Television

Unit 4. Covers TV production process; Programmes, formats and audiences.

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About this unit

Television combines sound, moving pictures and text, making it one of the most powerful mass media. This unit explains how television programmes are made, from the first idea to the final broadcast, and the many formats and audiences of TV. Students learn the roles of the production team and the stages of pre-production, production and post-production.

Key ideas

  • Production has three stages: pre-production, production and post-production.
  • Key roles: producer, director, scriptwriter, camera operator, sound recordist, editor.
  • Script, storyboard and shooting schedule are planning tools.
  • Programme formats include news, talk shows, soap operas, reality shows, documentaries, quiz shows and children's programmes.
  • Audiences differ by age, interest, region and language.
  • Ratings measure viewership and influence programming.

How to prepare

Learn which tasks belong to each production stage, as sequencing and classification questions are common. Know examples of programme formats and how audiences are targeted.

Topics in this chapter

TV production process

Pre-production, production and post-production.

5 questions

Programmes, formats and audiences

Types of TV programmes and who watches them.

5 questions

Practice questions

A storyboard is prepared during which stage of TV production?Easy
Adding background music and on-screen titles to recorded footage is part ofEasy
The person mainly responsible for the budget and overall management of a TV programme is theMedium
To show a character's tears in detail, a director would most likely use aMedium
Arrange these tasks in the correct order: (P) editing the footage, (Q) writing the script, (R) recording the interview,…Hard

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