The idea is: there are two engaged couples. One is Middle Eastern and the other is a British couple. In the weeks before their weddings, they swap lives with eachother. The Middle Eastern couple live as the British couple, and the British couple move to the Middle Eastern couple's house. This will give both couples insights into the different cultures which exist in Britain, and will aim to show the audience that actually, younger Middle Eastern couples are not the same as they are currently stereotyped to be. It will also give the audience the oppurtunity to see that sometimes Middle Eastern people actually stereotype the British, too- it works both ways. Perhaps elder generations are, and we will show this by having inputs from the couple's parents. We want to show how as generations progress, stereotypes are changing. Young Middle Eastern couples are not the same as they have been portrayed to be in the media (TV/Film/News) in the past. They are very much the same as fully British citizens. The couples would already have an idea of what they want their weddings to be like, but then they would swap lives. They would assess whether or not they think that the other couple's relationship will "go the distance", and they would see all the different things that they have done to plan their wedding. This would give them the oppurtuntiy to re-assess theirs, but also see whether or not the other couple's wedding is as they expected.
Here is our show in terms of the key concepts:
AUDIENCE:
From BBC Three Website:
“BBC Three is a mixed genre channel for young
audiences.
We have three key priorities:
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The channel needs to be disciplined about
focusing on the young - its centre of gravity will be 16-34 year-olds: people
who are young in spirit and mind-set.
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BBC Three is ‘Never Afraid to Try new Stuff’
and that’s why we will continue to innovate with breakthrough comedy, stand-out
entertainment, brave documentary and intelligent factual formats. Our content
needs to have potential to innovate across platforms.
·
BBC Three should provide an environment for
the development of new ideas and talent and for existing talent to take risks,
becoming a genuine laboratory for BBC One and BBC Two.”
Due to our programme being aired on BBC Three it will most likely appeal to a similar age range, it will mainly be towards females as the programme is around weddings however men may also watch the programme because their girlfriend/partner is watching it or possibly if they feel empathy towards the men in the show. The audience will watch this show mainly for diversion and personal identification if they have been in a similar situation, such as having to plan their own wedding or have gone against the Middle Eastern stereotypes, some couples may also watch it for surveillance if they are planning on getting married and wish to know more or to understand more about how couples of an Eastern background actually are to how they are portrayed in the media.
INSTITUTION:
BBC 3 Institution:
Target audience aimed at 16-34 years olds. Very focused in comedy programmes. BBC three focus’s on what is affecting young
adults, giving world problems a view from a teenagers point of view. They also
show dramas and spin off series, and repeats from BBC 1 and 2. These all ensure that they make us laugh from them being a bit silly,
but all have a serious point hidden in them, which relates to the BBCs values,
informing and educating the audience.
BBC three is the channel in which the BBC is wanting to get teenagers a
loyal attachment to the BBC institution.
NARRATIVE:
The narrative of the show will follow a similar structure to most existing reality shows do, and will last for one hour. We found that "Stricly Soulmates" and "Don't Tell the Bride" both last for one hour, and this would be a good legnth. It would enable us to delve into the different cultures in enough depth to show differences and avert stereotypes, but to also follow the narrative of the couple's daily lives which will entertain the audience. The structure for our show may be as follows:
0-10 minutes: Introduction to both of the couples. They would both be assigned five minutes each to introduce themselves, and give a breif over view of what they have already planned for their wedding. They will be shown photographs of the other couple, and be seen discussing what they expect from the other couple and their choices.
10-45 minutes: We see both couples living in the other couples lives. They do what the other couples do in a daily basis, and are seen disgussing whether or not they think they will last. They discuss what they think might be at the other couple's wedding, and how it will be planned. They then get told some of the key elements, such as how the other couple plan to spend their stag and hen do's, and discuss whether or not they want to use some of their ideas in their own plans. It is very much a cameria following the couples, with a voice over, as we see them discussing the other culture and their wedding plans.
45-55 minutes: We see each of the couples go to eachother's wedding. This will show that the weddings aren't what we/they expected them to be like. For example, the British couple might expect the Middle Eastern bride to be wearing a Sahri, and for the day to be very traditionally Middle Eastern with bright colours etc. However, when the British couple arrive, they may see that this is not the case, and they will learn that they should not stereotype different cultures.
55-60 minutes: There is an interview with each of the couples, talking about thei experiences and what they have learnt. Have their perceptions of the opposite cultures changed?
GENRE:
After researching on the BBC Three website, we found that the genres of Dont Tell the Bride (which we are using as our inspiration for our show) are factual, and families and relationships reality. We will show this genre in our show by using the clear codes and conventions of
reality televsion. For example, the close up camera shots used during interviews in the particapants own homes will be used, as well as an introdction sequence at the start of the show to introduce the characters. Below is our research:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019t6tg
Link above- to BBC Two programme ‘
Strictly Soulmates’
provided for viewers to witness how young, single and religious people find love and their ideal partner.
4 episodes: Muslim, Judaism, Hinduism and Evangelical Christianity.
Link above- to BBC Two programme ‘
provided for viewers to witness how young, single and religious people find love and their ideal partner.
4 episodes: Muslim, Judaism, Hinduism and Evangelical Christianity.
The basic
genre behind all these shows are shown to be:
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Factual
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Family & relationships
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Reality
This proves the TV shows to be a realistic
portrayal of what they’re showing. For example; we have chosen to do reality, a
TV show of two real life couples to defeat any given stereotypes that exist
within our society about Middle-Eastern people. By doing this it means no
actors would be used with any risk of doing something based on a poor
representation of this minority. The Genre, although is reality does provide its audience with entertainment and a sense of drama. We could show this in our TV show with a distressed bride facing the expected stress of planning a wedding, instead of something that’s unrealistic and over exaggerated and accidently falling into a stereotype.
REPRESENTATION:
Representation of the Middle East
Middle Eastern people are represented as being adaptable,
and are able to make drastic changes to earn money. You can tell this by
watching the program Bradford, which has been one of the most popular cities in
England that Middle Eastern people move to, this is a place where they can find
work, They call it the city of dreams. The program illustrates how they are
able to learn new things, for example a women named sahida starting up a
business of bridal and make up salons.
THINGS WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT:
- Enigmatic Codes
- Detailed Storyboard
- Start to film and plan the filming
- Find actors
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