Idea

 In television, multiple cam is commonly used for

 

·        light entertainment

·        sports events

·        news

·        soap operas

·        talk shows

·        game shows

·        sitcoms.

 

I have three ideas:

 

Idea 1:  A cookery show the for ‘health conscious’. While "health-conscious people" may be the obvious target market for a ‘healthy’ cooking show, some of the content should be focused on people who are trying to maintain or lose weight.  Popular cooking shows like BBC Saturday Morning Kitchen has been broadcast since 2001 and includes mouth-watering recipes from great chefs but most recipes have little thought for healthy eating.

                                                      Saturday Morning Kitchen – BBC

Other popular cooking shows are based around competitions such as MasterChef and The Great British Bake Off but again neither of them focuses on healthy food.

 

Jamie Oliver’s lockdown TV show Keep Cooking and Carry On offered the nation simple, healthy cooking at home advice.  I would follow a similar format using my kitchen as the backdrop rather than a television studio

                                                      Keep Cooking and Carry On – C4

Idea 2

 

A sport based chat show with a panel discussing one subject on each episode. I would ask the panel to discuss ‘Women’s Place in Football’. Current football related programmes include Match of the Day that has been around since 1964 and provides football highlights and analysis. Sky television offers dedicated channels showing live football matches and analysis with occasional programmes discussing current trends in the sport.

                                                                                      Match of the Day – BBC

                                                                              The Football Show – Sky Sports

Idea 3

 

A documentary exploring the world of ballet.  I would produce an episode called ‘The Point of Pointe Shoes’, exploring the ballet dancers’ tool of the trade.  It would include the history of the pointe shoe, what they are made of and how they are made and how to safely use them.  The programme could be part of a series called The Definitive Guide to Ballet.  It would air on Sky Arts to compliment their coverage of national and international ballets.  Although ballet is screened on satellite and terrestrial television there isn’t much ‘behind the scenes’ programming available.  BBC 2’s programme ‘Inside the Factory’ visited the Freed pointe shoe factory to see how they are made.  My programme would explore this further with a layout similar to the background used in a newspaper article  

                                         Inside the Factory – BBC 2                                                    

                                                                         Article on Pointe Shoes – Daily Record

Final Decision

 

I have decided on idea 3 – The Point of Pointe Shoes.  I feel that I have more knowledge on this subject and I am familiar with the product.  This could be filmed in studio or home setting and can be adapted to either.  I would only need one person to be filmed and if filmed at home would not require any travelling. As the dancer already owns pointe shoes it would not require any props to be bought.  This would keep production costs to a minimum.