Viraj- Media Coursework Blog 2: Mr Halsey

  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 bl...

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...

  BBC Sounds Read  this Guardian feature on the launch of BBC Sounds  and answer the following questions: 1) Why does the article suggest that ‘on the face of it, BBC Radio is in rude health’? They don't reach the audience which they wish to target, "It has half the national market" where other radio station have up to 34 million weekly listeners.  2) According to the article, what percentage of under-35s used the BBC iPlayer catch-up radio app? Purnell says just 3% of under 35's use the iPlayer catch-up radio app. 3) What is BBC Sounds? An app and website which will have radio livestreams, catchup services, music mixes and podcasts. 4) How do audiences listen to radio content in the digital age? People nowadays use apps such as Spotify or apple music to stream music and podcasts on apple podcasts. They also use voice assistants such as Alexa to listen to the radio. 5) What does Jason Phipps suggest is important for radio and podcast content aimed at younger audien...

1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  Total = 21 = B WWW - There are some excellent elements across both questions here. In Q1 you are just off the top level and in Q2 you stay focused on the question - validity of theory - throughout. Now we need to add the depth, sophistication and theory to open up the top levels. EBI - In Q2, you confuse left-wing/right-wing and 'woke' ideologies a little...it might be worth us discussing this as it's not easy but these political contexts are crucial to accessing the top level in paper 2. - Keep an eye on written English and handwriting. You don't want an examiner making snap judgements about you, particularly as we're aiming for that A grade. LR - See blog 2) Read  the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify  two  aspects of the poster that y...

1) Research: TV crime drama extract analysis  TV crime drama extract 1: Narrative and genre How is the narrative and the crime drama genre communicated to the audience? "You Were The Only One Who Pointed!" | Monk - YouTube Narrative : In this scene the disequilibrium (Todorov) is being solved, reaching a new equilibrium as Monk, who is the detective (hero - Propps seven spheres of action) has solved the case with the help of Sharona ( doner ). A clear binary opposition (Levi-strauss) is created showing a good vs bad side as the villain is surrounded with all the other characters surrounding him in a circle. This creates a feeling of interrogation. The genre of crime is portrayed through the repetition of the flashbacks of what happened and why the murder took place resulting in it being solved. At the end of the clip the man is shot which creates Barthes action codes due to the gun shot and raises enigma codes as to why the man has been shot. TV crime drama  extract  ...

1) Music Video: Introduction - factsheet questions 2) Music Video: Old Town Road CSP 3) Music Video: Postcolonial theory 4) Music Video: Ghost Town CSP 5) Music Video: Postmodernism and music video

  Media Magazine Theory Drop - Postmodernism 1) How does the article define postmodernism in the first page of the article? Postmodernism is making fun of authority to its face. It takes the concept of questioning traditional structures, representations and expectations and pushes things a step further. 2) What did media theorist and Semiotician Roland Barthes suggest in his essay ' The Death of the Author '? He challenged the tradition as he said that a writers opinions, intentions or interpretation of their own work are no more valid then any one else's. Readers are free to interpret messages in any way they want, irrespective of how the writer wants it. 3) What is metatextuality? Where a text draws attention to the fact that it is a text as it. It points out to the process of its own creation.  4) What is the repeated phrase on the cartoon on postmodernism on page 28? " Postmodernism is a cultural movement that distrusts all established philosophies and frequent...