Comparing school sitcoms
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Section B: SitcomsLO: TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE AUDIENCE PLEASURES OFFERED BY TWO DIFFERENT SITCOMS (AND PREPARE FOR A TIMED ASSESSMENT ON THURSDAY)
Clips from Big School and Bad Education
Big School Trailers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-UskB4uDRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5esP7Tk0so&list=PL5A4nPQbUF8CugCpKI1upHQwUSwn6IVec&index=1
Bad Education Trailers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjdljz3-SeM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMuXAPEadec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqVFg8l7fBE (best bits)
‘Big School’ background
Link to interviews with the cast:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3YzCXFVyc6H5D9w0p86k35/interviews
Target Audience
Explain in detail the target audience for each sitcom. You should include each of the following:
Social Factors- age, gender, ethnicity, socio-demographic grouping
Media Interests- what other types of media would they use and why
Thinking Point: Why is it important for a producer to know in detail who their
target audience are?
Institutional knowledge Discuss why the programs are scheduled on the channels
which they are aired on (include viewing figures in your notes
Remember to include these key terms:
•Watershed
•Inheritance• •Stripping
•Channel ethos
•PSB
•Scheduling
•Niche
•Mass
•Stereotypes
•Representation
Audience Appeal
Using the audience theory which we have covered explain the different pleasures which these two sitcoms offer their audiences. You need to refer to specific examples in your answers
Remember to include:
The Uses and Gratifications Theory Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Dyer’s Utopian Solutions Theory
Assessed Essay (50mins)
Discuss how two sitcoms which you have studied appeal to their target audience, and why they are scheduled when they are.
(30 marks)
Assessment Criteria:
Understanding of how each text fits the institution which it is scheduled on
Understanding of the channels’ brand identities and ethos
Understanding of regulations (watershed)
Understanding of the audience (mass/niche) and viewing figures
Understanding of audience theory
Understanding of scheduling (Inc. programs before and after) and how this appeals to the audience
Precise and accurate use of media terminology