Comic Relief 2009 Analysis

Comic relief has 2 presenters in which start the shows they are also used to introduce what is coming up on the show as well as telling you what you have missed. However the most important thing that they do during the show is keeping the audience involved in what is going on. This is most important for the audience in which are watching it from home as these are the people that need the presenters the most as they need to feel involved the most as if you don’t make them feel involved then they will just turn of the show this would then mean that the charity would end up getting less money raised. These presenters are always well thought about due to the fact that they have to have the same sort of personality’s so that they can then have a laugh on the stage this would therefore mean that they will bounce off each other and make the show more entertaining to watch. This will therefore mean that the audience will then not turn over when the adverts start. However with this live show it is not a problem due to the fact that it is shown on the BBC so dose not actually have any adverts during it.  

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Interactivity

During the live programme there are captions that appear at intervals at the bottom and the top of the screen. These captions tell you the phone number and website that you can donate money at. These captions also show you the audience’s comments during the programme, these comments are mostly about what they think about the live music that has just occurred. These comments are put on either facebook or twitter.  Social media nowadays plays a major role in live TV programmes, involving the audience and adding interactivity and discussion.

As well as live segments, you are also shown pre-recorded material so that the stage can be changed and the presenters can change to a different position and sometimes costume.  The pre-recorded material (or VTs) also shows clips that are filmed in the third world country’s. This is used in comic relief so that they can show what your money is actually doing for the people there.  These VT’s of third world countries are one of the most important things in the whole show so therefore there is a lot of emphasis in it and there is always a lead up to it. These VT’s have always got a sob story behind them. This is mainly to get you crying and get you to feel sorry for the environment and the situation that they are in. The reason that they do this is because people are more likely to give the charity money if they feel sorry for the people there than if they are shown images of the children having a laugh and living in this big house as this will make them think that there is no need to give the money. This would therefore not be having the affect on the audience that is needed. There is also impact on these videos as they always have this slow sad music in the background which also adds to the feeling of sympathy.  In these VT’s there is also normally a celebrity that is there they are there to make the situation out to be worse than it is. This is shown when during this comic relief they have a celebrity at a school in this country making out that it is the worse place to learn around’. 

In this image you can see Simon Cowell has gone other to this third would country to show what the children have to go through to get money for their families. This money will then be used for food and even material to make a shelter for them to stay in at night.  this makes the audience think about how lucky they are living in the UK and how easy it is for us to earn money to get just the simple things such as food. It also makes the adults think about how easy and lucky their children have it. This is therefore used to make the audience give more money so that these children do not have to through these struggles any more. Simon Cowells video is used to make people think about these issues and give even more money than they already have as it makes the audience realize how easy it is for us but not for them. 

Throughout Comic Relief there are short clips that are filmed by a variety of different well known shows the example shown in this screen shot is outnumbered. The reason that they use well known shows is that they can pull in a larger audience as if they did not use clips that where well known then people would not want to watch the show as all it would be is clips about the people that they will be helping. Therefore by using these sort of clips it makes the audience want to give the money as they think that if the shows that they like are supporting comic relief then they should give money to the charity. Therefore live show is using this to make the audience think that if the celebrities that they like are supporting the charity then they should. These sort clips are also used to promote the show as if  they see a show that they like normally then they will watch the show just so that they can watch this one clip.


During this live program there is always a number or address in the left hand corner as this is always the first place that you look due to the fact that this is the way that u read a book. The reason that they put the number or address here is so that the audience will be encouraged to either ring or go to the website and donate money. This is because they are constantly seeing these in the corner so are therefore kind or guilted into donating the money are if they don't when they have seen the number so many times. This will therefore get more money for the children to get food, drink and new homes.

As comic relief have there own website it means that people can look at what they have done in the past in a quick and easy way. This website then tells you how much the show raised all around england as well as saying thanks to everyone who donated. This website also tells you about different events that are going on around england to raise money. In this screenshot you can see that it is advertising a race that sainsbury's are doing as well as giving a link to sign up.

Production roles

We chose to use a girl with this image for the girl being abducted and chased as she has the long hair and dark eyes. This image seems to put across this innocent and vulnerable idea. This makes the story more relatable as she is the type of girl that dose not seem to be able to protect herself. This means that the audience can really see the story as possible.













We chose to use someone with this image as it goes against the conventions of a girly girl. We also decided to use someone that looked like this as the girl that played the role did not want her face on the camera therefore we decided that if she was the one chasing and abducting the other girl then we could have her face away from the camera as to add to the affect of wondering who it is.

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Introduction

Homes under the hammer is a television series on BBC one morning. This series has been running since 2003 and is currently on series 14. The largest number of episodes in a series is 143 which is series 14 however this serious dose go from April 2010 to October 2011. The main presenters of the series are Lucy Alexander and Martin Robert's. Series three is BBC's most successful series, this series alternates presenters from Lucy and Martin to Marc Woodward and Jasmine Birtles.

Format

Episodes of Homes under the Hammer can either be 30 minuets long to 60 minuets. The 60 minuet episodes follow three properties and the 30 minuet episodes follow two properties. These properties are brought from the auction, these properties genuinely need a lot of refurbishment. There is a variety of different properties that are shown on the show. these can be terraced, commercial, rural and vacant land.   Homes under the Hammer always has a set formula to it, First of all one of presenters goes and views the property before it is shown in the auction, when they do this first viewing they give their opinions on what potential problems that the property may have as well as the feature that they think are most attractive to the property. The presenter will then get a local estate agent to come down to the property and give their opinions on the proerty. then the show will move on to the sale of the property at the auction and the finale price that it is sold for.

After yo see this property being sold you will then meet the buyers of the property and what they are planning to do with the property as well as if they are happy with the property they have brought. During this interview the presenter will also ask the buyer about their history and what they have brought the property for. The presenter will also speak to the buyer about any renorvations that they are planning to do. For example a new kichen, bathroom and even any extensions. the buyer will also tell them how much they are planning to spend on all the renorvations to the property. This buyer will them be left for three months to get on with the renorvations of the property and will be re visited after these three months. After they have left this buyer they will start the proccess again with anougher property. 

 After the presenters have been through all of the propertys the presenters will then go back to the propertys they have been through in the show and find out how the buyer has got on with the renorvattions of the property. This will be done after the presenters have given the audience a reminder of what the house looked like before the renorvations started. Depending on the serverity of the renorvations needed to the property links to the amount of work that is likely to be done in the property. Some propertys can be completly finished so can have before and after shots whereas propertys that arent finished will only show what they have been able to get done. Sometimes it dosnt only depend on the property but can also depend on the buyer. However there is occasions when there has been no work done on the property at all this could be for a variety of reasons two of these could be that the buyer has anougher property enorvation on the go so has not had chance to start this property. the other reason could be that there is hidden problems that have aroise in the property which has as a resul slowed down proggress on the property.

The buyer will then interview again about how they feel about the renorvations so far or how it all went if the property is finished. However the presenters will not be there for this interview but will only be the voice over of it. The buyer will also discuss the money part of the renorvations and if they felt they are on budget or went over, they will also be asked if they think that the amount of money they have spent is too much or on target. The finale part of the programe is when a couple of estate agents are invited to the property once again to give their finale opinions on the property if it is finished or not they still value the property. these couple of estate agents will give their valuation of what price the property will sell for and what rent they may get every month.

Homes under the Hammer will then sometimes give an update if the house has been sold and if it got the expected price.

Music

Music is played during the program. the music is played during the interview stages of the programm. This music will be related to the property that they are selling. For example If they are doing an interview about an expensive property then they may play a song such as Money Money Money.

Series	Start Date	End Date	Episodes
1	May 2003	June 2003	30
2	November 2003	April 2004	50
3	January 2005	March 2005	40
4	October 2005	December 2005	40
5	June 2006	July 2006	30
6	January 2007	February 2007	20
7	April 2007	May 2007	30
8	September 2007	October 2007	20
9	January 2008	February 2008	20
10	February 2008	June 2008	20
11	June 2008	September 2008	20
12	November 2008	February 2009	30
13	February 2009	March 2010	85
14	April 2010	October 2011	143

Comic Relief - Research

Comic Relief is a charity which was founded in the United Kingdom in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia. The highlight of Comic Relief's appeal is Red Nose Day, a biennial telethon held in March, alternating with sister project Sport Relief. Comic Relief is one of the two high profile telethon events held in Britain, the other being Children in Need held annually in November.

Comic Relief was launched live on Noel Edmonds's Late, Late Breakfast Show on BBC1, on Christmas Day 1985 from a refugee camp in Sudan. The idea for Comic Relief came from the noted charity worker Jane Tewson, who established it as the operating name of Charity Projects, a registered charity in England and Scotland.

The charity states that its aim is to "bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of poor and disadvantaged people, which we believe requires investing in work that addresses people's immediate needs as well as tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice."

How it all began

Comic Relief was launched from a refugee camp in Sudan on Christmas Day in 1985, live on BBC One. At that time, a devastating famine was crippling Ethiopia and something had to be done. That something was Comic Relief.

The idea was simple – Comic Relief would get a whole bunch of much-loved British comedians to make the public laugh while they raised money to help people in desperate need.

As well as doing something about the very real and direct emergency in Ethiopia, Comic Relief was determined to help tackle the broader needs of poor and disadvantaged people in Africa and at home in the UK.

How we operate

When people generously donate their money or fundraise for Comic Relief, they trust that we’ll spend their cash wisely. With that trust, comes huge responsibility which we take very seriously indeed.

So much so that we have stringent governance and operating policies that might not sound too thrilling, but help to make sure we operate as efficiently and effectively as possible

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Overall they have said that they think that the sound needed to be different if we ever did it again - such as picking up when mel is running and slowed down just before it finished.  Aswell as this they said that they liked the different ranges of shots that we have included in our thriller.  aswell as this they have said that the bit where we have put the names of the director etc needs to be moved to a different part of the shot, as it covers part of the person. Aswell as this they said they liked the way in which the camera jolted loads when mel was running as it gave them the feeling that mel was being chased by someone.

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My film would come under the classification 12A this is due to there being graphic images created in the minds of the viewers after the person is being dragged into a hedge. I think that my thriller opening fits into this as there is not any blood and gore within my opening, I think that the bad stuff within my thriller is quite discrete but may be a problem when they think that it is a good thing to abduct people that are walking through the woods.

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There is no product placement in my film as me and my group did not feel that it was necessary for this opening. 

 Copyright is a legal document that protects ideas and pictures etc. from people claiming it as there own.

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Copyright is not an issue with my thriller opening as there is nothing within it that has copyright against it.

There is no reference to drugs, alcohol, sex, or racism in my film so i don't really have to worry about the ethical issues that could of been raised.