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  Language and close-textual analysis 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.) Camerawork, editing and sound:  To start off the episode they utilise epic non diegetic music (meaning the characters can't hear the music) to set the atmosphere for the rest of the opening scene and the rest of the episode. They also use an establishing shot of the "city in the sky" in order to hook the audience and communicate that it will have heavy fantasy themes. When ever they show us Mrs Coulter they almost always show her on a low angle shot because it makes her seem more powerful and portrays her as a strong and important villain. Before the chase scene, when Lyra peaks her head out to see what the sound was, there was a raise in tension using action...

  1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? Mainstream family audience, and also to both males and females. As it is mainstream and made for families, the age can range from 10- 40+ 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: Susan can give teenagers identity as she is a teenager herself, and she wears casual clothes that a 1960s teen would wear. Ian and Barbara could give identity to teachers as they also care about what is going on in their students' lives. Personal Relationships: Audience members could form relations with Ian and Barbara, as they seem like the heroes for the majority of the episode. Diversion (Escapism): The genre is science fiction, and this offers diversion as it is different from reality, and it offers entertainme...

  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).  Grade: 6       mark: 18 WWW: Another very good assessment; well done! you start brilliantly and show good knowledge of the magazine. EBI: Music video, evidence from the CSP required for top levels. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1:  2/2 Q2:  6/8 Q3:  4/6 Q4:  3/3 Q5:  3/6 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 natural setting connotes that the magazine is both fresh and modern, but from a classy, traditional base. - The model’s gaze, which connotes equality between the model and the reader, given the model’s body language, the cover star Emma Weym...

  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: overall slow and clunky camera movement and the sounds commonly have a futuristic theme and feel. Also a lot of the sounds create mystery and are enigma codes  Mise-en-scene: The actor placement and acting are quite bad and shows that the budget was low using todays standards. Also the costumes play into what the character is like, Susan wears casual teenage clothing, the Doctor wears unusual clothing perhaps in an attempt to fit in, Ian and Barbra both wear formal and normal clothing. Lastly, the random props and objects add onto the mystery  Narrative and genre: Many sci-fi themes like the control panel, the TARDIS, the junkyard holding a huge mystery and the VFX when the TARDIS is taking off. When we wer...

  1) How does this  His Dark Materials  trailer meet the conventions of a TV drama series? - ensemble cast, some characters are constantly shown throughout the trailer  - narrative, they constantly reference a girl through scenes and speaking about her, this shows that she will be important to the story along side the ensemble cast   - genre, the scenery implies that it is fantasy as well as the props  2) What genre (or genres) are suggested by this  His Dark Materials  trailer? Fantasy and action since the trailer shows a weapons indicating that there will be many fighting scenes also there are guns and fights in the trailer. Its fantasy because is shows rituals and  fantasy themes in the trailer.  3) What kind of characters and narratives are introduced in this trailer? - Hero: the boy and the girl - Villain: the cult at 30 seconds  - Sidekick: the female at 0:37   - heroine: the girl  - Father figure: the men ...

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

  Audience 1) What do we know about the Arctic Monkeys audience? Think demographics, psychographics and how they got into the band. demographics: - teenage boys  - school  kids  - people in Sheffield, white  psychographics:  - people who are interested in joining a band  - people who enjoy their genre  They got into a band since they were all friends from school and formed in 2002 2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor? diversion: like seeing a love performance and can be fun to sing along to  personal identity: people who are also in a band with their friends. people who are performers  personal relationships: can form bonds with them as they are authentic artists and have a real passion for music so they can form relationships. Their songs are also personal so the audience can relate to it. surveillance: people can learn to play the instruments and sing like them 3) Pick out ...