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His Dark Materials: Language and Representation blog tasks

His Dark Materials: Language and Representation blog tasks Create a new blogpost called 'His Dark Materials: Language and Representation blog tasks' and work through the following 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: There are many medium shots but also close ups of the characters faces, specifically Mrs coulter when she kisses the other mans hand promising to get her job done. Mise-en-scene: Mrs coulters attire when she wears something red maybe connoting her power and her makeup too. However with lyra she doesn't wear nice clothes and also doesn't wear makeup. Narrative and genre: The genre is ki...

Television: His Dark Materials - Audience and Industry

  His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries blog tasks Create a new blogpost called 'His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries blog tasks' and answer the following questions: 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 at a contemporary family audience for the BBC Sunday night broadcast slot (8.10pm) Targeted at fans of the fantasy genre along with fans of the original books by Philip Pullman. Diverse representations of gender and race may appeal to a younger audience. Rated for 14+ by HBO due to some scenes that may be frightening to younger children. The UK DVD release of His Dark Materials season 2 is rated 12 by the BBFC. 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 ...

Doctor Who: Audience and Industries

  Audience and Industry: blog tasks Create a new blogpost called 'Doctor Who: Audience and Industry blog tasks' and answer the following questions: Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? I think the target audience ranges from older viewers as doctor who had come out 1963 which means those people could still be into the show and carry on watching, however there are still younger viewers which could be ages of around 12-50 as it is still a very popular series. 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: personally relating to something - seeing your lifestyle on screen. Think about how different audiences may identify with Susan, her teachers or the Doctor. Personal Relationships: personally relating to something - seeing...

Magazines and Music Video assessment learner response: blog tasks

Magazines and Music Video assessment learner response: blog tasks Create a new blog post called ' Magazines and Music Video assessment learner response ' and complete the following 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-Rose, good understanding of B lumler & Ktz uses and gratifications theory. Some knowledge of heat magazine demonstrating representation. EBI-not enough fews to the Q - read the questions carefully and reference csps accordingly. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 1/2 Q2: 3/8 Q3: 3/6 Q4:3/3 Q5: 2/6 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 nuan...

Music Video: Final index

  Music Video: Final index Your Music Video index needs three pieces of work: 1) Music Video: Introduction 2) Music Video: BLACKPINK - How You Like That CSP 3) Music Video: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor CSP

Doctor Who: Language and Representations

  Language and Representation: blog tasks Create a new blogpost called  Doctor Who: Language and Representation blog tasks  and complete the following questions on your blog: 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: Music - theme tune to Doctor Who. Very science-fiction - sets genre from beginning. Graphics on screen: title of show and episode. Simple text/font.  Slow, clunky camera movement (due to technology in 1960s).  Sound: hum of TARDIS (helps create science-fiction genre). Mise-en-scene: Susan - first introduced dancing and dressed as 1960s teenager (costume). Seems to be both typical teenager and alien. Costume and hair typical of 1960s. School - creates personal identity for audience.  Narrative and genre: Opening title seque...

Introduction to TV drama: blog tasks

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  Introduction to TV drama: blog tasks Watch the BBC trailer for season 2 of our CSP - His Dark Materials: Now answer the following questions: 1) How does this  His Dark Materials  trailer meet the conventions of a TV drama series? It features a range of characters, multiple narratives, multiple settings, dilemma and problems, heroes and villains, plot twists, cliff hangers, sounds and dramatic narratives usually linear. 2) What genre (or genres) are suggested by this  His Dark Materials  trailer. I think its more of a science-fiction genre with more action as there's a lot going on in different episodes. 3) What kind of characters and narratives are introduced in this trailer? We are introduced to the teachers and the child and then they meet the mysterious doctor who is also the child grandfather, as he is the doctor he should be the protagonist however he is featured in the first episode as an antagonist.  4) What settings appear in the trailer? At ...