Viraj- Media Coursework Blog 2: Mr Halsey

Media Factsheet Read  Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? War of The World was a novel written by H.G. Wells about Martian extraterrestrial life forms invading earth. This was seen as pointing towards British imperialism and the Victorian fear of prejudice . It was adapted by Orson Welles as a radio broadcast story which listeners thought was real, causing great panic. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? First broadcasted on October 30th 1938 - there was a popular myth that thousands of New Yorkers panicked and fled their homes and that people had gathered outdoors to witness this conflict. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? Reported a headline with "Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact".

  1) Use  BBC Sounds to listen to Radio 1 . Scroll to a Newsbeat bulletin (8am or 12.45pm are good options)  and write notes on how the bulletins may:  a) appeal to a youth audience  Music - upbeat at various sections Has a news story which talks about a 17-year-old kid - personal identity (Blumler and Katz: Uses and Gratifications theory) Talking about footballers wives  Football - England vs Italy Netflix - targets the younger audiences b) help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster.  Informing and educating - Israel and Palestine conflict e.g. stats, interviews with professors, journalists and citizens. Representation - having a translator speak, translating for what someone was saying showing diversity . News story about 17-year-old and homelessness - covers representation of the youth and the poor. Entertainment - Documentary for footballers wives, Football - Italy vs England, Netflix story Plays a song at the end with a mixture of English and Punj

  1) Choose at least   three  TV dramas similar to your concept and watch at least one scene from each. Make   bullet-point notes   on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. Shows: Monk Columbo Deadwater Fell Comments: Camerawork - lots of tilts and pans showing the scenery of the crime scene, close up shots to capture facial expressions and key details of the crime scene, such as evidence e.g. blood or weapons. Editing - lots of jump cuts to change between different scenes and match on action to show the continuity of the movement.  Sound  - parallel music which is similarly paced to the speed of the camerawork and editing. Mise-en-scene: C - suits and police uniform. L - high key to highlight the evidence at the crime scene. A - the main characters move a lot with other ensemble cast members either following them around or scattered around the crime scene to make it look like they are doing work. M - fake blood, bruises and other marks. P -

1) Type up your feedback   in full   including the ratings out of five for each of the categories.  Research (through presentation AND blog) - 5 TV drama concept (crime genre) - 4 Language: terminology and theory - 4  Representations - 4 Audience and Industry - 4 Delivery - 4 Total out of 30 - 25 Comments: Classic crime narrative - straight into presentation works well. Lack of title/tagline - interesting but I wonder if this would help when writing script? Narrative feels quite difficult to film cast - do you have actors/locations/costumes in mind? Good focus on elements of media language. Plan also links to crime genre conventions perfectly. Timing of presentation not quite perfect in place but loads of excellent content with good use of media language. Great to see representation theory in there and I really like your points on race + subverting stereotypes.   Good focus on audience too -media key concepts are addressed impressively. Excellent industrial context - totally agree on N