georgio's media gcse

  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:  Mise-en-scene: Narrative and genre:  You can  access our notes from the close-textual analysis in a previous class here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to open this. 2) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the  fantasy TV genre ? 3)  Applying Propp's character theory, what  character roles  do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into?  4) What  enigma and action codes  (Barthes) can you find in His Dark Materials? Make specific, detailed reference to the text using m...

  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: This is a brilliant step forward from your last assessment - up 31%! Good knowledge shows of the topics EBI: Now you need to back up that excellent knowledge with detailed evidence from the CSPs 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 1 Q2: 5 Q3: 2 Q4:3 Q5: 3 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. 4) Now look at question 3 - Heat magazine.  Use the indicative content in the mark scheme to write  three  ways celebrities are represented in Heat magazine. 5) Look at question 5 - Arctic Monkeys and audience identity. This is a real AQA past question with lots of potential answers given in the mark scheme...

  Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? 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: Personal Relationships: Diversion (Escapism): Surveillance (Information / Facts): 3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a  modern  2020s audience? 4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to An Unearthly Child? 5) What kind of online fan culture does Doctor Who have? Give examples. Industries 1)  What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there? 2) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the level of technology in the TV industry in 1963? 3) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the...

  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? 14:20-19:30 because a lot happens and it makes the audience want to keep watching. 4) What genre is  An Unearthly Child  and how can you tell? Make specific reference to aspects of the episode. It is sci-fi. you can tell because:  . there is a rocket taking off in the opening title sequence                           ...