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  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). WWW: fairly secure attempt at analysing both magazine CSP's. able to recall key media-terminology e.g. magazine connotations and theory uses and gratifications. EBI: depth and detail for top marks see LR lesson/mark scheme for suggestions. LR: see blog 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 2 marks Q2: 5 marks  Q3: 4 marks Q4: 3 marks Q5: 3 marks 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 fact the cover star obscures the title of the magazine reflects how well established the Tatler brand is – Britain’s oldest magazine is recognisable to its audience even with some of the masthead behind the cover model. T  h...

  1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? Originally I think the target audience for Doctor who was male young adults but since 1963 I think this has changed to middle aged people and older of any age this is because the newest doctor is female for a 2019 audience and because of long time fans. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumer 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: This  is shown in all the scenes where Susan is in school as a lot of these are relatable Personal Relationships: Diversion (Escapism): This is shown when they enter the TARDIS and are taken to another planet. Surveillance (Information / Facts): This is shown in the scenes where Susan is in class and is being informed about the 5th dimension and in history were they talk about money. 3) What additiona...

  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: music theme tune to doctor who very science fiction sets genre from beginning. slow clunky camera movement. flashbacks scenes-close ups of Susan to show her emotion or misunderstanding. Tracking shot when teachers enter junkyard. medium shot of doctor holding vase with teachers in background makes doctor looks evil. close up of Ian and Barbara when they go into the TARDIS to show shock and lack of understanding TARDIS sound effects when switched on.   Mise-en-scene: Susan-first introduced dancing and dressed as 1960's teenager seems to be both typical teenager and alien. sound effects link to sci-fi genre heightens action. setting junkyard lighting dark/shadows  creates mysterious ,tense atmosphere. setting in the TARDIS centr...

1) How does this  His Dark Materials  trailer meet the conventions of a TV drama series? his dark materials meet the conventions of a tv drama series by they have multiple locations and worlds in the trailer that the girl travels through, they also have multiple characters shown throughout the whole trailer. there was different storylines for the different people trying to catch the girl. there was a problem as the boy and the girl were in a different worlds that they weren't supposed to be in. they left it on a cliff hangar as the people trying to catch her all m et at the same time and you don't know who caught the girl. 2) What genre (or genres) are suggested by this  His Dark Materials  trailer? the genre that his dark materials trailer gives out is fantasy and adventure  3) What kind of characters and narratives are introduced in this trailer? there are lot of different characters you can see trying to capture the girl in the trailer that look like tha...

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

  1) What do we know about the Arctic Monkeys audience? Think demographics, psychographics and how they got into the band. they audience shared their music on p2p (peer to peer) sites. they had a fan base online which created online communities their audience got their music for free and they got their cd's for free. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor? the audience pleasured offers are nostalgia by being a song created in 2000 where the rock genre was more popular in the 1980's and the way the music video is shot with a look from the 1980's. this music video also give high energy as it is a rock song and it is a performance as it looks like they are performing at a live concert. it gives authenticity as it uses handheld camera shots. Overall the music video gives a lot of different audience pleasures. 3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to Arctic...