P2: TV

 Television Industries                                                                                   13 September 2021

Lo: to research the history, companies, and regulator in the television industry.

Terminology:

In your own words, write the definition for the following terms:

-Publicity owned TV channel

   

-commercial tv channel

license, fee, public service.

-convergence

  merging media technology through computer networking

-watershed

  when a tv program is unsuitable for younger viewers so its broadcasted after 9 o'clock

-segmented market

  the research that determines how your organisation divides its customers or cohort into smaller groups based on characteristics such as, age, income, personality traits or behaviour-mainstream

-self-regulating

  the regulation of a particular industry is partaken by a body appointed by that industry-franchise

-channel-surfing

  the action or practice of surfing through television programs

-PSB  

  public service broadcasting

-tv license

  A television licence or broadcast receiving licence is a payment required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts

-scheduling

  the pattern of timing of an advertising which is represented as plots on a flowchart on a yearly basis

-conglomerate

  a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises

Research task:

1) When was tv introduces into the uk?

1936

2) in 1965, how many channels were there in the uk and what were they?

3, BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC 3

4) When did ITV start? Why was it different?

1995, it was coloured tv

5) Who regulates TV now?

Ofcom

6) What is the difference between tv now and in the 1960s?

colour, more channels, different language

Monday 20th September 2021

How many TV channels were there in 1964? 

Three

BBC 1 BBC 2 ITV.

 

Television Industries: Ownership and Regulation.

Ofcom regulates TV, reviews content and can fine broad-casters, they also receive TV complaints.

The BBC

Has been a PSB channel since it started up in 1922. Lord Reith outlined the PSB principles in 1925, stating that broadcasting should, "inform, educate and entertain," and that it should be free from government and commercial pressures. 

The definition of PSB has developed since then, but the BBC's ETHOS is still based on these ideas today.

Monday 27th September 2021

Do Now

1. how are commercial TV channels funded?

Advertising

TV Audiences

Lo: to explore how audiences consume tv dramas and the appeals

• Recording
• Phones
• Laptop
• I-pad
• Iplayer
• Netflix
• Disney Plus
• Live TV
• Internet
• Streaming

The majority of audiences still watch live TV due to it. 85% of audiences still watch PSB channels (terrestrial channels).

One reason for watching live TV is second screening; screenings that encourage audiences to join discussions on various social media during a live TV show.

A passive audience accepts and believes everything a media text tells them.

An active audience interact with a media text and make their own decision about whether or not to accept and believe it.

Active Audience:

We are a more active audience now than back when Tv first came out because we can watch TV in new ways, we can interact and search into things we hear about to then decide ow we feel about it instead of having to just trust what we hear.

Scheduling:

It is important to organise which advertisements and channels go where depending on the time, violent films or adult advertisements wouldn't be suitable for children, so they schedule it to be shown after a certain time

BARB- Broadcasters' Audience Research Board

Serial Tv Drama

A TV drama that is split into episodes from a one off drama. I usually consists of 3-12 episodes.  

Most popular: 

• crime drama

Brooklyn nine nine, NCIS

• period drama

Bridgeton, Downtown Abbey 

• teen drama

sex education, Fate The Winx Saga

• medical drama

the good doctor, casualty 

• science-fiction drama

startrek, stargate

• fantasy drama

game of thrones, stranger things

• political drama

Tyrant, Madam secretary 

Monday 4th October 2021

Do Now

Which TV channels have the largest audiences? 

BBC1 ITV.

Why were Tv audiences bigger in the 1960s?

Because people now can record and rewatch things, where as they had to watch it at the exact time and there were only 3 channels.

The 1960's

• the "Swinging" 60s
• pop culture
• brightly coloured 
• paper dresses
• clubbing
• hippys
• boldly painted cars, unique
• abstract photographers and music videos
• fashion posters were hella bright
• floral stuff everywhere.

Key moments:

1961: 

The Conservative Monday Club is established.

Betting and Gaming Act 1960 comes into force, permitting operation of commercial bingo halls.

The cold war continued to worsen with the USSR

the Beatles

1962:

• the rolling stones
• smallpox
• Sunday times is first newspaper with colour
• first James Bond
• first broadcast from us to England

1963:

• John F kennedy go bye bye
• Martin luther kings "i had a dream"
• the worst winter recorded

1964:

• Civil Right Act of 1964
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Receives Nobel Prize
• Vietnam war starts

Prime minister- Harold wilson, labor party, drugs became a big thing, contraceptive pills, 

Key Contextual areas:

In the 1965 the cold war was at its hight. Britain was a part of NATO, a group of 12 western countries who agreed to support each other in the face of the soviet attack in retaliation. The soviet union formed a pact with seven other communist countries. Europe was divided into two armed sides.

nuclear war threat. anxieties about a nuclear war starting 1962, world was very close to starting the nuclear war. 

both sides of the cold war used espionage, spying, as a way of finding out what the other side was doing. Russia managed to gain information from the americans about how to make nuclear weapons. 

Monday 11th October 2021

The Avengers (1965)

1- producers- ABC Television (part of ITV)

2- directed audience- directed to a more adult audience (post watershed)

3- first episode- 7th January 1961

4- seasons- Six

5- last episode- 21st may 1969

6- budget of show- £56000 per episode

[56,000x161= 9,016,000 all together]

1- One of the biggest hits itv has seen. millions of loyal fans tuned in ever week

2- Started off pretty feminist, 3 main girls given 3 main roles. Cathy Gale, Emma Peel, Tara king.

3- Out of this world, surreal

4- Mother was played by a man

5- More sci-fi than spy-fi

6- very jokey, fun

1)

Due to the 4th season having a higher budget, the production value goes up as well as the quality of film and the amount of cast being used. This means that locations of the scenes can be in different places rather than just in a studio (outdoors) also meaning the scenes look more realistic and natural. The sound and editing of the scenes would also have better quality sue to being able to use more advance technology.

Monday 18th October 2021

The Avengers- Town of no return

How the episode shows the social and cultural context (the mid 60s)

Beginning

mysterious arrival to Little Bazeley, , man coming out of a bag in the sea. Skip to trendy London apartment, flirting around, train journey to little Bazeley.

Middle

everyones suspicious, no children in the school, no one in the church yet sound of singing, Littlewood gets killed.

End

ends up having an army under the town, quite a few imposters acting as the real people, wanting to take over every village one by one, Emma and John beat some of them up and managed to escape. 

Characters

Emma Peal, John Steed, Train dude (mr Smallwood), Mysterious man in black, Ex RAF landlord (piggy warren), mysterious fisherman, Headmistress (Jill Matterson), School inspector ( Mark Brandon), Jonathan Aimsbury (Vicar), Mark Brandon (the real one).

Monday 1st November 2021

The avengers- The town of no return

Lo: To explore the narrative, characters and appeal of series 4, episode 1

Enigma codes- what makes you ask questions and causes the reader to keep watching, wanting to know what happens.

• spies, lying, trickery, killing, fighting
• emma peel (woman loved her, idolised her. men wanted to be her), john steed (women loved him, men idolised him), Mr Smallwood (sweet innocent man, bystander), Piggy warren, Jill Matterson, Mark brandon.
• spies, relating to the war, armies, bunkers, gender equality, woman lead role, educated women.
• action packed, questioning, lying, wanting the reader to know why and whats actually going on.

Uses and Gratification : PIES

Personal Identity- comedic characters, upper class characters, every class could watch it and have an inside, empathising, role model characters, John steed fought in the warm gains watchers respect), 

Information-understanding and information on the world of the upper classes (allowing other classes to enjoy and understand), information and recognition on the world of spies and espionage (usually comedic, calming to the worried people about the cold war). reassurance that they were highly capable agents protecting Britain from foreign threats (also allowing watchers to feel reassured due to the low violence and comedic outcome of fights and endings)

Entertainment- To enjoy the escapist plots, Could de-stress by loosing themselves in the avengers world, could enjoy the danger of the heroes situations. Enjoyable relationship between Peel and Steed. Humorous moments, silly moments, action, knowing whats going to happen, so its calming to know it all ends well.

Social interaction- only 2 channels, everyone would watch the avengers,  people would get together to watch it, character development, watching the characters change, almost feeling a personal interaction and knowledge of each character. 

• Could identify and empathise with the upper-class role models
• Could explore and/or reinforce their own views and values
• Could identify with the 'english gent' - John Steed. Calm, cool and unruffled.
• Could identify with a tough, intelligent and equal female hero - Emma Peel.

HOW DOES THE AVENGERS APPEAL TO THE AUDIENCE?

The show has a relation towards the audience due to the context behind its scenes. The usage of Espionage within this show related to the cold war threats happening at the time of its screening. By having spies and war-relating scenes relates to the worries of the audience, yet also calms them to know that the heroes always win without a single scratch. Fight scenes that don't show too much violence keeps the audience on their toes without being too much for the audience of that time to handle. The comedic side stories and clips between John Steed and Emma Peel exaggerates the calming effect given by the show, showing they are unbothered by the current and past situations of espionage, war threats and past fights they have encountered. 

Due to Steed and Peel being idolised by the audiences, Steed due to his manly aura and hansom features, and peel by her strong intelligent aura and highly feminine features) the audience gain a personal relation and understanding of the character developments. This makes the audiences believe what each actor says and starts to react in similar ways as their idols, trying to relate themselves to them.

Monday 8th November 2021

The avengers- the town of no return

Lo: to analyse the influence of the social and historical context in series 4, episode 1.

what are the major concerns at the time?

• cold war
• threat of nuclear war
• threat of foreign invasion
• espionage

Fifth columnists were a group of people who secretly support the enemy and undermine a country from within.

who were the fifth columnists?

the landlord, the pub manager, the school principle, the school inspector, the fisherman/the blacksmith.

The Ipcress File, Emma Peel and John Steed both British agents

Thunderball, John Steed, typical agent look

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, Cold war spies and threats

It Happened Here, Nuclear war threats

Opening scene: Sinister non-diegetic music, landscape panning shot of scenery. Fisherman doing his work. Humorous entrance of man walking out of the sea in a pin bag. Stripping from bag to be seen in smart-wear. asks for directions. Casual conversation, diegetic. Audience questioning whats going on.

Characters don't seem too suspicious, humorous, lighthearted, spy doesn't seem sinister. Doesn't fit the, spy, stereotype of the time.

Classroom scene:

Within this scene, the humorous intake of Steed walking over the desks gives a lighthearted feeling to the serious situation. Walking over children's desks which are known not to be too sturdy comes across as humorous due to the possibility of him falling. When the main part of the conversation starts, Steed is seen to sit at the child's desk in front of Peel who is by a blackboard, with a woman drawn on it before its turned over to show a map of England. This would also give humour due to them mimicking a lesson-like scene where Peel uses a pointer and blackboard to come across as teacher like and superior, where as Steed sits down like a child, putting his hand up to answer her questions. By lightening the scene shows the audience that they are calm and collected in a highly serious situation, telling the audience that British agents are able to think calmly and aren't fazed when faced with hard situations.

Melodrama- when emma is in the blacksmiths and is tied up, typical damsel in destress situation.

Casting and performance- John steed is seen as a proper man of the time, always well dressed, never breaks a sweat and never gets hurt. always keeps his hat on. Emma is seen as fiery, experimentive choice of outfits to match her outgoing nature.  Never breaks a sweat, always the most lively seen during fights. Always has something to say (goes against gender roles).

Commitment to duty- Both main characters have a duty to protect the country and complete each task to their highest ability. Both do it calm and collectively, without seen worrying or stressing about any situation. 

In the Avengers, the social context that is shown is the cold war. This is seen as at the time of its screening, there were threats of nuclear warfare and espionage. During the episodes, each one relates to espionage and war threats, relating back to the context of the time. During one specific episode, The Town Of No Return, They are in a historic World war 2 town where plans are being made to take over England. These threats related to worries of real people of the time who were scared of invasion from foreign countries. By influencing this into the episode, it engaged the audience to see how spies work and how they would enter the country without being noticed. Not only this, but The use of humour allows the watchers to both feel worried about the threats, but also feel reassured that British agents are so laid back about the situation and aren't fazed, that they are able to make jokes.

Monday 29th November 2021

The Avengers Revision

In this episode, we clearly see attitudes and values of the 1960's in the form of Class Division. We can see this through the distinctive use of camera work when relating to each character. When facing either Peel or Steed, the angle is panned upwards, giving the characters a higher angle. This allows them to have superiority over the watchers and showing they're high class. However when showing other characters such as Mr Smallwood or Piggy Warren, the camera is seen to have a slight downwards angle, looking down on the characters and giving them less superiority over the watchers. this exaggerates the "Class Division" as it shows clear separation between clear upper class-men/women, and lower class workers.

In this episode, we clearly see attitudes and values of the 1960's in the form of mise-en-scene. 

Monday 29th November 2021

Television in the 2010's

Lo: research the 2010s (UK) in the terms of social, cultural and political climate of the decade; research TV usage in 2015.

Afghan war

Dates: 2001-2014 

Who were involved: Afghanistan, United States, al-Qaeda, Taliban.

What caused it: 9/11

Syrian war

Dates: 15th March 2011- present (10 years, 8 months and 2 weeks)

The Syrian civil war is an ongoing multi-sided civil war, fought in Syria, between the Syrian Arab Republic led by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and various domestic and foreign forces that oppose both the Syrian government and each other.

Drug Crime

Different offences:

• -Possession (this can include equipment for growing, making or using drugs)
• -Use.
• -Making (this includes growing)
• -Importing.
• -Selling or supplying (known as trafficking).

Common Sentence:

maximum penalty is 2 years in prison and/or a fine of $2,200

Monday 6th December 2021

Television Industry: 2010's

Lo: To explore the TV industry in 2010's and the effect on TV shows and audience.

How many channels are there available to watch for free on UK TV?

Freeview (ariel), 70+ channels

what different ways are there to watch tv now?

phones, social media, consoles, tv, apps,

What would make you want to watch a TV series?

good acting, good advertisement, appealing characters, capturing storyline, good reviews, well known actors/actresses. 

Monday 13 December 2021 

Police Generic Conventions

Lo: To explore the conventions of police drama.

Lo: To analyse TV drama using the Theoretical Framework.

1) Passive viewers/watchers are people who accept what they see on TV programs, news and social media without questioning that they see. Whereas active watchers/viewers question what they see and go into great depth to find information about news stories, TV programs and social media posts that they see.

POLICE TRAILERS:

Media Language:

Sound:

Starts with voice overs of News Stories of a missing 2 year old girl and a serial killer. Voice over of a witness explaining the crime while showing the crime scene.

Editing:

Short shots of flashing, blurred out police lights, sectored off areas to show crime scenes. Edits in Reviews of famous newspapers.

Mise En Scene:

Camerawork:

Shows a scenery shot to set location of the Drama, New York. High birds eye view of 2 police cars pulling out of police station to show the stereotypical action side of police life. panning shots of different areas of the crime scene.

Media Language:

Sound:

sirens, screeching breaks, Diegetic noise of car, 

Editing:

fast pace action, car chase occurs to catch running man, 

Mise en Scene:

Uniform, police cars, interview room, tape recorder, evidence in sealy bag.

Camerawork:

FULL VIEWING:

How are the generic conventions of police drama shown in the extract?

Police dramas use sound to Establish generic conventions. This is shown in the extract Through the use of Police sirens and non diegetic music to set the scene. By having sirens allows the watchers to see the action side of police life while hearing the same sounds as the characters would. Where as by having non-diegetic music overlaying the action allows the reader to also feel the dramatic situation while knowing the characters are unaware of the tense feeling of the situation.

Monday 17th January 2022

Opening Episode

PC Ryan Draper

hardworking (talking to the man through the lock, working hard to calm him down), equality (his skin colour), in-charge (when telling Jake what to do, telling him how to do things), single dad (when he was with his family at the end of the episode, being both the dad and the mum, doing the girls hair and giving his son food)

PC Jake Vickers

new man (just joined, asking what to do and when to do it), pretty boy (good looking, girls flirt with him, compliment him), vulnerable (couldn't defend himself against the lady who stole), tries hard (doesn't back down when faced with a challenge, helps Draper when he was cornered), makes mistakes (messes up, told Prager and Moretti the wrong road).

DS Jo Moffat

dog woman (seen often worrying or talking about her dog), tries her hardest to complete a case (tries hard to get the boy as a witness), office lady (always seen doing the more professional jobs, behind a desk or interrogations), smart (knows how to word things to make people feel guilty, made the boys father let her use him as a witness)

Chief super Robert Vickers

obeys the books (never has a soft side to anyone, doesn't let anyone off with anything), work man (always at work, never seen having one to one time with his son), authoritative (loves to show his authority over others), stubborn (isn't fazed when Draper is trying to explain the situation to him)

DC Carl Hawkins

confident, unfazed, careless,

DI Felix Kane

a mans man, flirty, by the book, stubborn

PC Donna Prager

strong, girl power, fearless, humorous, light hearted.

PC Lino Moretti

funny, hard working, light hearted, brightens situations.

Monday 24th January 2021

Cuffs- Series 1, Episode 1

Lo: to annotate the narratives and characters constructed by the opening episode.

 

Ryan Draper- a single dad who's struggling to balance being both the mum and the dad, he's seen telling his son off for skiving school, yet also caring for both of his children, giving them food and doing his daughters hair. 

2015 disrespect to the police- when Draper is on the beach in the beginning scene, he is hit in the face by a stag-do, who were tormenting people on the nude beach, 

Monday 31st January 2021

In episode 1 of Cuffs, the stereotypical representation of a British beach is clearly shown through the weather at that time of the shot. Where as most other places with beaches, Britain mostly have cloudy skies while the scenery still seems bright. This suites the stereotype of "Britain having both no sun, and some sun".

Not only that, but the typical english dialogue used also exaggerates the idea of a typical english beach. A well spoken older man with refined english language on a nudes beach with his young looking wife, being laughed upon by several younger men with London sounding slang, clearly either drunk or in some way, not thinking straight by the clear slurs in their voice. This represents the clear devision between the two stereotypes of British people. 

Monday 7th February 2022

PERSONAL IDENTITY

-Viewers have a wide range of characters to identify with

-Might see characters such as Ryan Draper and Donna Prager as role models

-May empathise with the difficult job of the police in the face of public indifference

-May enjoy seeing gay characters as key protagonists who are not defined by their sexuality

-Can explore/reinforce they're own values through those celebrated by the program: teamwork, comradeship, dedication to duty

CHARACTER RELATION

some views might personally identify with Ryan Draper during the scene of him with his family. By showing his "motherly" side by having him do his daughters hair and make dinner for his studying son, shows he not only works hard at his job as a police officer, but also is the only one providing for his family, as well as taking over both parenting roles. The audience might be able to relate to that by also being single parents and having to provide for their family on their own, especially with a stressful job like being in the police

KEY EXAMPLES

What theme would you say is clear in the episode?

Crime, racism, feminism, Terrorism, police inadequacy

What stereotypes are present in this episode?

When 3 white males (roadmen looking, lower class, council estate) attacking and killing an indian man- stereotype, racism.

PC Vickers- inexperienced- during the episode, PC Vickers needs to give his and PC Draper's whereabouts to PC Prager to be able to pop the tires of a group of armed thieves. however due to his inexperience to the roads, he gives the wrong road to his co-officers and ends up letting the bad guys go.

PS Moffat- feminism- when they have to storm a drug party to catch the murderer, she doesn't fit the stereotype of female lead roles. she isnt fazed at all by the threat of being hurt or killed and storms into the house with the other 3 officers. when shes inside the house, shes treated the same as the other officers, being hit and thrown just the same, yet she still fights back without a second thought.

Monday 14th February 2022

Cuffs and Social Context

Lo: To analyse representation and influence of social and cultural context in cuffs.

-Visibility of LGBT characters increased and accepted representations. 

-How can this be seen in the episode? Jake and the solicitor. Responsible and successful, secondary to their jobs is their sexuality.

-Jake Vickers' character challenges the stereotype of homosexuality being an issue or problem. 

Jake- young man, good looking, lady's love him, hardworking, wanting to succeed and impress, breaking the stereotype of homosexuality. Police uniform, not standing out, seen as the same. stereotype is wearing bright colours ands girly outfits. 

-Positive view of Multiculturalism reflects 2015 attitudes- family who is at university in the UK. 

How can this be seen in this episode?

-differences in ethnicity are accepted, yes by the police attitudes and the main character as far from varied ethnic background. 

How can this be seen in the episode?

-racism still exists in Britain- racist group, attack in the shop

How can this be seen in the episode?

-racist group represented negatively- uneducated, white WC, drink and drugs.

How can this be seen in the episode?

-the powerful anti-racist message reflect society attitudes in 2015- racism is out dated.

Older generation have a more complex and complicated life yet also hold more responsibility. 

Younger generation is seen as more attractive due the their youth. Physically fit and energetic. Youth associated with inexperience whereas age is associated with experience.

Monday 7th March 2022

DO NOW:

How does episode 1 of cuffs show a change in the social and cultural context of British society?

Make notes on:

-gender

Male roles are shown to be sensitive, hard working yet Draper is a single dad, acting as the mum too, showing a loving family side.

-sexuality

Being Homosexual isn't shown as an issue, classed as normal.

-age

-ethnicity

-attitude towards the police

Sexuality demonstrates the change in social and cultural context through the portrayal of LGBT characters and Homosexuality as being 'normal'. When describing himself, Jake Vickers stated that he is single and gay, showing no importance to that part of the conversation. Yet he is also not see in the "typical gay" form. He still works hard to be accepted by his team members. This shows the change in social and cultural context as he isn't shamed by being homosexual and both acts and wears the same as everyone else, showing his sexuality no attention. Another example of this sexuality equality is the solicitor. Throughout the episode he is seen to be a mentally strong individual who is not only high up in the hierarchy, but also good looking to both females and males. Only at the near end of the episode is it shown that he is also Homosexual and also interested in Jake, as seen when he gives him his number. This also backs up the change in social and cultural context through the portrayal of LGBT, as it shows it doesn't cause limitations or the need for attention.

Analysing An Extract

Lo: To analyse the use of media language in a TV drama extract

Media language

Camerawork

soundtrack

Builds tension, non-diegetic, 

editing

mise-en-scene

The juxtaposed contrast of the seagulls and waves with the tension setting music both sets the scene and sets the atmosphere. By having the 'beach setting' sound allows the watcher to feel a part of the scene, intriguing them into the scenery. However the juxtaposed music being played over the top tells the reader that the scenery isn't as happy and peaceful as it may seem.

Monday 14th March 2022

Media Lesson Review

Media Language:

Camerawork- shot types, camera angles, camera movement.

Mise-en-scene- high key and low key lighting, location, setting, costume and makeups, props, casting and performance style, blocking (the composition of elements)

villagers have cold expressions, no talking apart from bartender. guests have light happy expressions. low lighting means mysterious mood, tension, cold. traditional pub setting. villagers guns, danger, possibility, untrustworthy, followed after guest with guns. villagers not being the most welcoming. industrial villager costumes mixture of slightly professional and casual, some are rugged, newcomers have smart wear, overdressed. stormy weather reflecting the dangerous and sinister mood of the scene.

shot/reverse shot- one persons face to another, conversation.

non-continuity editing- flashbacks, not continuous narrative

crosscutting- switching between scenes

fast pace editing- quick shots to show tension

Transitions- dissolve, wipe, fade

post production effects- the stage after production when the filming is wrapped and the editing of the visual and audio materials begins

J-cut- audio starts before the related scene does ( zooming in on someones face, wave sounds starts, scene cuts to a beach)

L-cut- the audio from once scene carries over to the next (someone screaming, cuts to other people hearing it)

Sound- music, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, sound effects, sound bridge, voice over, parallel sounds, contrapuntal sound 

Monday 21st march 2022

Exam DIRT

read questions first, write in notes what key words you need to look for.

SECTION A

Q1: more detail on MES connotations

Q2: Give examples on how suspense is created in the scene.

Q3: 1a) include direct reference to the context of the time

       1b) Make a clear judgement at beginning. 

Q5: 2) explain knowledge of relevant context and influence on media product

       3) explain how its reflected in cuffs and use examples.

SECTION B

Q4: Talk about an aspect that creates representation. 

Q5: 1a) cover the differences in media language between the different sources relating to the audience. 

Exam Preparation                                                Monday 23rd May 2022

Lo;  To revise the  exam format and possible Questions.

• 1hr 45mins- paper is worth 70 marks. Lego movie is 25 marks
• extract is a cut from the Avengers.
• use highlighter during 3 mins to read questions 1, 2 and 3. (other questions aren't on the extract)
• extract is played 4 times.take notes during play 1 and 2, during the 5 min break take notes relevant to the 3 questions.  
• last 2 questions of the section are on TV industry, audiences or contexts. 1 min per mark.

Questions will include-

• media language
• representation
• social and political context

Q1 will ask you to analyse the extract using one are of media language and giving at least two specific examples. 

• sound (music, dialogue, sound effects, j-cuts, l-cuts)
• editing (shot changes, fade outs, j-cut or l-cut)
• camerawork (angle, shot type/size, panning)
• mise-en-scene (costume, makeup, scene setup, props)

How has sound ben used to create meaning?

(Consider- dialogue, diegetic, non-diegetic, volume, music)

non-diegetic music, deep tone on the french horn, minor key. Short sentences, unfinished, tension. J-cut of dogs barking to create tension and suspense. goes to a church, hymns represent a safe place, shows diegetic sound of children singing. Peel tells the Vicar. singing quietens down when they talk, showing importance in the dialogue. singing gets louder when peel sees its fake singing created by a tape, creates suspense.

Q2. Analyse How far the extract from the avengers creates tension.

• lighting (low or high key)
• music/use of silent/beat
• MES (props that connote fear/threat/anger/danger, facial expression, body language
• camerawork- close ups of expressions
• Editing (fast pace editing/slow motion)

Q3. How far does the extract challenge traditional representations of women to appeal to the 1960s audience?

In your answer you should:

• analyse aspects of the extract, giving detailed examples
• judge how far these aspects challenge representations of women

Q4. Describe what is meant by Public service broadcasting (PSB) use the BBC as an example in your answer.

cuffs- Insight into the police and how they live. The insight of funding and racism.

Q5. education purposes

Question 5 may ask you about the social, political and historical context of either programme.

You could be asked about-

• influence of social context
• influence of political context
• the differences between 1960s and 2015
• effects of context on programming
• gender, racial and sexual equality or inequality
• educational services
• class differences
• negative attitudes to outsiders
•