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1) What is the BBC's mission statement? 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? It is funded by the british government as it is a national tv channel 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). provide high-quality content that informs, educates, and entertains a wide range of audiences, while also reflecting the diversity of the UK 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. ofcom   is the regulator for both TV and radio 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom?  Ofcom is responsible for overseeing broadcasting standards and ensuring compliance with regulations.  They also handle complaints related to content on TV and radio.  

  Audience 1) What audience do you think His Dark Materials is aimed at and why? Think about demographic and psychographic groups.  You can  revise Pyschographics here . His Dark Materials is aimed at family audience as it is marketed at younger audience. Despite this it fails to meet that psychographic group as there are many things in the HDM series that are not suitable for younger or a family audience to watch. 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:The  exploration of complex themes and the development of relatable characters . Personal Relationships:  We as an audience grow closer to characters like Lyra and Will as the more we watch the more we want to find out what will happen next to the characters. Diversion (Escapism):  HDM o...

  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:  Camerawork and fast-paced editing for the chase scene - high angle drone shots, camera movement and fast cuts.    Mise-en-scene:  Costume: Mrs Coulter red costume and lipstick - connotation of danger. ‘Femme fatale’ - dangerous female. Narrative and genre:  Lyra and Will character development - agree to work together in this scene. Creates audience pleasure - a team to support.  You can  access our notes from the close-textual analysis in a previous class here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to open this. 2) How does His Dark Materials fit the conv...

  1) Type up your  WWW/EBI feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).  WWW:  Abdul. some knowledge of media terminology in this assessment. E.g. magazine conventions. EBI: very vague and limited responses for CSPS + limited media terminology - complete all blog work to develop knowledge/understanding LR: see blog. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 2 Q2: 3 Q3: 2 Q4: 3 Q5: 2 3)  Look specifically at question 2. Use the indicative content in the mark scheme for question 2 to write  three  connotations of the design and layout of Tatler. •  the cover star Emma Weymouth wearing a ballgown in the gardens of a stately home connotes the wealth and luxury that Tatler readers aspire to. The mise-en-scene (costume, make-up, pose, expression) all emphasise these aspects • the fact cover star Emma Weym...

Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? Mainstream family audience - broad appeal as millions of people watch the BBC. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? 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:  learning information that you did not already know. Doctor Who offers its audience an education about space travel, science and history.   Personal Relationships:  personally relating to something - seeing your lifestyle on screen. How different audiences may identify with Susan, her teachers or the Doctor. Diversion (Escapism): e scapism and being entertained away from your normal life. Science Fiction is a classic genre for escapism Surveillance (Information / Facts):  caring about characters and wanting to find out what happens to them. The audie...

  Language and contexts 1) Write a summary of the notes from our in-class analysis of the episode. You can use your own notes from the screening in class or  this Google document of class notes  (you'll need your GHS Google login).  Camerawork and sound:  Music - theme tune to Doctor Who. Very science-fiction - sets genre from beginning. Graphics on screen: title of show and episode. Simple text/font.  Sound: hum of TARDIS (helps create science-fiction genre). Mise-en-scene:   Susan - first introduced dancing and dressed as 1960s teenager (costume). Seems to be both typical teenager and alien. Costume and hair typical of 1960s.   Narrative and genre:   Opening title sequence like a rocket taking off - sci-fi genre and links to 1960s space race. Enigma codes: mystery of Susan’s home. French Revolution book - “I’ll have finished it” “That’s not right”... suggests time travel. 2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of  ...