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1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW: Abdul, good attempt at considering contexts how TV dramas reflect time of their productions Next steps:  1) Write a paragraph for Q1.3 on how HDM targets family audiences successfully 2) Complete LR blog tasks 2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme. CLAMPS: Costume, Lighting, Actor placement/movement, make-up,  props, setting. Example - Will’s costume – makes him look like he is from our world 3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out  three  possible answers for this question.  •  Todorov (equilibrium): The empty city creates a sense of disequilibrium – that something  has gone wrong and needs to be...

  Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? BBC Radio Home (1939-1967) BBC Radio Light (1945-1967) BBC Third (1946-1970) 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? On 30 September 1967, the Light Programme was split into Radio 1 offering continuous "Popular" music and Radio 2 for more 'Easy Listening'. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio stations were unlicensed broadcasters often offshore on ships that played popular music that young people liked at the time. This wasn't available for BBC thus being the reason the popularity of pirate radios 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? The 1967 Marine Broadcasting Offences Act officially outlawed pirate radio stations. The Government had closed the legal loophole that allowed these stations to broadcast and these had a British audience of 10 to 15 million. 5) How did the BB...

  1) Research: Music videos Watch the following music videos and analyse an aspect of media language for each one: Music video 1:  Marshmello x YUNGBLUD x blackbear - Tongue Tied How is  narrative  used in this music video to engage the audience? Music video 2: Years & Years - I Wish I Knew How is  camerawork  and  mise-en-scene  used in this video? Use CLAMPS to remember the different aspects of mise-en-scene. Music video 3:  Foals - Hummer How is  editing  used in this music video to engage the audience? Music video 4:  Your choice Select a music video of your choice and analyse an element of it e.g. narrative, camerawork, editing, visual effects etc. If you're not sure which video to use you could watch some of the following: Ariana Grande - One Last Time Ed Sheeran - Shape of You You may also want to look a completely different, creative approach to music video - such as these Lego stop motion productions and how they u...