Joshua Jones: Television Production

Professional Pre-Production: Greenlight Pitch

As part of this process I had to deliver a pitch for Pleasure Park. The aim of this was to receive feedback to help develop the idea. GREENLIGHT PITCH In preparation for this pitch I: - Defined the show and the channel - Laid out the story arc, and synopses for each episode - Described the characters -...

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Professional Pre-Production: Episode Synopses Developments

After discussing my initial episodes synopses with my tutor, he came to the conclusion that the show didn't currently have a proper story arc, or end goal, a fact I agreed with, so I have redeveloped the synopses. EPISODE SYNOPSES DEVELOPMENTS These are the changes I have made: - The show now focuses on the characters as they try to save the park from redevelopment. The local council want to turn...

Professional Pre-Production: Broadcaster Change: Netflix to Sky One

Whilst developing the show, and after discussing the show with others, I have realised that this show will not work on Netflix, and so I have decided to change the broadcaster. WHY NOT NETFLIX? I feel the show is too British for Netflix, and not the type of show that Netflix would be interested...

Professional Pre-Production: Branding/Marketing Version 2

Prior to my greenlight pitch it was mentioned that my title card design, and promotion designs were too clean and polished to represent a show about somewhere that is failing. From this I came up with the idea that the designs could look worn and distorted. BRANDING/MARKETING DEVELOPMENTS I looked...

Monday, 23 October 2017

Professional Pre-Production: Possible Locations

Pleasure Park is set in a fictional seaside town. The town is called Fairwood and is in Lincolnshire (home to Skegness). Like most other seaside towns it's a little run down, and not very popular. This lack of popularity is one of the many reasons why Pleasure Park isn't doing very well. The local council...

Professional Pre-Production: Mockumentary Genre

I have chosen to make 'Pleasure Park' a mockumentary series. WHAT IS A MOCKUMENTARY? According to the Oxford English Dictionary a Mockumentary is 'a television programme or film which takes the form of a serious documentary in order to satirise its subject'. This means the situation within the programme...

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Professional Pre-Production: Initial Marketing Mock-Ups Version 1

As part of my role as a concept producer on this unit I will be producing marketing material (e.g. posters, billboards etc...) for Pleasure Park. INITIAL MARKETING MOCK-UPS To begin this process I spent some time looking at how theme parks promoted themselves, specifically the theme parks I'd looked...

Saturday, 14 October 2017