P2 TV Drama

 Monday 13th September

Television: Industries and Audiences

L/O: To research the history, companies and regulators in the Television Industry.

Terminology:

-Publicly owned TV Channel

A TV channel that makes money based on TV licenses that people pay for and the channels don't use ads e.g BBC

-Commercial TV Channel 

A TV channel that makes money based on adverts e.g ITV

-Convergence

Process of joining different technologies into one device e.g mobile phones

-Watershed

It's a time where the TV channels can't play certain things till a certain time (usually 9pm)

-Segmented market

Audience divided into different groups depending on taste ad interest 

-Mainstream

Big audience and really popular 

-Self-regulating

Not regulated by outside bodies

-Franchise

Franchise could be all the episodes of a TV show

-Channel-surfing

Looking for something to watch at a fast pace 

-PSB

Public Service Broadband 

-TV License 

A license you need to watch certain channels that don't have adverts e.g BBC

-Scheduling

Timing something correctly 

-Conglomerate

A company that owns several franchises e.g Disney

Research Task:

1. 2nd November 1936

2. There was three (BBC1, BBC2 and ITV)

3. ITV started in 1955 and it was different because it had/has adverts

4. BBC and Channel 4 

5. Ofcom regulate TV 

6. ITV was regulated by itself. It was self-regulated 

7. TV now a days is in colour but back then it wasn't. Also, the quality is better and TV's are better 

Monday 27th September

TV Audiences

L/O: To explore how audiences consume TV dramas and the appeals

1. How are commercial TV channels funded?

They are funded by the adverts that are on before/after/in between the TV shows and are paid by the companies of the adverts that get put on the channels 

2. The PSB principles of the BBC are to inform, ....... and ........?

3. What is the political position of the BBC?

They do not have a side unlike newspapers

4. Which other channels have a PSB requirement?

ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5

5. Give an argument for and against the BBC License fee?

For- Prevents us from having to watch adverts

Against- Costs money for a License fee (£140 per year)

There are several differences from TV now and TV back in the 1950's such as lots more channels compared to the four they had back then, you can now record shows so you can watch them later unlike in the 1950's where you had to watch it at the time or you would miss it, all TV's now a days have colour unlike back then where colour TV's were rare, you can now watch several TV channels on your phone via the company's app etc.

-Despite being able to watch time-shifted programmes or stream TV, the majority of audiences still watch live TV on a TV set. The PSB channels are still the most popular- 85% of people in the UK with  a TV watch PSB channels

-Another reason is AUDIENCE INTERACTIVITY: viewers are encouraged to vote to determine the outcome. This continued engagment increases thir commitment to the programme and loyalty to the channel.

-A PASSIVE AUDIENCE accepts and believes everything a media text tells them. They are easily infulenced and don't question any messages conveyed. 

-This focuses on debates as to whether an audience is ACTIVE or PASSIVE

Why would audiences now be more active than in the 1960's?

-Much more channel competition (channel surfing)

-Different platforms available 

-Second screening 

-Interactivity possible 

-Greater range of messages 

-Scheduling is, therefore, massively important to both BBC and ITV, Competitive scheduling can benefit the main channels as it creates publicity. 

-For example, BBC1's Stricly Come Dancing, results show was scheduled at the same time as The X Factor on ITV1

-Peak viewing time is 6pm-10:30pm 

-AUDIENCE RATINGS are measured by the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB)

Serial TV Drama 

-Characters

-Narrative

-Sets and setting 

-Camerawork

-Dialogue

-Sound 

-Music

-Epidsodes

What sub-genres can you divide TV drama into?

Most popular:

-Crime drama: Vigil, Line of Duty

-Period drama:Downtown Abbey, Peaky Blinders 

-Teen drama: Ackley Bridge, Inbetweeners

-Medical drama: Holby City, Casualty 

-Science-Fiction drama: The Mandolorian, Futurama 

-Fantasy drama: See, Carnival Row

-Political drama: Suits, Designated Survivor 

Monday 4th October

The 1960's

1. BBC, ITV

2. I think that the numbers of people watching TV was higher because you couldn't record so everyone watched it live so they didn't miss it

3. 

4. Now a days, there is voting apps so you can pick who you want to stay on a TV show

1961-1965 timeline 

1961:

-JFK became president

-Berlin wall was built

-The contraceptive pill was introduced

1962:

-Marilyn Monroe died

-Nelson Mandella was arrested 

1963:

-JFK was shot and killed

-The Beatles became the top band in the world

1964:

-Viva Las Vegas was made

-Labour took over England 

1965:

-Muhammed Ali famously beat Sonny Liston

Key Contextual Areas

In 1965, the Cold War was at it's heights. Britain was a part of NATO- a group of 12 western countries who agreed to support each other in the face of a Soviet attack.

In 1962, The Cuban Missile Crisis took place over a terrifying week when the two countries took the world to the brink.

Bot sides in the Cold War used ESPIONAGE- as a way of finding out what the other side was doing and as a way to plant false information. A number of double agents were found guilty of spying in the early 60s and either defected or were imprisoned.

Monday 11th October

1. JFK was killed

2. The 60's was a popular time for protesting

3. The Beatles

4. An open rivalry between America and Russia but it was never fought

The Avengers 

L/O: To research the TV show The Avengers 

1. ITV

2. The audience was usually viewed by older people 

3. 1961

4. 6

5. May 1969

6. £2 million budget

8. One change that was made is there was a new woman spy because the previous one left the show. They also filmed shots/scenes at different locations such as caves, fake graveyards etc. When the new budget came in, they added in colour for TV's that could support colour. They also added editing instead of not having cuts which prevented mistakes such as forgetting your words.

9. 

Monday 1st November

The Avengers: The Town of No Return

L/O: To explore the narrative, characters an appeal of series 4 episode 1

Narrative

-Two spies 

Characters

-Emma Peel

-John Steed

Social and Cultural context

-One of the first shows of its time where it made women look as strong as men

Audience Appeal

-Good characters

Use in Gratification

Personal identity

Information

Entertainment

Social interaction

-Could identify and empathise with the upper-class role models e.g they're both good characters because Emma Peel is a smart, attractive and strong woman and John Steed is a cool, calm and collected character

-Could explore and/or reinforce their own views and values e.g viewers may want to be like these characters because they are inspiring 

-Could identify with the 'English Gent' e.g Steed is a chill and cool character

-Could identify with a tough, intelligent and equal female hero e.g Emma Peel

How does The Avengers appeal to audiences?

This may appeal to a 1960's audience because it would be one of the first shows of its time where they make women look powerful because Emma Peel is a powerful, strong and attractive woman. Another person the audience may like is John Steed because he is not a person who just fights people aggressively, he is cool, calm and collected. For example when he finishes his fight, all he does is straighten himself up by fixing his hat, brushing his coat, etc.

Another reason why this may appeal to audiences is because it is a spy series sort of similar to James Bond in the respect of fighting, MI6-type spy work, etc. 

Monday 8th November

CONTEXT- The Avengers: The Town Of No Return

What were 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 in this episode?

The landlord, fisherman, head teacher

Influences from films/TV from 1965:

1)Emma Peel and John Steed 

2)John Steed

3)In the bunker

Opening scene

-Man arrives on beach through the water in a bin bag

Reassuring the audience

How was this shown in Episode 1?

-Characters and stereotypes

-Comedy

-Narrative

-Particular scenes

What others did you come up with?

-2 agents can take down several soldiers 

-Emma Peel teaching John Steed at the whiteboard

-Humour of John Steed sitting on a child's desk

References to WW2

The scene where Steed walks around the deserted airfield and doffs his hat to his reflection is a salute to all those involved in WW2 and reminds the audience that Britain triumphed.

Humour 

The scene where John Steed is sat down at a child's school desk and Emma Peel is teaching him is seen as comedic.

In The Avengers, the social context that is shown is the cold war in the scene where Steed and Peel are cool, calm and collected with all of their 

Monday 22nd November

The Avengers: The Town of No Return

How was the stereotypical English seaside town represented in Episode 1?

How was MEDIA LANGUAGE used to show the attitudes and values of 1960's

-Lack of dialogue 

-Unwelcoming context 

-Countryside stereotype

-Pub landlord is too friendly 

-Two women discussing work (school/teaching)

-Men discussing war 

-Darts being played in the background 

identify key moments from episode 1 where Emma Peel is represented as either as ANTI-STEREOTYPE or as a REACTIONARY STEREOTYPE.

Example of EP as an anti-stereotype is she overpowers Steed in the fencing match 

Example of EP as a reactionary stereotype is she is ordered by Steed to leave immediately for a mission without warning.

In the 1960's, full employment had improved the standard of living and working class people could afford much more. Popular culture became something available to all. London was seen as the centre of exciting new trends in fashion, art and music.

How was MEDIA LANGUAGE used to show the attitudes and values of the 1960's?

In the episode, we clearly see fear of outsiders of the 1960's in the form of a few new people in town going into a local pub for a drink. In the pub scene, Emma Peel, John Steed and their new friend enter a very unwelcoming and quite pub. In this specific scene, there is a use of mise-en-scene where the two men in the background are playing darts and before Steed, Peel and their friend entered, that was the only noise that was to be heard. 

Another use of media language is non-diegetic sounds and music; this was used to build up even more tension on top of the silence and the weird stares everyone was giving the outsiders. With there being a lack of diegetic sounds and there being quite non-diegetic sounds, it makes the audience feel as awkward as the characters would feel if this was a real life situation. 

Another use of media language is stereotypes; this is used when the two darts players walk past the outsiders whilst giving them a dirty look. As well as that, they have shotguns to go shooting and we hear the landlord mention that they were going out to go badger hunting at a late hour. This is a stereotype because people who are not from the countryside think that hunting is something that a lot of people do but the reality of it is that you don't see that many people going hunting. Furthermore, the people that are going out hunting are men which is also a stereotype because hunting is stereotypically a 'man's thing' and women don't go hunting because it's too manly for them. A different example of stereotypes is with Emma Peel when she meets someone that works at the school that she will be working at the following day and they talk about school and work. This is stereotypical because it's all about women talking about working in the caring industry because caring is the kind of jobs that women do because it is 'not very manly' according to stereotypes. 

The creators of The Avengers used camerawork to create excitement and emotion. For example, we see at the very start that the camera angle is a close up on the fisherman's face where we can see the emotions of the fisherman.

Monday 29th November 

Television in the 2010's

L/O: Research the 2010's (UK) in terms of social, cultural and political climate of the decade; research TV usage in 2015.

Things that happened in 2015

-Conservative were in charge and David Cameron was the leader at the time

-Three groups of men launched six distinct attacks: three suicide bombings in one attack, a fourth suicide bombing in another attack, and shootings at four locations. The shootings were in the vicinity of the rue Alibert, the rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi, the rue de Charonne, the Bataclan theatre, and avenue de la République. Three explosions occurred near the Stade de France, another on boulevard Voltaire, and two of the Bataclan shooters also detonated their suicide vests as police ended the standoff. According to the Paris prosecutor, the attackers wore suicide vests that used acetone peroxide as an explosive. French police reports on cellphones recovered from crime scenes suggested the attacks were being coordinated in real time from Brussels, Belgium, the location of origin of the terrorist cell that the Paris attackers were members of.

-Nepal earthquake of 2015, also called Gorkha earthquake, severe earthquake that struck near the city of Kathmandu in central Nepal on April 25, 2015. About 9,000 people were killed, many thousands more were injured, and more than 600,000 structures in Kathmandu and other nearby towns were either damaged or destroyed. The earthquake was felt throughout central and eastern Nepal, much of the Ganges River plain in northern India, and northwestern Bangladesh, as well as in the southern parts of the Plateau of Tibet and western Bhutan.

-Ever since corruption allegations had swirled around FIFA in 2010 and 2011, following the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar, Mr Blatter's position as president had seemed precarious.But the seasoned operator stood firm and it ended up taking an operation by Swiss police, who arrested seven FIFA officials in Zurich after a request from the US, to weaken him to the point where he said he would hold a new election and not stand again.In the following months, Swiss investigators went further and probed Mr Blatter over payments he allegedly made to UEFA boss Michel Platini. Both were banned from football for eight years, reduced to six on appeal.

Monday 6th December 

Television Industry: 2015

L/O: To explore the TV industry in 2010's and the effect on TV shows and audiences.

-How many channels are there available to watch FOR FREE on UK TV?

80 channels 

-What different ways are there to watch TV now?

On your phone, on computer, on an ipad, on your fridge (if it has a screen), consoles

-What would make you want to watch a new TV series? 

Eye-catching trailers, good reviews, publicity

-What different methods do producers use to keep audiences interested in a show?

Interesting characters, good storyline

Representation of personal life?

-Diverse representation of sexuality 

Representation of police life?

-Uniform 

-Filming of an arrest

-Lack of respect for the police force 

-Woman in a high position in the police force

-Consequences of police work (e.g getting punched in the face)

Sound

-Non-diegetic voice over 

-Non-diegetic music (upbeat)

-Diegetic sirens 

Camerawork

-High view of a police car chase

-Mid shot of one of the policemen

MES

-Stereotypes of authority

Editing

-Fast-paced edit 

-The fast pace and music gives you a hyped up mindset

-Winter on air at 8pm

-On air every weekday

-Target audience: 16-65

-Large range of characters e.g gender, race, sexuality

What production values would you expect from the BBC? 

From the BBC, I expect to see diversity and equality. For example, there is a black character, a gay character and several women in the series; this shows equality because in the show and in the police force, everyone is treated the same and with respect. Although, many people getting arrested or that see the police won't show as much respect because nobody really likes the police. 

1. A big difference between The Avengers and Cuffs is in The Avengers, there is no sign of equality but in Cuffs it is very clear that there is equality involved

2. The audiences would have been different because The Avengers was more of a show for older audiences whereas Cuffs is a show to watch with the whole family 

3. Why did the producers of Cuffs use the following to target a mainstream family audience:

     -Comedy elements 

     -A range of multicultural characters    

     -Authentic locations 

The producers of Cuffs used comedy elements in their episodes so they can keep their audience entertained and make their target audience larger. For example, using comedy people will like it from a comedy perspective and from a serious perspective. A range of multicultural characters is useful because people see this as equality because the police are powerful and seeing a man AND woman in uniform is making them equal. 

Monday 13th December

Police Generic conventions

Line of duty conventions:

-Sirens

-Black police officers

-Women

-Police outfit/uniform

Life on mars

Sound 

Non-diegetic: Music, sound effects

Diegetic: Car engine, car tyres, car breaks, knocking on door

Editing

All non-diegetic sounds (music, sound effects etc)

Mise-en-scene

Evidence of murder

P-Point

E-Evidence

E-Explain

L-Link back to question

How are the generic conventions of a Police drama shown in the extract?

Police dramas use mise en scene to establish generic conventions. Examples of mise en scene in the extract is the evidence the police have of the murder of a missing woman such as his diary which says that he did it and photos of the dead girls body. Mise en scene is everywhere in every series (anything that is a prop or something used such as a sword or fake gun counts as mise en scene). So, we see i the extract the use of evidence or mise en scene is something you can physically hold whereas now a days, some evidence comes through voice messages on phones for an example.

Monday 10th January

4. Therefore, sound is a key element of police generic conventions. For example, there is a use of non-diegetic sounds in police dramas which could be music playing to build tension in an intense car chase. Furthermore from non-diegetic music to create excitement and tension, there could be a scene where a criminal has just been caught after a long lasting chase against the police and he finally gets arrested and put in cuffs. 

There is also a use of diegetic sounds such as sirens from the police cars where they are most likely going to be in a chase, shouting at criminals to "surrender" and to "stand down and give themselves in before things take a turn for the worst" and much more. These diegetic sounds could be targeted to also create tension for the audience again and also the characters because they can hear it also.

The Avengers: Extract Analysis

L/O: To explore elements of media language and practice how to analyse an extract. 

What could you be looking out for?

-Shot types

-Camera angles 

-Camera movement

What terms do you need to know and understand?

-Long, mid, medium close up, extreme close up and close up shots

-Establishing shots-> The first shot in a scene that provides an overview of the setting.

-Low angle, high angle, canted angle -> involves setting the camera up to be tilted, or aerial shots point-of-view shots

-Camera movement: tracking, steadicam or crane

-Hand-held camera

The cameraman use hand-held to film fight scenes because they need the camera to be unsteady so they can shake the camera to create a feeling that there is carnage (the fight) and a use of a tripod to hold the camera still to show that the fight is over and that everything is calm.

Monday 17th January

Opening episode- Cuffs

What would you expect to be set up in an opening episode?

Characters

-Police men 

-Criminals

Setting

-Police station

-Streets 

Storyline

PC Ryan Draper

-Serious about his job. Not there to beat people up or drive fast 

-Father of 2 kids with no mum around 

-Strict: Not afraid to have a go at Jake Vickers

PC Jake Vickers

-Clumsy 

DS Jo Moffat

-Distracted by work possibly due to her job

Chief super Robert Vickers

-The boss and dad of Jake Vickers

DC Carl Hawkins

-Brave/confident with his work e.g he goes straight into a building which was dangerous and he did it with confidence 

DI Felix Kane

-Very obedient and observant 

PC Donna Prager

-Very self-driven and almost like a teacher to Lino Moretti in terms of telling him what to do 

PC Lino Moretti

-Not very switched on with his work but can get the job done

Monday 24th January

Cuffs Series 1, Episode 1

PC Ryan Draper: Strict- shouting at Jake Vickers after making the wrong call during a car chase.

PC Jake Vickers: Nervous- During the car chase, he was lost for words although his job was to commentate where the car was going

Personal identity

Jake Vickers: Jake Vickers early on in the first episode announces to his colleague that he is gay. The way he says this is as if he is proud to be or may just may not be bothered because he had only just met Ryan Draper at the time. Another example of personal identity could be Donna Prager and that she is a women who is trying to make her way to the top despite her gender and people's views on her. 

Information

An example of social realism is stabbings/knife crime. For example, when the racist man walks into the shop and stabs a man because of his race. Another example of social realism is people attempting to make the police look bad such as recording them arresting people and claiming "there is no real reason to arrest them". 

Entertainment

Something that I found entertaining during the first episode of Cuffs is after the car chase and they find a new criminal but he disappears. The reason for my excitement at this point is the non-stop drama and Police work.

Social Interaction

A possible example for feeling like a team is at the end of a long day, they all go for fitness and you feel like you are apart of the team because you have gone through the long day alongside them (in a way).

Monday 31st January 

Cuffs and Social Interaction

L/O: To analyse representation and influence of social and cultural context in Cuffs

PC Donna Prager:

-Strong-minded

-Smart

-Intelligent 

-Leader

PC Misha Baig:

-Young

-Finding her feet as a Police officer

-Great potential 

PC Jake Vickers:

-Weak/ over confident - e.g car chase 

-Inexperienced - e.g car chase 

-Dedicated - e.g protecting Ryan Draper from the racist even after Rya hasn't been the nicest to him 

Chief Superintendent Vickers:

-Very masculine - e.g press conference(s)

-Authoritative - e.g awarding his son a job in the Police force 

-Patriarchal - 

-Dominant - e.g threatening Ryan of sacking him if he doesn't support/help Jake Vickers (his son)

PC Lino Moretti

-Comical character - e.g making Donna laugh and not being a serious character unless needed to be 

-Dedicated - e.g can be serious when needed/necessary 

-Experienced 

-Respected 

PC Ryan Draper:

-Very masculine 

-Also feminine due to doing things such as brushing his daughters hair 

-Multi-dimensional 

1. Masculine

2. Feminine 

3. Masculine 

4. Masculine 

5. Feminine 

6. Feminine 

7. Masculine 

Robert Vickers:

-Authoritative

-Patriarchal

-Stereotypical

Jake Vickers:

-Strong 

-Confident 

-Emotional 

Lino Moretti:

-Comical 

-Confrontational 

-Stereotypical 

Felix Kane:

-Does illegal things 

-Breaks the law 

-Anti-stereotypical 

Carl Hawkins:

How does Episode 1 of Cuffs show a change in social and cultural context in British society in relation to gender?

Cuffs shows a change in social and cultural context in relation to gender with there being so many female Police officers compared to quite a while ago. Many of the female Police officers are just as good as or even better than many Police officers as also shown in Cuffs.

Monday 7th February

Ideology, themes and stereotypes

-Theme: A theme is the main focus or message that the show is trying to get across to the audience 

-Stereotype: A stereotype is the typical assumption that people make about certain groups of people such as teenagers being troublemakers and being moody, rude and disrespectful 

-Ideology: Ideology is what many people assume groups of people are like and that they are the same/very similar.

Racism

Theme: Racism

Example: Far right extremists killing Asian man at shop who was minding his own business.

Stereotype: far right extremists 

Example: White, council house, lower class hooligans 

Ideology: Racism is too common in society and needs to be stopped. The racially encouraged attack shows good (innocent, Asian boy minding his own business) vs evil (racist far right extremists). 

Social values of 2015

-Far more gender equality (true)

-Class structure supposedly disappeared (false)

-Acceptance of a range of sexualities 

-Negative attitudes to outsiders/foreigners 

-Patriarchal society less evident (false)

-Multicultural society- Equalities Act 2010

-Changing attitudes towards the police (true) 

Monday 14th February

Cuffs and Social Contexts

L/O: To analyse representation and influence of social and cultural context

Changing attitudes to sexuality

-Solicitor has power and respect (costume, suite, smart attire). Interview with Jo Moffat, refuses to make his client help the police.

-Jake is weak and useless but as the episode progresses, we see that he begins to find his feet especially when he punches the racist man and knocks him out to save Ryan Draper. Also, we see him caring for his job as he refuses to leave the depressed man at the hospital but later on gives in. 

Changing attitudes to multiculturalism

-Misha Baig (the foreign police lady) is an example of multiculturalism in a positive way because she has become successful and has got the job that she has wished for and is helping/protecting our country.

How can ethnicity be seen in the episode?

In the episode, we see that there are many ethnic backgrounds not just white people like everyone assumes due to the Police being stereotypically racist. Examples of foreign Policemen/policewomen are Ryan Draper, Misha Baig, Lino Moretti 

How can racism be seen in the episode?

In this episode, we see examples of racism that is relating to real life as racism is too happening frequently in real life and in England. An example of this is they stabbed the Indian boy who was just an innocent guy getting ingredients for his cooking.

The older generation tends to have a harder personal life since they have more problems than the younger generation. For example, Felix Kane is having an affair and his wife has cancer so he is fill with guilt but also no regrets since he keeps cheating on his wife time and time again. The younger generation are seen to be attractive, physically fit and energetic but they also have little experience compared to the older generation.

Monday 7th March

-Gender - Equally powerful with some women stronger than men e.g. Moretti, Prager and Draper

-Age - Many different ages in power e.g. Robert Vickers and his son (Jake Vickers)

-Sexuality - All accepted e.g. Prager 

-Ethnicity - Ethnic backgrounds in power e.g. Moretti, Draper

-Attitudes towards the police - Most people hate them e.g. recording them to look bad in moments leading up to arresting someone

In Cuffs, we see that representations of gender are shown through the male characters such as Ryan Draper. My reason for this is it is almost like he is both genders in terms of parenting. For example, he is a manly man at work meaning being tough, getting angry/aggressive etc; when he gets back from work, he is a caring parent who does mother-like things such as brushing his daughters hair since their (the children) mum is not about. 

Analysing an extract 

L/O: To analyse the use of media language in a TV Drama extract 

Media language:

-Camerawork 

-Soundtrack 

-Editing

-Mise-en-scene 

How is sound being used to create meaning?

Seagulls, waves- Creates ambient sounds that matches the scenery 

Theme music- Creates a light hearted feel to the episode, shows that it is a family show

Instrumental- Non diegetic parallel sound, builds tension 

Sound is being used to create meaning by building up tension; these sounds are usually non-diegetic meaning that the characters in the film/series can't hear these sounds. But, diegetic sounds can be used to create tension such as in a horror film, someone in the distance can be screaming and the screams get louder and louder close the character gets to those screams. 

Another way sound is used to create meaning is to set the scene. For example from The Avengers, the seagulls on the beach tell you it is a beach which is also followed by the ocean waves crashing peacefully in the background behind the characters conversation. Furthermore, other sounds follow that scene of The Avengers are also diegetic. 

Finally, sound is being used to make the actor feel like they are in in the film/series. For example, using upbeat sounds make the characters feel safe themselves and then when there is sad music, it makes the viewer sad as well. Further on from that, that's where the idea of building tension comes from and that is getting the viewer to feel like they are the character(s) or amongst them. 

Monday 14th March

The Avengers: Extract Analysis

L/O: To explore elements of media language and practice how to analyse an extract.

Media Language:

What does this include?

-Camerawork

-Mise-en-scene

-Editing 

-Sound

What could you be looking out for?

-Shot types

-Camera angles 

-Camera movement 

Mise-en-scene:

-High key lighting low key lighting

-Location/set

-Costume and make-up

-Props

-Casting and performance style

-Blocking (the composition of elements within the shot)  

-Expressions- cold vs upbeat/happy

-Low key lighting- reflects storm mood and tension 

-Setting-empty-lack of friendship community

-Pub-darts, old bar, bar stools, tables, traditional pub. 

-Rifles-villages, danger, hostility, not trustworthy 

-Costume-

Editing:

-Shot/reverse shot

-Juxtaposition

-Non-continuity editing

-Crosscutting

-Fast-paced editing 

-Transitions: dissolve, wipe, fade

-Post-production effects 

Sound:

-Music

-Diegetic/non-diegetic sound

-Sound effects 

-Voiceover

-Sound bridge 

-Parallel sound 

-Contrapuntal sound

Monday 21st March

MOCK Exam DIRT

L/O: To review the mock exam and question types.

Synonyms for 'show':

-Manifest

-Appear

-Reveal

-Intimate

-Indicate

-Proclaim

-Exhibit  

Q1 target- Analyse rather than describe the scene e.g. 

Q2 target- Give examples of how Suspense is created in the scene. E.g. music, camera shots, lighting, editing, camera angles. 

Q3 target- Judge how far these aspects challenge or conform to traditional representations and give 2 or more of the Theoretical framework. (representation, media language, audience, industry).

Q5 target- Explain knowledge of the context that is relevant in more detail and the influence on the media product. Cover the context issues 

Music Industry

Q4 target- Give specific detail from the example text and explain what this reveals about the representations. 

Q5 target- AO21a: Cover the difference in Media Language: Layout of the 2 magazines in appealing to the audience, Masthead differences, Mise en scene differences, colour, language choices. 

AO21b: Make a clear judgement at the beginning and the end, does the ML appeal to different target audiences?

Monday 23rd May

Exam Preparation

Question 1-3 Extract from Avengers

-1 minute per mark

Diegetic and non diegetic sound 

Volume 

Music 

Dialogue 

Question 2- Media language and representation

-Question 2 may ask you to analyse the extract using Media language and representation and make a judgement.

You could be asked about:

-How particular viewpoints have been shown 

-How certain groups have been represented 

-How the audience have been positioned 

How certain values have been constructed 

3 examples of tension:

-Man dying 

-The priest pulling out a gun when he appeared to be a good guy at first 

-Th hymns being fake and not being real people

Q3- Long essay based question

-Question 3 may ask you to use both extracts and your knowledge of TV to make a judgement

You could be asked about: 

-How particular viewpoints have been shown 

-How certain ideas or values have been represented 

-How the audience have been positioned 

-How the context has effected the meaning 

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

In your answer you should: 

-Analyse aspects of the extract, giving detailed examples

-Judge how far these aspects challenge representations of women 

Question 4- TV Industry and Audiences

-Question 4 may ask you about the TV industry and audiences in general. It could ask you to refer to EITHER TV drama we have studied.

You could be asked about:

-Scheduling 

-Regulation 

-PSB 

-Technology

-Audience appeals (U&G)

Question 5- Contexts

-Question 5 may ask you about the social, political or historical context of either programme 

You could be asked about:

-Influence of social context 

-Influence of political context 

-Differences between 1965 and 2015

-Effects of context on programming