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 researching music videos:  1)  Music video 1:  Marshmello x YUNGBLUD x blackbear - Tongue Tied How is  narrative  used in this music video to engage the audience? I think Propps character theory is used here as the police are the villain as they are silencing people and youngbuld and the others are more like helpers and trying to help their people to not be harmed and blackbear and the girl are hero as they save youngblud from the police and save their community.  2) Music video 2: Years & Years - I Wish I Knew How is   camerawork  and   mise-en-scene   used in this video? Use CLAMPS to remember the different aspects of mise-en-scene. At the start of the video the the first shot is a medium shot and just focusing on one person to really see the expressions and how the person is feeling through out this video. Then it slowly backs up to a wide shot to see of more whats going on and at like the end it different shot together in l...

  1)Launch of BBC radio 1 2)KISS FM breakfast show

  Audience 1) Read page 2. What is KISS FM's mission? To get younger audiences attention.  2) Look at page 3. What is the target audience for KISS FM? As well as writing the key statistics from the media pack, try and suggest what psychographic groups would fit the KISS audience too. People the age between 15-34  60/40 female to male spilt  people who live in the city  3) Now look at page 5 - The KISS network. How does KISS use digital media and technology to reach its audience?  They use their multi platforms to give audience their content and they can listen to it whenever and anywhere they want.  4) Now look at the other side of page 5. What content do KISS Fresh and KISSTORY offer and how can audiences access those stations?   KISS FRESH : is where new and exclusive tracks play you can access this on their KISS APP.  KISSTORY : this is where old tracks play and you can access this on their app aswell.  5) Read page 6. What are t...

1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW: These are some good points in place but mainly we need to use this to learn exam techniques for paper 2  EBI : Question focus + 20 mark essay  2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme. We use CLAMPS to remember mise-en-scene. Example of it are costume and in the extract this is shown of how the kids were wearing clothes that teenagers wear.  3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out three possible answers for this question.  Characters: • Narrative theory: Propp – character types. Lyra and Will as heroes who the audience can identify with and accompany on their exploration of this empty city. The audience are clearly...

  Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3 and Radio 4.   2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? They aimed to replace Light, Third and Home service with Radio 1 with just pop music.  They had Radio 1,2,3,and 4  3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? It was a radio station on a ship without a valid licence in the international water so they weren't breaking any British law and they used to play just pop music. They were popular against teenagers as they thought BBC radios were boring and they only wanted to listen to pop music.    4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? The Marine and c., Broadcasting Act 1967 officially outlawed offshore stations.   5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? They added Tony Blackburn as the DJ...

  1)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 material : audience and industries 6)tv context 7)LR response