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  Historical, Social and Cultural Contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? stations such as Radio Light and BBC Radio Breakfast show were offered 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? they were recognised by their political talks, news and old music on the radio 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? pirate radio was when popular music was played for free for younger generations and it became widely famous for its free accessibility for younger people who just wants to listen to music. 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? due to the law introducing the Marine Radio Offence Act to stop the broadcasters from the seas  5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? by bringing a well known radio pirate (tony Blackburn) to BBC to incorporate Pirate radio's style in the BBC   6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a ...

 Introduction to media 1) First blog task - 10 questions 2) Poster Analysis 3) Denotation and Connotation 4) Introduction to Photoshop      5) Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things 6) Camerawork - Doctor Who: Shots and angles 7) Camera Movement and Editing 8) Blog feedback and learner response Film Industry 1) Demographics research 2)Film Industry- Marketing : marvel cinematic universe  3) Ownership and control 4) Audience effects theory 5) Black Widow 6) Media Assessment 1 - Learner Response 7) I, Daniel Blake Introduction to advert 8) Advertising and Marketing 9) audience and film industry 10) Galaxy CSP advert 11) OMO advert CSP Introduction to magazines 12) magazine Tatler C SP 13) Heat CSP introduction to Music Video 1)BLACKPINK MV 2) ARTIC MONKEYS MV Introduction to TV and Radio 1) Doctor Who 2) His Dark Materials 3) TV Industry 4) Radio 1 Launch CSP

 Blog task: 1) Look at the  Heat Media Pack . Go to  page 2 : the Heat mission. Write  three  things that Heat offers its readers under 'print'. the publisher of Heat Magazine , the publication offers its readers the following three key features under its print editorial mission :  Exclusive Picture Stories,  Investigations & Analysis,  Conversation-Starters 2) Now go to  page 3  of the Media Pack - celebrity focus. What does the page say that Heat offers readers? they offer an insight news of celebrities' lives 3) Now look at  page 4  of the Heat Media Pack. What other content does Heat magazine offer its readers aside from celebrity news? it includes fashion and lifestyle related content for the audience to connect to 4) Look at  page 5 . What is Heat magazine's audience profile? Write all the key details of their audience here.  heat magazine's audience profile consists of: female/male: 90% 10%  age profi...

  Blog tasks Language and close-textual analysis 1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre ?   due to them including fantastical aspects in the show  2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into?  Lyra Belacqua - main protagonist Mrs. Coulter - the villain Lord Asriel Belacqua - another villain(?) Lee Scoresby - related to protagonist  Will Parry - side character 3) What enigma and action codes (Barthes) can you find in His Dark Materials? Make specific, detailed reference to the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.) the mystery of Ms Coulter's true intentions with lyra 4) What examples of binary opposition (Levi-Strauss) can you find in His Dark Materials? How do these create narrative or drama for the audience? You can find reminder notes on all these narrative theories here -...

 TV Industry Contexts 1) What is the BBC's mission statement? their mission statement was to inform, to educate and to entertain 2) How is the BBC funded? the BBC is funded purely through TV licenses   3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). -To provide information (that is supposed to be balanced) -To support learning for people of all ages -To produce creative output -To have diverse content  -To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK is Ofcom 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom?  Ofcom oversees all media channels and produces a code of conduct that all media channels must follow or have their licence to make content removed 6) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the BBC's rem...