Typed up progress for 17.04.12

Venue Possibilities: Rooms around the college, Derelict Building in Worthing town.
Other idea: turning a room into a club

Room Ideas: Financial Struggle,  Sexual Boat, Vertigo, Fear of Death, Fear of ageing, Love of food.

Expansion of Financial Struggle:
Quick Quiz - Game show that ties the piece together.

Journey: Semiotics/subliminal - debt advertising, music, posters, radio, TV, Student Finance Text - evoking that feeling of panic and worry,

Room: Our theme tune, Booing, clapping and laughing. Chaos, Company Logos (wanger, laydayUK), Contestant Names (Natalie West, Harry Fax, Roberta Balinda Scott, Santana Dairy), Host is Lord Theador Sebastian Burton. Sponsored by Baked Beans (also Buzzers), Buzz words - "Further Action", "Final Warning", "Notice", can be stamped on audience. Grapes - representative of money and wealth. Tree - money tree or "money doesn't grow on trees". Dead Lion - showing broken pride. Advert showing a Great White Shark killing - don't mess with loan sharks. Boards to control the audience: "Applause", "Boo", "Cheer" - Printed on bank statements and written in red (urgent).


Qualities of a game show: Game shows started on radio as call-in quizzes then moved to TV in the late 40s, the embody "the American Dream" (Bob Boden) and allow DREAMS TO COME TRUE!!!! They are a chance to get rich quick and show off talent, and anyone can win them!
They have Suspense (like opening the last box in Deal or No deal), cheesy set and ambiance, leave it on a cliff hanger before every advert, make it personal (sob stories) so that audience wants them to win, add temptation to make jackpot more even at the risk of loosing everything, a catchphrase (like Mastermind's "I've started so I'll finish", a lovable host, lame team-names, like able team captains (like celebrities or someone normal) Useful link - Bob Boden (Vice President of Production, Fox Reality Channel) gives expert advice on What is the origin of the game show?: http://www.videojug.com/interview/all-about-game-shows-2


Qualities of a Game show host: Famous Hosts Bill Cullen (Winner Take All) and Bob Barker (The Price is Right) were both charming, funny, trustworthy, engaging, knew how to have a good time, had style, enthusiasm, comic timing and got the most out of the contestants. A good game show host is not only to MC but is a performer and a host, keeping the show going and playing a crucial role.  Bob Boden gives advice on What are the qualities of a game show host?: http://www.videojug.com/interview/game-show-hosts-2


Types of Game show: Physical Challenge (The Cube, Takeshi's castle), Specialist Knowledge (Mastermind), Paired Competitive (Catchphrase, Supermarket Sweep), Team Competitive (The Chase, Eggheads), Single Competitive (The Weakest Link, Golden Balls), General Knowledge (Who wants to be a millionaire, University Challenge). Obviously most overlap.


Things to do: Bring in Baked Bean tins without labels, make name badges, make applause boards, research typical gameshow movement to add as choreography for the sharing, research more 'dream-like' and uncanny ways to represent financial struggle.