Harshprit GCSE Media Blog

  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? The BBC's mission statement is "to enrich people's lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain." 2) How is the BBC funded? The BBC is financed mainly by annual TV license fees paid by UK households. The fee is determined by the British Government and provides most of the BBC's funding. The BBC also generates revenues through commercial activities such as content and goods sales and international sales of its programs.  3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). Provide high-quality, impartial news and information to the public. Offer a wide range of programming that reflects the diversity of perspectives and experiences in the UK. Encourage creativity and innovation in programming to engage and inform audiences. Cater to the educational and cultural needs of the public, including providing programmin

    His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries blog tasks Audience 1) Read this  audience rating guide for His Dark Materials . Based on the screening and this article, who do you think the target audience is for His Dark Materials and why? What about psychographic groups?  You can  revise Pyschographics here . The audience rating guide indicates that His Dark Materials is suitable for viewers 13 years of age and older. This suggests that the target audience for the programme is likely to be adults and teenagers. This is understandable as the programme contains mature content and complex themes that may not be suitable for younger viewers. Readers  His Dark Materials may be categorized as a fantasy or science fiction drama. It may also fall into the category of thought provoking and sophisticated storytelling. Philip Pullman’s original book series and viewers who enjoy excellent, immersive TV storytelling may fall into this category. Viewers who are interested in the philosophical and

              His Dark Materials: Language and Representation blog tasks 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 . Sound: non-diegetic music - epic, orchestral music sets adventure genre and atmosphere.  Establishing shots - mountains/rainforest; city in the sky; rift in sky; ocean. Epic locations - action/adventure genre.  CGI - airships, talking animals, witches Costume: Mrs Coulter red costume and lipstick - connotation of danger. ‘Femme fatale’ - dangerous female. Costume: military and religious costume. “The witches will want us to fight” - narrative device. Suggests future conflict (action code). Lyra and Will character development - agree to work together in this scene. Creates audien

  Audience and Industry 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? The target gathering of people for Specialist Who has continuously been assorted, but customarily it has been pointed at a family group of onlookers, counting children, young people, and grown-ups. The show's blend of science fiction, enterprise, and regularly complex narrating has offered to a wide extend of ages and demographics.Since its initiation in 1963, the target group of onlookers for Specialist Who has advanced to some degree. Within the early a long time, it was basically pointed at children and families, with a center on instructive components and verifiable stories. Be that as it may, as the appear has advanced and picked up notoriety, it has moreover pulled in a committed fanbase of science fiction devotees and grown-ups who appreciate its complex stories and inventive world-building.In later a long time, the appear has too made endeavors to request to a more

  Magazines and Music Video assessment learner response 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).  total 9 grade 3 www this is up slightly on your last assessment up 5% but we still have some work to do ensure you are picking up the marks to get you to your target grade.   ebi make sure you are doing the blog work in enough detail to really learn the csps. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 1 Q2: 2 Q3:2  Q4:3 Q5: 1 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. the choice of white and black font/typography against the natural setting connotes that the magazine is both fresh and modern but from a classy, traditional base. This is likely how the Tatler audience would like to see themselves • the soft focus

Language and Representation 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: Mise-en-scene: Narrative and genre: 2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of   Doctor Who ?  Todorov's Balance: Todorov proposed that all accounts take after a three portion structurePropp's character hypothesis: Vladimir Propp expressed that there were seven fundamental character parts when he dissected classic pixie stories which these were show in most stories. Media items still utilize these conspicuous character sorts nowadays: Barthes's conundrum and activity codes: Activity Codes: anything that recommends something sensational is around to happen. E.g. when the TARDIS starts to require off or when the shadow shows up within the final shot of the scene. Conundrum Codes: a