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.