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  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

  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:    Doctor Who has used music and and graphics to set a theme of Sci-fi (genre) right at the beginning without any straightforward verbal introduction, the slow camera movement is caused by thatch in 1960s. There are few flashbacks that   show Susan's misunderstanding, which gives insight what she is thinking. Medium shot of Doctor holding a vase with the teachers faces makes him appear evil. there are shots of the TARDIS making sounds and Barbara entering the TARDIS which also builds on  Mise-en-scene:   Susan-first introduced dancing and dressed as 1960's teenager seems to be both typical teenager and alien. sound effects link to sci-fi genre heightens action. setting junkyard lighting dark/...

  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? The BBC's mission statement is to Educate and Entertain. This means that all of the BBC shoes/movies must be educational and entertaining. It has to be educational because of the younger audiences who watch BBC, e.g. the kids aged between 4-11. 2) How is the BBC funded? They are funded by people who own Televisions and the ones who pay their TV licence which is £174.50 per year. The money people pay for their TV licences goes straight to the BBC which is how they make their shoes and pay employees/actors. 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?...

  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 . HDM's audience was aimed at families because they would run their shows at 8:30pm on Sunday because that's when most families would watch TV and they didn't do Saturdays because most families;/people were usually out going somewhere on Saturdays. 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:   Some people may relate to the children where they don't need to follow rules from their parents anymore, some can relate to feeling trapped before. only that now they can see what happens if they were just gone. Personal Relationships:   Some p eople usually tend to watch videos certain cel...

  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:   The camerawork uses wide shots to show the vast, magical world and close-ups to focus on Lyra’s emotions and her bond with her daemon, Pantalaimon. Tracking shots follow Lyra’s movements, highlighting her curiosity and independence. These techniques help immerse the audience in the world while focusing on Lyra’s personal journey. Mise-en-scene:  The editing keeps things smooth and flowing, with cross-cutting between different storylines (like Lyra’s sneaking and the Magisterium’s plans) to build suspense. The pacing moves between slower, character-b...

  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:  Some attempt at addressing how representation is used in the Heat magazine clip. EBI:  Revise media terminology e.g. magazine conventions. Not enough depth, detail when analysing media texts. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1:   0/2 marks Q2:   2/8 marks Q3:   3/6 marks Q4:  2/3 marks Q5:   2/6 marks 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 Tattler. Design: • 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/typogr...