subgenres of factual programming.

docu drama
docu drama is when a past real life event is turned into dramatized television. they use real life events and articles and use these to help them make the drama. this is used so that it draws the audience in more. even though this is a docudrama it still uses the styles of a documentary.
3 examples of this are:

• Titanic
• Cathy come home
• The road to Guantanamo

The road to guantanamo is a good example of a docu drama because it uses all the conventions of this genre. it dramatises real past events that happend in the past. They dramatised the story to draw the audience into the story more.



docu soap
a docu soap is a series of reinacted  dramatised events using the same people to try and create a storyline element.
3 examples of this are:

• The family
• The hills
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The family is a good example of a docu soap. this was a series on channel 4 where for weeks cameras would follow a family and get an insight of what that family did. They used the same people every week to try and create characters for themselves and build a story line for the audience. its documentary based because is real and can teach the viewers about the family's culture but at the same time its soap because it has over exaggerated and dramatized scenes for example they made out that the daughter was going to die when she was ill.

infortainment
infotainment programmes are programmes that are made to entertain and inform at the same time. they use the same presenters and try to enhance the popularity by having lots of different elements such as reviews, archive footage etc.
3 examples of this are:

• Top gear
• soccer AM

Top gear is another really good example. this is a show where three presenters talk about cars and adventures they go on with cars. its informative because it teaches the audience about cars and it is entertainment because the presenters make it entertaining with the sarcastic comments and humorous adventures. another convention it has is that all the presenters have very big characters and personalities which the audience like. 

reality tv
relity tv is a genre of programming that makes unscripted dramatic scenes. it uses real life people and they film them in situations to make it look like a game.
3 examples of this are:

• Jersey shore
• Keeping up with the Kardashians
• Big brother

Keeping up with the kardashians is a reality TV show about the Kardashian family. it has the typical conventions of a reality TV show such as it is scripted and well edited. for example whenever there is a conversation or an argument in keeping up with the Kardashians you see shots of the person talking and you get to see the other persons facial reaction and this can only happen if it has been edited. also each member of the family has a different character and each episode there is a different story line. Also each character has their own stereotype

educational tv
Educational TV is made to educate the viewers. its highly informative and there is no drama in there. it can either be shown on individual shows or there can be TV channels specificly made for educational TV.
3 examples of this are:

• Dora the explorer
• Micky mouse clubhouse
• world war

Dora the explorer is a very good example of this. this is a TV show aimed at children and it is broadcast ed on Nick jnr. the conventions it has that are for educational TV are typically that it educates the viewer. its aim is to teach children Spanish slowly and slowly and they do this by making the show entertaining by making Dora go on adventures with her friends and speaking Spanish then translating it to English and making the audience participate

wildlife documentary
Wildlife documentaries is a type of programming made to show either animals, there natural habitats or nature. its made to inform the viewers on these topics and usually have alot of archive footage and voice overs.
3 examples of this would be:

• Monkey business
• Crocodile hunter diaries

Monkey business is a good example of a wildlife documentary because it is a show on monkeys in a zoo. the main conventions of this are that it shows the viewer footage of monkeys that they cant see anywhere e.g monkeys feeding or giving birth. it also teaches the viewers about how monkeys live and what kind of illnesses they can get and what the cure of these are and finally it has a voice over. this is the most typical convention of the documentary.

special interest documentary
A special interest documentary is a documentary that has all the typical styles and conventions as a documentary but it has a very niche appeal and it changes the story every episode.
3 examples of this are:

• John Paul II - his life his pontificate
• The man who turned into a tree
• worlds smallest body builder

The man who turned into a tree is a good example of this. it has all the conventions of a documentary such as voice overs, real life footage peoples views and also its only one episode which shows its a special interest documentary. it is a man that has tree like body parts and hes journey to have himself cured of this condition.


Make over show
A makeover show is a newer more developed version of reality TV however it includes making peoples lives better. 3 examples of this would be:

• Super nanny joe frost
• Pimp my ride
• How clean is your house

Super nanny Joe Frost is a show about family that find it hard to discipline their children so super nanny helps them. The codes and conventions it has is that it has a expert host which is Joe Frost. she gives expert advice which helps these families a lot. also it focuses on a different family each week and finally Super Nanny changes these families lives for the good.

Discussion
Discussion shows are where a panel of expert people talk about a recent topic in the world. it is balanced with experts from both sides of an argument. it also may include a studio audience to show reaction to the audience at home.
3 examples of this:

• Question time
• loose women

Question time is a very good example of this. this is where a panel of experts come on and talk about a recent topic. there was a show of this on the London riots and they had 2 people from each side of the argument so they had 2 youths and 2 people from the police and government. the main conventions it had is that it wasnt a direct interview because people could just come in with questions or statements. also it was based on a very serious topic.

Review show
This is a show where real people are brought in to discuss a particular topic in the news at that moment in time. it is not scripted or dramatized and ofter uses a studio audience. it contains a panel of people related to the topic of the discussion and if it is debateable they have an even number of people on each side to argue there stories.

• Top Gear

Top gear is also a very good example of a review show. it has the typical such as a studio audience. it also has a panel of people related to the subject so all the people on the panel in this show love cars. also all these people review cars which is what typically a review show does.

Chat show
This is a show where real life people go to discuss their lives with the presenter. it usually has a live studio audience so we can see and hear their reactions.
3 examples of this are:

• Jeremy Kyle
• Jerry springer
• Trisha goddard

Jerry springer is a very good example of this. he tries to resolve all sorts of peoples problems mainly relationship problems. the main conventions in  this that it has are. it has intervies between jerry and the guest so that the audience know what is going on. it also uses a expert like jerry springer to resolve the problem.


Magazine show

A magazine show is a show that has lots of different elements from different genres of shows and brings them together for the one show. it usually has special guests and a live studio audience, sometimes it will have live preformances and it usually uses alot of VT packages.
3 examples of this are:

• The one show
• Big brothers bit on the side

The one show is a really good example of a magazine show. they have all the conventions a magazine show would have. it has alot of VT packages about the topic they are discussing this week or they have a short clip of their guest. for example when ricky gervais was a guest they had a clip of hes show. they have a live audience.  they also have the conventions of a chat shwo as they have interviews with their guests.