Remy GCSE Media Studies

  TV industry contexts: blog tasks Complete the following questions on the BBC and industry contexts: 1) What is the BBC's mission statement?  defined by​​ Royal Charter ​: to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which ​inform,  educate ​and ​entertain​.   2) How is the BBC funded?  Its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts or watch using iPlayer.   3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points above)   To provide information (that is supposed to be balanced) To support learning for people of all ages To produce creative output To have diverse content (such as with its representations) To reflect the United Kingdo...

Audience 1) Read this audience rating guide for His Dark Materials . Based on the screening and this article, who do you think the target audience is for His Dark Materials and why? What about psychographic groups? You can revise Pyschographics here .  Aimed at a contemporary family audience for the BBC Sunday night broadcast slot (8.10pm) Targeted at fans of the fantasy genre along with fans of the original books by Philip Pullman. Diverse representations of gender and race may appeal to a younger audience. Rated for 14+ by HBO due to some scenes that may be frightening to younger children. The UK DVD release of His Dark Materials season 2 is rated 12 by the BBFC. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies? 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:  Family, funny Personal Relationships:  Diversion (Escap...

  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 our close-textual analysis in 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 media termin...