Josh May GCSE Blog 2017

          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.     Background of Television in the mid-1960’s Tv was restricted to only a few channels Only 3 channels: BBC 1,2 & ITV BBC2 not available on older tv's Tv’s: Expensive ,small, black and white No broadcasting for most of the day- all channels closed for night Changing channels- Difficult, done manually (audiences were more loyal to one programme) No home computing or technology to watch any other sort of programmes on Itv started - 1955, allow advertisements online BBC, introduced TV game shows By 1965- competition in the television market Itv- was financially secured, television could be highly

What is a Narrative?  The story/plot of a film/TV show/Radio show  Does it have conventions?  Beginning,middle, end Characters- some good or some bad        Types of TV Drama's Single Dramas/ Eric and Ernie  Soap/ Coronation street  Serial/Bleak House   Anthology/Heroes   Long form series drama/Lost   Long-form series drama with some narrative experimentation/ 24                             Continuity Editing   An editing style that aims to represent the text in a chronological manner to emphasize the real-time movement of the narrative and to create a sense of realism for the viewer giving the impression of continuous filming. Continuity editing creates a  narrative that suggests a real experience of moving through time, even though screen time usually covers                          Todorov Theory  Cinderella Equilibrium   Cinderella is living with her dad disruption to equilibrium  Dad dies Step mum and ugly sist

1.      How does the music style suggest what genre the show is? the music style suggests that the show is spy thriller because it is a fast pace action sounding tune 1.      What does the typography of the graphics suggest about the show's era? The fact the typography is in black and without colour suggests that the show was made in the early 60s with the older technology Explain how Patrick Macnee's character is represented via costume, props and facial expression    Patrick macnee's character is represented as a classic gentleman of the 1960s  through the smart suit and the bowler hat he is wearing   How is the flower prop used to link the two characters together? The flower prop suggests to the audience that both characters are relatable and are friends with each other      Explain how Diana Rigg's character is represented via costume, props and facial expression. Diana Rigg's character is re