Television Programming and Production

Swapnil Mehrotra
(Sem – 4, section – A)
BA(JMC) – 05151102419
Television Programming and Production

Assignment 1.
Characteristics and importance of television
Television is a telecommunication medium used for broadcasting news, sports,
advertisement, education, etc. It is a source of knowledge. It is one of the most
important inventions of twentieth century.
It transmits visual and sound over long distances.
Characteristics :
1. Audio visual medium – One of the characteristics of television is that it is
an audio-video system which makes it a magic medium which allows us
to watch the world from our house. The audio video system develops an
emotional involvement of a viewer.
2. Domestic medium – It refers to as one should not leave his/her house to
go to theatres to watch television, they can simply watch television by
sitting in their house with their family. Television is now a part of our
everyday life as it provides entertainment and information right inside our
house.
3. Live medium – It is one of the main characteristics of television. Some
events of sports or news debates can be watched live with the help of
television. In short, it allows you to witness events which happen
thousands of miles away.
4. Transitory medium – The programs which are being aired on television
are impossible to record that is why televisions are identified as
transitory.
5. Expensive medium – Television programs are not made easily. It requires
a lot of money, experienced people, machinery. Broadcast media in
general and television in particular involves complex technologies.
Crores of rupees are required to start a television station.
Assignment 2.
Various formats of TV Programs
There are different formats that are used to deliver some information on
television. Formats should be selected keeping in mind the target group and the
type of message being delivered.
1. TV Drama - Dramas have been very effective in involving the viewers in
television programme since they represent the life realistically. A drama
is a play which presents a true-to-life story in a dramatized form with
actors playing the parts of the story’s characters. The story develops
through what the characters do and say.
2. Factual – This includes a vast arena of programmes like: documentary,
magazine shows, history, science, nature, travel and talk shows. All
factual shows are scripted in one or other way.
3. Sports – Sports broadcasting is a big business with channels who get
caught up in bidding wars to get the rights to screen premium fixtures and
prominent competitions like Olympics or world cup.
4. Music – Music Tv is not as popular as other channels but with channels
like MTV, 4music have a good range of output including videos, music
and studio talk shows.
5. Cartoon – The most dedicated television channel for cartoon is Cartoon
Network India which airs shows in English, Tamil as well as in hindi-
dubbed version.
6. Interview – This is a face to face conversation between interviewer and
interviewee. It is the most difficult program to telecast. It could be an
interview of any celebrity, politician, or literally any person on group.
Interview can be made look good by putting showing the interviewee
engaged in whatever is being discussed.
Assignment 3.
Scripting a program
A storyboard refers to the visual representation of how the story is played, shot
after shot. It is made up of number of squares with photos or illustrations of the
scene, showing what is being shown in that scene, also what’s being said in the
script during that shot.
Each square represents a single shot. As you go through a storyboard, you
should be able to see the video playing in your mind. A good storyboard serves
two main function- planning and communication.
How to make a storyboard in 4 steps
Step 1:
Create a template
Draw a series of rectangles on a piece of paper, make sure to leave space for
line of script or dialogues under each reactangle.
Step 2:
Add the script under each rectangle, write down the dialogues that corresponds
to the rectangle.
Step 3.
A bad drawing is better than no drawing. If you don’t know how to sketch the
shots by hand, you can use photographs or images cut from magazines. There
are even storyboarding tools online from where you can select characters and
settings and even record audio.
Step 4.
Lastly, add notes about the scene like the camera movements, angles,
description of what’s happening, any special effects used and don’t forget about
audio like music or sound effects.
Script breakdown
In filmmaking it is defined as a comprehensive examination of a script that
categorises all the elements required to prepare for the production process that is
from characters, props and locations to special effects and costumes.

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