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Doctor Who - LIAR

  1) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of   Doctor Who ?  Todorov's Equilibrium: Propp's character theory: Barthes's enigma and action codes: Levi-Strauss's binary opposition:  2) In your opinion, what is the most important scene in the episode and why? 3) What genre is An Unearthly Child and how can you tell? Make specific reference to aspects of the episode. 4) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s? Representations 1) What stereotypes of men are reinforced and subverted in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child? How? The Physical Hero/Protector (Ian Chesterton):  Ian conforms to the traditional masculine role of the era—strong, rational, and action-oriented 2) What stereotypes of women/girls are reinforced and subverted in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child? How? 3) How do the representations of young people and old people in An Unearthly Child reflect the social a...

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Tatler CSP Task

  Introduction - Tatler Media Pack 1) Look at the  Tatler Media Pack . Go to page 2: How does the editor introduce the magazine? 2) Now go to page 4 of the Media Pack. Focus on the print magazine (NOT tatler.com - the website). List the key demographic details: age, gender %, ABC1 % (social class), HHI (Household Income), % of those living in London and the South East. What do these demographic details suggest about the average Tatler reader? 3) Look at page 6. What do Tatler readers think about fashion? How much do they spend? 4) Go to  page 10 . What are the special editions of Tatler that run throughout the year? What does this suggest about the Tatler audience? What about the  pyschographic audience group  that best fits Tatler? 1 ) What different examples of  typography  can you find on the cover  of Tatler? What are the connotations of the serif and sans serif fonts? The font of the word (tatler) is written in s...

Introduction to Music Video and BLACKPINK HYLT

  1) What are the key conventions of music video? often fast paced either in terms of actors, camerawork or editing. Many contain a performance element or narrative. Music videos can also feature visual effects and intertextuality. 2) What is intertextuality? I ntertextuality is when one media text references another media text – through genre, conventions, mise-en-scene or specific cultural references. 3) When did music videos first become a major part of the music industry? Originally, music videos were made like mini ‘films’ of the bands performing (e.g. The Beatles, Elvis).Music videos became a major,  essential part of the music industry in the early 1980s 4) What launched in 1981 and why  were music videos an important part of the music industry in the 1980s and 1990s? MTV was launched in 1981 as a platform for music videos and the first music channel on television. 5) How are music videos distributed and watched in the digital age? In 2005 the launch of YouTube cha...

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

  Audience 1) What do we know about the Arctic Monkeys audience? Think demographics, psychographics and how they got into the band. Arctic Monkeys' audience are likely to be predominantly white, middle class and reasonably young. Demographics is age: between 13 to 35    with a significant surge of teenage fans (13–19) driven by TikTok. Gender:   Historically, the crowd was predominantly male, but during the  AM  tour (2013-2014) and through recent streaming popularity, the fan base has shifted to a roughly 53% female majority, though it is nearly balanced.   Psychographic groups might include Reformers and Explorers. Recent global success pushed the band into bigger psychographic groups such as Mainstreamers. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor? It provides nostalgia for viewers, high energy diversion for fans and personal identity  3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or momen...

Represent NHS blood campaign CPS

  1) What is an advertising campaign?  An advertising campaign is a series of advertisements that share a singular theme, message or idea. 2) What is the objective of the NHS Represent campaign?   to persuade/encourage more people from Black and Asian ethnic backgrounds to become blood and organs doners  3) What does this advert want people to do once they've seen it (the 'call to action')?  Donate blood  4) Why is the advert called 'Represent'?  Because  it direct the Black and Asian  people to represent their culture by becoming blood doners.  5) Why have the producers chosen celebrities to feature in the advert? Give an example of three well-known people who appear in the advert and why they are famous - make sure you  write their names and spell them accurately . when people see a celebrity they will recognise them and when the audience see this celebrity doing something they  will do the same thing  as them and in t...