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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.   ...

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) Ho...

Doctor Who: Audience and Industry blog tasks

 Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963? the target audience is for all the family from ages 12 to 40. it has changed as there was only two channels and now we have catch up and most people watch it on YouTube  2) What audience psycho-graphic groups might particularly enjoy Doctor Who? people who are interested in science fiction and people who are professors and historians and people who are interested in space  3) What audience pleasures are offered by An Unearthly Child?  Personal Identity:  the episode might be relatable to some people as it shows two teachers who teach history and chemistry and might be interested in space Personal Relationships: the audience want to see how Susan,Ian and Barbara are and what happens to them Diversion (Escapism): it gives the audience a different thing to watch then such as the news or boring TV dramas  Surveillance (Information / Facts): you ...

Doctor Who: Language and Representation blog tasks

 1) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s?  An Unearthly Child reflects the social and historical contexts of the 1960s because when the episode was aired in 1963 and England looked up to the USA and also at the time the space race was happening between Russia and the USA and at the time JFK got assassinated and at the time there was only 2 channels which were ITV  and BBC one  2) How might audiences have felt towards science fiction in the 1960s? they might have felt intrigued  as at the time people were wanting to watch this tv show as people wanted to see a flying spaceship as back then on TV it mostly about the News and you had a couple of dramas  Language and close-textual analysis 1) Choose three key moments in the episode and write an NCIS analysis for those clips. An Unearthly Child scene analysis Narrative:Policeman wanders around the junkyard. mystery of Susan address. Susan thinks she i...

Advertising and Magazines assessment learner response

  Q1: 0 Q2: 1 Q3: 1 Q4: 0 Q5: 2 2) What does CONVENTION mean? How are the conventions of magazines and adverts different?  convention means typical features. the conventions of magazines and adverts are different because on magazines you get cover lines and on adverts you get a picture of the product  3 ) Look at the 'Unseen' text (Grazia magazine picture) and Question 2 and complete the following paragraph: Kate Middleton is a member of the Royal family so she is rich and important but the magazine also wants her to be seen as relatable and similar to their readership target audience. They do this by using a medium camera shot, showing her body position as she is casual and her facial expression as happy. She is making eye contact with the readers which gives them the feeling that she is smiling. Her hair and make-up are fashionable which reinforces the idea that members of the Royal family or celebrities are people who dress to impress. The colour green of her...

Introduction to Science-fiction TV drama

  1) How does  Class  meet the conventions of a TV drama series? class meets the convictions of a TV drama as the plot has the same features  which is in  a TV drama and it also has episodes which is mostly found in Doctor who. it also has a ensemble cast which have story lines  2) What conventions of the science-fiction genre can you find in the Class trailer? the convictions that i could see is that in these types of shows in the UK it is mostly set in a big city's such as London,Manchester etc, it is aspects of a science-fiction drama as at the start of the trailer it looks like it is set in a dark room and in a science fiction show such as Stranger Things in season 1 Episode 1 it starts with a boy running away from something   3) What other genres are suggested by the trailer (e.g. horror)? Is Class an example of a modern hybrid-genre show? it is an example of a hybrid-genre show as it has a element of s...

Advertising & Marketing: Final index

1) Advertising and marketing:key conventions 2)Gender stereotypes in advertising 3)  Advertising case study 1: OMO print advert   4) Advertising case study 2: Represent NHS Blood campaign  5) Advertising case study 3: Audrey Hepburn Galaxy advert