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Radio 1 Launch CSP: blog tasks

  1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? Home + Light + Third. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? It was split between Radio1 and Radio 2. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate stations were in international waters so did not have to follow UK rules - and so could play more music. They were therefore more popular with young people than the BBC. 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? The marine broadcasting offence act outlawed. 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? Given the growth of pirate radio in the mid-1960s, the BBC realised that it was not providing content for this growth market of younger people. 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? In the early 1960s there was concerns that too much music on the radio would mean that people would no longer buy records, so the government...
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Television: Final index

  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
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TV industry contexts: blog tasks

  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? Produces a huge amount of content for the whole of Britain - TV, radio, BBC website, iPlayer and more. 2) How is the BBC funded? Funded by licence fee and it is currently £174.50 a year. 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. The BBC is regulated by OfCOM (the Office of Communications). OfCOM oversees all media channels and produces a code of conduct that all media channels must follow or have their licence to make content removed and/or be fined heavily. 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofc...
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His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries blog tasks

Audience 1) What audience do you think His Dark Materials is aimed at and why? Think about demographic and psychographic groups.  You can  revise Pyschographics here . Aimed for family audiences. 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: Teenagers, Oxford. Personal Relationships: Will + Lyra Diversion (Escapism): Dramatic, exciting. 3) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to His Dark Materials? Refer to specific scenes or moments in the episode to explain your answer.  Viceral pleasure - because of chase scenes. 4) How did fans react to Season 2 of His Dark Materials? What about critic reviews? You can find some possible answers for this in  this BBC website article on the...
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His Dark Materials: Language and Representation blog tasks

  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: Establishing shots, music makes the scene more intriguing for the audience. Lot's of OTS ( over shoulder shot ). Storm + witches are all CGI. Mise-en-scene: The men from the start were all dressed up smart and the costume that they were wearing looked like they were quite religious.  Props / setting / set dressing - steampunk. Hot air balloon, gadgets etc. Lighting - for both Mrs Coulter and the witch who kills the cardinal. Both emphasise power.  Narrative and genre:  “It’s time to draw sides” - Propp; binary opposition. Lyra and Will character dev...
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Magazines and Music Video assessment learner response: blog tasks

  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 : You clearly have knowledge of the CSPs but need to develop exam technique to max out your mark EBI : Identify the key words in the question then focus your answer on them EG. design, layout, representation.  2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 2/2 Q2: 2/8 Q3: 3/6 Q4:3/3 Q5:0/6  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. • Excellent analysis of the product that is detailed and critically engages with the nuanced aspects of the design and layout. • Excellent use of the theoretical framework that demonstrates a detailed and accurate understanding of how design and layout communicate meaning. • Consist...
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Audience and Industry: blog tasks

  Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? Teenagers, even people who are 10 and also young adults. 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: The audience will reflect on their own identities and perspectives by observing and seeing the Doctor's actions. Personal Relationships: The relationship between the Doctor, Ian and Barbara, offers a sense of comfort and belonging. Diversion (Escapism): A break from reality, transporting the audience into new worlds and timelines. Surveillance (Information / Facts): The show engages with science themes, and also provides different cultures and historical periods. 3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a  modern  2020s audience? We must consider i...
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