Sitcoms

Conventions of a Sitcom

Locations

Sitcoms have identifiable, simple locations:• A pub • A living room• A café• A workplaceThe location usually sets the tone of the sitcom. For example, Scrubs is set in a hospital therefore the plot revolves around medical incidents. Name sitcoms that have locations in

1. A house or apartment2. A school3. An officeIn fact, you should notice that most sitcoms contain similar locationformats. Draw a spider diagram that shows how various sitcoms share locations.

Comparing and

Friends Two Pints of Lager

and a Packet of Crisps

1.Analyse the logos for each sitcom in terms of media language

2.What can we tell about the content of the sitcom from their logo?

Design task

Now that Teachers has ended, there is a gap in the market for a new school based sitcom.

Considering your target audience, and Considering your target audience, and having a basic idea of what this sitcom having a basic idea of what this sitcom could be like, think of a good could be like, think of a good namename for the for the show and come up with a basic design show and come up with a basic design concept for its concept for its logologo. .