meet the characters..

these are the four characters featured in the show.

Far left is katie, who was the puppeteer of tiger.

left middle is Danielle who was the puppeteer for lily

Middle right is Grace, who played Aunty Mable

On the right is Hannah, who plays Kate the main character and presenter of the show.

All four girls above also sang the theme song.

meet the puppets..

here are my two puppets to be featured in tigerlily. It is of course quite self explanatory, the puppet in the right, the lamb is named lily and is the well behaved puppet in the show, who worships the main human character kate.

On the right is tiger, the badly behaved puppet. The tiger is a good animal to used because they are not the sort of animal to be usually associated with vulnerability and shyness.

facial expressions..

Keith Harris, who is pictured above, in both photos, was famous a few years ago for his shows with his sidekick puppet, Orville. Not only was he a puppeteer, he was aslo a ventriloquest.

The top picture, it is him and Orville. Orville was the good and innocent puppet, and his face shows this. He has a fixed smile, and it is obvious that he is supposed to be the good character.

However, the character on the right, cuddles, is the mischievous and naughty character, and you can tell this by the smirk on his face.

Although they are only animal puppets, it is amazing how you can still portray strong facial expressions.

the freedom of speech..

puppets that are used in more adult programmes are often used to channel forbidden and often controversial things, or things that the puppeteer is too afraid to say because of peoples reactions.
In South Park, the character of Mr Harrison, uses his puppet, Mr hat to voice his sexuality, as well as his opinions of people.Even after people accepted that he way gay, he still used mr hat to convey his homosexual emotions. Mr. Garrison often blames Mr. Hat for something unethical such as being a racist and appearing with the KKK protesters.
Often, if a person is scared of someones reaction about something they want to say, theyw ill voice it through their puppet, and act shocked as if they disagree with the statement.

the origin of puppets...

puppets
free speech
ownership
control
human/puppet double
bodger/badger
keith/orville
mr garison/mr hat

ancillary task dvd..

i went on httpwww.play.com and i went onto the childrens section and found animated childrens dvds. The succesful aspects of both dvds are that fact that both contain the recognisable characters that are featured in the show, so that it looks like it is part of the show. Also, both have the same writing and logo as the show and the mise en scene for both works reallyw ell as there are bright volours, and big bright pictures.

Also, the peppa pig one shows other dvds for sale, using the front cover for advertisment.

Eugiene Riecansky

Eugiene Riecansky

A designer, animator and director who has won many awards, and has worked for many famous people such as Muse, Madonna, and has designed Jim Carrey's website.
He came into our school and gave a talk on his job, how he got to where he is today, as well as the different stages of making a music video, as that is what he is most famous for.
He talked about pitches and treatments, and the different components of that.

I did find his talk very interesting, it was just a shame that it wasnt relevant to my project, as im not doing anything to do with music, however, it can help me in my titles and the music that will go over it, as one thing that i took form his talk is that you can adapt the film to match with the mood conveyed in the lyrics. As the lyrics in my theme song are simple and bright, i can match the video behind it with it, and my plan for my montage does actually match this, as it contains lively images. Also, a major point of his talk was that i need to have a clear point from the beginning and know what im trying to convey, and even though different parts of it pay change during the film process, ive had a strong idea for quite a while.

evaluation planning..

as well as a written evaluation, i want to put my input in interactively. i am thinking of doing a mock style interview, which will involve me contacting a local television station, such as BBC's look east, or Itv's Anglia News. I will go on there and maybe ask one of the journalists who work there to interview me using questions that i will supply, so that i can say which things went well, and which things didnt. Also, i will play the programme but with no sound, so that i can talk over it and talk about the programme bit by bit. This will allow to me evaluate the whole thing, and talk about which bits worked well in my opinion, and which bits were hard to direct etc.
Also, as part of the exam is evaluation, by doing various evaluations, when it comes to exam, i will know what to write, so as well as making my practical task better, it will aslo prepare me for the exam.

deadlined detailed action plan...

deadlines:
main task (childrens programme) in for friday 28th january
ancillary task (dvd & magazine covers) in for 18th february

to do before my deadlines:
pretty much all planning and research is done, i have checked off every single point on my checklist. all that needs to be done is sorting out the puppets, and sorting out the actors. ideally, i would like to start filming immediatley, but because of the issues surrounding avaliability of people due to jobs, school commitments, it is a big struggle to get everybody free during the school term. So all that needs to be done now is film, scripting, casting, sorting the theme tune etc is all finalised, so just the actual acting needs to be done. I am hoping to do editing etc over the christmas holidays, using one of the school laptops which has the adobe software on it, meaning that hopefully i can be done by the start of january. Also, for my ancillary task, whilst filming, i need to take pictures of the actors to use as the front cover of my magazine and dvd cover, as i dont want to take pictures now, using one actor, and then by the time it comes to film, a change in casting has happened, meaning it would all have to be redone as that would cause alot more time and effort ebing spent on quite a basic task.

• on location: take shots of different rooms/parts of the house and area that i want to use picture of the car i need to use, and put on blog.also, take picture of clothes for actors, puppets.
• for all of this, i need some writing to go with it, which is easy enough, however, i cant really take any pictures until i am on location, and am filming.
• do some audience research for the near finished product, so that i can see what works and what doesn't, i can then change it to what the majority think would be best.
• do stop animation workshop, and use acquired skills and encorporate into my title.
• the title, which i have already drafted, can be done better, and neater with a more professional edge.

drafted script..

*show begins*
running titles, with the music, montage, and then stop animation. a shot then of the house, which zooms in to the door, voice over begins..
"what's happening today in the tigerlily household?"

main character(mc): "hello and welcome to today's tiger lily, how are you today? lily, come say hello to everyone..."
Lily pops up and bashfully waves to the camera
mc: "and tiger, come on, come greet everybody (silence whilst both charcters look around) tiger, where are you? Lily, do you know where tiger is?"
lily shrugs and looks around, and shrugs again
mc: "hmm, well i dont know where he could be, i did tell him that aunty mabel is coming today, he knows he should be here. lily, you dont think he's hiding because aunty mabel is coming do you?"
lily nods head vigorousy
mc: "you do?"
lily nods head again
mc: well come on, we'll go and find him.. now where shall we look first? the garden?
lily nods head
mc: "youre very quiet today lily...well come on, let's go and find that naughty cousin of yours"

narrator: so off lily and 'mc' go to into the garden to look for that naughty rascal tiger. where could he be? can you see him anywhere? (being said whilst they walk out of the room)

shot in lounge finishes, and then cuts to a shot in the garden. they are both standing in a wooded part of the garden, and behind them we see tiger popping out behind a tree, waving whilst...

mc: can you see him anywhere lily?
lily shakes head, and beckons 'mc' closer so that she can whisper in their ear..
mc: what's that? you think he might be in the bedroom? well let's go..

narrator: so off lily and 'mc' go to carry on looking for tiger, but they must be careful, aunty mabel is not far away..

mc: well lily, where shall we look? under the bed? lily?
lily pops up from under the bed with a sock stuck to her head, whilst tiger is poking out of a drawer/cupboard..
mc: oh lily! what do you look like?! come here..
lily moves closer to 'mc' who removes the sock from her head
mc: well you know what i dont think hes here, and mabel is going to be here any second now
doorbell rings.. lily and 'mc' look at each other and put their hands to their heads..

narrator: well here is aunty mabel, it looks as if lily and mc will have to meet her without tiger.

aunty mabel: "oh 'mc', lily, hello darlings.. let me give you both a big kiss! but where is tiger? not hiding away from is he?
leans towards both characters, who try to lean away, but fail
mc: oh no, no he is busy today
aunty mabel: oh what a shame, i would have loved to have seen him today. anyway, i have some awful news, my visit today is just a flying one, im having tea and cakes in town very soon, so i must dash already, but i did want to see your beautiful faces! anyway, lily here you are, now dont spend it all at once!
places a gold coin in lily's hand, who looks at it in utter amazement.
mc: oh what a shame, well goodbye aunty mabel, lily say bye!
lily waves at mabel, as mabel walks back out of the door

mc: tiger will be kicking himself when he realises you got a gold coin to yourself and she was only here for a minute! but oh did you smell her breath?!
lily holds her nose
mc: youre right, it was smelly!, hey.. whats this? tiger is that you?
tiger comes out from behind sofa/ under blanket laughing raucously
mc: tiger! where have you been? you missed aunty mabel's visit, and you also missed out on a gold coin! look..
tiger stares at lily who is admiring her coin, and puts his head in his hands
mc: see if you hadnt been so selfish and hidden away, you would have got one too! see tiger, this is what happen if youre naughty. anyway, dont be sad, she'll back again soon! now, why dont we all play a game? how about hide and seek?
tiger laughs and so does mc, whilst lily is stroking her coin
mc: goodbye everybody, see you all tomorrow!
all three characters wave

credits roll

the song lyrics..

for the theme tune, i want to use an easily recognisable instrument in the background, such as a piano, playing a tune that is repetitive, so that it will be stuck in people's heads and will be remembered.


There's tiger and there's lily
and they are very silly

Lily is nice and kind
and tiger's always hard to find
oh where oh where is he?
under the bed? behind a tree?
cooking a bun, playing in the sun
the tigerlily house is always filled with fun!

There's tiger and there's lily
and they are very silly...

IT'S TIGERLILY!


whilst this is being played, there will be the montage of the clips from previous shows.
then for end part, that will be shouted, rather than sung, and during, there will be a stop animation bit, which will spell out the name tigerlily.

pitch..

Tigerlily is an educational and fun show aimed for 5-8 year olds. There are three constant characters, tiger, the mischievous tiger, lily, the shy and vulnerable animal and the human character. Every show they embark on adventures revolving around everyday life in the tigerlily household. Each show has an educational and moral message, showing children the consequences of wrong doing. For example, lying, cheating and being selfish. Tigerlily is a short programme, with lots of excitement to keep the children's attention and make them want to watch the next episode.

completed research..

• pitch
• lyrics/ song for the theme tune.
• the script for the show

order of events...

• THE TITLES

Firstly the name of the show on screen which will include stop motion. It will be a picture of a desk or a floor, and then i will take many different still shots in each one i will add another letter. I feel this will add another dimension to my show, rather than being merely film. Then it will go to the montage, firstly intot he kitchen, with the main character cooking, and being 'helped' by the puppets, and tiger will mess up what they are doing. Then flashes to a scene in the car, where the main character is driving, and tiger will reach across and beep the horn, or do something dangerous. Then it will go a bed scene, and he will refuse to switch the light off or something. In all of these clips, it will show off all the different characters personalities; the main character to be caring and sensible, lily to be sensible also, and follow the rules, and tiger to be mischievous and naughty and sabotage evryday activities. There will be no talking through the titles, just the theme music over top, and from my research i have learnt that this needs to be catchy, tuneful and memorable.

• THE SHOW

A long shot of the house with talking over it, which then will zoom into the door. It will then focus on a medium shot of the main character and lily, as they introduce it. then will then engage in a search to look for tiger, which will involve them searching the house and garden for him. However, in each place they look, we will be able to see tiger hiding in the background, but of course, the other characters will be unaware that he is there. Then the main character will look at a watch and say that they are expecting great aunty mabel any second. They both go into the house and greet her, and there will be a brief scene with her, and then at the end, she will reward lily with a token gift, such as some chocolate or a gold coin. Then after she has gone, tiger would come out and laugh at lily for having to see mabel, until lily will show her present, and he will complain that its unfair, until the main character tells him that if he'd been nice and seen mabel, he would have been rewarded also.

camera shots/angles...

my establishing shot is going to be a long shot of the house and then zooming into the door, to look inside. this will come immediately after the titles.
there will be narration over this shot, possibly "what's happening today in the tigerlily household?"
if i have this the same at the beginning of every episode, then it will be a recognisable trait, and make the children realise that the show is about the everyday happenings in the tigerlily house.

then when the human character and lily are speaking and introducing, i will use a medium shot, as this will show both charcters as well as part of the surroundings. i will then change it to a close up shot so i can focus on the two faces and their reactions when they realise that tiger is hiding.

when they are searching for tiger, i will use a variety of shots, including a high angle, by placing the camera at the top of the stairs, as the searching characters run up the stairs in an attempt to find tiger. i would also like to pan the garden when they are looking for him there, and in the background we will be able to see him hiding, which will add the comedy value to the show, as the charcters' ignorance and the fact that the audience know more than the characters makes the children more involved.

location,location,location...

i have decided my location to be my friends house for the following reasons

• it is big, with french doors running along it, meaning there will always be lots of natural light
• there is a big garden, which will be perfect for filming
• there is a big drive, where i can shoot the car piece for the montage in the titles
• there are different parts of the house where i can film properly and successfully

i feel this house will be perfect as its a nice looking house, with lots of room, and lots of light with lots of different places for me to shoot.

the picture above is the kitchen in the house, where i will do a bit of filming. as you can see there is alot of natural light in the room, ideal for filming

mise en scene in 'tigerlily'...

I want my human character to be approachable and likeable so i will dress him/her in brightly coloured clothes that are quite young looking so that the children can see them as a role model.
I think a brightly coloured tshirt and jeans, which are basic clothes would be perfect, especially for the setting, which is everyday situations in a house.

The house needs to be bright, so with lots of natural light coming through the windows and french doors, as well as artificial light from lights.

Prop wise, i want to have things that the children can recognise as having in their own homes, or school. Things such as a kicthen, musical instruments, pets, things in general that children around the ages of 5 or 6 like as well, so they can relate to the characters as they have the same interests and likes.

technology helping my ideas...

• to shoot my programme, i will use a high definition camcorder to create a great quality video. This will then enable me to show it on larger areas such as through a projector and on televisions, which is where it it will eventually be shown.
• a SLR still camera will be ideal for me to take pictures of the characters for the front cover of the ancillary magazine and DVD cover. The high quality of the photo will allow me to manipulate the image by resizing and reshaping it to make it fit within my project.
• I will use computer programmes such as photoshop, indesign and paint to create different features of my publication, including titles, pictures etc
• I will use after effects to edit the film that i have recorded.

how i would attract my audience...

to ensure that my programme is popular, i would need to encorporate themes that are popular with young children. After researching this, i have realised that these are things such as animals, dressing up, make believe and things that they can get involved in.
However, to make the show well known, i would create an advertisement well before the show was released so children can see snippets of the show and want to watch it. Also, if it was part of a children's channel such as cbeebies, disney or nickelodeon kids, children will already be watching the channel and hopefully keep it on for my programme.

a decade by decade guide of the history of kids tv...

While the future of children’s television remains in question, we’re taking a whistle-stop tour of the past, to remind you how enlightening, enriching and good it can be.

When OFCOM published its probe into children’s programming in October 2007, it revealed that although there is more available content than ever before, the quality – particularly in terms of educational value – had undoubtedly slipped.

We have no idea what’s in store for the future of children’s TV in this country, but now seems like a good time to celebrate the shows of yesteryear. Some are still going strong today, which just goes to show the power of good quality home-grown kid’s TV…

Children's TV in the 1950s
In October 1958, a show came along that attempted to bridge the gap between the five and twelve-year-olds who were not being catered for. With interesting news features, interviews and art-and-craft ideas aplenty, Blue Peter was born and just like that millions of children all over the UK had something to keep them amused in the awkward gap between late afternoon and early evening – although we have been reliably informed that this wasn’t such an issue in the fifties. Blue Peter is still the only programme that embraces that entire age range, which at the time of the show’s launch was considered by many TV executives to be impossible. The fifties also spawned Watch with Mother, the first mixture of entertainment and education for pre-schoolers, and Enid Blyton’s Noddy made his TV debut in 1955.

Other memorables from the 1950’s
Andy Pandy
Bill and Ben
Pinky and Perky
Muffin the Mule
Felix the Cat
The Woodentops
Crackerjack
Captain Pugwash
The Sooty Show

Children's TV in the 1960s
The sixties saw a slightly more slapstick and psychedelic approach to children’s TV, personified by The Magic Roundabout. Conceptualised and animated by Frenchman Serge Danot, the English version was written and told by Eric Thompson. This multi-coloured madness was based in a garden and featured several weird and wonderful characters including a shaggy dog addicted to sugar (Dougal), a bouncy springy mustachioed man named Zebedee, and an intriguingly lethargic rabbit called Dylan. Throw in a bright pink cow called Ermintrude and you begin to understand why the show has evoked many to ask ‘was that really sugar?’ and ‘what was Dylan doing under that tree all day?’ We also have the sixties to thank for legendary story-time programme Jackanory, as well as animated classics like Camberwell Green and Trumpton.

Other memorables from the 1960’s
The Clangers
Pink Panther
Animal Magic
Play School
Mr Magoo
Thunderbirds
How
Vision On
Top Cat
Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin

Children's TV in the 1970s
Despite the fact he’s been around for years, only 13 original episodes were made of Mr. Benn, starting in 1971. This was a cartoon about a man who took regular trips to his local fancy dress shop which inevitably led to adventures relating to whatever outfit he tried on. Benn tried his hand at many roles, including cowboy, astronaut, wizard and pirate – but he never seemed to actually leave the shop with anything. Other seventies classics included the long-running school drama Grange Hill, the groundbreaking Saturday morning gunge-fest that was Tiswas and perhaps the less remembered Why Don’t You? Short for Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go and Do Something Less Boring Instead?, the show saw different gangs of children spending the school holidays performing suggestions from viewers who wrote into the show.

Other memorables from the 1970’s
Button Moon
Multi-coloured Swap Shop
John Craven’s Newsround
Rentaghost
The Wombles
Willo the Wisp
The Basil Brush Show
Sesame Street
Worzel Gummidge
Jamie and the Magic Torch

Children's TV in the 1980s
The decade when we first succumbed to the temptation of animated US imports as the Transformers, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and Thundercats came rolling into the UK generally destroying things in an effortlessly cool manner that brought joy to kids everywhere. Popular as these shows were, they often did little to satisfy our children’s educational needs. Fortunately, we were making sturdy home grown products like Rainbow, Pob’s Programme and Art Attack, which to this day still sees Neil Buchanan running around outside and shouting at cameras in the sky. Going Live! continued the British tradition of fast-paced Saturday morning studio TV, making household names of Philip Schofield and his sidekick Gordon the Gopher, while Jim’ll Fix It saw DJ-crooner Jimmy Saville make kid’s dreams come true every Saturday afternoon.

Other memorables from the 1980’s
Bertha
The Really Wild Show
Postman Pat
Danger Mouse
The Moomins
Thomas the Tank Engine
Knightmare
Family Ness
Jossy’s Giants
The Trap Door

Children's TV in the 1990s
Despite the competition from international imports, British programme makers were still coming up with some pretty original stuff. A wonderful case in point being the Teletubbies – the fat, furry gang of custard guzzling aliens who sang songs and rubbed their bellies all day long took the pre-school viewing market by storm in 1997, becoming a cult hit overnight. Surreal as they sound, this was apparently educational TV at it’s most subliminal – teaching young children about colours and sounds with the occasional informative film projecting out of Tinky-Winky’s belly. Another UK success was award-winning comedy Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, providing a fresh take on the old Robin Hood story. Meanwhile, Geordie drama Byker Grove consolidated it’s success among young tweens and teens.
Other memorables from the 1990’s

How2
Archer’s Goon
Gamesmaster
Aquilla
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Bitsa
Rolf’s Cartoon Club
Chucklevision
Woof!
Alfonso Bonzo

Children's TV in the 2000s
And here we are, the current decade that is causing so much controversy. The imports continue to flood in, enabling television networks to benefit from the profits of global franchising while simultaneously saving money by producing less home grown programming. Although some cartoons and animations – such as Dora the Explorer, Bob the Builder and Handy Manny – have adapted to accomodate the educational needs of family viewing, on the whole we are lacking in genuinely informative television and even more so in television that is made on these shores. A prime example of the latter is My Life as a Popat, 2005’s BAFTA award nominated CITV comedy about your ‘average’ British family, who are inevitably anything but average. This series was a great success and still didn’t get comissioned for a second series. However, when it went on to win the BAFTA CITV reconsidered their position and commissioned the second series.

the creation of a childrens show..

i have been thinking about a few various points that i need to keep in mind whilst making my children's show.

• I need to keep my target audience in mind. And remember that the way I would write for 3 - 6 year olds is not the same way that I would write for 9 - 12 year olds. If you keep my target audience at the front of your mind, I can avoid wasting time on an idea, only to discover that it does not fit or has already been created.
• I need to lay down the basic format of your show/story. Is this going to be a show about little magic creatures and the dangers that they face? Is there going to be a story within a story, where the characters compare themselves to storybook characters in order to learn life lessons? Is the main character of your show going to be a person, a puppet or a "cartoony" figure?
• Love and happiness alone do not sell books. There must be some type of problem to fix or some issue to get passed if your story is going to last. Try to use universal issues, e.g. acceptance, peer pressure, anger, loss, fear, etc.
• There needs to be some kind of hook or gimmick. Something about the (main) character(s) must be so unique or quirky that it draws people into the show. A bunch of characters bouncing around at random or sitting and talking about nothing will, most likely, bore readers to the point of tears.
• If I can, I want to come up with songs or catchy poems. Children will remember thee story more clearly if they have songs to sing or poems that they like.
• Don't make the mistake of substituting stupidity for substance. Cheap gags and laughs are wonderful, but they aren't educational or particularly memorable. If you rely on these to keep readers/viewers interested, you won't be taken seriously. You may even be forgotten or mocked. Try to create something meaningful.
• Don't expect to please everyone. Even the most successful shows are offensive or disappointing in some way to some viewers.

Analysis of J Piaget's studies..

• Piaget talked about the basic logic that is in a child's mind, and how they can often not take on another person's perspective. This is perfect for my story as it links in with Tiger's inability to see how him not coming to see his aunty will affect others.
• He also talked about the use of symbols, which children could identify and interpret, i would like to use some symbols in my programme to help children understand the story and what is going on.
• He also said that language development continues during this period, meaning that it is still quite basic, so i will need to check over my scripts and eliminate any overly sophisticated words that risk not being understood.

J Piaget...

Piaget regarded the analysis of children’s speech as the key to understanding children’s thought

He considered the processes of socialization to be leading factors in intellectual development.

Piaget asserted that the source of the formation and development of children’s thought lies in their activities with things. He believes that research on the systems of operation of the intellect, which are simultaneously logical, psychological, and social, is fundamental to the problem of the relationship between social activity and the psychological development of the individual.

Piaget distinguished and investigated four principal stages of intellectual development: the sensorimotor stage, the preoperational stage, the stage of concrete operations, and the stage of formal operations. On the basis of the operational concept he analyzed many other mental functions, including perception, emotions, and symbolic expression.

The preoperational stage happens between the ages of 2 and 6, which contains my target audience. Language development is one of the major parts of this period. Piaget also noted that children in this stage do not yet understand concrete logic, cannot mentally manipulate information, and are unable to take the point of view of other people, which he termed egocentrism.

During the preoperational stage, children also become increasingly adept at using symbols, as evidenced by the increase in playing and pretending. For example, a child is able to use an object to represent something else, such as pretending a broom is a horse.

Egocentrism

Piaget used a number of creative and clever techniques to study the mental abilities of children. One of the famous techniques egocentrism involved using a three-dimensional display of a mountain scene. Children are asked to choose a picture that showed the scene they had observed. Most children are able to do this with little difficulty. Next, children are asked to select a picture showing what someone else would have observed when looking at the mountain from a different viewpoint.

Invariably, children almost always choose the scene showing their own view of the mountain scene. According to Piaget, children experience this difficulty because they are unable to take on another person's perspective.

possible title..

this is a possible title for my show, magazine and dvd. i got a basic font and downlaoded it form urbanfonts.com, and then coloured it in and used a black pen to do the stripes. it quite a rough copy but its quite a good idea of what i want to do.

ancillary task..

so, as well as doing a childrens show, i also need to do the front cover of a magazine to accompany it and the front cover of a dvd. i started to research childrens magazines, and i saved some of the pictures to put on here, to analyse and select good points from each and coorporate into my magazine to make it a successful piece.

beano is one of the most famous comics, and i can see why it was so successful, and why it has been for so long. The front cover contains one of easily recognisable characters, Dennis The Menace, who went on to his own very popular television show alongside his loveable sidekick gnasher.

This cover works well because it contains a popular theme for young boys, which is football, it also is very simple, with simple colours and figures, so it clearly is targetting a young audience.

Mad Kids is a publication that I am not overly familiar with, but it seems to be quite a popular magazine amongst children. Similarly to the beano magazine above, it has block letters in primary colours, making it very simple. It also has used two very well known charcters, Wallace and Gromit, and has changed the name to make it funnier for the children.

The cover works well as it has an easily recognisable title, so children could find it easily, it also has different features included in the magzine on the front to entice the children.

This 'Kids' magazine is a branch of national geographic which is a world famous magazine for featuring different parts of the world, and parts of nature. So this magazine, clearly does the same, but has been adapted for children, so will be written in a simpler way yet still be educational.

The front cover works well because it contains a friendly looking dog, and lots of children like dogs, so it works will. There is also a free gift with the magazine, which i would consider using for my magazine.

this magazine, quite obviously, is a specialist magazine as it is based on horses, so would be ideal for children who have a keen interest in horses and go horse riding. a specialist magazine would be ideal for some, but the niche market for it would be very narrow, as itw ould be a rarity if someone who wasnt interested ion horses would buy it.

the front cover works well as the picture is nice and teh horse looks slightly mystical. However, the writing on the cover is sparse and it looks very basic and rushed.

Ater looking at these four covers, i have a good idea about what i would like to incorporate in my front cover, and also in my dvd cover. I will give away a free gift, as many magazines do that, or maybe give a token, and if the children save them up they can get a big prize.. as this would encourage the children to buy the magazine again. I also would like the title to be in bold font, and then carry that over to the titles on the actual show and onto the dvd cover. I think that primary colours work really well, as they leave more attention for the picture on the cover. the price of the magazine would be crucial too, as if the children had to buy it themselves, bearing in mind childrens pocket money is quite a small amount, i think no higher than two pounds would be a good amount.

the stereotypical five year old..

i thought to gain a better knowledge of a typical five year old, i would pursue some research focusing on their behavior, routines, interests and character, on a website that focuses on child development.
from the website i gained slight understanding of the way a five year old would think.

from the interest section, i selected a few of their favourites that i could include in my show.

Dress-up clothes
Dolls and doll accessories
Stuffed animals and puppets
Pretend play toys for cooking and tea parties

the puppets of course i can include as my show is going to be based around the charcters of puppets, dress up clothes have also been a big part of a childhood, as it gives the children an opportunity to adopt another persona and have a go at being another person.

the character section of the article is the most important in my opinion as it allows me to undertand how a child of that age will think and what goes through their mind in different situations.

it is said that a five year old "doesn't comprehend the idea of long-term consequences" so does things in the spur of the moment, without thinking of the lasting effects that could occur. to make the child realise the consequences, tiger, the badly beahved puppet could adopt some of the stereotypical features of a 5 year olds behaviour, so they could see what could happen if they didnt think about what they do.

it also says that a child's over active imagination could manifest as lying, which obviously is not a good thing for a young child to start doing, so once again, if tiger lied about doing something, this would be a good way for the children to see the consequences of their actions.

the role of an educational consultant..

The definition of an educational consultant:

An educational consultant is an independent consultant who helps parents/students and organisations with educational planning. It is classed as "educational, vocational, and school counselors."

Su Hurrell is an educational consultant who works for bbc, and in particular their kids channels cbbc and cbeebies.
She has written an article named 'exploring change' which looks at the way children change and grow up.

my plan for the next few days..

• research child development of my target age, so about 5 years old.

i have found a child development specialist called J. Piaget, who i shall research and see whether he has any information on young children.

• Speak to a pyschology teacher in the school

as she is obviously an expert in psychology, she will be able to offer me an insight into the workings of a child's mind and how they would react to different scenarios that would appear in the show.

• Research the role of an educational consultant of children's shows

Many kids programmes have an educational consultant, there to help sort out and then convey an educational message through the show. I will go onto the cbbc/cbeebies websites to have a look at the role of it.

character profiles...

TIGER: the mischievious character in the show, who as it will be shown in the montage in the titles, usually gets up to naughty antics. He will have a voice over, and the tone of that voice will be quite gruff, but not intimidating, bearing in mind the show is aimed at about 5 year olds. In the particular episode i will be showing, tiger will refuse to come out and see his visiting relative, and because of that, he will not be rewarded for good behaviour.

LILY: lily is the well behaved puppet who is constantly by the human's side, so that she seems very needy and vulnerable. She has no voice, making her seem even more shy and she will play a smaller part in the show.

HUMAN (yet to be named): a bubbly charcter, who wears brightly coloured clothes, and who seems approachable and likeable so that the children watching would like him/her. This character is the disciplinarian, and will be the one that conveys the educational part of theshow, through either telling tiger off, or rewarding lily, or talking to camera.

the logo..

if possible, i want to combine the two following pictures.. however i want to find a better picture of the lily, perhaps an isolated one so it stands out more.

tigerlily...

im thinking of using the name tigerlily as the name of my programme, as it can also be applied to the name of my characters.
i will use this name in my logo, and the logo i can use in my titles, dvd cover and magazine cover. Because if i use the same for all, it will create a fluency and make all of my products look professional, and easily recognisable.

possible names for the show...

im thinking of using the names of the puppets as the name of the show.

the good puppet is going to be a girl; so i think an old fashioned name would suit as it would seem sensible.

the bad puppet is a male; so needs to have a new style name.

i googled 'girl names'

after looking at a few of these websites, i have decided to go for the name lily; a name of a flower, to represent innocence, which fits the behaviour of the puppet.

for the name of the other puppet, i want to call the other one tiger, which would allow me a play on words; 'tigerlily'

ancillary task..

as well as creating the titles for the show, for the ancillary task, i have to create a front cover of a magazine for the show, and a front cover of a dvd. i plan to have a look at other magazine covers for children ie. comics and magzines from other shows.
I think the dvd cover can also be quite similar to the magazine cover, maybe containing the same picture and the same logo.

moodboard..

the pictures used in my moodboard:

the puppet and man picture used in my story boards again!

a rainbow- to show bright colours

a tv- as it is a tv programme

cbeebies- a well known childrens channel for young kids around my target age

bodger and badger- a show that is similar to the one im planning

a six year old- as that is my targer audience

a laughing face- as i want my programme to be funny and make the kids smile

toonattik logo- as i need a trademark image to appear on my ancillary task.

storyboard..

i decided, as my drawing skills are poor, to do my storyboard on the computer, using images from clipart and google images



#1 It is for the titles at the beginning. The music note is to show that the theme tune will be playing in thye background. The picture of the man is supposed to represent the main character, the car to show the everyday antics shown in the montage of the titles.

#2The man with the puppet is self explanatory; in the titles there will be the main character and puppets.

#3 i have used the picture of the man and the puppet again, because straight after the titles, the main character and the good puppet present the show.

#4 this is to represent the search round the house for the badly behaved puppet. I have featured well recognisable features of a home; the house itself, bathroom, garden and bedroom.

#5 this is to show when the main character finds the hiding puppet.. hence the girl hiding.
this is the scene where the aunty is there, and she rewards the good puppet for good behaviour and for actually seeing her.

possible puppets..

I looked on ebay.co.uk and typed in 'hand puppets' into the search box. I thought about maybe making my puppets, or getting somebody who does textiles for alevel to help me, but because i want a professional finish, i think i am only going to get this is if i buy the puppets in and then customise them. I also need to be careful that the puppets dont resemble any other well known puppets such as Basil Brush, elmo, sooty, they need to look different.

I wanted to go with the idea of animals, as different animals have different connotations.

Above is the one of the results of my search, and I believe a monkey will be perfect, as monkeys are associated with being mischievous and naughty, and this will fit the criteria of my badly behaved puppet. For my well behaved puppet, i believe a young looking animal will be perfect, to make it seem even more vulnerable.

a lamb would be the perfect animal to feature as the well behaved puppet. It is white, which represents innocence, and people associate lambs with easter, and life and think of them as cute, so ideally, a lamb would be perfect!

possible actors..

in theory, i only really need two actors who will actually star in the programme, one to play the main, and one to play the aunty. I have a few ideas about who could play these, including people who are doing drama for a level/ as level, or people who studied drama at gcse, and who are very good at doing funny voices which the children will find entertaining. I also am thinking about doing a voice over for the bad puppet, and once again, a drama student would be ideal for this part.

my inspiration...

my inspiration for my titles, and the friendship between man and puppet comes from the show Bodger and Badger (picture, right), where Badger would misbehave and Mr Bodger would have to take care of him and tell him to be sensible.

I remember watching this programme as a child, and i remember finding the setout very funny, and one of the main features is mashed potato (it also features in the theme song, which i still remember) and each story would revolve around mash, and how it could be used to mess up things, or prank people.

Another show i remember from when i was young has to be the 'Sooty and Sweep show', with main character matthew corbett, who lived with three puppets; Sooty, Sweep and Sue. Sue was the only puppet who spoke, the other two just repsonded to what had already been said by nodding, or hand or head gestures.

The ideas behind both of these shows is one that i would like to copy, one with a main character and puppets who respond and rely on him.

the titles..

i obviously need to construct some kind of theme tune to go behind a montage of clips from other episodes.
I want to have quick clips of the three characters engaging in everyday activities such as:

• driving a car
• baking a cake
• bath time
• in bed

activities that children will be familiar with..

also, in each clip, the bad puppet will be doing something wrong.. e.g when making a cake throwing the mixture around.. or when the main character is driving, trying to beep the horn.

i have chosen to use mischievous behaviour in my show, as when i did my initial audience research, one of the children said they liked Horrid Henry the charcter as he misbehaved and was naughty, but always was told an important life lesson in the end.

finalised idea...

my finalised idea for my programme is:

i have a main character (human) who lives with the two puppets.
there is one good puppet, and one bad one, the bad puppet can speak, but the good one cannot.. this is to make the good puppet seem dependant and vulnerable.

the story goes as follows:

• the show begins with the main character and the good puppet talking about their great aunty coming to stay and discovering that because of this the bad puppet is missing.
• the two of them start a search around the house and garden looking for the puppet.
• when they finally find him they ask him to come out and be sociable.. he refuses, so they leave him and go and greet the aunty.
• The aunty gives the good puppet some kind of reward.. (possibly a gold coin/teddy?!) for their good behaviour.
• The bad puppet comes out after the aunty has gone to discover that he has missed out because he was selfish.

moral of the story: sometimes you have to do things you dont want to to make other people happy.

Button Moon

the title sequence for button moon, is short but i think it is very effective. It has a simple black background, which could be created easily, and the only things featured are the button, some bubbles and some text which appears and then disappears. I believe something like this would be easy to create as it is using simple props and objects to create a fun title sequence.

email..

i still havent heard back from the first primary school that i emailed.. so rathr than waiting around for them, i decided to contact a school which is near to mine. Browick Road Infant School is for children ages 4-7. I found the head's email address on their website and emailed him, and the email is to the left. However, because the format of the page, you cannot really read what is says.. so i have rewritten it below..

Dear Whom it may concern,

I am currently studying for my a levels at Wymondham High Sixth Form. As part of my media project, I am making a children's programme aimed at children around the age of 5. Realising that your school is walking distance from mine, I wondered if it would be possible for me to visit your school at a time convienient for you and interview your students on camera. I appreciate that you will have to obtain parental permission for the filming, but having your students on my project will help me achieve the a* i am striving towards.

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you for your help.

(My contact details)

Yours Truely,

Grace Robertson

theme tunes..

i went around asked people my age whether they could remember theme tunes from children's shows from when they were young. It is obvious that themes with catchy tunes are the most memorable, and have stayed with people ten years later.
For my theme i need to speak to some people who do music tech or who can play an instrument well so they can do the backing track an i also want to get some people together who once i have written song lyrics will sing it.

a slight experiment..

i decided as the girls were quite shy when i interviewed them, and i felt that as they were quite scared of the camera, using a more creative route, they may become more confident and look at the project in a more interactive way. I gave them three puppets between the two of them, and they created their own show... called the 'pickles show'! Their show included slapstick comedy that was predictable for me, but for their age group would be very funny. The characters had very simple and basic names.. (moomoo the cow, mousy the mouse and pickles the unidentified animal) and this piece of research has given me a great idea about where to start from and what type of things i can include in it.

from my research i discovered...

that people like shows that are educational, which tell the child something as well as keeping them entertained. it also needs to be adventurous and exciting, because if it's boring, the children will not watch it for long and it wont hold their attention. It also needs to have a funny element, whether thats through a funny and naughty e.g the character of Henry in the show Horrid Henry or the character of Spy Dog. The titles also needs to have a catchy song, bright colours and needs to be easily recognisable.
If there is a presenter, it needs to be someone that the children will like, and not find annoying. My only fear is that it will appeal to younger children, but it will be too young for some, and as the nine year old i interviewed, Anya said, the presenters can be funny, yet quite irritating.
I also want to create a character that children will think is cool because he breaks the rules and he rebels, but the educational bit could be him learning that his ways are wrong?

a slightly more mature version of audience research..

i decided asking people my age, 17 and 18 year olds their favourite shows when they were young would enable me to understand key qualities of shows as i remember them from when i was young.

the questions asked are:

what was your favourite program when you were younger?

i also asked whether they liked that particular show because it was a cartoon.

Audience Research...

this audience research is of a nine and a three year old, and the questions i have asked are:

what are your favourite television programmes?

do you prefer cartoons or real life?

what do you think of the CBBC presenters?

why do you like that particular program?

what would you like in a television title?

other media work; Kerry and Harriet...

The two pieces that I looked at, belonging to Kerry and harriet are of a very high standard, showing they clearly had advanced ideas on the project.
For the planning of Harriet's work, I would give her a level four as it shows clearly what she wanted to achieve, what happened and it contains a high standard of detail through out. However, her evaluation i would give slightly lower, maybe a level three as her evaluation doesn't contain as much detail as i believe it should have.

In comparison to Harriet's, Kerry uses a variety of different techniques to write her final evaluation, which really shows her great understanding. Also, most of her blogs are of a higher standard and contain much more detail. overall, I would give her a high level three/ low level four.

digital technology..

• How has digital technology helped you to capture your ideas for media production?

Without the different types of digital technology capturing our different ideas and expressing them would be hard. With the new developments in editing allows us to be able to change how the appearance of what we have captured, this helps to bring new ideas into the work that we are able to capture.

• What benefits do digital technologies offer? Are there any disadvantages?

Digital technologies bring a mass of developments to us, they enable us to develop so many ideas in a vast amount of ways. Disadvantages are few but with so many products or processes being the same its hard to find what you want and how to bring them all together.

• How did digital technology influence your work in post-production - for example in the creation of video effects, or the manipulation of images.
In post production, i found the different features on photoshop and indesign very helpful, especially as they helped me to manipulate my images.

• How have your skills with digital technology developed, and how has this influenced your productions?
I have become more confident with different types of digital technology, with each piece of new equipment brings different ideas and effects that can be applied to your work.

• What role might digital technology play in the distribution of work such as yours?
Digital technology has many new levels, with new developments it has allowed us to be able to distribute the work in different areas. The Internet allows us to achieve this, with such Internet sights as YouTube it allows us to distribute our work on the net. With doing this people can view freely view the work that we have created.

change of plan..

for my audience research, i initially wanted to go into my local primary school interview pupils from one of the younger classes. I emailed the headteacher of the school, and nearly a week later, i still haven't heard back. Rather than waiting around for a reply, I interviewed some of my neighbours. One of the girls is nine and the other is six, and i asked them what their favourite shows are. I also later on gave them puppets to see if they had to make their own show, what they would put in it. Obviously, being only six and nine, i won't really use their ideas, but it's obvious they want fun and silly characters, and that is what i am aiming for. The videos at the moment are being edited and will be on here soon.

I also around my sixth form interviewed people my age, sixteen and seventeen year olds which programmes they liked as children, and why they did. The old classics such as 'Fireman Sam' and 'Come outside' were mentioned, and because of the people's ages i was able to obtain sophisticated and in depth answers.

ideal viewer...

• around six years old
• goes to primary school, and is in year 3.
• in her spare time plays the piano and draws
• when she comes home from school she watches television on the cbbc channel.
• she lives with her mum, dad and older sister who is 9
• she is quite creative and likes to make things such as perfume and puppets

do's and dont's..

this time I have constructed a list of things that i want to do and things that i want to avoid doing.

do's..

• plan effectively using timelines so that i know i can keep on track and so that I dont leave lots of work until the last minute.
• use a variety of different pieces of media including photgraphs, video and music.
• i want to explore with different camera angles to create different feels
• create a catchy tune for the theme tune that will attract children
• lots of research so i can make sure i target my audience

dont's..

• dont lose my memory stick! and just to be safe, make copies
• just stick with one idea, explore different options
• just take one persons opinion, ask lots of people, including people with an interest in media
• rush it, make sure its all organised.
• just do the work and not my blog, my blog needs to be constantly updated.

target audience...

i believe that i want my target audience to be in between the ages of 3 and 8, meaning that i want it to be simple, with no real sophisticated dialogue and with simple stories and ideas.

for my audience research, i think five year olds would be a good age to interview so i will try and sort this for my primary school visit.

titles...

i decided to go through different tv programmes and have a look at the titles and the theme songs and see what works well.

balamory
a colourful title which starts off as an animation and then goes into a real life scene. it is a catchy song and it introduces all of the characters, including the main one, 'Miss Hooley'.

grange hill
i watched two versions of this, the first one is just a still shot of a comic book, with some music behind it, which was very boring. the second version i watched was a sequence of a comic book, but it flipped the pages and the pictures in the comic came to life.

sister sister
there are two ones of these as well, and in the title it briefly explains the story behind the show, how two identical twins were separated at birth and then brought together as teens. this is a clever idea as people watching for the first time would immediately understand the story.


hannah montana
has a catchy song behind it, sung by miley cyrus who plays the main character Hannah Montana. It also shows the transformation of hannah montana into miley. it is shown of the disney channel, and is immensely popular with girls around the age of 8.

possible audience research venue..

I used to attend Brooke Primary School, so it seemed fitting that I visit there to do my audience research. I found the school website: http://www.brooke.norfolk.sch.uk/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=6076

and I found out the name of the current head teacher. i then found his email address in the contact tab and the email i sent to him is below:

researching childrens programmes..

captain pugwash

the initial idea of the show is pretty basic, with a few different characters which are made simply with no big movements. the range of audiences is quite large, as it will be entertaining for small children, but also enjoyable for an older audience as some of the characters have rude names, which small children would be oblivious to.

rainbow

rainbow is set in the same room, with a few characters, the main one being zippy. each show one of the characters either does something wrong or misbehaves, causing a lesson to be taught.

pingu

pingu is a classic childrens program which i remember from my childhood. Pingu the penguin each episode embarks on a different adventure, where he makes discoveries and meets different animals. there is no speech in the show, just his distinctive, unique noise.

button moon

a program starring the spoon family; mr spoon, mrs spoon and tina t. spoon who go on adventures up to button moon through blanket sky. the characters and scenes are made out of basic househould objects (the rocket is made out of tin cans and a funnel) showing that making an entertaining show is easy if you have the right ideas.

the magic roundabout

a 1970's show which is based on a group of characters who go through different scenarios each day. the show seems very simple.

Action Plan..

initial things that I need to do...

Audience research:
A local primary school would be ideal for them to watch my piece and for them to give me their feedback. I also could interview them at the beginning and find out their favourite shows and why they like them. I would then go and find these shows and watch through them and find out what elements of that show would work in combination with my ideal thoughts.
I could also bring in older tv shows such as 'Watch with mother' and 'Captain Pugwash' and see what they think of them compared their usual shows.

To Do:
Contact the primary school and let them know what i would like to do.
If they accept; make a letter to send to parents for permission to film/interview their children.

Character making for film:
In Norwich there is the Puppet theatre which does work shops for puppet making; this would be ideal to create charcters for my show. Also, even if i went and interviewed someone there with tips on how to make a puppet or character look effective, that would be a great help.
Also, there is a local company called 'Garlic Theatre' which is based in Wicklewood near Wymondham, which do visual shows including a range of different puppets and figures.
The website for The Garlic Theatre is: http://www.garlictheatre.org.uk/company.html
The website for Norwich's Puppet Theatre is: http://www.puppettheatre.co.uk/

To Do:
Contact both theatres and find out avaliability and pricing etc
Research different shows including little characters and how they work well/
Look on websites such as YouTube for puppet tutorials on there.

A Variety of audiences?:
In some childrens programmes such as Captain Pugwash and some Disney Films there is a double meaning to some of the stories. There is an obvious story which the children will follow, but often there are hidden sexual inuendos which the children would not understand meaning the show would appeal to a variety of audiences.

To Do:
Watch an episode of Captain Pugwash and see whether there are anymore shows which have an underlying meaning.

Research and planning..

• How did your research into genre contribute to your production work?
My research into genre; which was rock-pop included me going on tv channels which played mostly rock music; such as Kerrang and some of the MTV channels too. I also looked through different music magazines that I wanted mine to be similar to such as MOJO, NME and Kerrang and I saw what worked well on the page and what didnt and followed those.

• How did your research into audience contribute to your production work?
my audience research helped me to see what was in popular demand when it came to a monthly music magazine. My questions included the ideal price range and the type of things that people would want. The most popular suggestions were new bands, music facts, and popular chart topping bands and artists. I also did a smalls urvey which included popular music magazines and people's criticisms of them.

• How did your research into institutions responsible for the production and regulation of the media influence your production work?
I especially looked at NME, which is owned by IPC media which is owned by Time Warner, a global brand. NME is one of the most popular magazine, but I did look at how sales dramatically decreased when the new era of online articles came about. That is why when i was doing my magazine I mentioned a website as I knew all successful magazines had an online edition as well as versions for portable internet devices such as Amazon's Kindle and Apple's Ipad and Iphone.

• What pre-production planning techniques did you employ (scripting, storyboarding, shot-lists etc.)? How effective was your planning – how did it help you in the production phase?
In my pre production stages, my planning was quite rare. I didnt often write out detailed plans of what to do so I often lost way slightly. I used things such as my moodboard as planning as i represented what genre i wanted to represent in my piece. I also did an initial action plan where I listed the different things that I needed to do.

• What did you learn from planning your first production that helped you to improve your planning for the second?
I think this time I will plan more effectively using a time scale so I set myself deadlines so that I can get it all done . However, i will need to make these realistic. I will also as im doing a film this time do storyboards and scripting so I know exactly what needs to happen. I also want to this time do a more detailed plan including everything that needs done.. maybe a brainstorming session at the beggining will help as i can think of everything that needs to be done and i can look at when we have media lessons and when i have free periods so that i know when i actually can get it done.

• How did you use audience feedback to influence your production work while it was in progress?
I asked fellow pupils in my media class what they thought of the magazine so far about half way through, and i knew asking them was a good idea because theya ll have quite a strong media interest and they knew what worked well, and their feedback helped me to improve.

Different portfolio ideas..

• A promotion package for the release of an album to include a music video together with; A cover for its release as part of a digipak (CD package) and A magazine advertisement for the digipak.

as music videos can be so widespread I really liked the idea of doing it as i have a big interest in music. The type of music i would put into my video would be chart music as it would be most popular and i could familiarise myself with the music easily and get to know the song and be able to match the video to the song easily. I would like the video to follow a group of young people.. in everyday life.. or just a person by themselves going through ordinary life.

• A selection of materials related to an original childrens tv drama to include the title sequence to the programme together with; The front cover to a magazine for the series and a DVD cover for the series.

After watching button moon, a popular tv programme in the 80's.. it has given me inspiration to do a childrens programme with puppets and figures going around in every day life. But as most childrens programmes have an underlaying educational theme.. i would like to link the lesson taught with story.

am i creative?

• What features of your work would you say are original to you?
I'd say my original idea for the magazine was original.. and the way I executed it wasnt similar to anybody elses work. Instead of just being about music, I decided to target a deeper meaning which linked with music- the lack of individuality around nowadays. I also think the colloquial style of writing throughout my magazine was different to others, and I chose to do it to familiarise people with the magazine. I also put a picture of myself on the contents page, once again for familiarity for the reader.

• Which media texts and producers have influenced your creative decisions?

Many different media texts influenced my creative decisions. Looking through public prints such as NME, Kerrange, MOJO etc, I could see what worked well within a successful music magazine and took ideas from there, but expanded them to make them original and my own.

• How successfully does your work engage its audience and provoke its interest?

In my opinion, my work engaged the audience in the sense that on the front cover it had snippets of what the magazine contained. Also, on the front cover I had a famous rockstar who is well known by many, so I knew that he would generate interest. Also, the artists mentioned on the front and in the contents page were extremely popular and new.

• Consider some of the creative choices you had to make during the course of your production – how to use cameras, lighting, dialogue, colour etc. How did you make these decisions, and how did these contribute to the final production?

what is creativity?

PLANNING
creativity...

...consists of original ideas executed in a clever and effective way.
four characteristics of creativity:

• imagination
• purpose
• originality
• of value

'Imaginative activity fashioned so as to produce outcomes that are both original and of value'

dictionary definition: Creativity is often defined as the ability to generate innovative ideas and manifest them from thought into reality.

creativity in every day life:

VALUE

• I can use things I have already learned to help me:

Learning from past errors will teach me not to do the same wrong thing.
e.g in an exam answering a question one way and it not being successful; next time round I would change the way I answered it.

• I can see if my work has achieved it's purpose:

Before a task, if you outline an end goal.. you will know when its completed if you have reached that goal. Perseverance.
IMAGINATION WITH A PURPOSE

• I can create things in my mind:

Before writing an essay, I plan the structure and the content in my mind which helps me to write a better essay.

• I try out lots of different ways to do things and solve problems

When I was learning to drive, If i struggled to do a certain bit, I would try different alternatives so that i could end up doing it with ease.
ORIGINALITY

• Takes risks

I believe it is often good to take risks as sometimes they do pay off on a large scale. For example, in a piece of coursework, writing differently to usual as it backs up your idea may pay off, however, sometimes it may not.

• I dont always believe things just because everybody else does

To me, individuality is extremely important, as acting the same as everybody else, and thinking the same as everyone can be extremely monotonous and i believe it is good to be different.

A2 production portfolio

The options for my portfolio are as follows:

• Music video



• Original Childrens Tv Drama



• Documentary



• First pages of a local newspaper



• Short film

After watching some different childrens tv programmes such as Rainbow and Button Moon I really would like to do a childrens programme as I think it would be fun as well as there are so many things I could do.

I am not too keen about doing a newspaper as I did a text project last year and I would like to expand my media knowledge by doing a film.

this is the picture of button moon and all of the characters are made using everyday items.. such as their rocket is made out of tin cans and a funnel.. making it quite easy to create characters which are effective.

rainbow was a popular tv show many years ago and that uses simple stories which have an educational undermeaning.