Argumentative Essay On Top Gear

Top gear is a car show that specifically talks about cars. The production company is the BBC. It is targeted at people who are interested in cars, but along with that, it is also a talk show, with the presenters; Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond. Nevertheless, it is also entertaining. With featured celebrity guests appearing every episode the audience span has increased over the years.
If we break down the key labourers involved in making the show, we obviously start with the three main presenters that have made Top Gear successful over the past years, they are Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond. With the show being specifically aimed at vehicles, all three presenters have their share of presenting and in most cases …show more content…
The producer’s contribution to the show is by far the most important. Producers have a vital role in the world of television. A producer will manage each project from beginning to end. Not only that, they are also involved in the marketing and distribution side of the show. Producers also work diligently with the directors and other production staff. Sometimes, they may have to be the director and be in charge of all project procedures. Producers organise funding for each project and are accountable for keeping the production within the assigned budget. Lastly we have the directors, Guy Savin and Dan James. Directors are accountable for how a specific show looks and sounds. They work closely with Producers and writers, improving, purifying and grasping original ideas into finished programmes. Directors will have to make careful arrangements in order to ensure the attainment of each …show more content…
‘But not half as seriously as the director who, when the race is over, has to retrace our steps, adding to the miles of tracking shots he took in the race, with many more miles of arty ‘ups and passes’. This usually takes three days. And then he edits the film.’ Even after a race has finished we can see what directors have to do in order to get the film up to finishing standard before they come into editing stages. Now when everything is finished and edited they go into production where they record in the hangar. ‘Eventually, all the films are made, and edited, and normally everyone would go home to relax. But on Top Gear, we then go into production. We record on a Wednesday in the old hangar.’ On the Wednesday that they record, the presenters read through the script to make sure everything is up to scratch, then they perform a quick rehearsal in the studio before they actually record, then later that night they reel in the audience in the studio and they