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Doctor Who: 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 Equilibrium: Propp's character theory: Barthes's enigma and action codes: Levi-Strauss's binary opposition:  3) In your opinion, what is the most important scene in the episode and why? 4) What genre is  An Unearthly Child  and how can you tell? Make specific reference to aspects of the episode. 5) How does  An Unearthly Child  reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s? Representations 1) What stereotypes of men are reinforced and subverted in  Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child ? How? 2) What stereotypes of women/girls are reinforced and subver...

Introduction to TV drama

1) How does this  His Dark Materials  trailer meet the conventions of a TV drama series? It has a lot of characters and seems to include a lot of storylines and narratives. There were a lot of settings. It seemed to have typical characters. It included visual effects. 2) What genre (or genres) are suggested by this  His Dark Materials  trailer? Drama Action 3) What kind of characters and narratives are introduced in this trailer? Villain  Hero Helper 4) What settings appear in the trailer? streets prison like setting plane shops offices court like setting forest lab/ computer room 5) Who do you think the target audience for  His Dark Materials  is? Give reasons for your answer. Young adult males - because it includes action which is stereotypically a genre men like. It seems that it would appeal to teenagers and also seems like it would have a higher age rating either 12 or 15.

Final index

  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

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

  Audience 1) What do we know about the Arctic Monkeys audience? Think demographics, psychographics and how they got into the band. Recent global success pushed the band into bigger psychographic groups such as Mainstreamers. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor? Diversion - Performance Personal relationship - fan interaction online Personal identity - fandom, copying the look of band members Surveillance - knowledge of the members 3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to Arctic Monkeys fans. Why did you choose those moments? 0:02 - they introduce themseleves which fans could like 0:11 - you see the whole band so you will be able to see your favourite member 0:53 - that is the chorus which is iconic and probably loved by fans 4) How did fans take a leading role in making Arctic Monkeys famous back in 2005? As they were authentic fans played a huge part by shari...

BLACKPINK - How You Like That

  Audience 1) What are BLACKPINK fans known as - and what would the demographics / psychographics be for the BLACKPINK audience? Blinks the mainstream the aspirer 2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for How You Like That? Diversion - Performance, fast pace Personal relationship - fan interaction online Personal identity - fandom, copying the look of band members Surveillance - knowledge of Korean music and culture 3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to BLACKPINK fans. Why did you choose those moments?  0:44 seconds in because it has all four of the girls in doing their most popular choreography and they all look stunning 1:41 because they are all in it wearing amazing outfits doing an an iconic dance on an iconic set 0:19 because Jennie is most biased and she is wearing a very sparkly and beautiful outfit 4) How was the How You Like That music video marketed and promoted to the audience? precee...

Introduction to Music Video

  1) What are the key conventions of music video? Movement - often fast pace either in terms of actors, camera work or editing Performance - band or artist playing showcasing their talent Narrative - Including a strong message or story sometimes an emotional meaning attached Visual effects - animation or range of camera shots and angles Promotional device - to sell the band or artists music Editing and sound - footage is usually edited to match the music Mise-en-scene - CLAMPS 2) What is intertextuality? Intertextuality is when one media text references another media text 3) When did music videos first become a major part of the music industry? The 1980s as big budgets were spent on them and they we shown on television 4) What launched in 1981 and why  were music videos an important part of the music industry in the 1980s and 1990s? MTV was launched in 1981 which made music videos important as it meant that they were shown on tv 5) How are music videos distributed and watched ...

Magazines: Final index

  1 )  Magazines: Tatler magazine CSP 2)  Magazines: Heat magazine CSP   3)  Advertising assessment learner response