LAUAN601 - Informing the Practical - Block Programs/Age Ranges

Researching into:
Three character designs based on age rated 'block programs', which will guide visual development of the practical.

• Designing three characters that meet the target audience for specified/channels studios, develop a character.

• Short premise for a story, character description, then development on target audience for (chosen channel/studios) visual development.

• Model sheets (movement, extreme poses) and character sheets (t-pose, turn around) Studies of character expression.

Block programming: I might research into 'Block programming' a series of related shows which are likely to attract and hold a given audience

Block programming or television block:
Is the arrangement of programs on radio or television so that several items of one general class, such programs relate to Children's animation, teen and adult, themes and audiences. This is perfect for what I am looking into for my project.'Block programming' is basically a 'Cartoon Network'. 

This is a viable option for my theme, instead of looking into animation studios or channels. 

Major classification based on age groups are as follows:

• Pre-school - ages 2 to 4 years
• Young school - ages 5 to 8 years 
• School - ages 9 to 12 years
• Teen - ages 13 to 16 years 
• Adult - ages 16 and above

Researching into block programs (often hosted on 'Cartoon Network') that feature a variety of relatively recent, 2D animation for a specific age rated target audience:

The youngest age of viewer to watch Adult Swim is 13 years old, Teenagers and Adults are the fit audiences for Adult Swim, 13 and up.


Choosing Three 2D 'Adult Swim' Cartoon programs within this block program

• Mr. Pickles
• Samurai Jack
• The Boondocks
• Black Dynamite 
• The Venture Bros

ADULT SWIM is an adult-oriented nighttime programming block, a nighttime identity for Cartoon Networks, as an alternative programming during the late night hours when Cartoon Network's primary target audience, children between the ages of 6–15, would normally be sleeping.2D cartoon Cartoon programs within this block programs.

It is primarily aimed at children and young teenagers between the ages of 7-16 and targets older teens and adults with mature content during its late night/overnight day-part 'Adult Swim.'
Choosing Three 2D 'Boomerang' Cartoon programs within this block program

• George of the Jungle (2007 TV cartoon series)
• Bunnicula
• Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
• Grojband
• Cartoon Planet

Uniquely targeted at two distinct age groups, a preschool school audience and a school age audience of 4-9 year olds

Choosing Three 2D 'Children's ITV' cartoons within this block program

• Danger Mouse
• Mr Bean
• Wishfart
• The Bagel and Becky Show
• Ben 10: Alien Force

• Roy
• Mona the Vampire