Idea 1 fits into many of the requirements set by the brief and is a programme I believe would fit well into the BBC Three library. The series would feature a teenage secondary school kid who is fighting the battle between social media and friends. This would be relatable in a massive way to the target audience as this age group use social media more than anyone else, it is also a big issue so would interest many and allow them to identify with it.
The series leads into an exaggerated path of the protagonist going off the rails and takes us into the world of crime. This not only acts as a diversion for the viewer (takes the user away from there more simple problems) but also a form of surveillance as it gives the viewer an insight into the world of organised crime.
The production would feature young characters and will almost entirely be filmed within one neighbourhood so would be suitable for a low BBC Three budget. The storyline has many routes it can go in terms of making a full series if feature length programmes but making it seasonal would potentially require some further development of other characters.
Actors under the age of 18 would be required, so full permission would need to be authorised from their guardians. A variety of locations both urban and non-urban would be required. Council permission may need to be gained to film within the school sites and also on surrounding roads. The police would also need to be informed as imitation illegal substances and lethal weapons will appear on camera/set.
Idea 2:
This programme would fit very well into the type of content displayed on the BBC Three Channel on iPlayer. It picks a popular issue and builds a slightly strange story around it that seems to appeal to young audiences. The show provides surveillance into refugees and also some will identify with the university student wanting to help.
The series may be more expensive to make then my other ideas as it involves an international shoot and also would require access to immigration camps. Also young actors would be involved so permission from a guardian would be required. Security would also be required for the shoot as some of the locations could be dangerous. This makes this more expensive to make.
This story also involve some transgressive content. We would have to make sure it complied with BBFC ratings to ensure the target audience can view it.
Idea 3:
Logic would be the easiest programme to make as it could be filmed relatively cheaply as it involves simple locations and a group of university age actors. Many students viewing would be able to identify with the actors starting uni for the first time.
It also fits well into the kind of comedy that BBC Three are producing at an increasing rate. The show also has the ability to go on for multiple episodes and seasons as the characters find themselves in different situations - similar to how hit series "The Inbetweeners" was created on competitor E4 in the early 2000s.
The most difficult part of this programme would be how to make it genuinely funny and not cheesy. It would require research among young people to get the right sense of humour and also good actors to pull this off on set.
Conclusion
Overall, the Drama idea I have decided to take forward it Idea 2. This is because it fits very well into the BBC Three Portfolio, similar to "Thirteen" (BBC Three's most successful series ever). I have also chosen this programme because of its transgressive content and "Social Commentary" Genre, these both being the most common types of content across the network and amongst the target audience of 15-21 year olds right now. It also focuses on a current issue (the immigration crisis) which matches with the BBC's mission statement to "Inform and Educate" and also being a drama series will hopefully "entertain". The protagonist is a university student enabling the many of the audiences to identify with, the programme also provide surveillance of the migrate crisis and the camp that they are currently stuck in. The programme will need a larger budget that some of BBC Three's usual programming as some international locations are used, however the additional cost of this will hopefully be acceptable as young, not-well-known characters will be used meaning there pay won't have to be as high. Multiple locations both in national and international locations were used in BBC Three series "Killing Eve" and "Dictatorland" so hopefully my idea would be possible.
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