Genre - Comedy
Target Audience - 5+
Main Attributes -
Shows like Spongebob always have a comedic main character, e.g. not sarcastic, because kids understand humor.
Spongebob uses lots of sound effects to represent situations that kids might not otherwise get.
Spongebob uses a lot of songs and repetition because this makes it easier for kids to understand and learn.
Spongebob also encourages sharing, friendship and responsibility e.g. looking after his pet snail.
Lots of bright colours, interesting backgrounds and upbeat music to keep kids attention.
Something Special -
Genre - Educational Comedy
Target Audience - 3+
Main Attributes -
Kids enjoy learning at a young age and having a program that teaches sign language to young children also teaches tolerance and understanding. Kids also like being able to keep secrets, so learning another language, even sign language benefits them as kids and as adults.
The show features kids with actual disabilities e.g. autism and downs syndrome and this also helps kids to understand that even though some kids are different they are still the same.
Something Special uses funny noises and sound effects, repetition, a funny and colourful host, very bright and clean backgrounds or settings and lots of movement to help keep kids interested.
The Lion King -
Genre - Musical/Comedy/Tragedy(deals with death)
Target Audience - 6+
There isn't costume used because the characters are lions, baboons, hyena's etc, but there is a distinct difference between male and female characters, particularly by voice.
The main character is Simba who for a lot of the film is meant to be the same "age" as the intended viewer, this is probably so the viewer can understand Simba's actions and choices.
The Lion King uses loud, interesting repetitious songs which are easily memorable so that kids stay interested.
The kids films always seem to have as big problem the main character has to work out and a 'Bad Guy' who is always defeated.
The Lion King helps to teach kids about friendship.
In conclusion -
Kids TV and Films always seem to have following attributes,
- Bright Colours
- Repetitious speech or songs
- A comedic main character
- A problem that needs solving and,
- A lesson to learn, e.g. a moral.
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