Programme Outline:
Eastenders is a British television soap opera that is aired, during the week, on BBC One.
This programme starts at 8:00pm on Monday's and Friday's and 7:30pm on Tuesday's and Thursday's. It lasts for 30 minutes but on some occasions, the show lasts for 1 hour.
This soap opera's storylines show the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the London Borough of Walford in the East End of London.
Eastenders is aimed at young people ages 15 years old to an older audience of 65 years old. In comparison to Hollyoaks, is mainly a soap for teenagers as most of the actors/actress' are younger.
In the first part of the scene, we see a Long Shot of a character in the kitchen making tea.
As he moves along, we see a Long Shot of two characters. A Long Shot enables the viewers to have a brief idea of what is going on in the scene. As the camera moves along, we then start seeing Medium Shots of both of the characters in the kitchen. A few Two Shots are used when the characters are having a conversation.
As I move on to another scene, Over The Shoulder Shots are used when two other people are having a conversation.
When they are talking, the camera pans from left to right, making sure the camera is in different positions. This is so that the viewers don't get bored by just looking at one camera shot.
Another scene that I analysed was when there were a few characters in the Cafe. A Wide Shot is used to give the viewers an idea of what is actually going on in the Cafe. We see different story lines happening in the same area.
Two people in the cafe are shown having a conversation about someone else who is in the Cafe. Two Shots and Over The Shoulder Shots are used during their conversation. However, when, the character that they are talking about, walks by, a Wide Shot is used and this lets the viewers know exactly what is going on in the scene.
A Wide Shot is used when another character walks into the Cafe and looks at another character who is sitting down. As she continues to look at the other character, the camera zooms a bit so that you can see the characters' facial expression. This creates tension to the viewers as they may want to know what is going on between these two characters.
Overall Description & Analysis
Overall, the camera is often slow paced as it is a Soap Opera and fast camera shots don't need to be used. Eastenders is a Soap Opera and Bad Education is a Sitcom, however, they are similar as they're shown on BBC channels and they are both TV Drama's.
However, Eastenders is still a bit different to Bad Education as the setting of the scenes in Eastenders take place in Albert Square, whereas the setting of Bad Education is mostly set in a School. Also, Eastenders comes on 4 times a week, making it a serial drama, whereas, Bad Education is a TV series which only come on sometimes.
Eastenders mostly use Two Shots, Over The Shoulder Shots and Medium Shots as there are always conversations going on between a few people.
GAME SHOW- THE CUBE (The Cube S06E03)
Programme Outline:
The Cube is a game show which enables contestants to win a top prize of £250,000 by completing challenges from within a cube in front of a live studio audience. This game show first aired on the 22nd of August 2009 on ITV and is hosted by Phillip Schofield.
Colin McFarlane provides the voice of The Cube, and explains the rules of the games.
This programme lasts for 60 minutes and comes on at different times. The Cube is aimed at ages 18 to 65 years old. This is because its a family game show that everyone can watch and any one can take part in this show as long as you're willing to do so.
At the beginning of the show, we see a short clip showing the logo saying 'The Cube'. A Wide Shot is then used to show the audience, the presenter and the surroundings of the studio. Another Wide Shot and a Tracking Shot is used to show the presenter of the show. A Medium Close-Up Shot is then used to show a closer camera shot of the presenter.
The presenter then introduces the first contestant to the audience. A Long Shot is used as the contestant walks onto the studio. Two Shots are then used as the presenter is talking to the contestant. A Medium Shot is used when the contestant introduces his supporters to the audience.
As the contestant enters The Cube to start their first game, we see a Bird's Eye View Shot of the camera looking down as the contestant is inside the Cube. This is so that the viewers can have an idea of how it is like inside The Cube and to see how big the Cube really is.
The camera continues to move into different shots such as; Close-Ups, Two Shots, Wide Shots, Tracking Shots and Close-Ups. This is so that the viewers can see the contestant, the contestants' supporters, the surroundings of The Cube, and the audience. It also makes it more interesting to watch when there are different camera shots. When the contestant is playing the game, Close-Up Shots are used to see what the contestant is doing. Fast camera Panning Shots are used and also Fast Zoomed in Shots are used to create tension for the viewers watching the show.
Overall Description & Analysis
Overall, there are a variety of slow and fast camera shots used in this show. This is to create tension when the viewers are watching it. However, the camera movements are a lot more quicker in this show than Eastenders and Bad Education, as this is a Game Show and Eastenders is a Soap Opera and Bad Education is a Sitcom.
Also, as this is a Game Show, the colours used are Red, Silver and Black. This is to give the show its own unique style and identity so that it catches the viewers attention and so that they know which show they are watching.
SIT-COM- BAD EDUCATION (Bad Education: Series 2: Funeral)
Programme Outline:
Bad Education is a British sitcom produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Three. It stars Jack Whitehall as young teacher called 'Alfie Wickers' at the fictional Abbey Grove School, in Watford Hertfordshire. Bad Education lasts for 30 minutes and is aimed at a young target audience of teenagers to the age of 25 years old. The reason why this show is aimed at this target audience is because the show is set in a school and that can appeal to teenagers as they are familiar with the type of environment.
The second series of Bad Education became a success when it made its debut on TV, the other day, with a reported audience of 832,000 in overnight statistics.
The beginning of the show starts showing a Close-Up Shot of a mobile phone ringing. A Wide Shot is then used to show a part of a room, where the phone is, with no-one sitting at the desk. A lady then pops up from next to the desk and a few Zoomed in Shots and Medium Shots are used, showing the lady answering the phone. We then see a Medium Shot of a few people in the classroom who are on the other line of the phone. The camera moves back and forth to the lady on the phone, then to the people in the classroom.
The lady realises that someone is playing a prank on her, so we see a Wide Shot of the lady walking into another room to find out who is playing a prank on her. As she walks into the classroom that she thinks the other people are in, we see a High Angle Shot of something falling onto her head, then we see a Medium Close-Up showing her facial expression.
A Close-Up Shot is then used to show her feet as she is about to trip over a string piece of rope. We then see a variety camera shots of objects that are linked up to this prank attack that she gets.
After that, we then see a short clip showing the logo saying 'Bad Education'. We then see a Close-Up of a teacher talking in a staff room. A Wide Shot is then used to show the rest of the staff members listening to the man talking. A Medium Long Shot is used when another staff member responds back to what the other staff member said.
Overall Description & Analysis
Overall, as this programme is more of a comedy show, the shooting style is a bit more fast paced compared to the other shows analysed. This is because in the show, the camera tends to move to another camera shot quicker. Near the beginning part of the show, the word 'chicken' is said and the camera zooms in about 3 times when it is said. This is to create a bit of humour to the show and this is what makes it a bit different to the other shows that I have analysed. However, the TV Scheduling is similar to Eastenders as they only come on for 30 minutes and are both shown on a BBC channel.
Strengths & Weaknesses Of Shooting Multi- Camera Compared To Single Camera Shooting Techniques
The Strengths of shooting Multi- Camera is that you can use more than one camera to shoot certain scenes, which makes it easier to shoot scenes quickly. However, the Weaknesses of shooting Multi- Camera is that when it comes to editing, as there's other camera's that you use to film scenes, it will be longer to edit and the sound may not be synced properly which means that you will have to make sure that the editing is done properly.
However, when you are shooting with a Single Camera, it is a lot easier as you are only using one camera, therefore you won't have to edit a lot of different things and the syncing won't be out of time. Also, when you are using one camera, you have a lot more time to do what you want to do, as you don't need to focus on sorting out the other camera's around you. You can just focus on this one camera. You also won't have to have a big team when using a single camera as you can just use the one camera yourself which saves you a lot more time.
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