AS LIVE - Magazine Show Idea

AS LIVE

Magazine show

Title: Live, Camera, Action

Format: 30 minute AS LIVE

Channel: Channel 5

Broadcaster:

Target Audience: 10 - 50

Schedule: 8pm Wednesdays

Everyone enjoys sitting down in front on the television or going to the cinema to watch the latest blockbuster film. Film makers somehow manage to find an endless array of stories to tell yet by using their own style they still manage to guide audiences to tears, laugher or uncontrollable bursts of excitement. The successful directors are able to present styles are instantly recognisable to lovers of film. However with every passing decade films are becoming vastly more impressive visually with the qualities brought by HD broadcastings or 3D films. This combined with the ability to edit faster and shoot footage and add to footage digitally that wouldn’t have been possible even ten years ago

It is partly because of these aspects that films are increasing watched and appreciated by more and more people. Since dvd’s and blu-ray took over as the predominant forms of owning movies at home more and more are accompanied by bonus ‘special features’ giving the audiences an insight as to how monsters are brought to the screen such as creatures like ‘The Mummy’ in the 2001 film by the same name, how unbelievable car chases are achieved in films such as ‘James Bond Casino Royale’ from 2006 or simple behind the scenes footage from a vast number or big budget films. However for those people that which to turn from film fan to film makers it is often a good place to start at the beginning with the basics. In Live, Camera, Action  presenters will talk through to the audiences some of the more basic filming techniques, sound recording, editing, lighting and or general filmmaking rules and tricks for those of us that can’t afford to send an Aston Martin rolling down the road.

Not forgetting that there will be a live studio audience that will be present on the day of the record I have a few ideas that would give reason for them being present. My first idea is that a selected member from the studio audience will be pulled up on stage. They will then be put in front of a green screen and given props to aid them to act out famous movie scenes to show how a green screen works.  Have a makeup artist turn one of the audience members from person to monster or appear like they’ve been severely beaten up. In addition or pace of this we could have audience members asking a how to question relating to film making which the host and or invited guest could then answer.

This show won’t appeal to everyone but with programs like Top Gear, The Gadget Show and Got To Dance which are all quite specialised still bringing in a wide audience range in large numbers I think that Live, Camera, Action could have to potential to do the same.