14s Media
Louis Snaith
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What was the Avengers?
It's a British TV series from 1961-1969, produced by ABC. At the time there were only two and then (after 1964) three channels for the British public. Partrick Macnee (John Streed) was one of the most famous TV stars in the UK. The Avengers was a very popular program. The show is about a man called John Steed who is an undercover officer accompanied by female sidekicks who change every few years. Political Britain in the 60s During the 60s the Conservative party were in power 1951-1964 and then the Labour Party took over in 1964 to 1970. The 1960s are generally believed to have been a decade of rapid change in British society. Role of Women in the 1960s More jobs were available for women in the 60s. More girls went on to higher education and in 1962 there were over 26,000 girls at university. Feminism began to find a voice in society Social Britain in the 60s In the 1960s, the youth played more of a part with music becoming popular with bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones being around. In 1967 there was the legalisation of homosexuality. There was a rise in divorce and abortion, so people (women) having more freedom. Britain and Beyond The working class in the 60s began to own radios and treated equal, more. There was a lot of change, commentator Christopher Booker described this era as a “classical Jungian nightmare cycle. Events of the 60s 1961: The Berlin Wall was built 1962: Beatles recorded their first single 1963: Assassination of JFK 1964: Nelson Mandela Sentenced to Life in Prison 1966: England win world cup 1968: Martin Luther King was assassinated 1969: Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon Cold War In the 60s there was the spread of Communism and people started to get worried, they though it would keep going through each country over Western Europe. In the episode Communism is represented by the town Little Bazley and how the people are imposters and slowly take over other towns and then take over the UK. What others thought of us The episodes were shown to roughly 120 countries and the show emphasised the stereotype of all Brits drinking tea, speaking posh and elegant.
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1. ITV is an independent television programme. When it was first made it was made to rival BBC, it is a commercial TV network in the UK (meaning we have to watch adverts).
2. ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK, it was created in 1954, and first aired in 1955. It was originally set up as one network of television station but in 2002, they all split up into ITV 1, ITV 2, ITV 3 and ITV 4. 3. ITV was made to rival the BBC and was a commercial TV network meaning it could make money and people could watch without having to pay in their TV license. 4. Downtown Abbey - 13.3 million views I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! (launch) - 12.69 million views Broadchurch - 11.61 million views Britain's Got Talent - 11.51 million views Midsomer Murder - 9.3 million views 5. ITV 1 - focus on talk shows, news etc ITV 2 - focus' more on TV dramas and shows which have been made. Channel 4 are more serious shows, but also contain fun shows and Reality-TV. 6. It is the largest commercial TV network, it gives you free television, it tries to bring together all online services, TV channels and single brand shows. 7. ITV does count as a PSB, because definitely nowadays shows are made for the peoples entertainment however there are adverts and it was originally created to rival the BBC and it gets paid money to show adverts but TV programmes like I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here have been created for the public because they like it. 8. It funds it programmes with it's adverts, the companies who make the adverts pay channels like ITV to show their advert, advertising their product etc. 9. The watershed means that if there are TV shows which aren't suitable for all ages, they will be broadcasted after 9pm. 1. What is the BBC?
The British Broadcasting Corporation which broadcasts in the UK and other countries by the TV, Internet and radio. 2. The BBC was created on the 8th October 1922 by John Reith who was made General manager for the company. His goal was to broadcast 'All that is best in every department of human knowledge. 3. Our mission, vision, and values inform the work of the BBC and are how we promote our public purposes. To enrich people's lives with programs and services that inform, educate and entertain. 4. The BBC made five public purposes: To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them. To support learning for people of all ages To show the most creative, highest quality and distinctive output and services. To reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all of the UK's nations and regions and, in doing so, support the creative economy across the UK. To reflect the UK, it's culture and values to the world. 5. Flagship BBC programs Blue planet 2 - 14.01 million views Strictly come dancing - 13.01 million views Broadchurch - 11.61 million views Britain's Got Talent - 11.51 million views Sherlock - 11.33 million views 6. The BBC have 8 different National television channels: BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, CBeebies, CBBC, BBC Parliament, BBC News. BBC One mainly has the most popular shows aired there, also ones with bigger budget. BBC One also mainly for family, audiences of a wide range. BBC Two - more serious with documentaries etc. BBC Three - has a target audience for 16-35 year olds. BBC Four - Again quite serious with art, documentaries etc. CBeebies - TV for really young kids. CBBC Television for children older than 10 but younger than 14. BBC Parliament - Live parliament, business style. BBC News - The news 7. The BBC offers 25 public services in the UK. Eight TV Channels, 16 Radio stations and an online/red button interaction service. 8. In the UK, the public service broadcasting (PSB) is when the shows are aired for the people's entertainment, not just for the commercial interests with adverts etc. Their are rules and requirements because in the UK the BBC has to follow these rules. 9. The BBC gets money from TV licences, thats why there aren't any adverts because they don't need them since the public pay for the BBC to continue it's shows. Scene time 13:29 - 16:20
1. How is sound used in this extract to create meaning? Refer to at least three examples (6 marks). At the beginning of the scene there are very diegetic sounds with Amir talking to his mum on the phone and saying hello to the shop keeper, showing how this is an ordinary day, creating a safe atmosphere until we see Benson in the back ground. Once Amir is in the shop, there is music playing which the characters can hear and then once Benson walks in and starts to approach Amir the music changes and becomes more powerful. Showing that Benson is dangerous and this correlates with the music changing the atmosphere. Once Amir is stabbed the intense music fades out and the music from the store takes over which juxtaposes with what just happens. It creates meaning with how the music makes the scene more creepy and devastating. 2. Explain how the audience is positioned on the side of the victim in this extract. Use specific examples to support your response. (8 marks) At the beginning, Amir is talking to his mum and he's buying her some things and he is happy which makes us like Amir because he seems friendly, when he is talking to his mum we are physically level with him, showing that he isn't meant to be weaker or stronger than us, also it is a close up shot so we see the expressions on his face that he is happy. Next we also side with Amir when he has just walked into the store and we see Benson and his gang in the back ground because we know information about him already from previous scenes that he is a racist and Amir is a different race, this makes us feel that something may happen to him even though he is innocent and hasn't done anything bad to Benson before. Next we get a medium shot of Benson passing the store and looking in, and we know that it is inevitable Amir is in danger and he is just in the wrong place at the wrong time. This makes us dislike Benson because we know he just got released from prison and on his first day of being free he decides to attack someone. Finally there are the POV shots of Amir moving aisles to try to avoid Benson but his gang out number him making it unfair for him, also the POV shots show us what Amir is seeing and it's threatening, also the music makes it intense. 3. How do representations of gender differ in this extract? Consider the qualities that are attributed to each gender. (6 marks) Benson and his gang are all male and with their appearance they all look quite threatening and unusual
Shot Reverse Shot - When a shot is going back and forth between two subjects repeatedly. 180 Degree Rule - When the camera only shows 180 degrees of a room so it doesn't disorientate the audience, and make them confused. Graphic Match - This is a transition shot where one object is in the same position in both of the shots and matches it, which can represent something, or show time has passed or something important. Match On Action - This is where when someone is doing an action and the camera focus' on the person doing the action. Whip Pan - When the camera changes direction really quickly and we see it changing direction, so there is a little blur during the shot.
Jump cut - A series of shots to show that time has passed, it could be doing one action or a few. Like a montage Smash Cut - A smash cut is where one shot abruptly changes into the nest shot to represent the mood of the shot or to represent something. Invisible Cut - When the audience don't realise there has been a cut because the two shots smoothly relate to each other, it can be represented by the camera zooming into someones shirt and zooming out of someone else shirt. PC Ryan Draper - Black Cop, Representation of Ethnicity
PC Jake Vickers - New policeman, his dad is the owner of the police force. Representation of Sexuality, Age, Class (Since he got the job for free because of his dad). DS Jo Moffat - Blonde Woman. Representation of Gender, Age. Chief super Robert Vickers - Head police. Representation of Age, Class/Status. DC Carl Hawkins - Representation of Age DI Felix Cane - Guy who found the abductor. Representation of Age (maybe Class). PC Donna Prager - Policewoman. Representation on Gender, (Ethnicity). PC Lino Moretti - Donna's partner. Representation of Ability/Disability, Age. Simon Readington - Gay solicitor. Representation of Sexuality, Age. James Quirk - Abductor, Representation of Age, Class Nathan - Junky with cut wrists. Representation of Class, Ability/Disability (mental health). Keegan Benson - White racist who got let out of prison. Representation of Class, Age, Ethnicity. Amir Sharma - Victim who got stabbed, Representation of Ethnicity, Age. Mahammad Bangash - Owner of shop, Owns corner shop. Representation of Ethnicity, Class. How is camera represented through ethnicity in 'Hotel Babylon'?
When the manager starts running around to find the illegal immigrants working the camera is very fast, shaky and it's tracking her POV which shows her panic and how there is a divide with people of different ethnicity's since they have to hide. There is also a shot behind the lift's bars which is not very stable of the manager looking for the workers and it could show what could happen to the immigrants if they get found, also the bars create again a separation with the rest of us. Furthermore when almost all of the workers are safe the camera makes it seem like there is a lot of people by making it look really crowded by having someones shoulder cover the view, which shows how it's a lot of people who are divided and separated from us. When the police find the one immigrant still working the shot is a zoom push on him, like it is trapping him into a certain space, which is what it feels like for people of different ethnicities at the hotel. Also how other people tower over these people who are weaker than them by their ethnicity. |
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