Research into codes and conventions of reality TV

Reality TV

Codes

• Technical - examples would include shot reverse shot and 'fly on the wall' cinematography
• Character - there a certain character types that are present in reality TV such as rebellion/success
• Narrative - for example story of adversity 
• Cultural - language, slang, local brands and shops

L.I.A.R

• Media Language - Sound, editing, , misc en scene and shot types
• Institutions - how it is produced as well as how/where it was released 
• Audience - who the show could potentially appeal to, target audiences
• Representation - social groups, different people and areas

The Mighty Redcar, BBC2

Voice over as well as dialogue , tag line, branding, range of shots and angles, appropriate music, shows different characters and personalities.

Could be aimed at people from small towns, young as well as adults as they can relate to characters. Maybe tries to make people feel empathy for characters/town.

We can infer from cutaways shots and others that it is not a very rich town. However could show that there is a close knit community.

Voice over accent sounds like its from the area and the use of 'we' makes it seem like she is talking for the 3 main characters.

Im a Celebrity,TV

Don't need to tell us much about the series as it is already well known, the adverts act more to increase the hype for the new series. 

Well known theme tune would get people excited for the program.

Promotes an app for more audience interaction to make profits and get people to download the app. Trying to get the audience invested from the start.

Educating Yorkshire, channel 4

Use of talking heads, sound affects, dialogue, sound effects

Wide audience as many people in schools and young people. Even adults can relate as they reminisce from their childhood.

People behave as they would normally as they are just filming their normal lives not having to act in certain way. However some students and teachers can fit into certain stereotypes.

Where the general public is the star of the show
Great British Bake off , channel 4

The advert starts with an establishing shot of the well known bake off tent, this would get the audiences attention as they associate this with the show. The audience will already know lots about the program as it is widely known across Britain and is one of the most viewed TV shows every year. However the advert is a montage of what happens in the show. They use a range of camera angles and angles from multiple episodes along with dialogue and comments from the bakers and judges; "it was pretty awful". The use of a soundtrack lifts the mood and makes for a happy advert. A voice over also explains the premise of the show and advertises viewing time to remind the viewer when it can be viewed. The advert is appropriate for the target audience which would be mainly normal people who have a passion to bake. A secondary audience could be people that are fans of the celebrities that are sometimes on. This brings even more popularity to the show and will create a bigger buzz about the new series once the celebrities are released.