How it all began

Comic Relief was launched from a refugee camp in Sudan on Christmas Day in 1985, live on BBC One. At that time, a devastating famine was crippling Ethiopia and something had to be done. That something was Comic Relief.

The idea was simple – Comic Relief would get a whole bunch of much-loved British comedians to make the public laugh while they raised money to help people in desperate need.

As well as doing something about the very real and direct emergency in Ethiopia, Comic Relief was determined to help tackle the broader needs of poor and disadvantaged people in Africa and at home in the UK.

How we operate

When people generously donate their money or fundraise for Comic Relief, they trust that we’ll spend their cash wisely. With that trust, comes huge responsibility which we take very seriously indeed.

So much so that we have stringent governance and operating policies that might not sound too thrilling, but help to make sure we operate as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Comic Relief is a charity which was founded in the United Kingdom in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia.^{[citation needed]} The highlight of Comic Relief's appeal is Red Nose Day, a biennial telethon held in March, alternating with sister project Sport Relief. Comic Relief is one of the two high profile telethon events held in Britain, the other being Children in Need held annually in November.

Comic Relief was launched live on Noel Edmonds's Late, Late Breakfast Show on BBC1, on Christmas Day 1985 from a refugee camp in Sudan. The idea for Comic Relief came from the noted charity worker Jane Tewson, who established it as the operating name of Charity Projects, a registered charity in England and Scotland.

The charity states that its aim is to "bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of poor and disadvantaged people, which we believe requires investing in work that addresses people's immediate needs as well as tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice.".

Casting

Melissa wheeler, as the person being abducted

Jasmine Nelson, as the person doing the abducting.

we chose to do the se roles as they are the ons that we could easily do well with, the fact that i didn't really want to be on camera was made easier for me due to the way that i didn't show my face on the camera whereas if i was the person being abducted i would of had to show my face a lot more than i did. When looking at pictures of people on the internet we decided that we would use someone with short hair as the abductor due to the conventions of a girl with long hair is someone that is 'girly' and people wouldnt expect a girly girl to be someone that abducts people.

Homes under the hammer - analysis

Homes under the hammer is a television show that is shown on BBC one. The program first appeared on tele may 2003 in the 10 am slot and is still running today. it is a British factual program that only runs in english. It was created by Melanie Eriksen. There are 2 main presenters that have been the presenters since the start of the program these are Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander (series 1- Present), as well as these presenters there has been two other presenters in series 3; Marc woodward and Jasmine Birtles. All together there has been a total of 14 series (528 episodes)

The amount of properties that are put for auction on the show varies between two and three, all depending on the length of the show that is put on. If the show is on for half and hour there will only be 2 properties (The houses that are shown on the program are often ones that need refurbishment) up for auction whereas the hour long showing there will be 3 in each episode. there are a range of different types of properties that may appear on the show, ranging from vacant land to rural areas. The amount of episodes within the series varies between 20 and 143, even though between the two series with the highest and lowest amount of episodes there is 16 months difference, this shows there is no consistency.

The program follows one formula throughout each episode, this formula is that at least one of the presenters will go and view the house along with an estate agent, this is done so that there are two different peoples opinions on what the property is like and how much it is worth and what the best features about the property are, and what may need working on by the potential new owners, this takes place before the property goes up for auction. after all this has taken place the property will then go up for auction, and then the final sale price from auction is revealed.

After it has been sold the presenters meet the new owners of the house and one of the presenters will ask them questions about what there background is, and whether they re happy with the property that they have brought etc. then the new owner of the house will have to give a detailed explanation of anything they are going to do to improve it in any ways, whether thats re-tiling, replacing the bathroom/ kitchen etc. they will also be asked to say how much they have budgeted for it so that they get an idea as to how much of this plan they can achieve. After that the new owner would be left to get on with it and then will be revisited 3 months after, this will appear in another show.

When the show returns to the house the public will be reminded about the way the property looked before auction as well as seeing the difference in the property since. there is a range of different ways that the house is shown. Sometimes it is a before and after and sometimes it is shown mid-renovation which will give the public/viewer an idea as to what's to come. as well as this there are a few occasions where the buyer hasn't actually changed anything which could be due to many factors including, either not having the money, or having other renovations occurring at the same time etc.

After this stage the buyer is then interviewed again to see if they are happy with the final or the work done so far. On the show the presenters do not show this specific interview but they do a voice over which makes the audience aware of what happened and the money spent on the overall project.  After this interview has taken place the estate agents are invited back to view the overall project and see  how much value the property has added. they are then asked whether they want to sell, rent or actually live in it themselves.

The music played throughout the stages of the buying of the property and the interviews are normally used to relate to the buyer or the property itself. these songs are songs about money and moving up. This means that the visuals link with the sound. all the music used is composed by Michael Burdett.

The Website has a basic layout, links on the left hand side, a main image(the logo), and other graphology underneath it, there are captions underneath the links towards the bottom etc. (link to website)

the website is made up of a range of colours, mainly different shades of red. The colour palette used is due to the colour that the BBC use.

Analysis of the opening credits for the ward

At the very start of the opening credits of the ward it starts off with a dolly shot to move down the corridor of a hospital ward, throughout the pan there is use of flashing lights and sound effects to make the audience feel like they are in suspense. when the camera gets to the end of the hall way you see the title of the film appear after zooming out to it, the title is in serif font, but the name 'John Carpenter' is in sans-serif. There are whistles used throughout the start of this opening sequence this is due to the suspense that needs to be built up in order to keep the audience on the edge of their seat to make them want to watch the rest of the film. as well as the whistles there is use of thunder noises which has a link to fear which a lot of people are familiar with. the sound of a heartbeat is added to this bit of the sequence which gives the audience the feel that there is something bad that is going to frighten them in the rest of the film. as well as this there is a faint noise of footsteps which gives the impression that there is someone coming into the scene which may contribute to a future point in the film (foreshadowing).

throughout the rest of the opening sequence, the whole way through the images are in black and white or sepia, to transition between images there is a flash of white, this is due to the eery feel they give the audience, this relates to the film in many different ways, the image breaks up like broken glass, then the pieces of glass moves down the screen dragging the picture parts with it. All of these pictures have a denotation of suffering, you can see this from the facial expressions of the people in the pictures and the way that these pictures have been taken. There is a black and white colour scheme which makes the sequence more eery, this helps to impact the viewer due to the fact that it has a dark and  danger feel to it. At the end of this extract there is a shattered bit of glass that has the start of the films video in it, the visuals for this is important as it links straight from the opening sequence to the film itself without any transitions needed. as it goes into the video the glass that features the video spins very slowly round to reveal more visuals.

when the credits appear they fade in and out, and they feature on the four corners of the film extract. all of these names are in sans serif font and capitalised which catches the eye of the viewer as they are drawn to it which overpowers some of the images used to impact the audience of this film.

As well as all of the point made above during the extract after the title of the film hows there is use of non-diegetic sound of high pitched ritualistic rhythmic moaning, which makes the viewer feel uncomfortable, this is the sort of thing that john carpenter has aimed to do as it reflects the film very well as the film itself is meant to be a horror/thriller that shocks the audience. The use of violins throughout this clip is very good as it helps draw up an eery feel to the film. When listening to the sound without watching the video i get the feeling that it is the sort of sounds that would appear when china dolls appear in the screen, in my opinion i feel as if John Carpenter has made it feel that way to the viewer to get the response from the audience that it is a scary film, so from this aspect it has worked well, as me as a viewer my first response was that i was freaked out by the way in which the sounds impacted me. From the impact i got from the opening credits i get the feeling that it is a taste for what's to come in the rest of the film.

Analysis of live TV programme - Comic relief

I have decided to use comic relief from 2009 to analyse as i feel there is alot to talk about in terms of conventions. 

There are many different conventions in the live t.v programme comic relief these including, Presenters, sob stories, websites and logo in the top left hand corner and many more.

Stereotypically in this Live programme the presenters are there to introduce the show and to make the audience want to watch it, this could be done in many different ways, these including humor and intriguing conversations. Normally presenters are picked to broaden the different people that watch it e.g. male and females, and people from different ethnic backgrounds. As well as this they are used to show the relationship between the two of them as well as show what the show is all about. The types of presenters that are used are the sort of people that have lots in common so they have a good laugh and bounce off each other, It is interesting to watch them as they make the audience laugh therefore making the audience want to keep watching rather then turn it over when the adverts come on.

The whole way through comic relief they have some sort of sob story going on these including poor children in africa/kenya and children that cant afford decent food water and shelter. this is basically what the whole of comic relief is about and all the facts and statistics shown in the programme are then backed up by the footage that they show, within the footage of the schooling in africa there is normally some sort of celebrity that goes along to make it seem worse than it may actually be it also gives that celebrity a bit of publicity as they are helping notify to the public how bad these issues actually are.

In this picture you can see that Simon Cowell is in kenya looking at how much the children have to go through to find something worth money to make a living to buy food and certain bits of materials they may need to make useful shelter.

The screenshot quite clearly shows the audience of comic relief that they are very fortunate with there houses, money etc. This part of comic relief is put in to make the audience realise how less fortunate these children in africa and kenya are. his is designed to make the audience want to donate money to help out the people that are less fortunate to get clean water, proper shelter and better schooling. the screen shots that are shown within this text shows the range of different shot sizes and angles that are used, meaning that it isnt boring to the people watching the programmes as there is a lot of variety.


Throughout the programme there are many different clips from different t.v Programs that have specially made episodes for comic relief. this is put in to promote comic relief further and to make the audience more interested in watching it due to the programs they have put in. This may be due to the nature of the normal episodes that outnumbered have done for example as they are amusing to watch due to the constant humour throughout the episodes.

In the whole of the program there is always something in the top left hand corner as the first thing that you tend to look at is from the top left hand corner just like you would do if you were reading a book. They have the number and the website in the corner as it is important that the audience sees it to encourage them to donate money. With this they can get more money for the children in need of new schools, houses, food and water. All the money that they get will help towards the better standard of living for the families that arent as fortunate as us.

With the websites in action it means that  looking at the history of comic releif is easy as the uinformation from each year is on the website, it tells your the amount of money that the world raise for the charity and thanks everyone for their generosity.

The legal and Ethical side of comic relief doesn't seem to have that much of an impact on the program. This is due to the way in which that the audience aren't seeing anything so horrific that they need tohave a ban on it. As well as this it also seems as if there is no sort of Legal issues that could be affected, apart from the copyright. The program is copyrighted by the producer and the charity to make sure that there  are no issues of people trying to make the program as their own.

Comic relief research

Comic Relief is a charity which was founded in the United Kingdom in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia. The highlight of Comic Relief's appeal is Red Nose Day, a biennial telethon held in March, alternating with sister project Sport Relief. Comic Relief is one of the two high profile telethon events held in Britain, the other being Children in Need held annually in November.

Comic Relief was launched live on Noel Edmonds's Late, Late Breakfast Show on BBC1, on Christmas Day 1985 from a refugee camp in Sudan. The idea for Comic Relief came from the noted charity worker Jane Tewson, who established it as the operating name of Charity Projects, a registered charity in England and Scotland.

The charity states that its aim is to "bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of poor and disadvantaged people, which we believe requires investing in work that addresses people's immediate needs as well as tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice."

How it all began

Comic Relief was launched from a refugee camp in Sudan on Christmas Day in 1985, live on BBC One. At that time, a devastating famine was crippling Ethiopia and something had to be done. That something was Comic Relief.

The idea was simple – Comic Relief would get a whole bunch of much-loved British comedians to make the public laugh while they raised money to help people in desperate need.

As well as doing something about the very real and direct emergency in Ethiopia, Comic Relief was determined to help tackle the broader needs of poor and disadvantaged people in Africa and at home in the UK.

How we operate

When people generously donate their money or fundraise for Comic Relief, they trust that we’ll spend their cash wisely. With that trust, comes huge responsibility which we take very seriously indeed.

So much so that we have stringent governance and operating policies that might not sound too thrilling, but help to make sure we operate as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Click here for the Comic Relief website

Links to work

Final edit
evaluation
Experimenting with fonts
Legal and ethical issues
Jobs in TV and Film
Dummy Footage
Anamatic
Story Board
Risk Assessment
Recce Shots
Minutes
Continuety test
The sixth sense analysis
Sixth sense production Team
Psycho
Shot Sizes
Thriller definition
North by northwest analysis
Continuety exercise  storyboard
Se7en analysis
dummy footage analysis
Treatment
Audience Feedback