Television Basic Un

Nithin Kalorth
October 20 2012

Introduction
 A telecommunication medium
 Monochromic and Colour
 Tele = Far ; Vision = To see
 Television founded around 1884
 Commercially grew up around 1920s

Television Standards
NTSC
 NTSC : National Television System Committee
 Analog Television
 Used in USA, China, Cuba, Canada etc
 In NTSC, 30 frames are transmitted each second. Each
frame is made up of 525 individual scan lines.

PAL
 PAL: Phase alternating Lines
 Analog Television
 In PAL, 25 frames are transmitted each second. Each
frame is made up of 625 individual scan lines.

SECAM
 SECAM : Sequential Color with Memory
 It is analog colour television

Television programme
 Types of programme:
a. Episode
b. Serial
c. Mega serial
d. Seasons
e. Tele films
f. TV movies

Types of format
a. Scripted
b. Unscripted
c. Informational

Stages of programme
 Pre Production
 Production
 Post Production
 Promotion and Distribution

Pilot episode
 First episode of programme.
 Mainly done for creating impression on viewers and
distributor.
 Used to sell the programme.
 Used to make bookmark of the rest programme.

Special Programme
 A special episode made from the original programme
for a purpose.
 Celebration, festival, promotion, anniversary etc.

Developing Programme
 Objectives
The aim of the programme .
 Content
What does or should the programme should carry
 Duration
The time of the programme.

Pre production (Documentary)
 Scouting the location – Finding the place of
shooting and fulfilling needs.
 Writing the treatment – Verbal description of the
suggested topic or subject of the documentary.
 Budget – Organizing essential expense and proper
planning to use it.
 Pre – Production Script – Proposed interview, cut
away, video shots etc.

Production (Documentary)
 Interview names and dates
 Shooting
 Crew management
 Transportation plans.
 Executing script.
 Making log sheets

Post production (Documentary)
 Reviewing tape with log sheet.
 Writing final script
 Coordination final script and log sheet
 Editing
 Music, Voice over
 Title

Programme Producer
 The key person who controls the whole programme.
 Know as Director, Creator or head.

Duties of programme producer
 1. Clearly identify the goals and purposes of the
production.
 2. Identify and analyze your target audience.
 3. Check out similar productions done in the past
 4. Determine the overall value of the production
 5. Develop a Treatment or a Production Proposal
 6. Develop A Production Schedule
 7. Select Key Production Personnel
 8. Decide On Locations

 9.Decide On Talent, Wardrobe and Sets
 10.Decide on the Remaining artists
 11.Production Personnel
 12.Obtain Permits, Insurance and Clearances
 13.Select Video Inserts,
 14.Still Photos and Graphics
 15.Moving to Rehearsals and Shooting
 16.The Editing Phase
 17.Do Postproduction Follow-Up

Genres
TV genres are various forms or identifiable types,
categories, classifications or groups of programmes
that are recurring and have similar, familiar or
instantly-recognizable patterns, filmic techniques or
conventions.

Different genres
 Action
 Adventure
 Comedy
 Crime
 Drama
 Epic/History
 Horror
 Musicals
 Science Fiction
 War
 Reality

Programme ideas
 From real life incident.
 By conducting audience survey
 Brainstorming and clustering
 Know demands of sponsors
 Review past programmes
 Read books
 Know the market needs
 Think which can satisfy your needs then audience..

Revenue
 The production is based on money and profit.
 So for calculating the profit, one has to follow
following steps:
 COST PER MINUTE
 The cost per minute is relatively easy to determine; you
simply divide the final production cost by the duration
of the finished product. For example, if a 30-minute
production costs 120,000, the cost per minute would
be 4,000.

 COST PER VIEWER
 Cost per viewer is also relatively simple to figure out;
you simply divide the total production costs by the
actual or anticipated audience.

Cost Per Measured Results
 The last category, cost per measured results, is the
most difficult to determine.
 For this we must measure production costs against
intended results. In commercial television we might
sell 300,000 packages of razor blades after airing one
60-second commercial. If our profit on 300,000
packages was 3 lakhs and we spent 2lakhs producing
and airing the commercial, we might question whether
it was a good investment.

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