Title of the show:
‘The Beat’
A beat is a piece of terminology that is commonly used within the world of music. It is used to measure the pace in which a piece of music is being played and composed, setting how it being played.
I have used the name ‘The Beat’ for my show
as not only is it just two syllables and rolls off the tongue, but it also is
musically related, allowing people to assume that it has been chosen for a
specific reason. It also sounds good in different sentences. For example,
“Did you see Chris Brown on The Beat last
night?”
“Apparently, Drake is on The Beat next
week!”
“It’s straight home to do some work for me,
then I’ll probably watch The Beat and see who’s on that tonight!”
The logo I have chosen for the TV show that I am creating is bright and spunky, the colours definitely stand out against the white I am thinking of using the logo as the background as well, but with the paint actually splattering against the wall throughout the show.
SET LAYOUT
Personally,
I believe that if the set is too fixed, it can make the show look quite stiff
and forced. By ‘too fixed’ I mean the chairs are placed in exact positions and
therefore look slightly uncomfortable to sit on. Amazingly, this also has an
impact on the viewer, if the interviewer looks uncomfortable, this reflects
onto the viewer and how they feel. For my show, I think that blue sofa seats
would be adequate, as they are rather comfortable and therefore carries a
relaxed tone alongside it. Two chairs would work well, one for each presenter,
and then one longer chair opposite them for the guests to comfortably sit in.
CONTENT IDEAS
I have range of ideas that I would like to
use in terms of both opinion and trivia. These include:
Opinion
“Who wore it best?”
This is when the guests are shown two
pictures of two different singers wearing the same outfits and they must judge
in the space of five seconds who wore it best. For the viewer, both of these
pictures will be shown in a cutaway shot and therefore, only the guest’s voice
and opinion can be heard.
“Yah or nah?”
This is a feature in which the guests are
asked on three singers each, if they would date them or not. It is another quick
fire feature, therefore the appropriate answers are ‘yah’ or ‘nah’. Also, both
of those words are quite common in today’s social media, therefore it can
appeal to the audience, who are roughly aged between 14-20.
TRIVIA
“Who the hell tweeted that?”
A range of stupid tweets from the social
networking site of ‘Twitter’ are sent in and the guests have to decide who
tweeted it, from a range of three accounts. They say the word ‘BEAT’ if they
know the answer and whoever says it the quickest is allowed to answer.
Obviously, if the answer is correct, they get the point.
“Finish the lyric…”
Just for the fun of it, they are given a
range of different lyrics, but not only do they have get the lyric correct but
they also have to sing it back to the interviewer in a tune that is at least
similar to the actual song.
PRESENTERS
I
believe that it is all too easy to cast the wrong people in the job of
presenting. For example, if the presenters are awkward and stiff, the whole
programme becomes awkward and stiff. Therefore, I would like the presenters to
be as loose and genuine as humanely possible, but also without being faked.
They should have witty banter between themselves and also make sure that the
guests are equally as involved, because if the guest feels involved then the
audience is probably likely to feel involved as well. If one of the presenters
makes a joke, I would expect the other one to bounce off that joke and perhaps
keep it a running theme. Also, I find it very excitable to view magazine shows
in which the cast and crew can be heard laughing as well, as it makes the whole
show a lot more comfortable and chilled.SHOW SCHEDULE
Schedule
6:30 – ‘The Beat’ comes on the screen and
the VT clip is shown on what we have coming up on the show and this includes
many small clips of the music videos. This lasts for one minute. Then this
fades to two empty chairs.
6:31 – Both of the presenters run into the
chairs and quickly slam themselves into them, then introducing the show. The banter between them should be
rather witty, such as one presenter exclaiming that her chair was too hard and
she needed a pillow behind her, one of the crew then chucking a pillow. They
explain what’s happening in the show today in slightly more detail than the VT
clip.
6:32 – The first guest comes on. Before
this, the presenters introduce them and a VT clip is played of their ‘past work’.
This could be bloopers of them filming or little clips of them doing other
work, which should last around 20 seconds. When this is over, they cut back to
the interview and the guest walks out.
6:33 – Just like ‘Alan Carr Chatty Man’,
the guest would walk out to music and may even do a little dance before
greeting both of the interviewers and sitting in the chair opposite. The
interviewers suggest that they have a drink of some sort - Ribena, Coke, etc.
6:34 – 6:37 – The interview begins and its supposedly
a very comfortable tone. Nothing is awkward and everything is relaxed.
Questions such as ‘How was it filming in such a tight schedule?’ and ‘What do
you want to achieve this year?’ and ‘How did the fans react to the video when
it first came out?’
6:38 – Now, it’s ‘Awkward O’Clock’. This is
a feature that lasts one minute in which viewers tweet the show with questions
that could be slightly awkward. There is a countdown on the green screen so the
guests can see exactly how long they have left. The interviewers would make
this less of an awkward experience and more humorous. Questions such as ‘Who
are you dating right now?’ and ‘Are the rumours about so and so true?’ and ‘Which
singers would you hate to collab with?’
6:39 – The first music video is shown (one
minute and thirty seconds)
6:41 – ‘Who wore it best’. The first
opinion feature happens. Three outfit clashes are given and the guest states
who they prefer.
6:43 – ‘Who the hell tweeted that?’ The
first trivia feature happens. Again, three tweets are given out and the guest
has to guess who tweeted it. The tweets would be rather bizarre and strange.
6:45 – The first guest goes and the second
music video is shown. (one minute thirty seconds)
6:46 – The second guest appears however
they launch straight into the games, after the same introduction as the first
guest.
6:48 – “Yah or Nah?” They are given a
choice of five singers (depending on if the guest is male or female would then
determine which singers they choose) It’s a quick-fire feature which would last
no more than one minute.
6:49 – “And the Lyric is…” This is the feature when the guest is given three lyrics in words and they have to sing it back to the interviewer. Everytime they get the lyric right, they get a chocolate bar.
6:51 – ‘Made Up News’… In this feature, the
presenters put on fake glasses and they talk about spoof headlines that are a
play on the most topical headlines in the world of showbiz today. It is meant to be humorous and the crew should
be heard laughing in the background, encouraging the viewer to do the same.
6:53 – The last music video is shown (the
same length of time as the others.)
6:55 – Then its time for the viewer to be
involved. They are able to tweet in what rate out of ten they would give the
guests and depending on the average rate, they place a Velcro sticker
containing the guest’s head in a certain position on the ‘Beat-O-Metre’,
therefore able to compare it to the other guests.
6:58 – A VT clip is then shown on what is
on next week before it cuts back to the presenters who are now getting ready to
go, before they bid them goodbye and then stand up and the lights dim as they
begin to actually leave the building.
