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Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? -The Home Service. -The Light Programme. -The Third Programm 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched?   Radio 2 , Radio 3 and Radio 4 replaced the old Light, Third and Home Service respectively . The simultaneous launch of Radio 1 was an attempt to create a brand new pop music service to replace the outlawed pirate radio stations. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio was regarded as  the best place to hear new music and particularly urban music.It was seen as illegal and became popular because the music was seen as way better than any normal radio 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? The British government legislated against pirate  radio stations , making their broadcasts illega l 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? Ma...

  1)   Television: Introduction to TV drama 2)  Doctor Who: Language and Representation 3)  Doctor Who: Audience and Industries 4)  His Dark Materials: Language and Representation 5)  His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries 6)  Industry contexts: the BBC and public service broadcasting

  Read the notes above and   this BBC website article about the TV licence fee . Complete the following questions on the BBC and industry contexts: 1) What is the BBC's mission statement? The BBC's mission is set out in the Charter. The broadcaster is to “ act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain ”. 2) How is the BBC funded? Money raised from the licence fee  pays for BBC shows and services - including TV, radio, the BBC website, podcasts, iPlayer and apps.  3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). Provide information,Learning support for people,reflect United Kingdom,its culture and value to the world,have diverse content,produce creative output 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. O...

  1) Read this  audience rating guide for His Dark Materials . Based on the screening and this article, who do you think the target audience is for His Dark Materials and why? What about psychographic groups?  You can  revise Pyschographics here . From the age rating for His Dark Materials I think the target audience is teenagers and adults.This is because i feel like the teenage audience will feel a personal relationship towards the characters such as Lyra and will.I think that the psychograpic groups for His Dark Materials is individuals who are interested in fantasy and science fiction. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies? 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:The teenagers because the target audience will predominately be teenagers,Lyra seen as tomboy will relate to some of the audi...

Language and close-textual analysis 1) Write an analysis of the episode - using  your 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.) You can currently  watch His Dark Materials on BBC iPlayer here . Camerawork, editing and sound: opening shot of lyra which establishes her close bond with pan,sound building up-shows a sense of thrill,close up shot of each characters Mise-en-scene:costume-masculine(tom boy,adventurous,practical and ready for action,setting-change in setting to submarine Narrative and genre:use of there being different word,religious traditions You can  access our notes from the close-textual analysis in a previous class here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to open this. 2) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the  fantasy TV genre ? -iconogra...

Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? The target audience for doctor who is mainstream and appeals to people from the age 12 and 40.I believe that it has changed and more of a wider audience of people are watching Doctor Who now. 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:Teens because they are the same age as Susan Personal Relationships:Teacher student bond (some teens may have bonds with certain teachers) Diversion (Escapism):The school could be an escape place for susan because it makes her feel happy  Surveillance (Information / Facts):Audience learns about the TARDIS 3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a  modern  2020s audience? Personal relationships and personal identity 4)...

Language and contexts 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 or  this Google document of class notes  (you'll need your GHS Google login).  Camerawork and sound: Music-theme tune for Doctor Who Flashbacks scenes           Mise-en-scene:setting-junkyard,lighting  is dark,setting inside the tardis is dark,costume is typical hair of the 1960s Narrative and genre:dimensions is time and space,shadow in final shot is an action and enigma code 2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of   Doctor Who ?  Todorov's Equilibrium:Susan tries to act like every normal teenager inside the school.Then there is a disruption in the story line where the teachers follow Susan home. Propp's character theory:In the story the villain is the grandfather because he kidnapped the teachers in the TARDIS.Also the false hero are the teachers because they...

  1) Type up your  WWW/EBI feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).  www-Good on conventions + termonology.Good effort at attempting all questions ebi-Your evidence needs to be specific to the csp rather than vague/general -spag:literacy sometimes makes it harder to understand meaning 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1:2  Q2:2  Q3: 2 Q4:3 Q5:1 3)  Look specifically at question 2. Use the indicative content in the mark scheme for question 2 to write  three  connotations of the design and layout of Tatler. • the denotation of one central image directly addressing the audience enables the audience to see the aspirational Tatler reader – an upmarket, sophisticated woman • the choice of white and black font/typography against the natural setting connotes that the magazine is both fresh and moder...