Evaluation of Studio Production

Self Evaluation
I conducted a focus group of 9 questions for three members of my target
audience to fill out in order to review how well the production went overall.
This question shows that
my target audience
found my production
informative and engaging
which was what I aimed
my production to be. It is
also good that they
understood everything
that was said in the
production too.

This question shows me that my target audience liked the visuals in the
production and found that they were
relevant and aesthetically pleasing.
This means that Rhian and I did a
good job with choosing the visuals for
the production.

This question shows me that the body language was good overall; one person
gave a few slight improvements which is good because now I know for next time
to look at my guest more when conducting an interview. It is good that one

person thought that our body

language was good and
open, as well as being
engaging.

This question lets me see

that all of the people in the
focus group thought that the
production flowed nicely and
had a good structure to it.
This is helpful for knowing
how to construct interviews
in the future.

My target audience here

thinks that my production
flowed well and had good
aesthetics. One person
mentioned that my green
screen was glitch in places,
so that is something to
consider in future
productions. The other
comments were all positive
which means that I have
achieved my aims in this
area.

This shows me that my target

audience thought that my
production was a chat show and
news broadcast over any other
genre which is reassuring because
that is the style that Rhian and I was
aiming for when making the
production.

This shows me that the main

improvements that I need to
make to the production are to
look at the camera more
when talking to the audience,
and to make sure that the
lighting is better. These are
two small improvements so I
am happy with my production
as my target audience really
seemed to enjoy it.

Two of the people in this

question liked everything
about the production which is
really good feedback. One
person said that the
backgrounds were nice and
that the topics were helpful
for them. The topic being
helpful is one of the main
aspects of the show for the
target audience so it is good
to hear that our production
has been helpful for
someone.
This question has shown me
that production didnt
influence my target
audience to make a decision
about their future. This
wasnt the intention of the
production so it is good that
no one has been influenced.
The purpose was to provide
information for the target
audience and the reviews
have said that it has helped
them know more about their
options for the future. So I
think that overall my
production was a success
and I made it appropriate for my target audience.

Process
To start off the process of the live production we needed to know a lot about the
subjects that we would be interviewing people about, this meant that we had to
conduct thorough research in order to fill the role of news style/ chat show hosts.
We needed to provide a lot of information about the topic as well as of the
guests, so this meant that we had to write facts and figures into our script as well
as the content for the interviews. Since we were aiming for a feel similar to a
news broadcast, such as a BBC news broadcast, crossed with a chat show, like
the Ellen show, getting the right information and researching into the
demeanours of the hosts of these programs was really important. To tackle all of
this we made sure to do extensive research into the subjects that we were
talking about and produced a research booklet about the subject and the people
that we were interviewing, as well as adding factual inserts into the live
production so that the audience can have a visual understanding of what we are
talking about, as well as us backing up the footage with an analysis.

The rehearsals for the live production were

mostly between Rhian and myself as the hosts
which included practicing questions and figuring
out how we
were going to
say certain
lines. However
we did do a
dress rehearsal with our guests a week before
the live production in order to have a good run
through of the whole production, and so that our
guests would know what to expect when the cameras
started rolling. From the dress rehearsal we discovered
that we couldnt use more than three cameras, so we
had to change our work to remove the wide shot of the
entire studio which we were going to use to have our
guests shown walking onto the stage. We also learnt how
we were going to set the studio out, as we didnt have as much space in the
studio as we thought we did, we had to move our sofas almost back to the green
screen in order to get the close up and mid shots that we needed for our
production. The rehearsal overall went really well and it was clear to us that we
had chosen the right people for our guests as they were very talkative when they
were on the camera, and there werent many
improvements that we could give them for the final
production. It was also clear to see that we would have
to deviate from our original intention of being chat
show hosts and add more of a news reporter feel like
reporters from News Round as they have informal
elements to their interviews like we do.
The recording process for our final production had good points and bad points. It
started out really well with Rhian in the control room changing all of our shots to
our shot list which we had produced before the recording in our pre-production
booklets. She was able to cut between the shots effectively, which helped with
making the production more engaging, as well keeping the production smooth
like a BBC News broadcast. The issues mostly came when I switched places with
Rhian during our location interview insert. The issue was that I hadnt paid
enough attention when being shown how to use the control room, and I got
confused with which buttons I needed to press in order to change the cameras to
being the live camera. So I was using the wrong buttons, which meant that we
had to re-record the whole of the last section with Rhian, which didnt help with
our time keeping and gave us more to edit when we had our footage back.
Another issue that we faced with our recording is that one of the cameras filmed
footage that was a lot darker than the other two shots. Luckily when I edited the
production and changed the background to the green screen the darkness didnt
stay in the shot and it looked just as bright as the footage from the other two
cameras. Overall our recording process was successful because we got all of the
footage that we needed with minimal editing needed at the end of our
production, just the hiccup with the second half of the production and a line
missing at the beginning.

Time management for our production went well, we didnt go over our allotted
time in the studio which was 1 hour and 25 minutes. We were organised in the
studio because we had done all of our preproduction work and our rehearsals
helped us with knowing exactly what to do for the final production. So we were
ready to start filming within 15 minutes of being in the studio and we had
previously made sure that all of our guests would be there on time. So once we
had set everything up, which included covering the sofas, arranging the
cameras, getting changed into our clothing for the show, arranging the sofas on
the set, sorting out the lighting to illuminate the whole set, and showing our
guests where to wait before going on set; we were ready to start filming. Our
production lasted roughly half an hour before editing out the mistakes in our
footage, so we had finished in the studio ahead of schedule by about half an
hour. Along with our pre-production and on location shoot, both were completed
for the deadlines which we believe is impressive because our third group
member dropped out on us three weeks before the live production. So we had a
lot of extra work to do in order to rearrange all of the work that she was
supposed to do which we then had to do ourselves. Overall we managed our
time well by working hard and making sure that we were organised with all
elements of our production work.
For the team work side of our production process, myself and Rhian worked very
well as a team. At the beginning of our process we had three members of our
team, myself, Rhian, and Amy, and when we were working as a three our
teamwork was good but it wasnt as productive as it should have been. Then
Amy dropped out of college because she had issues with her health as a result of
the stress that college put her under. So this brought our team down to myself
and Rhian, and having Amy drop out gave us the motivation that we needed to
work a lot harder and keep on track with all of the work. As a result of our hard
work we had a lot of work completed for the deadlines set which a lot of other
groups didnt and they had 3 4 members each. We communicated very
efficiently as we have worked on projects together before and are good friends
so we made a good team that was reliable and worked efficiently in order to
complete the work for the deadlines. Since we are both organised people that
like to excessively plan, we knew everything that we needed to do for our
preproduction and everything that we needed to organise for our live production
and rehearsals. So our teamwork was as good as it could have been, but if Rhian
wasnt as hardworking as she is then we wouldnt have gotten as far as we did as
a pair.

Verbal Techniques
The use of language and phrase structure in our production was aimed at
students between the ages of 16 and 19 so the themes that we aimed to create
were that the language was informal, informative, and used words that people in
this age group of all intelligence is likely to understand. So we were aiming for a
news style broadcast like the BBC News, along with chat show elements for the
informal qualities such as the Graham Norton Show. This was important because
we needed our target audience to remain engaged in our production and be able
to understand all of what we were talking about because the show was designed
to help students out with deciding what they wanted to do when they left
college. This technique was used well in our production because we managed to

keep the language understandable by adapting our facts

and figures so that there were visual elements on the
screen as well as our analysis at the end of the factual
videos. We did this to ensure that the audience got all of
the information that they may need, and so that it nicely
set the scene for our next guest.
The breadth of vocabulary used in the production was
aimed to fit the target audience so there werent many
overly long scientific words in the production, but there
were long words that were relevant to the subject in the
questions and in the summaries of the factual videos. We
didnt use long words that werent necessary in the
production as we didnt want to run the risk of confusing
any of our viewers with words that are long and out of an
obvious context. This was important because if we had
used a really wide breadth of vocabulary then it was likely that people in our
target audience would have zoned out and not been as engaged in the
production as we wanted them to be. So it was very important to keep the
language informative but not too intellectual so that our target audience stayed
engaged and interested in our production.
The phasing that we used to structure our sentences was informative and
contained a lot of statements rather than vague ideas and questions. We made
sure that our facts and use of sentences were straight to the point and didnt
blabber on for ages in order to fill our time slot. This use of structure was
important for being informative for our audience and not being bias towards any
of the subjects that we were comparing on our show. This left the decisions about
the students future to the students and we just provided the facts and figures as
well as the experts on each of the subjects for them. I think that we did this well
and provided the information for them in a way that they could understand and a
way that wouldnt influence them to make a decision about their future.
The illustrative language used in the production was good because we
communicated well with our guests so that they understood the questions that
we were asking them. Since the guests were in the same age group as our target
audience it was a good idea to have the language used for the audience the
same as the language that we used for the guests. This helped with keeping the
audience engaged in the information that we were giving them because we
didnt change the way that we used our language, so we didnt patronise the
audience in any way. The vocabulary used in the questions was broad but not
overly broad so that the guests knew what we were trying to ask them which was
important for keeping the interview on track with the questions that we had
planned out, so there was less of a need for improvisation if they went off topic.
The consistency of our verbal techniques was very consistent. We kept the same
pace throughout the production as well as using similar vocabulary for all of the
guests. Even when Rhian and I switched roles in the control room we kept the
same consistency as we wrote the script together and kept the same format
throughout the script so that there was no variation and it kept all of its
informative elements. This was important because it is easy to go off topic if you
incorporate other forms of language such as colloquial or formal language when

the rest of the show has kept to one theme. The structuring of the questions also
held consistent language as we structured each of the interviews in the same
way with the use of similar language in order to keep to the point and ask the
best questions that we could in order to educate our target audience. So we had
a very consistent production in terms of our vocabulary usage.
The accents used in the production were Rhian and Is natural accents. We both
have south English accents which follow a similar style as the accents that you
would see on BBC or Sky News. Our accents are appropriate for our production
because we were following a similar style to that of news broadcasts while
incorporating some informal elements. However most English television features
accents like our own and we needed our voices to be clear and easy to
understand which a broad accent may have jeopardised. So it was important for
us to use our natural accents in order to host the show so that people from all
over the country and in our target audience would be able to understand
everything that we were saying and that we were talking clearly.
The tone of voice that we were aiming for in the production was direct and
informal. It is important that the tone of voice is direct because we were giving a
lot of facts to an easily distracted target audience, so being direct is a lot more
likely to keep their attention for a little while longer than trying to be too relaxed
and patronising. The informal tones were also important because it is more
appealing to a students ear to have someone talking in ways that arent too
formal or authoritative as teenagers dont like listening to people telling them
what to do. Our production used this tone of voice because we made sure that
we stuck to the facts and didnt get off of topic, as well as making sure that our
voices werent too high pitched and patronising while reading the important facts
and figures. As a result of this it made our production a lot easier to listen to for
our target audience and having the tone of voice talking to the audience on their
level (rather than talking down to them) was a good way to get the information
that we wanted across.
The pace of delivery of our production is very important because if we talk too
fast then the audience wont take in anything that we are saying to them, and if
we talk too slowly and clearly then we will lose the viewers interest. So it is
important to keep a brisk pace, but still pronounce each word fully so that the
audience has more of a chance of absorbing the information that we are giving
to them. There were points in the production where I made a mistake and then
sped up my talking in order to cover it up. It would have been better to maintain
my pace at a constant speed in order to not let the audience know that I had
messed up, as well as the audience having the possibility of not catching the fact
that I had messed up as I say it too quickly. Rhian maintained a constant pace
throughout her areas of the live show and when she messed up she just paused
for a second before correcting herself which I think made the production flow
better with the mistakes than my reaction to it. Overall the productions pace of
delivery was good and it flowed well and from the reviews that we were given
from our production, our target audience were able to follow everything that we
were saying.
The last aspect of the verbal techniques that is vital to our production being
successful is whether all of the techniques that we used were appropriate to our
target audience. I believe that they were because we based all of our

preproduction, aesthetics, question types, hosts, and costumes on our target

audience of students between the ages of 16 and 19. This meant that we went
into filming the production with our target audience in mind, and even though we
tried to act mature and professional on the camera, I believe that it was clear
who our target audience was. So we matched our tones, pace, and language to
suit our audience as we were talking to members of our target audience on the
stage. So this made it easier for us to keep with the desired verbal techniques for
our production. So all of the verbal elements combined together in order to give
us an engaging production (as was said by reviews in the focus group that I
conducted for my self-evaluation).

Visual Techniques
The dress and appearance that we used in our
production was smart because we wanted to
appear professional for our informative live
production. Since we were taking influence from
news broadcasts and chat shows we looked at how
hosts from these shows
looked. They all dressed
smartly for their shows,
for example BBC News reporters dressed like the image
on the right, and the chat show host from the Ellen show
dresses like the image on the left. So from this Rhian
and I decided to dress similar to these two examples. I
wore black trousers, a white blouse, and a black
cardigan, and Rhian wore a formal dress. So we followed the themes of our
production in our attire on the set as well as with our content and studio
backgrounds. Here are screenshots of what Rhian and I wore on set.

The body language that we used in the production was aimed to be engaging
with the people that we were interviewing and being open in order for them to
feel comfortable with the questions that we were asking them so that they could
answer the questions in a relaxed manner and convey the information easier.
The way that we tried to do this was by turning towards our guests as we were
talking to them. And since I had my legs crossed for the entire production so that
I was relaxed, I aimed to point my crossed legs in the direction of the guest that I
was interviewing. This is shown here, I turned my legs and made sure that I
looked only at my guest while the interview was taking place. This allowed the
interview to be more engaging to the guest and to the audience so that I

appeared to be just as interested in the topic as I

wanted my audience to be. Rhian used the same
techniques when she was interviewing her guest in the
studio, she also turned towards the guest and made
eye contact with her while
she was answering the
questions. This helped with
creating an engaging
interview style for our guests
as they found it easier to converse with us when we
were looking at them and being open with our body
language.
The physical gestures used in our production was important because we wanted
the guest to know that we were actively listening to them while they were talking
which meant that we had to use physical gestures such as nodding our heads to
things that they were saying. People from both chat shows and news broadcast
do this, such as ITV News and The Graham Norton Show. This shows the guest
that we are listening to them fully and are engaged in the responses that we are
giving to them. Most hosts from chat shows use hand gestures when they are
asking questions of the guests, but Rhian and I found it difficult to do this
because we were holding cue cards because the auto cue was broken for our
final production. Overall the use of our physical gestures helped the guests to
relax as you can see them relax more the further that they get into the interview;
there are other elements that help this such as the question structures and the
guests growing more comfortable in front of the cameras.
There wasnt much movement from Rhian and I in the final production because
we were sat down for the whole show. The camera also didnt allow much room
for movement as myself and my guest were too tall to be caught fully in the shot
when we stood up. This is not unusual for a news broadcast, so the lack of
movement didnt deter from one of the key styles for our show.
The facial expressions that we tried to show were open and relaxed in order to
make our guests feel the same way. The main way that we did this was to smile
at our guests when we were talking and listening to them, as well as maintaining
eye contact with them. The way that we tried to engage with our audience when
we were talking directly to the camera was to glance directly into the lens at
certain points in our lines. This was difficult to do all of the time because we had
to read from our cue cards and there were a lot of facts and figures to memorise,
so it was hard to be fluent on the screen because we didnt have a lot of time to
learn our production since our third group member left.

Structuring
The way that we formulated the questions in our production was really important
as it needed to fit the style of our production of news broadcast/chat show. This
meant that we had to ask questions that would give us the information that we
wanted to get in a way that the guest would want to answer it. Luckily for us
there werent any delicate topics that we were trying to get information on, so
the way that the questions flowed made it easy for our guests to respond. We
asked mostly open questions, but we provided facts that we already knew in the
questions so that it was a guideline for the response of the guest. It was
important that we provided facts in our questions because we needed to show
the guest and the audience that we had done research into the topics that we
were talking about and trying to find more out about. So we asked questions
such as Hello Ian, so you take an ICT B-tech diploma at the Henley College
which includes aspects such as website design, coding and animation. Is that
right? and So you knew the owner of the caf before you got the job, do you
think that this helped you to get the role, or did you have the correct
qualifications for the job to get it? these questions showed the guests that we
had researched them before the show and that helps with them relaxing as they
dont have to explain everything about themselves and the topic that they are
talking about. Overall the formulation of the questions was successful as it
matched the style of news broadcast/chat show which we were aiming for.
The scripting of interviewer input with consideration of the interview style is like I
mentioned in my question formulation. We made sure that the questions
followed the style of a news broadcast/chat show with the use of having
background knowledge about the guests and the topic before we created the
questions. Once we had done our research we were able to incorporate it into our
questions about the guests so that the guests knew that we had done some
background research on them in order to engage with them better when we were
on set. This is what hosts on chat shows and news broadcasts do in order to
provide extra information for the viewers at home, as well as making
conversation easier between the interviewer and the interviewee.
The structure of questions that we used for our interviews followed a lighthearted interview structure with a lot of closed and direct questions which kept
the interviewee on course with the questions that we wanted to ask them. It was
the best way to extract the information that we wanted because we gave them
knowledge about the subject as well as them talking about what they know
about the subject and giving their expert opinions. The structure that we
followed was that we had an introduction where we gave some background to
the topic that the interview was about, and then gave some information about
the guest that we were going to be interviewing. Then we would introduce the
guest and ask the ice breaker question which was our developmental question,
and we would ask a few closed questions to start with in order to build the guests
confidence. Then we would move onto our progressive questions which were
questions that were important but not climatic to the interview which provided
information on the subject matter and opinions of the interviewee. This led on to
the climatic questions where we would ask the most important questions which

the interviewee would, by this stage in the interview, feel a lot more comfortable
with answering as these questions were generally multi-stranded and required a
more in depth answer. To wind down the interview we would ask a few
generalised open ended questions and then finish off with a personal question
about the guest in order to keep the mood light-hearted throughout the
interview. This also included a summary of their opinion. We followed this
structure for all of our interviews to keep the show consistent and following the
styles that we wanted to follow.
I believe that Rhian and I did the best that we could with our question structure
and formulation. We got a lot of advice on our questions and structures as we
had our teacher look over them several times to ensure that they were adequate
for our production. So there is nothing about this section that I would improve if I
were to create a live show again.

Preparation
The way that we liaised with our clients was via text or face to face, this was an
effective way of communicating with them because it was direct and there
wasnt usually a lot of waiting around for responses. It also helped that all three
of our guests go to the same college as us so they are easy to track down if we
need to find them for a rehearsal or to give them question previews. A lot of the
conversations that we had with our clients werent recorded which is something
that I would do differently next time since it is more official to have records of Emails and text messages for reference if they suddenly change plans and drop
out of the show.
The way that we managed our talents was that we wrote a contract that each of
our guests signed. Each contract was the same so there was no bias towards any
of the guests. Here are the contracts that each guest filled out:

The contract states that the guest is happy with coming onto our show to talk
about their assigned subject that they have experience in. it agrees that we can
use footage of each of the guests in our production, that all of the information
that we will say about them on the show is true and not disfigured in any way,
this information will also be relevant to the subject that they are talking about,
and that any information that they give us is allowed to be used during the show
if we choose to include it in our production. We made sure that each guest got to
see the questions that they were asked in advance of recording so that they
could read through and think about their answers before the final production. We
made sure that we were organised and that the guests had their final questions a
week in advance of the final production. This was so that they could be prepared

if any of the questions had changed from the dress rehearsal a week prior to the
final production. The contracts solved any copyright issues that we may have
faced with the guests, so the guests were happy with everything that we decided
to put in our production.

Multi-camera Production Roles

As a camera operator in the location interview I had to manage two cameras in
order to get a variety of shots to edit together to fit in with the multi-camera
production specification. So I made sure that both cameras were recording at the
same time so that the audio footage was the same when I cut between both sets
of footage. I had to make sure that both cameras were at the right shots before
we started filming, this made one camera a mid-shot and one camera a close up
which I could pan to each speaker at important moments in their interview. I had
to make sure that one camera was closer to the host and the interviewee in
order to get better audio because the cameras that we had didnt have the
ability to have microphones attached to them as we originally planned. The
footage that we got was of a decent standard, so I believe that I performed the
role well and got all of the footage that we needed in order to edit together our
on location shoot.
For my vision mixing role for my live production I had to cut between cameras in
the mixing room in order to follow the shot list and get all of the footage that we
planned to get prior to filming our live production. This meant that I had to
closely listen to what was being said live in the studio and switch between the
shots when the list told me to. I had an issue with this role because I hadnt
properly paid attention when being shown how to use the controls. This meant
that I was using the wrong set of camera buttons when I was attempting to cut
between the shots. Once I had been corrected on which buttons to use we had to
re-film the whole of the third section of the production. This didnt make us go
over our allotted time however because we had been organised with all of the
other aspects of the final production process.
The directing role was shared between myself and Rhian. We both decided how
to set the studio up for the final production as we had learnt from the rehearsal
that the sofas had to be pushed really far back in order to get the shots where
we wanted them. We both spoke to the hosts and arranged where they were
going to wait before they went on set, and we worked in the control room and
directed people of where to sit or stand in order to see if certain shots worked or
not. We did this role effectively as the production went smoothly and there was
not director faults to the production.
The lighting used in our production didnt change throughout the production so it
was just a case of arranging the lights and making sure that our whole set was
illuminated before we started filming the production. We used the studio lighting
for our production so we had to make sure that they were all turned on and
working well and that they were pointing in the right direction. One of the barndoor lights was broken so I had to use some tape in order to attach it to the
rigging so that it stayed open and illuminated our set. Overall the role went
smoothly and there werent any issues with the lighting for the production.

Managing the floor wasnt a big role in our production because we had organised
what was going to happen before we started filming. Since there were only two
people in our group one of us was on stage and the other was in the control
room, so preparing for the live show before we got there meant that we didnt
need to have a floor manager telling people what to do while filming because we
had set everything that we needed to up and knew exactly what we were doing.
The generation of the graphics was a fun role. Rhian and I both contributed to
the graphics in the production, she created the opening sequence and one of the
guest inserts, and I created all of the other inserts and the credits. I think that
the graphics that we generated were of a professional standard and suited well
in our news broadcast/chat show style, so were relevant to what we were trying
to achieve. They were also made in minimal time so they were prepared a long
time before the live show, so our time management was good with generating
the graphics as well as the graphics themselves.
My role as the presenter was to introduce the show, have an interview with the
first guest, introduce the second and third interviews, then switch places with
Rhian in the control room, then finally go on stage with Rhian and close the show.
The role went relatively smoothly, I had a few issues with my script because my
beginning line for my interview was missing from my cue card so there was quite
a long pause before I started my interview (which I edited out in the editing
process). Apart from that, my verbal techniques were good and I didnt talk to
quickly which I usually have a problem with, and I also made sure that my body
language was open when I was talking to the guest and to the audience in order
to create relaxed atmosphere. So I think that my role as the presenter went quite
well, although would have been better if the auto cue was working so that I
didnt have to keep reading off of my script.

Own Work
The content of the production was three interviews which talked about
apprenticeships, universities, and teen employment. These were the three
options that our show gave to our target audience for what they should do once
they finish their college education. A lot of facts and figures were provided both
by the hosts and by the inserts that were specially created for the show. This was
so that it would inform the audience about their options of further education
without being bias and telling them to choose one path, but purely giving them
the information that they might need in order to make their own decision. So to
start off I opened the show and gave an outlook of what we going to be talked
about in the show. This meant that the audience at home knew what the show
was going to be about so they could decide whether to watch it or not. After
introducing the show there is an insert about apprenticeships and universities
which provides a lot of facts and figures about both of them after that I analyse
the findings of the video just to be sure that the audience understands what has
been shown to them. This is then followed by an interview with the first guest,
Ian, who talks about apprenticeships and why they are a good option to take
after college. This interview provides a lot of information as well as Ians own
opinions on apprenticeships, so the interview is very informative and fits in with
the format that we were trying to create. After the interview two inserts are

shown. The first insert is a video about Ian and some more facts about
apprenticeships. The second insert is of different universities because it sets it up
for the location interview which is about universities. Which Rhian is the
interviewer for and Julia is the interviewee. This interview talks about why
universities are good option, and how soon you should apply for them if you want
to go, as well as other issues such as money and whether you should save before
you go or get a job around the area that you are going to
study at. After this interview there is another insert which
gives information about good ways to improve yourself in
order to get a job. This insert finishes and then returns to
me in the studio where I go on
to talk about how Rhian is going
to do the final interview about
teen employment before a final insert is shown which
has facts and figures about employment rates for
teenagers between the ages of
16 and 24. After this it returns to
Rhian in the studio where she summarises the inserts facts
and figures before going on to interview our last guest
Isobel. This interview talks about how easy it was for her to
get a job as a teenager and what
advice she would give to people who
are unemployed and want to get into the workplace. Once
this interview is finished I come back onto the set to close
the show with Rhian. This concludes
our production and the show ends
with credits and theme music. So
there is a lot of content in the show, especially for a group
of two people and I think that we
managed to produce a good live
production with a lot of facts and
figures that strongly relates to our target audience.
The style of the production from the
beginning was supposed to have
elements from both a news style broadcast and a chat show.
We wanted to have themes from live
shows such as BBC News and the Ellen
Show. The way that we were aiming to
incorporate a news broadcast was to have a lot of facts
and figures and to set the studio up in a similar way and
have professional backgrounds like a news studio. Such as
this studio here from the BBC News room. We also wanted to dress like news
reporters because our topic was very informative so we thought that a formal
dress style would match this. The final aspect that we wanted to draw from the
news broadcast style was the informative inserts that some of the BBC News
interviews have before and during their important interviews. The clothing that
we wore in the production is shown in the visual techniques section of the
evaluation. The elements that we wanted to create in the style of a chat show
were the layout of the sofas in the studio, having a less plain background (but
still having the professional themes from the BBC News studio), and having a

relaxed atmosphere like they do in the Ellen Show. The layout of the sofas in the
Ellen Show allows the host and the guest to talk to each other in a more engaged
manner so that the conversation flows more easily. This follows with the informal
atmosphere that we were also trying to create but there is still space to have a
serious interview like we achieved in our production.
Here is how we laid our sofas out in the
studio. The backgrounds that we
wanted to have were professional, but
not too plain as we didnt think that it
would be aesthetically pleasing for our
target audience. So we made sure to
add colour and patterns to our designs, and these were the three
that we came up with that have elements of both styles in them.

We wanted to have a relaxed atmosphere in our show

because our program is aimed at teenagers and they wont
want to watch a hard hitting documentary about what they
should do once they leave college. So we wanted the
atmosphere calm and informal so that the guests could talk
easily and it would be easier for the audience at home to
watch the production and stay engaged.
The original intentions of the show was to make it more like a chat show than a
news broadcast, however it soon became clear that the content of our show was
too factual to be an informal chatty live show where everyone has a good time
and a laugh. The content was the most important part of the show, so we
couldnt get rid of the facts and figures or our show would have no backbone. So
our production ended up more like a news broadcast rather than a chat show,
but it still held some of the chat show elements which I have just described
above. So our original intentions werent completely lost in the making of our live
show.
Our target audience for our production is 16 19 year old students and our
production is very appropriate for them because of the content, the use of
language, the aesthetics, and the guests that we brought in to help us do the
show. The content of the show was based around the target audience, and since
Rhian and I are college students we thought it would be a good idea to make a
live production for people like ourselves as it would be more engaging for us as a
project. We talked about the biggest fear on all second years minds what
comes next. So we made an informative video to help people in our situation out
if they dont know what they are going to do when they finish college. So the
content is very appropriate for the target audience. The use of language is
informal but there is no colloquial language as we were trying to put on a
professional show that was to be taken seriously. The language used has a broad
vocabulary but there is no excessive use of long words that people in this age

bracket may not be used to hearing. We thought that it would be best if we didnt
go over the top with our vocabulary as it may make the target audience tune out
because they cant understand what we are saying, and after all our production
is aimed at all classes so all classes need to understand the content. The
aesthetics of the production were designed to appeal to people of the target
audience as they appealed to Rhian and I, and we are our own target audience.
The colours are bright but calming so they are easy to look at and not over the
top, the inserts are made to be professional and cartoon like so that they are also
easier for our audience to engage with. So we designed the aesthetics for our
production in a way that we knew our audience would like because we liked it
too. Finally the guests that we brought in to the show are appropriate to the
target audience because they are part of our target audience and we thought
that it would be better for students to get information from other students in a
way that they would be able to understand and listen to. It is a lot better than
having a middle aged man stand in front of a class for 20 minutes and lectures
you about everything that we covered in the show. The whole show was created
to be perfect for our target audience and I think that we achieved that with our
finished result.
Technical qualities that were used in our production were the vision mixing,
green screen, and editing process. As I have already walked you through, the
vision mixing process was successful once ii had figured out which buttons to
press in order to change the cameras. This was the only technical quality that I
had big issues with but I was able to make up for it once I knew what I was doing
and I followed the shooting script and collected all of the footage that we
needed. The green screen wasnt much of an issue because we had previously
tested our backgrounds to see if they worked with the green screen or not, and
they did. So when it came to editing the backgrounds onto the green screen after
the production there were only one or two little issues, such as Ians hair getting
trimmed and there being a bit of a glitch on the coffee table because of the
reflective covers on the books. Overall the technical qualities of the production
went well and the only improvements that I would make would be to play around
with backgrounds and the green screen a bit more just to get it completely
smooth and professional looking so that it is of the highest standard that it can
be.