Initial Idea 2

This idea was inspired by the opening of 'Saved by the Bell', the same technique used, only in a more modern way and use of other objects. In 'Saved by the Bell' objects move around the screen according to what was popular at the time it was made, also when the characters are introduced there is footage of them from past episodes also shown to display their personality. 'Saved by the Bell' was aimed at teenagers, so I would be aiming mine at a younger audience and therefore would use younger characters. Also, I would set mine in a modern time and so would have objects that would be more specific to my target audience, i.e. mobile phones, computers, etc. I would also use more than just drawings of objects, I could also take pictures of the objects or use the actual objects for a better effect. I like this idea as it would be a clever way of doing a title sequence and I really believe that it would appeal to my target audience.

Questionnaire Evaluation

I asked 8 males and 12 females all between the ages of 7 - 12 years old and overall I found that most of the participants liked Children's TV dramas to have a normal surrounding in them, for example School or home being most common.
They also circled most of the stereotypes I had listed in my questionnaire to be in my real product, meaning they obviously expect a variety of characters in a Children's TV drama.
The results also showed that the majority of people asked preferred a Children's TV Drama to have real people in it and also both real people and animation - so I should include this into my title sequence.
Music was the most important aspect of a Children's title sequence according to my results, but animation and clips from other episodes were also a common result and so I could use both or either of these techniques for my title sequence.
Most popular genre type was Comedy - so to make a popular program that my target audience would be most appealed to, a comedy program would be my best option.

I will take everything I have learnt from the questionnaires and make sure I apply the information I have gathered into my Children's TV drama sequence.

Initial Idea 1

To set the title sequence in a school, using both animation and real life imaging that I would create a comic book sequence effect where the title sequence would show a typical day in a school - for example kids coming out of their classrooms - the comic book effect would be used to make the imaging different colours and then added animation in cartoon effect would be added, for example speech or thought bubbles. Sound effects used would also be typical of a school, children's laughter, school alarm bell, etc. I can then use other random imagings and annotate over them also. I probably won't use this idea as I don't think it will keep the audience interested and I don't think I will be able to come up with more creative ideas that will appeal to my audience.

Research Questionnaire's for Children's TV Drama's

I created a questionnaire so that I could find out more about what should be put into my Children's TV Drama opening so that I can appeal to my target audience. This is the questionnaire I created and am going to print out 20 copies to give to children around the ages of about 6 years old to 12 years old.

Questionnaire on Children’s TV Drama
1) How old are you?
____________________________

2) Gender? (Please Circle)
Male Female

3) Do you watch or have watched any of these Children’s TV Dramas? (Please Circle)
Goosebumps Even Stevens Tracy Beaker

The Sarah Jane Adventures Hannah Montana ChuckleVision

Hotel Trubble Other

4) What is your favourite television program?
_______________________________________

5) What is your favourite type of show? (Please Circle)

Comedy Animated Fantasy Horror Real Life

Sci-fi Action Other (please name) _____________

6) In an opening of a television program, what do you enjoy the most? (Please circle)

Animation Music Past Clips from other episodes Images
Other (please name) ____________

7) What type of storyline do you like in a television program?
___________________________________________________

8) What do you not like to see in a Children’s TV Drama?
___________________________________________________

9) What settings do you prefer in a Children’s TV Drama? (for example School, Home.)
___________________________________________________

10) What character types do you expect in a Children’s TV Drama? (Please Circle)

Geek Bully Class Clown Talking Animal Shy Bossy

Good-looking Boy or Girl Sporty Person Moody

Other (please name) ________________

11) What time do you normally watch TV?
_______________________________________

12) How long for? (please circle)

0-1 hours 1-2 hours 2-3 hours 3-4 hours 4-5 hours 5+ hours

13) Do you prefer characters in a TV drama to be what age? (Please Circle)

Younger Same age as you Older

14) Do you prefer television programs that are animated, with real people in or a bit of both? (Please Circle)

Animated Real People Both

First Lesson

In lesson we watched a documentary on 'Film Noir'. This was to learn the codes and conventions of a film noir film and then relate these to our own chosen projects.

Typical codes and conventions of a film noir.
Guns
Shadows
Suspense
Villain
Women have dominance, are also seductive.
Narration

In a Children's TV drama, I don't believe that I could use any of these specific codes and conventions. Although the use of female dominance could be used, a female character could be head of a classroom or gang.