Television and Video forms

Television and Video forms

Fiction- Fiction is described as an unrealistic television show that’s full of creative ideas which can be impossible to create in the real world and is full of creatures that don’t exist, fiction is also defined as imaginary for example cartoon characters such as Gumball and Darwin from the cartoon show “Amazing world of Gumball” are not realistic and are just cartoon. This could also relate to the Uses and Gratification theory for self-accusation and esteem to try and relate yourself to the audience.

Documentary- A documentary is best described as an education program that has a purpose to educate the viewers about a specific event. Documentaries are mostly about the planet earth and about fascinating event that can provide the viewer with knowledge. For example the discovery channel features documentaries about wild life. Documentaries could also be related to the Uses and Gratification theory

News- The news is best described as a way in which people can gain knowledge about society as the purpose of the news is to educate the viewer about what’s happening in the world around us, the news is a television show that provides the public with in depth facts that could affect their lives. For example the news provides the public with the weather forecast which could affect any events planned. The news also brings in Uses and Gratification theory as the theory states we choose what we want to watch to fill in one of our needs and by watching the news this will fill in your surveillance.

Advertising- Advertising is best described as a promotion and display of a product as adverts are created to tempt the viewer into wanting the product. Advertising are also usually short films which are paid for by the company product manufacturer to try and sell their product during a television show break. For example the Cadburys chocolate bar advert, advertises during the break and temps the hungry audience into wanting it.

Promotional- A promotional video is a type of advertising that promotes a film or an event on their television channel to encourage the audience to watch it. Promotional is also described as a way of self-promoting what you have to offer on your channel and can keep viewers tuned in for further programs and new releases. For Sky movies promoted itself at Christmas by advertising a bunch of different films that are going to be shown.

Hybrid- Hybrid is a mixture of different genres within the film or video, Hybrid is a mixture of 3 or more genres within a film for example if a film/video display romance, horror and comedy all together in the same film this would be classed as hybrid. An example of a hybrid film would be Avatar as it has action, romance and comedy within the film.