December PPE preparation: TV Game Shows

Your PPE Media Studies exam is on Thursday 8 December at 1.20pm.

The preliminary material that gives you the brief you need to follow in the exam is available here. You will also be given a printed copy in class.

You MUST complete the following research and planning tasks before the exam on Thursday 8 December.



Research 

Pointless

1) Watch this whole episode of Pointless:



2) Read this Pointless Wikipedia entry and make notes on why the show is so popular.

3) List the key conventions of Game Shows that you find in Pointless.

4) What do the contestants have to do and why might this appeal to an audience?

5) How important is the host to making the show successful?


The Cube

1) Watch this whole episoder of The Cube:




2) Read this Wikipedia entry for The Cube and make notes on why the show is so popular.

3) List the key conventions of Game Shows that you find in The Cube.

4) What do the contestants have to do and why might this appeal to an audience?


5) How important is the host to making the show successful?

Planning

1) Brainstorm ideas for a new TV Game Show. Plan out the following:

1. Title
2. Slogan or tagline - how will you sell the show to an audience?
3. Host or hosts
4. The studio/location in which the show is filmed (and what is looks like)
5. The games/activities contestants play
6. The prize(s)
7. Potential TV channels and timings to broadcast your show
8. Your show's USP - unique selling point
9. Your show's target audience (demographics and similar shows they might watch)
10. Why your show will appeal to that audience 

2) Storyboard the opening sequence (around 1min) for your new TV Game Show. Use this AQA storyboard sheet if you don't pick up a paper copy in class.

3) Come up with a variety of ways to promote your new Game Show to your target audience. Plan out the following:

• How audiences can play along at home
• Official website or app that allows audiences to interact with the game
• Ideas to features your show on social media
• Any other creative or unusual ways to promote your show to the audience

4) Write a three-paragraph answer for why your show will be successful in the incredibly competitive marketplace of modern television.

All tasks MUST be completed before Thursday 8 December