Saturday 15 March 2014

Commissions Unit- BBC Three

While looking online for information about the BBC 3 documentaries this page has a video and information regarding how the BBC would like their documentaries to look like and how they are looking for fresh new ideas.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/briefs/tv/browse-by-genre/documentaries/documentaries-on-bbc-three.shtml
Documentaries on the BBC Three engage with subjects and issues that matter to a young but broad BBC Three audience. 

This both about the most important issuer for a young adult audience (16-24 at it's core and 16-34 at its broadest) and about their perspective on the issue that affect us all. 

On one side of our slate the stories are compelling and often intimate: the extraordinary personal stories of ordinary people. 

On the other, this is THE place for Documentaries to be entertaining, bold and upfront in style and tone to break through to future Documentaries audience. 

Whatever the idea, a punchy title that will capture the attention on the audience on the audience is crucial. 

After looking through the above page I found this link;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/briefs/tv/browse-by-channel/bbc-three/

This is a page on what the channel is looking for, their priorities being that BBC Three is a mixes genre channel for young audiences. On this webpage they out line the three key priorities:

  • The channel needs to be disciplined about focusing on the young- it's centre of gravity will be 16-34 year-olds: people who are young in spirit and mind set.
  • BBC Three is 'Never Afraid to Try New Things' and that's why we will continue to innovate with breakthrough comedy, stand-out entertainment, brave documentary and intelligent factual formats. Our content needs to have potential to innovate across platforms. 
  • BBC Three should provide an environment for the development of new ideas and talent and for existing talent to take risks, becoming a genuine laboratory for BBC One and BBC Two. 


When looking at my project I want to aim the audience to be 18-30, as they are of drinking age and are most likely to relate to the subject matter. I believe that this is a new idea and as the BBC Three want to "Try new things", and could be a brave documentary, this could be put across a few different media platforms in which the BBC can portrays this across. 

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