YUSRA GCSE MEDIA BLOG

tuesday 16 april 2024   Television drama is a popular TV genre. ‘Binge-watching’ series in one go is a recent phenomenon while other dramas have built hugely loyal fanbases (e.g. Doctor Who) over many years. There are many sub-genres and hybrid genres in TV drama from costume drama to fantasy or science-fiction. Key conventions TV Drama has certain recognisable conventions or typical features. These include:  Dramatic narrative, usually linear (with continuity across episodes.) This is called a  narrative arc  where the story goes across the series. Ensemble cast (characters with own storylines). Sometimes an episode will focus more on one character or another. Specific technical codes e.g. realistic lighting and editing for social dramas to keep it gritty. Common use of flashback, point of view shots, dialogue and voice over, enigma and action codes throughout. Use of stereotypical ‘stock’ characters get storylines across quickly. TV Drama series A TV drama series is a set of connecte

  1) Music Video: Introduction 2) Music Video: BLACKPINK - How You Like That CSP 3) Music Video: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor CSP

  1) What do we know about the Arctic Monkeys audience? Think demographics, psycho graphics and how they got into the band . The audience for Arctic Monkeys is probably middle-class, white, and somewhat young. Examples of psycho graphic groupings are Explorers and Reformers. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dance floor? Because the music is lively and quick-paced, it will divert the audience. While many young individuals might acquire a sense of personal identification from the song's lyrics, fans of the band from its early days would get a sense of personal relationship.  3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to Arctic Monkeys fans. Why did you choose those moments? At 0:08 i think the fans would appeal to this because all of the band is in frame,also at 2:51 because this is the final scene in the video where the entire band can be seen,and finally at 1:20 as you get

  1) What are BLACKPINK fans known as - and what would the demographics / psychographics be for the BLACKPINK audience?   The majority of BLACKPINK's "Blinks" are adolescent girls and young women. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for How You Like That? The mode of address may be direct so the audience feel the artist is performing to them specifically .  3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to BLACKPINK fans. Why did you choose those moments?  4) How was the How You Like That music video marketed and promoted to the audience? Blackpink stands out as one of the few girl groups without a leader since each member has a distinct personality, style, and set of skills that make them stand out. 5) Why is K-pop a global phenomenon and what has helped it to become so popular? What is it about K-pop that has won over so many people's hearts? Some credit the artists' and the labels' dil

  WWW- this is the second assessment haven't  written anything for it an important lesson or issue to overcome before  your gcses next year EBI- identify what is holding you back: knowledge of media and the csps? or how aqa write exam questions? this is the first step to improving in future.  -learn/revise the context for this topic  LR- see blog  Q1: 0 Q2: 0 Q3: 0 Q4:0 3)  Look specifically at  question 2  - the OMO 12-mark question. Pick out  three  points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your answer.    Encouraging women to have a competitive ‘winning’ approach to washing ‘whiteness alone  won’t do’.  • Notions of what a ‘real woman’ was – somebody who looks after the home.  4) Now look at  question 3  - on the NHS Represent advert. Use the mark scheme to identify  one  way the advert  subverts  stereotypes of race/ethnicity and  one  way it might  reinforce  stereotypes of race/ethnicity. Try and write points you  didn't  include in your original answer i

  1) What   key conventions   of TV advertising can you find in the Galaxy advert? The advertising agency built a computer-generated picture of Hepburn from 1953, which was the year of her popular film Roman Holiday, for the Galaxy ad. The rich Italian Riviera backdrop of the ad promotes interaction and nostalgia, two major viewer joys. 2) What is the  key message  the Galaxy advert is communicating about its chocolate? The slogan for the   advert will help you with this question.Galaxy aims to be a high-end chocolate brand, as evidenced by their tagline, "Why have cotton when you can have silk?" The product is being positioned as luxurious and high-quality, catering to affluent individuals who can afford to wear "silk" rather than "cotton." 3) Who is Audrey Hepburn and w hy did Galaxy select Audrey Hepburn for this advert?  Audrey is a symbol of elegance, sophistication, and heritage. Therefore, it made sense for Galaxy to use these attributes to promote