Set Design

Set design is the visual representation of the form and arrangement of scenery and properties. Props and equipment are used to help create the perfect scene for the show and this makes it all seem more real to the audience.

Studio

A studio is where a lot of tv shows and films get made, the inside of a building is transformed to be made to look like the needed scene for the tv show. Most companies are not big enough to own their own studio, so instead rent one for the time space needed.

Location

A filming location is a place where some or all of a film or television series is produced, in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a movie studio backlot or soundstage. In filmmaking, a location is any place where a film crew will be filming actors and recording their dialog. A location where dialog is not recorded may be considered as a second unit photography site. Often filmmakers choose to shoot on location because they believe that greater realism can be achieved in a "real" place, however location shooting is also often motivated by the film's budget.

Production Design

The PD is responsible for creating the overall look of the film and for delivering the visual production values that are created in the studio or on location by their physical properties. A designer is usually responsible for determining the set and costume colour palettes, the location and studio choices, the set layouts and design concepts and overall stylistic 'look' of the film within the budget and other production constraints. For example: at 8.09, the two girls are wearing school uniforms and the long corridors and lockers are common to a school, this clearly shows the audience that it is situated on school grounds and that the characters are pupils of this school.

Ambient Sound

This is usually background noise that is used to establish the location of the sound. For example, if a scene were in a park, sounds effects such as dogs barking and children laughing etc would be heard in the background of the main characters. An example is shown below at 0.30. This is used by the cheering nosies in the background highlighting it as a school play ground with a fight occuring but the girls chanting to the aggressive noises of the fight. I think it was used here to make the scene more realistic to the audience.

Theme and Stings

Themes and stings are short bursts of music through out a tv drama. They were originally used to add characters and scenes together. It is used in the following clip immediately at the beginning. I think it was used to here to create an emotional feel

Score

Score soundtracks are melodies written for a specific looped scene, for example a theme tune for a tv show. This helps make the show more unique with its own distinctive song and makes people recognise it instantly. For example: This is the famous theme tune for Doctor who, which even if people dont watch the show, will be able to tell where it is from instantly. This shows just how effective a score can be.