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TV industry contexts

  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? to proved information to have diverse  context to support learning for people of all age  to produce creative output  to reflect the united kingdom its culture and value to the world  2) How is the BBC funded? T he   BBC  main source of funding is licence  fee. 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points above) They must provide information as well as learning  for  people of all age whiled  maintain the united kingdom  its culture and   value  to the  world. 4) What is regulation and how is the BBC regulated?  Regulations are rules that are followed and inappropriate  content is not broadcast  to audience. 5) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the  BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain ? In doctor who its educate people about space and all...

Television: His Dark Materials - Language and Representation

  1) Write an analysis of the episode - using notes from the screening in class.  Make specific, detailed reference to moments in the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots and movement, editing, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.) In the episode the girls were in control, were presented as powerful,independent, and can handle stuff mean whiled the men were being aggressive violent and cant handle anything. There was a change of society as in the episode there was a black women being one of the main character   You can currently  watch His Dark Materials on BBC iPlayer here . Camerawork, editing and sound: L ow angle is use for the women to show how powerful and independent they are  Mise-en-scene:P rops mix between fantasy world and modern familiar objects  Narrative and genre:  witch fighting, witches super natural reveal emotions of character   You can  access our notes from our close-textual analysis...

His Dark Materials

  1) How are  women  represented in His Dark Materials ? Are gender stereotypes reinforced or subverted? Think about Lyra and Mrs Coulter here. Women are being pretend has being in power and having rights. 2) How are  men  and masculinity represented in His Dark Materials? Think about Will and Lee Scoresby here. Men are being presenting as a helpful and nice to women. 3) How is  age  (e.g. teenagers; older people) represented in His Dark Materials ? Does the show reinforce or challenge stereotypes about young people? Think about Lyra and Will plus the abandoned children they meet. Also think about Mrs Coulter and other adults. Most of the main characters in this series and episode are children and they are shown not to need adults or help from older people. 4) How is  race and ethnicity  represented in His Dark Materials ?  Are stereotypes reinforced or subverted? The actors in His Dark Materials are from a range of ethnic and social cla...

Audience and Industry

  Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963? The target audience for doctor who were male. but from 1963 to 2010 it was an increase of femlae e by 22%  2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. Personal Identity: teenagers, doctors,elders and adults Personal Relationships: comes from being a loyal audience member   Diversion (Escapism): space travel, time travel, futuristic  Surveillance (Information / Facts): cultures,space,time  3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a  modern  2020 audience? people of colour might not watch the show, teenagers might not watch the  as the first episode as it was in black and whitre were as now we have colour.   4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasure...

Language and Representation

  1) Write a summary of the notes from our in-class analysis of the episode. You can use your own notes from the screening in class and we'll also post a Google document of class notes too (you'll need your GHS Google login).  Doctor only talks to young man ignoring Barbara  show gender  roles in 1960s.  Camerawork and sound:theme turns  to doctor  who very science fiction  set genre from beginning sound hum of lairds helps create science fiction     Mise-en-scene: Susan  first introduced  dancing and dressed as 1906 teenagers seem to be both typical teenagers and aliens   Narrative and genre :Enigma codes mystery of susn name french revolution book . 2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of   Doctor Who ?  Todorov's Equilibrium:  In the beginning it was calm and then in the middle it got a bit of a mystery  and then back to calm.  Propp's character theory :Doctor was a v...

Television: Introduction to TV drama

  1)  Who do you think are the main characters in   His Dark Materials ? Why? The boy and the girl. this is because the other characters were chasing them. 2) What narratives (storylines) are introduced in this trailer? People are trying to hide and stay away from those searching for them. 3) What settings appear in the trailer? Describe as many as you can. The setting that appeared in the trailer  are  woods,boat,prison cells,church 4)  What genre (or genres) are suggested by this  His Dark Materials  trailer? You may find  reading the IMDB page for His Dark Materials  helpful here.   The genre that is being suggest is a tv drama, sub genre fantasy  5) Who do you think the target audience for  His Dark Materials  is? Give reasons for your answer. The think  the target audience  for this  show is teenagers as it involves a lot of teen girl/boys.also for proplr eeho enjoy watching people running away and...

Represent NHS Blood

  1) What does BAME stand for? black, Asian , minority   ethnicity   2) Why is there a need for blood in the BAME community?  B ecause they are only 3% of the BAME  community donating blood. 3) What does this advert want people to do once they've seen it (the 'call to action')?  they need more people with Black and Asian heritage to sign up as organ donors. 4) Why have the producers chosen famous BAME celebrities to feature in the advert? Give an example of three well-known people who appear in the advert and why they are famous - make sure you  write their names and spell them accurately . 5) Suggest some connotations for the slow-paced long shot of empty chairs at the end of the advert. Shows that there is not much people dating, the chairs are empty shows there is  no one dating helping others  6) How does the advert match the key conventions of a typical urban music video? it uses strong editing      cuts between the concep...