Today's lecture really got me thinking on my choice of television program for our essay. I found factual programming really interesting so I have decided to do my essay on a factual program.
The factual genres are:
- Current affairs
- News
- Documentaries
- Reality TV
- Factual Entertainment
The first idea was to do a makeover program, for example '60 minute makeover.' This program comes under reality tv and factual entertainment, therefore I think it would be an interesting one to do. This is the research I have found out about the show so far:
'60 Minute Makeover,' is television programme on ITV 1, weekdays at 2pm till 3pm. There is a presenter who presents the whole show on camera, introducing the house and the relatives of the nominated homeowner.
The houseowner is usually nominated by a relative or friend for a secret visit by the 60MM team who remodel their house whilst they are away. The team has the task of completing the total renovation of run-down and tired rooms before the houseowner returns home. The houseowner approaches their house in a taxi/car to be greeted by a crowd of supporters prior to the big reveal. They are given a tour of their remodeled rooms by the host who invites them to react to the changes. At the end of the reveal, the expert's identity is also revealed with an emotional response from the participants. The cost of the makeover is stated at the end of each show which obviously excludes the labour fees. The houseowner earning the makeover is often in need of help due to illness or difficult times which adds to their emotional reaction to the completed makeover. Throughout the makeover, the presenter keeps time with a stopwatch and marks breaks in the task with a loud whistle. Half-way through the task, the team take a well-earned tea break which gives the designer an opportunity to assess the progress of the makeover. The team return to work once the host starts the stopwatch again.
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