2. Our Show
• A magazine show built around the niche
topic: Memes. The show belongs to the
comedy and entertainment genre.
3. Top Gear 2002
• Top Gear in 2002 was a show
presented on the BBC by
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard
Hammond and James May.
The show was centred around
reviewing different motor
vehicles.
4. Styles
• The style was quite powerful to suit the
strength of different motor vehicles in the
show. However, depending on the type of
vehicles tested, the style could be changed.
For example, when showing the speed of a
vehicle, the VT could be quite sleek whereas
if it were to show the endurance of a vehicle,
it would be quite rugged.
• The presenters were often dressed up in
smart casual apparel. The couches were
also made of leather and the set was
situated in a sort of warehouse meaning
there was a lot of metal poles in different
places, giving the set an aesthetic of a motor
vehicle.
5. Comedy
• Presenters: comedic value was brought through the banter of the three presenters
(Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond), often belittling each other or
they choices for example, their choice of motor vehicles in different VTs.
• Guests: Guests were celebrities invited on each show to talk about cars and take
part in a VT where they race a car around Top Gear’s track. They were put on a
scoreboard for the fastest laps. Comedy was brought through watching the
celebrities navigate their vehicles around the track as some often did not have a lot
of experience.
• The Stig: The Stig is the name of a character created on Top Gear. He was dressed
in a white go-carting suit and a white helmet. The character never talked and his true
identity was never revealed. Comedy was brought if there was ever an instance the
character was wearing something different or the presenters would give him
dialogue or comment on different actions that they would take.
6. Entertainment
• Motor vehicles: the range of different motor vehicles that
appeared on the show as extensive. In the studio they were
put on podiums while the presenters would talk about them.
In VT they would often be test-driven by the presenters or to
go through different obstacles to show their power.
• Stunts: In the VTs there would be huge stunts. For example,
in one show they decided to re-create a barrel roll from the
James Bond franchise.
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• Journeys: Sometimes the presenters would go on different
journeys around the world which was released in segments,
one segment per show. On these journeys they were given
challenges which creates entertainment because of whether
they would be able to complete these challenges or not.
7. Audience
Engagement
• Our show does not have a live
studio audience but there is a
degree of audience engagement
which will be introduced in our VTs.
• Top Gear is filmed in front of a live
studio audience. In most magazine
shows, the audience is often
behind the camera and will only be
focused on if they are interacted
with or to show reactions. However,
in Top Gear, the audience are
always visible, being situated
around wherever the presenters
are in the studio; if they are on the
centre panel or in a part of the set
where a motor vehicle is situated.
8. What Roles a Floor Manager
would have on Top Gear
• All the audience should be situated safely:
should not be in the way of presenters and not
in harms way of motor vehicles on display etc.
• Presenters should have any props that they
need for example, pen needed to write celebrity
lap times in the ‘Star in a reasonably priced car’
segment.
• Make sure presenters and special guests are
equipped with all the tech needed, for example
microphones.
• Direct the presenters as to when the VT will run.
• Make sure the special guests are happy.
