Different types of show

Creative media practitioners from different fields have a wide range of ways they can show their skills, these include;

Theatre

When practitioners perform live in a theater, the audience feels much more involved unlike things like TV and Film, It's similar to them in the way it's fully scripted and un-scripted. This art form is loved by the performer because it is scripted and controlled yet live and unpredictable at the same time, whilst they know how the show should got, nobody can predict what will happen on the night. The same feeling is what draws such big audiences to the live theatre scene, they can always expect a certain level of performance but repeatedly attend in the hope they will get something slightly different to other nights.

Standup Comedy

Like theatre, Standup Comedy is loved by the audience because of it's interaction with them, if anything standup uses the audience to a much greater extent. As Dara O'brien said on one of his live tours, he was going to call the tour " You had to be there" because no two standup comedy performances are ever the same due to the frequent audience interactions.

Street Performance

Street Performances are a less well documented but still highly enjoyed art form, everyone has seen the guys stood on street corners in tourist areas, painted entirely gold or silver normally. they are so enjoyed because of their unpredictability and randomness.

Live Gigs

With a cross between the level of audience interaction in Theatre and Standup, live gigs have an ever increasing following with people from all ages wanting to experience a unique show and have a different experience to others.

Cinema

For those not after the live experience but still wanting to be part of something on a big scale with a difference to the everyday television watching, the cinema is something that brings an exciting experience at a relatively low cost and at ease.

Television

TV offers a much easier access to viewing than things like cinema, although it lacks the exciting experience that cinema and live event bring, it comes cheaper in the long run and offers almost effortless viewing.

Web-TV

Web-TV has all the benefits of regular tv with the added bonus of it being even more convenient for frequent computer users due to being able to watch it at any time you want. the only real draw back is an occasional lack of quality. Web-TV is an fast growing format to watch programs and its convenience and ease are the main factors in this, people don't have time to take chunks out of their day to just watch tele anymore so they watch the specific programs they want on Web-TV