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Class: Language and Representation blog tasks

Language and close-textual analysis  1) How is CLASS a hybrid (mix) of teenage drama and Science Fiction genre? It is obviously a teen drama because the characters are teenagers and mostly marketed towards teenagers.and the narrative features issues such as relationship with each other and strained relationships such as April and her dad.It is obviously science fiction genre because there are props such as spaceships and it is set in a different kingdom.There are settings such as a school and a house.There are characters such as Corakinus who is a alien. and Charlie and Miss Quill who are alien but put in Human form. 2) How does Todorov's theory of equilibrium apply to Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? Todorov's theory of equilibrium apply s to Co-owner of a Lonely Heart as at the start it is normal with Tanya helping Ram with his homework. but then a tear comes through the school and the alien comes and make April share her heat with corakinus.   3) Applying Propp's character th

Class: Industry and Audience blog tasks

  Industries 1) What was the point of BBC 3 when it was launched? When it was launched it was aiming to target a much younger audience as it showed more shows that would appeal to a much younger audience and the timings of the shows were after 9  pm which were when children usually  went to sleep an showed shows that had bad language and mature scenes. and is was a channel that was showing news but as a quick recap as younger people say that the news is boring. it was innovative because it showed shows that were more relatable. 2) Why did BBC 3 go online-only in February 2016?   It went online because most teenagers consume their television on their phones and the BBC thought that BBC three as a channel was not getting enough views and made the decision to put it online so that it could add more shows  to its target audience so that they get more views and try to make more heart-stopping shows and documentary's  3) How does Class meet the BBC's mission statement to 'inform,