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STUDENT FRIENDLY MARK SCHEME - QUESTION 4A USE OF TERMINOLOGY & EXPLANATION One tick only per box. One tick = One Mark They must have used the words: SITUATION COMEDY (or Sitcom) BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) ITV or CHANNEL 4 or E4 BBC Remit to Educate, Entertain and Inform (and then explained how Dad s Army covers each of these area s) C4 or E4s Remit to produce Culturally Diverse programming and Programming outside London. (and then explained how TBBT covers each of these area s) Have they stated the TIME, DAY and CHANNEL the programme is on? They must state all three to get the point. Have they said WATERSHED and stated why the show is scheduled before / after it Have they used the terms: NICHE / MASS Audience BBC License Fee OR/AND Funding through Advertising & Merchandise AGE RANGE of the TARGET AUDIENCE AND HOW MANY people are watching the show? Have they mentioned how the show fits on the BBC in terms of either: The number of episodes, how long the show has been running, the characters, the multi-camera studio filming method or format? (Only mentioning one is enough) Have they stated what the TARGET AUDIENCE will be doing at the time & day of broadcast? They must have used the term AUDIENCE INHERITANCE and discussed what shows they inherit from and to. They may have even touched on what Audience inheritance actually is. Have they discussed how the BRANDS of BBC and E4/C4 help market programmes? Have they mentioned PSB and what that stands for? MARKED OUT OF 15 WRITE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TICKS IN THE BOX BELOW / 15 WRITE BELOW THE TARGETS FOR IMPROVEMENT Double tap here to write your comment:

Question 4a TV SCHEDULING Why are TV Shows on at certain times?

The Answer to Question 4A Dad s Army and The Big Bang Theory All you have to do is write the following things in your answer and back it up with evidence - BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) - Mass Audience - Audience Inheritance - Ratings - License Fee - Watershed - Remit to Educate, Inform and Entertain - Situation Comedy - TV Series, scripted Comedy using typically Irish characters and storylines - Modern Day (yet old fashioned) Costumes - Age range of target audience - Saturday, 9.50pm, BBC 1 - What are the audience doing at this time of day? - BBC Brand Identity - Public Service Broadcaster - Why is Dad s Army on the BBC? - Brief History of BBC - Channel 4 & E (Entertainment) 4 - The E4 Remit to produce culturally diverse programming from outside London - New episodes broadcasting on First Look on Thursday, 8pm, E4 - Other episodes broadcast everyday at times when the target audience is watching (such as weekdays at 6pm and Sunday mornings on C4 at 10am) - The Target Audience age range - American Situation Comedy - Funded by Advertising - Ratings - Niche Audience - Watershed - Culturally diverse cast - E4 Brand Identity - Audience Inheritance - Public Service Broadcaster - Brief History of E4

Exam Question: Compare how and why one (or two) programmes were scheduled on different channels. What type or genre of programme is Dad s Army? How do you know this? Type your answer to the question above here. What type or genre of programme is The Big Bang Theory? How do you know this? Type your answer to the question above here. Conclusion What conclusions do you come to regarding the different sort of comedy programmes these institutions make/buy? (Is that a clue?) Type your answer to the question above here. How this helps my Answer to Question 4A: Write below the opening sentence to your 4A essay below based on the questions and your answers above. Type your answer to the question above here.

TV SCHEDULING Imagine you were in charge of the scheduling of these programmes on BBC 1 and E4 respectively. What time and day are you going to put them on & why? Time & Day you d schedule it: Time & Day you d schedule it: Reason why you d schedule it in that time / day on BBC 1: Reason why you d schedule it in that time / day on E4: TV SCHEDULING - THE FACTS Actual Time: Actual Time: Actual Day: Actual Day: Current Ratings: Current Ratings:

TV SCHEDULING Which (according to the ratings) is the most popular show? The most popular show is: Why do you think this is the most popular show? Is there a link between the transmission time and the ratings? If so, what do you think it is? How this helps my Answer to Question 4A: Write below the actual channel, date, day and the ratings and why there is a link between ratings and scheduling below. Type your answer to the question above here. Teachers comments: Teachers Feedback Students response: Students Response

AUDIENCE INHERITANCE What is audience inheritance and how does it help keep audiences on the channel they are watching? What s on before, during and after Dad's Army? BEFORE DURING ( ITV, CHANNEL 4) AFTER What s on before, during and after new episodes of The Big Bang Theory? BEFORE DURING (BBC 1, ITV) AFTER On E4 what do they call the slot when they show all new episodes of The Big Bang Theory? How this helps my Answer to Question 4A: In terms of your exam answer write below how Dad's Army and The Big Bang Theory keep hold of their audience using audience inheritance. (Basically turn all your research above into a paragraph and use the term Audience Inheritance) Type your answer to the question above here.

THE WATERSHED What is the watershed? Where did it come from? Write down your thoughts on the watershed - in this modern day world is it still relevant? Have you ever been stopped watching a TV show? In your opinion, why is Dad s Army shown after the Watershed and why is the Big Bang Theory not? Teachers comments: Teachers Feedback Students response: Students Response

LIMITATION OF CONTENT Are the BBC and other broadcasters allowed to show whatever they like after the 9pm watershed? What happens if they break the rules and show something they shouldn t? THE BBC What does B.B.C. stand for? PSB (PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER) What does the BBC (and E4) as PSBs actually mean for them? LICENSE FEE What is this? How much is it and what does it pay for?

THE BBC REMIT What is the three-worded mission statement of the BBC? In what ways does Dad s Army meet this remit? (reference the TV Series) How this helps my Answer to Question 4A: Using your notes write down - what is the watershed exactly? Why is Dad s Army on near it? Why is the Big Bang Theory before it? What happens if the BBC or E4 broke the watershed rules?

Teachers comments: Teachers Feedback Students response: Students Response E4 What does E4 stand for? What are E4s PSB obligations in terms of it s remit? In what ways does The Big Bang Theory meet this remit?

How this helps my Answer to Question 4A: What does BBC stand for? What does it being a PSB mean for the corporation? How does it pay for itself? What is it s remit and in what ways does the content of Dad's Army fulfil that remit? What does E4 stand for? How does The Big Bang Theory fit the remit of the channel? Teachers comments: Teachers Feedback Students response: Students Response NICHE or MASS What is a Niche Audience? What is a Mass Audience?

Dad s Army would be a MASS audience programme because The Big Bang Theory would be a NICHE audience programme because BRAND IDENTITY Why do the BBC use circles are there any links to mass audience? Why do E4 use fun logo's and what is the link to niche audience? Take a picture of your design and put it inside the box!

How this helps my Answer to Question 4A: What type of audience does the BBC attract through it's branding and which of your programmes does it fit and why? What type of audience does E4 attract through it's branding and which of your programmes does it fit and why? How did it start? What's the premise and who are the characters? How does it Educate / Entertain and Inform about life in world war 2? How did is it a traditional BBC sitcom?

Why is this sitcom popular with a younger age group? Explore the origins of this sitcom. Write your findings here: When watching answer the following questions: How is it culturally diverse? How is it produced? Who is the target audience? How this helps my Answer to Question 4A: What are the differences between The Big Bang Theory and Dad s Army? Teachers comments: Teachers Feedback Students response: Students Response

PEER ASSESSMENT PAPER A QUESTION 4A The Simpsons is scheduled on Channel 4 at 6.00 pm which lasts for a half an hour until 6.30 pm. The Simpsons is also broadcast on Sky 1 and scheduled for 7pm 9pm on Sky 1 they show a new series of The Simpsons which is more up to date than Channel 4 when they show The Simpsons. Channel 4 is a british channel and shows british programs, The Simpsons is an American comedy program but its shown on Channel 4 because its entertaining, nots so much offensive and its about a family and about every day life which everyone can relate to. It is scheduled on Sky 1 because Sky is an American broadcaster and shows many commercial animations. The Simpsons is a slapstick comedy. They show The Simpsons on Sky 1 because it is an American animation and is shown at 7pm on Sky 1 because that s the time where all families gather rand on the sofa and watch some television. The Simpsons is also shown on Channel 4 at 6.00pm because its when all parents are home and can leave them watching it because its not so much offensive and has bits what children can watch while parents cook the dinner or go do something else while there children are watching it. PAPER B QUESTION 4B The Vicar of Dibley was scheduled on BBC one and BBC two from 1994 until 2007, airing at times of 9 PM Thursdays and Fridays. BBC as a channel gets their funding not through advertising but through the license fee. Because of this they are part of the public broadcasting service (PBS) and that PBS gives them the duty to stay loyal to the viewers through the ethos and to pleasure them with diverse programs. The ethos of the BBC as said in their mission statement is to entertain, inform and educate in which the vicar of dibley does. The vicar of dibley is shown at 9 PM after the watershed and attracts a mass audience of adults wanting to unwind at the end of the week with typical British comedy and so this adheres to the part of the BBC s ethos to entertain. However, through specials such as for comic relief and storylines that involves such things as the chauvinistic views raised in the arrival the programme also educates and informs. Due to serving so many purposes, the vicar of dibley became a flagship program, therefore filling Peak viewing time slots on prime television. It inherits it s audience from a local news programme and this leads nicely into absolutely fabulous broadcast after it which is a slightly more risky programme therefore easing the audience into more adult humour, it also does not have a lot of competition in this 9pm slot as the other channels such as ITV & Channel 4 are not airing comedy usually until much later. It also has links to the BBC brand as this is a comedy about world wide issues and this links to the BBC logo which is currently a world. The vicar of dibley is also typically BBC as it stars a BBC star in Dawn French and was shot in a tv studio using multiple camera s. PAPER A PAPER B Score out of 15: Score out of 15: Why do you think it has scored this: Why do you think it has scored this:

Write here what you scored in your first answer and what target you could improve on: Students Targets Teachers comments: Teachers Feedback QUESTION 4A YOUR ANSWER (version 2) To demonstrate you are responding to the feedback have another go at producing a perfect question 4A answer. If your answer was perfect first them then copy it into the box below. Compare how and why one comedy programme you have studied was scheduled on it's channel. Type your answer here.

STUDENT FRIENDLY MARK SCHEME - QUESTION 4B USE OF TERMINOLOGY & EXPLANATION One tick only per box. One tick = One Mark Q.I. - Did they discuss how the title sequence offers the audience pleasure? Q.I. - Did they discuss Rob Brydon s welcome and the fact he is a national treasure? Q.I. - Did they discuss how the shows start offers the audience pleasure? Q.I. - Did they talk about the types of comedians and how they offer the audience pleasure? Q.I. - Did they discuss how Mitchell and Mack make the show funny? Q.I. - Did they talk about the section of the show in which their is a guest? Q.I. - Did they discuss the fact that the comedy is unscripted or improvised? Q.I. - Did they discuss the fact that the audience is powerful when watching and what this means? Q.I. - Did they discuss the high production values in any way and give an example? Q.I. - Did they say that the format of WILTY never changes and thus the audience feel familiar with it every time they watch? Q.I. - Did they give at least one moment in an episode that they found funny and explain why they found it funny? Q.I. - Did they discuss who wins the programme and how valuable the points system is? Q.I. - Did they state that Rob Brydon always concludes the programme with a funny fact? Q.I. - Did they give at least 3 examples of moments in the show that were funny in your opinion? Q.I. - Did they mention the uses and gratification's theory and explain each of the five elements? MARKED OUT OF 15 WRITE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TICKS IN THE BOX BELOW / 15 WRITE BELOW THE TARGETS FOR IMPROVEMENT Double tap here to write your comment:

STUDENT FRIENDLY MARK SCHEME - QUESTION 4B USE OF TERMINOLOGY & EXPLANATION One tick only per box. One tick = One Mark TBBT - Did they discuss how the title sequence offers the audience pleasure? TBBT - Did they discuss the fact that their is a pre-title sequence that often leads to a joke later on but is a joke in itself? TBBT - Did they discuss each of the characters and how they offer the audience pleasure? TBBT - Did they discuss the use of catchphrases and why they are funny? TBBT - Did they discuss that the audience is passive whilst watching and explain what this means? TBBT - Did they discuss the production values in any way and give an example of why this is funny? TBBT - Did they mention that the audience is told when to laugh by an audience watching it live in the studio? TBBT - Did they discuss an A Plot and B Plot within the narrative and give an example of what they are and why they are funny? TBBT - Did they state that there is a little fun sting between each scene? TBBT - Did they state that the comedy is scripted and acted out by an actor playing a character? TBBT - Did they give at least one moment in an episode that they found funny and explain why they found it funny? TBBT - Did they mention Todorov s theory when discussing the structure of the programme and give FUNNY examples to support the points? TBBT - Did they mention the fact that the audience can escape into the narrative and that they can associate with it in their real lives? TBBT - Did they give at least 3 examples of moments in the show that were funny in your opinion? TBBT - Did they discuss the end credits and the page of text written by the shows creator and why this is funny? MARKED OUT OF 15 WRITE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TICKS IN THE BOX BELOW / 15 WRITE BELOW THE TARGETS FOR IMPROVEMENT Double tap here to write your comment:

The Answer to Question 4B Would I Lie To You? and The Big Bang Theory For Would I Lie To You? all you need to do is go through a typical episode of Would I Lie To You? and write down as many pleasures as you can think of! (i.e. the things that make the audience laugh) YOU MUST GIVE EXAMPLES FROM THE EPISODE TO SUPPORT THE POINTS BELOW: - The Title Sequence - Rob Brydon is a national treasure, he is welsh and their is comedy in that - The start of the show introduces the guests and creates anticipation. - The audience can play along by guessing if the first contestant is saying true or false. - The team Captains phrases are always extreme and out of this world. - The comedy banter between the guests - There is a studio guest which means all three have to tell a story. - The outro by Rob Brydon is always a funny fact - There is also an end credit sequence - The audience whilst watching feels powerful - The audience can socially interact with the show afterwards on Facebook and Twitter - Their are always well known comedians - The comedy is always unscripted and appears improvised - There are high production values as it is set in a multi-camera TV studio - The format of the show never changes For TBBT all you need to do is go through a typical episode of TBBT. and write down as many pleasures as you can think of! (i.e. the things that make the audience laugh) YOU MUST GIVE EXAMPLES FROM THE EPISODE TO SUPPORT THE POINTS BELOW: - There is always a funny scene at the beginning before the title sequence - The titles are sung by a famous band and the tune is fun to sing along with - Each of the characters are funny - Penny because she is a real blonde, Sheldon because he doesn t get humour, Raj because he is indian, Howard because he is a sex god and Leonard because he s always after Penny - There are funny words used like Bazinga meaning jokes on you and Coi-tiss meaning sex - It is set in a typical American apartment - The audience is passive and will be told when to laugh by the live studio audience - There are always two situations that are funny - The episodes have little stings between each scene signposting a new scene - The audience can socially interact with the show and buy it on DVD - The comedy is scripted and acted - The show s format never changes - The audience can escape into the narrative that they can associate with in their real lives

Exam Question: Compare the audience pleasures offered by two comedy programmes. Give examples from the programmes. Write down in your own words - Why do we find these comedies on TV Funny? What elements make it funny? WOULD I LIE TO YOU? THE BIG BANG THEORY In the world of TV Comedy who gets your laugh and why? Type your answer here: Type in some of the facts about Would I Lie To You? below: Type your answer here:

WOULD I LIE TO YOU? - The Format Write below the format of Would I Lie To You? as it happens. Give ONE example for each piece of the format. What does the show start with and how does it offer the audience pleasure? After this, what does host and national treasure Rob Brydon do? How do the audience know from this early stage if they will like the forthcoming episode? Then Rob introduces the guests what happens in the early part of the show? After the introduction what does National Treasure Rob Brydon and the other contestants do? How does this offer the audience pleasure? (Give an example) What type of comedy is on offer here and why do the audience get pleasure from it? Give an example. How does the audience learn something from the TV Show? How do you think this offers pleasure to them? During the banter, are the audience passive (just watching saying nothing) or powerful (trying to answer the questions themselves) and how might this offer the audience pleasure?

What happens in the studio when the comedian says sometime extremely random? How does this offer the audience pleasure? Write down here two examples of bits in the episode that made you laugh. Why did you laugh at them? How do you know when the programme is nearing the end? What signifiers tell you? What is so interesting about the final points system in WILTY and how do the audience gain pleasure in this? Are the points important? Describe what happens after the points are announced right to the end credits. Teachers comments: Teachers Feedback Students response: Students Response

WILTY AUDIENCE PLEASURES So what pleasures does Would I Lie To You offer the audience? Make a list of all the W.I.L.T.Y. Pleasures: ((Hint: Take a look at the mark scheme again if you are not sure)) How this helps my Answer to Question 4B: Now you have a list of all the pleasures and where they occur in the show have a go at answering this (even if you repeat yourself that s fine!) How does Would I Lie To You? offer it s audience pleasure? Give Examples.

THE BIG BANG THEORY - Format Write below the format of The Big Bang Theory as it happens. Give ONE example for each piece of the format. What does the show start with and how does it offer the audience pleasure? Can the audience relate to anything in this section of the show? Did they learn anything? What happens after this pre-title sequence? How does it offer the audience pleasure? Describe the characteristics in the opening scene of: PENNY and LEONARD, what pleasure is offered to the audience in this opening scene? Is there anything the audience can relate to? Why did the audience laugh at the line Take 47? Why was it funny and how does it relate to the type of person Sheldon is? And again, the next scene in which Sheldon is reading facts about flags - why is it funny and what does it say about him? What might the audience think about Sheldon? How can the audience relate to the iphone references and why are they funny?

Why is the line There s finally a woman in your life you can talk to! funny? What does it say about Raj? What are the two major situations in this episode and can you give an example of what bits the audience found funny and WHY they might have found them amusing? Are the audience passive (just watching it) or powerful (watching and interacting) whilst watching the episode? How does all the situations resolve in this episode? Why is the final gag with Raj funny when he meets Siri? Teachers comments: Teachers Feedback Students response: Students Response

TBBT AUDIENCE PLEASURES So what pleasures does TBBT offer the audience? Make a list of all the TBBT Pleasures: ((Hint: Take a look at the mark scheme again if you are not sure)) How this helps my Answer to Question 4B: Now you have a list of all the pleasures and where they occur in the show have a go at answering this (even if you repeat yourself that s fine!) How does TBBT offer it s audience pleasure? Give Examples.

THE AUDIENCE PLEASURES COMIC CATCHPHRASES IN THE BIG BANG THEORY CONTINUAL NARRATIVE DEVICES IN THE BIG BANG THEORY & WILTY? COMEDIANS USED IN WILTY? THAT YOU KNOW FAMILIAR PROGRAMME STRUCTURE IN WILTY? - WHAT IS THE SHOWS FORMAT? WILTY - How does it INFORM you about the world? TBBT - How do you IDENTIFY with the characters in the show? WILTY - How would you tell your friends about QI on social media? TBBT - How does this show allow you to ESCAPE from your everyday life? WILTY - How does this show ENTERTAIN you?

PEER ASSESSMENT PAPER A QUESTION 4A Benidorm is a sitcom which is a comedy which is set in the same location with the same characters. This allows the audience to build a relationship with each of the characters as they get to know them, plus the audience is also included in the storyline as they they get to see each episode unfold. Benidorm offers us audience gratification because of the various stereotypes presented in the programme. One stereotype presented is the chav stereotype, in which we see this in the Garvey family. This can be seen as they are a white british family on holiday in Spain with their own set of normal and values. We can also see the chav stereotype come through in them due to the fact that their teenage daughter is pregnant, which is also another stereotype shown in the programme which is teenage pregnancies. This can be pleasurable to the audience as it enables the audience to feel superior towards to the family allowing the audience to look down upon the characters.another stereotype presented is the snob stereotype in which we see two of the characters. We see this by the way they both look down upon the other characters, and how they make crude remarks about the IQ of the Garvey family. This can be seen in one episode in which Mrs Garvey was speaking to one of the snobby characters and the snobby character spoke to Mrs Garvey in a very patronising way, making Mrs Garvey look rather stupid. This offers the audience gratification because of humerous it is to see certain characters being ridiculed. Plus, in some sense it establishes a relationship the snobby characters and the audience due to the audience being able to relate with the characters with them agreeing with. PAPER B QUESTION 4B Room 101 offers many audience pleasures. Firstly, the theme tune, the setting/ set and the celebrities and all familiar to the audience. In the episode 6, from series 13, the host (Frank Skinner) has the familiar celebrity guests of Alex Jones, Clive Anderson and Jack Whitehall. Secondly, the audience can identify with the same of the issues raised for example, Anderson explains how he thinks there are too many deer in England and how some should be killed, however when a deer is brought onto the set, the celebrities and Anderson cannot find the strength to kill it. Thirdly, the narrative of the programme is linior one person wins over all, but nothing gets resolved in the programme. In addition to this, the style of Room 101 is a quiz panel show with a live audience and the show is only roughly scripted. PAPER A PAPER B Score out of 15: Score out of 15: Why do you think it has scored this: Why do you think it has scored this:

Write here what you scored in your first answer and what target you could improve on: Students Targets Teachers comments: Teachers Feedback QUESTION 4B YOUR ANSWER (version 2) To demonstrate you are responding to the feedback have another go at producing a perfect question 4B answer. If your answer was perfect first them then copy it into the box below. Discuss in detail how TWO comedy programmes offer audience pleasures. Type your answer here.

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