2. The production task…
• I know how you hate the idea of this because it
involves drawing, but you can’t escape it because
there is a production task each year.
• Remember, if you were to divide up the overall
time allocated into four, to match the number of
questions, then you’re talking 22.5 minutes per
question, but realistically, you’ll need time to
read the paper and think about your responses,
so that’s 20 minutes per question – and each
minute has to count.
3. At a guess…
• A) A Website
• B) Storyboard the opening and credits – in
TEN pictures
• C) Design a set. This has never come up
before, but it is possible and, if nothing else,
will force you to focus your ideas on the pitch
for your own game show.
4. Representation: Production work
Production: Website
You want to launch your show on applausestore.com and lostintv.com
• Design the webpage that will hook in the right contestants and/ or the right studio
audience
• Look at websites from other shows and STEAL ideas
• You will be asked to consider how the website appeals to audiences/reaches out
to them
• What will your website offer?
• Think of social network links and how they can be used
• Think how you can use the website or the social network links to allow the
audience to interact – so they can join in – remember, this allows the audience to
develop a sense of ownership – or at least build a close relationship between
consumer and producer - so they will be more likely to watch the show
• It MUST be annotated to show your knowledge – label the features, say what they
do. If you don’t have time in the actual exam to use colour, then talk about your
colour scheme (and why you’ve chosen it) in your annotation
• Refer to existing websites to show you’ve done some research into conventions
• Indicate the show’s Unique Selling Point
• Indicate the host – he/she may be the USP!
5. • Storyboard (in TEN frames) the title sequence of your
gameshow.
• You must try to get across the idea that it can be fun but
tense.
• Refer to title sequences from other shows to indicate you’ve
researched the topic
• Annotate it – you must remember edits, timings and shot
distances and (where necessary) angles.
• Think of the use of colour and lighting and the connotations
they can have and how they can create tension
• Think about who you want to show – the host, for example
• Can your storyboards reflect the Unique Selling Point of the
show?
• Can they reflect the excitement for the audience?
• Don’t forget a title and maybe a tag
Representation: Production work
6. Openings to TV Game Shows, including the opening titles.
What are the common conventions used in all all of these opening sequences?
What conventions are generally used in the opening titles?
In each case:
• What are you shown / introduced to?
• What has not been introduced so far?
• From this part of the show alone, what do you understand the show to
contain?
• What media language have the producers used to try to hook the audience?
Representation: Production work
7. • Design a set for your game show. Indicate the
shape and use of space/positioning of
audience/host/contestants/lighting/use of
colour
• How the requirements of the set may change
as contestants progress
Representation: Production work
