Josh May GCSE Blog 2017

Q5 R&P Cultural social historical Cuffs Multicultural cast - now there is a much more accepting society that is now made up of people from many different ethnicities Celebrates homosexuality - 2010s was when gay marridge was legalised meaning it played a massive role in society at that time - it creates an accepting posotive image and reflects the time of the society Gender equality - is relevent as in society at that time there were many differetn women rising to power along with men this is reflected into cuffs through characters such as detective Jo Moffat who is a lead female detective The Avengers All white cast - reflects the society at that time which was predominately all white people in positions of power this creates a realistic feel to the text so that the audience can connect with it Only heterosexual characters - as back when it was produced was when it was seen as very wrong and negative to be homosexual and you were only accepted if you were hetrosexual. The main

Analyse how sound is used in the extract to create meaning? Sound is used in the extract to create meaning by using the different types and paces of music such as when he first walks up to the church, he hears the sound of children singing which creates meaning for the church being a safe place but as he walks In and cant see anyone the music the gets on to a faster pace we can also hear the sound of the dogs barking and his foot splashing in the water this creates the scene full of suspense. The extract creates a big sense of danger and confusion this is done by the slow editing in the beginning as it moves on the editing starts to get faster as he gets chased we see all over the town people hearing the barking which reinforces the idea of little bazely being a small village the cuts are very fast so the audience does not have time to think about the scene before another point is the              mise-en- scene the man chasing him was wearing clothes dark to create that sense of n

          Media Christmas homework Task 1) The Avengers and cuffs are different in many ways one of them is their audiences the audience of avengers lived in a different time to the audience of cuffs in the accepting 2010s whereas The avengers audience would have been very much against homosexuals and blacks as that was the normal belief in society in the 1960s.     Task 2) This view of homosexuality differs to society in the 2010s as gay marriage was legalised In 2013this is reflected in cuffs as Jake the main character of cuffs is gay and this can be said without any warning or worry of losing viewers and when he tells Ryan who is his partner and also the main character of cuffs and he has no reaction towards that statement which shows that it is socially accepted to be gay. Where as in the 1960s it was illegal to be openly gay and if you were u could be prosecuted and it was looked down upon in society an seen as a mental illness and if any television program incl

Media contexts can influence television programs such as cuffs with events such as gay marriage being legalised in the 2010s affected Jake being openly gay and having no issues this has become a popular idea in society but also in 2010s culture was also influenced by the rise in hate crimes this context may influence media products because it is something that people are going to watch because it is relevant to today this can be reflected in the way Jake is portrayed in cuffs has changed massively as in the 60s it was considered that you were ill if you were homosexual and would be hidden from he public view especially through media products .    

n 1. Define what a social, cultural and historical context is. A social context is when something in society will affect a media text, Cultural context is something that happens in a certain culture to shape a media text Historical context is something that has happened in the past to affect the media text Explain how social contexts influence television programmes. Media contexts can influence television programs such as cuffs with events such as gay marriage being legalised in the 2010s affected Jake being openly gay and having no issues this has become a popular idea in society but also in 2010s culture was also influenced by the rise in hate crimes this context may influence media products because it is something that people are going to watch because it is relevant to today this can be reflected in the way Jake is portrayed in cuffs has changed massively as in the 60s it was considered that you were ill if you were homosexual and would be hidden from he public view e