Media Language: forms and conventions
Feb 7th, 2009 by admin
Media Language: forms and conventions
Media language should be investigated through a range of contemporary and non-contemporary texts. Generic conventions are: Quiz shows on television are set in a studio. Set design often includes a podium behind which the contestants stand (perhaps to help stop them shaking?). Light is often an important element of the mise-en-scene with lights dimmed or spotlights used to heighten dramatic tension. The host is sometimes a key element of the show; an aging star of television, someone whose ?A list days? are over, although it could perhaps be argued that Anne Robinson has become an A list celebrity since she began ?The Weakest Link?. Quite often the host is a TV star from a different genre of television i.e. comedy or even news. Comedians often make good hosts. The host must have presence and a ready patter if and when the contestants dry up or do something unexpected, this is where comedians have an advantage as they have a ready wit and a sense of familiarity. The presenter or host often holds cards as an aide-memoire but these are usually just for the opening of the show where the contestants are introduced and these cards contain relevant information about the contestant. Traditionally the host is male accompanied by a ?glamorous assistant?, although in some shows the ?assistant? is the brains ? Channel 4?s ?Countdown? with Carol Vorderman as an example. The contestants are chosen from the thousands who apply to join the show. They are often required to send in a photograph of themselves because the selection process begins straight away. They have to have a certain ?something? about them so they can communicate with the audience and help make the show successful. They can vary in age and background. Contestants are sometimes drawn from the studio audience as in ?Who wants to be a Millionaire?. So these contestants have to apply to be on the show, get selected to be in the initial group who then have to go through an elimination
round or two to select the final contestants for the quiz. The questions can vary depending on the target audience. They are usually set independently. Contestants usually know whether they are going to be general knowledge or specialist subjects and have time to prepare or swot up on the subject, as in ?Mastermind?. Questions often start easy, to put the contestants at their ease and then get progressively harder. They can be multiple choice or straight question and answer. Technology has now made it possible for contestants to have computer screens in front of them to key in their answers and for the viewing audience to see the responses and if they are clever enough, to know in advance whether the contestant has got it right.
The prizes can be prestigious such as sponsored cars/caravans and even boats. Sometimes it is a glass bowl, (Mastermind), a pen and pencil set (Crackerjack) or cash. Usually even the losers go away with something even if, as in the case of ?The Weakest Link?, it is only the experience of being able to blow off steam about fellow contestants on camera. Television Quiz Show gimmicks or catchphrases have become part of the institution and part of the national consciousness. Catchphrases such as ?You are the weakest link, goodbye?, ?Can I phone a friend?? and ?I?ve started so I?ll finish? quickly pass into public vernacular. Other gimmicks include, the support of school children, ?Are you Smarter than a Ten Year Old?? – ask the audience, or a variety of clues. Music is often used first as a catchy theme tune and then as mood music to increase tension or to signal different parts of the show.
- Competitve Speech Equals Critical Thinking
- Inspire Student to Innovate in the Big Idea Contest
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