POETIC LENS PRODUCTIONS• Funded by corporate projects• Partnership• Birmingham based
THE POETIC LENS TEAM:
My favourite children’s TV programme was (and is) Blue Peter!
I wanted to own a Sweet Shop when I
grew up!
My favourite children’s TV programmes
were Art Attack and Funhouse!
My favourite lesson at school
was PE. My least was
Geography!
I wanted to own a Sweet Shop
when I grew up
My favourite lesson at school was PE. My least was Geography.
CarlHusnaa
Tommy Shayo MattMy favourite
lesson at School was Drama. My
least was Maths!
My favourite children’s TV
programme was Hey Arnold!
I wanted to be a Mad Scientist
when I grew up!
My least favourite subject at School was PE
(…I did everything
humanly possible to get out of it!)
WHAT IS INSPECTOR U? • Weekly Children’s Interactive WHODUNNIT• Crime Drama with comic characters
‘The Story of Tracy Beaker’ is successful in combining serious issues/ comedy“Laugh yourself smart”
• Fictional town plighted by low-level crime• BBC Red Button resolution/ reveal
Rav Wilding explains the clues which were presented
• Bonus clues and games online• Aimed at 8-12 years
The upper-end of the CBBC reach
• 13 x 30 minute episodes
PARTICIPATE, LEARN, LAUGH
WHAT IS INSPECTOR U? • Original format• Rav Wilding
Familiar to audience (Cop School). Presents to adult audiences.
• Ted RobbinsFamiliar to audience (The Slammer). Comedy actor. Possible returning character.
• Cameo appearances ‘CBBC Family’. Blue Peter? Hacker and Dodge?
• Empowerment‘I Want My Own Room’ and ‘Project Parent’ empower contributing child.
• Makes children aware of crimeRav will advise children regarding personal safety.Rav’s inclusion distances audiences from the crimes presented.
• Responds to trends• ‘Playground currency’
WHY NOW?• “The Future of Children’s Television” OFCOM
“Parents and children see television as fulfilling… Providing education, entertainment and relaxation. Children and parents like and want high quality television.”
• Current Trends/ Pegs:
AUDIENCE OUTCOMES
• Developing the ability to effectively communicate• Being able to be creative• How to learn socials skills whether in a group or on line• Developing spirituality in terms knowing what is wrong and right. (This would regard to crime or an investigation which is not morally right)• Developing confidence in solving problems that arise
• “Live n Deadly” “Friday Download” “Horrible Histories”
• Comic element - “Laugh yourself smart
THE EVIDENCE…“..it sounds really cool…I
hope it’s difficult to spot the crimes so that I can get
better at crime-spotting...” JACK 12
“…Hacker could be like a ‘superdog’ that helps save
the day!” AMELIA 9