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Radio 1 Launch CSP: blog tasks

  Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? BBC Home Service, the BBC Light Programme, and the BBC Third Programme 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? Third Programme as Radio 3 and the Home Service as Radio 4 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? radio stations that broadcast without a license, often operating from ships outside territorial waters or from makeshift studios within a country 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? Broadcasting (Offences) Act 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? Playing popular music 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? BBC Radio was allowed to play during a specific time period 7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to previous BBC radio stations? focusing on popular music and adopting a more informal, "DJ...
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Television: Final index

1)   Television: Introduction to TV drama 2)  Doctor Who: Language and Representation 3)   Doctor Who: Audience and Industries 4)  His Dark Materials: Language and Representation 5)  His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries 6)  Industry contexts: the BBC and public service broadcasting
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TV industry contexts: blog tasks

  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? Inform, Educate, Entertain 2) How is the BBC funded? UK television licence fee  approximately £3.7 billion of the BBC's total £5 billion income 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). provide duly accurate and impartial news, current affairs and factual programming to build people's understanding of all parts of the United Kingdom and of the wider world 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. Ofcom 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom?   issuing licences for all commercial television and radio services 6) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the  BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain ? Answer this question in at least 150 words. engaging with diverse audiences, fostering critical thinking, and showcasing the best of British creativ...
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Television: His Dark Materials - Audience and Industry

  Industries 1) Which companies produced this  His Dark Materials  series? Bad Wolf and New Line Productions 2) What were the UK viewing figures for  A City of Magpies ? How did this compare to season 1 of  His Dark Materials ? 4.4 million viewers 3)  What was American network HBO's role in making His Dark Materials and why is this important? Look at the notes above for more on this. co-producing the series with the BBC and handling international distribution 4) What famous stars are in His Dark Materials and why do you think they were selected for the show? Watch the Comic Con panel video in the notes above to see the stars talking about the show. Dafne Keen (best known as the preteen mutant slasher in Logan), James McAvoy (Split), Ruth Wilson (The Affair), and Grammy and Tony–winning Hamilton phenom Lin-Manuel Miranda 5) Who are Bad Wolf and what do they produce? a television production company, based in Cardiff, Wales, that produces high-end drama for gl...
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Television: His Dark Materials - Language and Representation

  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.) focuses on Lyra's transition into a new life with Mrs. Coulter and the revelation of her true parentage You can currently  watch His Dark Materials on BBC iPlayer here . Camerawork, editing and sound:  fake wind  sound  effect. Mise-en-scene: daemons, which are animal companions representing a person's soul Narrative and genre: fantasy, young adult fiction, and science fiction elements, creating a unique genre hybrid 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 ? through its world-building, u...
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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).  You start well but this needs to be a lesson in exam technique: you can't leave questions blank. 2) Read the mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 2  Q2: 3  Q3: 1  Q4: 0 Q5: 0 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 denotation of one central image directly addressing the audience enables the audience  to see the aspirational Tatler reader – an upmarket, sophisticated woman  • 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. 4) Now look at question 3 - Heat magazine. Use the indicative content in the mark scheme to w...
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Doctor Who: Audience and Industries

  Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? adults and a dedicated fanbase 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: Suson's teenager costume+ pop music Personal Relationships: Ian+ Barbara  Diversion (Escapism): mystery  Surveillance (Information / Facts):Science ,technology and space travel 3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a  modern  2020s audience? entertainment, social interaction, and personal identity, along with a sense of community and connection through shared viewing experiences and online discussion 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 on...
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