task 1 (a) Research task – You will begin your research by viewing at least 4 examples of the chat show form. (TIP- try to include a range of US/UK based shows and current/ past shows). Your viewing notes will need to identify and compare the similarities and differences in the codes and conventions used in each show.
8. Green Room Is there a room where the guests go to wait? Can we see the guests in this room? What are they doing?
9. Hosts Who is hosting the chat show? Gender? Are they celebrities as well as chat show hosts and if so what are they famous for? Films...etc)
10. Guests How many guests are there per show? Are the guests different to each other, how?
11. Entertainment of the appeal Is this chat show entertaining? Why? Examples. How does it appeal to its target audience?
12. Audience Live public audiences? Do the audiences take part in the chat show? Describe the demographics of the audience – age, gender, class, etc.
13. Music/audio Describe the music/audio during the chat show. Does the music vary for each guest? How and why? Is there a visible band?
15. Quirk or point of interest Is there something ‘quirky’ that is used during the chat show?/ Does the chat show have a unique aspect that other chat shows do not? For example: Jonathan Ross has 4 poofs and a piano – they wear a face of each guest on their t-shirt and they have an intro song for each guest.
16. Studio Layout Formal/Informal? What else can you see in the studio? For example sliding doors, big screens showing audience and guest what’s going on in the green room.
18. Style What is the style of the chat show? Comedy, quite rude, sexual innuendo etc.
19. Duration/Structure How long is the chat show? How is it structured? For example are there breaks, how long is each guest interviewed, is there a consistent ending for the chat show.
22. Task 1 (a) You can write your viewing notes using the comparison grid (Student Drive) but must be completed neatly and detailed. Or in the form of the Task 1a exemplar form also in the Student Drive. Keep a record of any websites, clips etc that you use for Task 1 (d)
23. Task 1 (b) Research techniques – develop your research into the four shows that you have chosen by finding, reading, highlighting and annotatingsecondary research – you will need to include at least two online articles and two print-based articles. From your findings establish 5 questions you would like to seek feedback from your audience on Task 1 (b) Vox pops doc on S Drive Conduct this primary research by filming ‘vox pops’ – Tuesday 18th May, period 1.
24. Loose Women’s Denise Welch shows courage with cocaine confessions Is there an ailment at least one Loose Woman hasn’t suffered and is willing to share with the public? Never, in the history of television, have so few women experienced so much in such a short time. Betrayal, addictions, disease, divorce, debt, toyboys and cosmetic surgery. That’s just for starters. The all-female panellists on ITV’s daytime show don’t just come with baggage, they’ve got crates of it stacked up in containers. Lorryloads of sorrow, heartache, misery – and smatterings of joy. Once labelled the “Tupperware party” of British television, it’s the show critics love to hate, which is strange because it defies the convention that modern television is ageist – several loose ladies admit they’ll never see 50 again. And, in the nicest possible way, it’s no beauty contest. It doesn’t need to be. Represents target audience
25. Deadlines Task 1 (a) and Task 1 (b) – except the filming of the voxpops, DUE TUESDAY 18THMAY 8.50AM. Filming of Vox pops Tuesday 18th May period 1
26. Potential Deadlines Task 1 (a) and Task 1 (b) – except the filming of the voxpops, DUE TUESDAY 18TH MAY 8.50AM. Vox pops – Tuesday 18th May period 1. (Whole class debate) Task 1 (c) – Wednesday 19th May period 3. Research file Task 1 (d) – Friday 21st May 3.00pm.
