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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

1) What is the BBC's mission statement? -Inform , educate and entertain  2) How is the BBC funded? -By tv licence funding .  3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). To provide information (that is supposed to be balanced) To support learning for people of all ages To produce creative output To have diverse content (such as with its representations) To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. -It is run by OFCOM.  5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom?  -It produces a code of conduct that all media channels must follow or have their licence to make content removed and/or be fined heavily.  This includes what can be shown before the 9pm watershed and various other quality standards. 6) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the ...

Audience 1) What audience do you think His Dark Materials is aimed at and why? Think about demographic and psychographic groups. You can revise Psychographics here. -I think its aimed at teenagers and family because of the timing it plays on BBC normally older kids stay up around that time  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: They are teenagers in the show so many kids would relate to it for example : Will and lyra  Personal Relationships: Get to see famous actors like Lin - Manuel Miranda  Diversion (Escapism):  The show is dramatic and exciting to watch like when the chase scene between the kids  3) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to His Dark Materials? Refer ...

  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.) Camerawork, editing and sound: For sounds they use it mostly to create tension and suspense in the scene like for example : non-diegetic music to set atmosphere for opening scene .   Mise-en-scene: Costumes : different costume reflects what world character are from , Costume of the men create clear connotation of religion .   Narrative and genre: Narrative : " well isn't that something " _ enigma code . binary opposition- young + old . Fantasy genre : witches and daemons .  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 conv...