As Live Production - Studio Entertainment Programme - 'Friends'

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Friends is a As Live Studio sitcom made up of 10 whole series throughout the years. It originally started back in 1994 and finished in 2004 where it became a sucessfull hit. The show is American and broadcasted on NBC, it has now been published online to popular streaming services such as Netflic, Hulu, YouTube etc.  



Me and Callum orginally have always focused on friends, and family oriented shows. This is what we orignally wanted to do within our pitch. Friends is about the in debthlive of 6 close friends, they are based in New York, within the show we learn about their love lives, work problems, family issues etc. Since the show has grown on pretty much everyone it had released 10 seasons (10 years) of the lives of all of the friends. Not only does this get the viewer/audience to interact and feel for the character but we enjoy to watch them be happy, sad, succesfull etc.

Every character has a different background and furture to tell.  The way that this show is filmed is very different to 'The Jeremy Kyle Show' it is much more vibrant and uses more than 1 set location. Within the show we see many popular set's such as Monicas apartment, which is very colourful and cheerful. There is Central Perk coffee show where we always see them drink coffee and discuss work and their reletionships. What i find very interesting is that the scene could be going on for a very long time but it wouldn't get boring because something entertaining always happens, i feel like we incorporated this in 'Steal The Syle' we were prepared to be entertaining for the viewers and audience members. I feel like the audience laughing in the background also helps viewers laugh and realise what is actually going on, if someone doesn't understand a joke or a hint the audience laughing engages you to start. Overall the set is always very cheerfull because there is never a dull sad moment within friends, and a set can do so much for the eyes.

I feel like the way that the show is filmed it feels like it's not actually 'fake' it feels real, like they are actual normal people working and hanging out with friends. The show is so relatable to a lot of people and this is what made it so popular in the first place, viewers can relate and feel exactly like the character within the show. I have also eralised when a character laughs or tells a joke they wait for the audience to stop laughing until they carry on with their lines, this makes it feel real/raw.

Friends also use a lot of props to interact with within the show, they all have their own characteristics. Within 'Steal the Style' we also used a lot of props to interact on set, this way it makes it easier for the viewer/audience member understand what is happening or what the person is talking about.

I also found that 'Friends' have a lot of secret hidden messages within the show, this really makes it interesting for the viewer to watch and find these hidden gems. I have researched this a few times now, i have found the clues on this website - http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/friends/articles/25-interesting-facts-about-the-live-filming-of-friends




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