Media Mr Halsey Course work

  1) Type up your teacher's feedback   in full  plus a summary of the comments you received from other students in the class. WWW:  -Almost minute of video, immediately engaging with some really nice camerawork and editing. EBI: -Narrative (at least wider narrative) not entirely clear from this extract so that's something to consider for main production. -Audio quality in trees - a lot of wind noise but dialogue is audible. -I think the text on screen works for this but perhaps a little too much information? Also feels a little sci-fi in places with the music and font. 2) Using a combination of your own reflection on the preliminary exercise and the feedback you were given, write three WWW bullet points and three EBI bullet points for your work. WWW: -Really liked the concept, well thought out, editing was nice -Good graphics -Enigma was good -Good suspense EBI: -The sound and dialogue is covered by the wind at one point 3) How effectively did you complete the objective you lai

1) Choose at least three TV dramas similar to your concept and watch at least one scene from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. Better call Saul Breaking Bad Utopia In terms of camera works- Tracking shots, over the shoulder, medium, extreme, etc. close ups, long shots, establishing shots match on match. Mise en scene - costume, uses a lot of suits and casual clothing to represent different jobs and positions of characters Editing is slow when dialogue is present, for tension purposes and in action sequences, editing is fast paced. 2) Write a script for your TV drama scene. You'll find guidance for writing a script in the  BBC Writers' Room  (click on the Script Library to read real examples of professional TV scripts). Lay it out like a real script (see right) - it will add a level of professionalism to your production. Link to script 3) Write a  shot list  containing EVERY shot you plan to film AN

  Media Factsheet Read  Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? War of the Worlds was a book adapted to radio by Orsen Welles, in which it featured the earth under attack from an alien species which was broadcasted across American radio channels. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? The myth that arose from this interaction was that aliens from the planet Mars were invading earth. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? They wrote about it in such a way that antagonises radio as it was the next big thing to come up so they wanted to make it look bad so that people would come back to print newspapers. 4) How did author Brad Schwartz describe the broadcast and its reaction? He called it the false Armageddon and how fake news can

  1) Use  BBC Sounds to listen to Radio 1 . Scroll to a Newsbeat bulletin (8am or 12.45pm are good options)  and write notes on how the bulletins may:  a) appeal to a youth audience  They show the most recent things that have been posted on the app, they also contain categories of what viewers may want to see and the main page seems to be mainly based on pop music. b) help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster.  They fulfill their responsibilities of being a public service broadcaster by providing coverage for the public in which is accurate and unbiased. Media Factsheet #224: Industrial contexts of Radio Read  Media Factsheet #224 Understanding the Industrial Context of Radio . You'll need your Greenford google login to access it. Answer the following questions: 1) Read the first two pages of the factsheet. How does the Factsheet argue that radio still has cultural significance in the digital age?  This is because may people who listened to the radi

  1) Type up your feedback   in full   including the ratings out of five for each of the categories.  Research - 3 TV Drama Concept- 4  Language: Terminology- 3 Representations- 2 Audience and industry- 2 Delivery - 4 Total out of 30 - 18 2) Use this feedback, comments from peers and your own reflection on your presentation to self-assess and write your own detailed WWW and EBI for your coursework concept and presentation as a whole. WWW: Good title, tagline and narrative. Comparing to similar shows give and idea about the audience type and details of the show. Delivery is confident with minimal text and images. Some good media language. EBI: Slight lack of rehearsal/timing is off in some places.  Be more specific in some places such as give more insight about the sound and what they are going to be used for.  lack of media theory and lack of focus on audience or representation and what the 3 min extract is going to be about. Keep in mind of the 3 min time limit. Q: Audience/Representa

1) Research: TV crime drama extract analysis  You need to write a close-textual analysis of six TV crime drama extracts. For each extract, focus on a different aspect of media language, and embed each one on your blog: TV crime drama extract 1: Narrative and genre How is the narrative and the crime drama genre communicated to the audience? Crime dramas feature a lot of different aspects, the main one being crime and violence, and sometimes drugs. We can see this from all of the illegal actions that are performed in the show and how in some of them they feature a lot of violence such as fighting, guns, killings and such. TV crime drama extract 2: Mise-en-scene What do you notice about the use of mise-en-scene to create meanings for the audience? Think CLAMPS. Costume- In terms of costume, there are two different ways that it conveys the character and their status, Characters who wear suits and sharp clothing are seen to be professional such as mobsters, mafia, hitmen and people such as