Thursday 11 March 2010

Keep up to date

Keep up to date with the world of reality TV, use the Guardian's website to help you

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/reality-tv

Homework due: Thursday 18th March

Independent Research Activity

A Week in Reality TV
Overview
In a single week (w/c 2nd May 2009):
– 41 different reality titles were broadcast on Freeview channels alone
– at least 12 of these programmes were screened daily
– a number were repeated in different time slots throughout the day.

Resources
– A range of TV listings magazine, preferably recent.

Task
Using a TV listings magazine, compile a list of all the reality shows on air over the course of a single week, both free to air, and non-terrestrial.

  • calculate the number of hours per week given to reality TV on different channels
  • evaluate the type and range of programmes on different channels to see what patterns emerge in their scheduling
  • investigate whether different types of reality show predominate at different points during the day

Tuesday 9 March 2010

Reality TV: Lesson 1

Your exam is going to be on Reality TV, so don't forget the date JUNE 25TH. We will spend 7 weeks learning about the genre of Reality TV this will involve independent research tasks, and forward thinking planning from you, and of course taking an interest in Reality TV!