Stress!

I honestly can't even deal with the stress of the Tv studio module now. We still have not got any idea what we're doing, I've tried to come up with plenty of ideas on what we could do, because personally i think a generic sports show does not fit the brief and it needs to be more quirky and fun! Which Channel 4 viewers are going to find interesting.

I came up with the idea of 'Weird and Wonderful' were we could have had a unique guest such as a fruit carver or somebody who does street art, as i thought it would make a captivating demonstration and would be great for the brief, however, it just it panning out the way we all want it too, which is really disappointing.

I also have a Christmas stall I on the 27th which is the same week we film our show, and i'm not sure how i'm going to get all the drawings i have to done, completed, as well as work on this, and get to grips with my other modules, ans i've been having quite a stressful time out of uni.

Hopefully it will sort itself out!

Groups for Applied Media research

So last Thursday we had to choose what question we wanted to do, and had to put them into preference order.
Ultimately my first choose being number 3!

Nine Lives Media
Which are the three most successful ever examples of cross platform television programming, how did viewers participate and most importantly, what did they gain from the experience? (I would anticipate answers such as the London Olympics/Paralympics & Embarrassing Bodies) 

This had always been my preferred choice and I'm happy that i was allocated that question, and was put into a group with people whom i'm going to enjoy working with!

So with that done, the three of us got to work on researching what the most successful cross platform shows were on television at the moment.

This is the list we came up with:

X Factor
Million pound drop
The walking Dead
Doctor Who
Big Brother
Valemont

we wrote up a questionnaire to give to our peers, however, this was just breif, so that we could get to grips on what people thought about cross platform shows. So then later we can devise a more detailed survey online, mainly on social networks such as facebook and twitter.

So my job within the group is going to be researching about Doctor Who and Eastenders.

Music Treat

So yesterday in the TV studio, we got to watch some great performances by TJ and Murphy  a local duo band from Liverpool. They will be a feature in our tv shows, which we will be recording a liver performance next month! Which i'm happy about because I've always wanted to shoot a live band performance!

Anyway, we watched them play their 6 songs which where: (hopefully i have them correct)

Michigan
I won't be afraid
Notes in the wine
In a heartbeat

Good night Houston
Joe crazy rose

I loved Michigan and Notes in the wine, however, when it came to our group picking the song that will be appropriately featured in our show we chose 'Joe crazy Rose'

I was kind of skeptical, because at this point we don't really have a solid idea for our show, like other groups have and i feel like the lack of research and meeting with my group is going to suffer at the end. But we shall see!

Here is a link to their myspace page! please go check them out!

TJ and Murphy Myspace