This document discusses conventions of sitcom locations and compares two sitcoms through their logos. Most sitcoms take place in simple, identifiable locations like homes, workplaces, schools or cafes that help set the tone. For example, the hospital setting of Scrubs centers the plot around medical situations. It also asks the reader to analyze the logos of Friends and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps to understand what they convey about each show's content and proposes designing a logo for a new school-based sitcom.

1. Sitcoms Conventions of a Sitcom

2. Locations Sitcoms have identifiable, simple locations: A pub A living room A café A workplace The location usually sets the tone of the sitcom. For example, Scrubs is set in a hospital therefore the plot revolves around medical incidents. Name sitcoms that have locations in

3. A house or apartment A school An office In fact, you should notice that most sitcoms contain similar location formats. Draw a spider diagram that shows how various sitcoms share locations.

4. Comparing and Friends Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Analyse the logos for each sitcom in terms of media language What can we tell about the content of the sitcom from their logo?

5. Design task Now that Teachers has ended, there is a gap in the market for a new school based sitcom. Considering your target audience, and having a basic idea of what this sitcom could be like, think of a good name for the show and come up with a basic design concept for its logo .