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1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). www- a strong exam with clear potential to go even higher with a few improvements to exam techniques ebi- focus on clip in 1.2 and 1.3 2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme. CLAMPS  costume  Will’s costume – makes him look like he is from our world 3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out  three  possible answers for this question.  Excellent analysis of the product that is detailed and critically engages with the nuanced aspects of how media language is used. • Focus on how narrative features communicate meanings is thorough and effective. • Consistent appropriate and effective use of subject terminology through...

  1) Look at the  Tatler Media Pack . Go to  page 2 : how does the editor introduce the magazine? the editor produces the magazine by explaining what tatler is and what they love and like and the positive things about tatler. 2) Now go to  page 4  of the Media Pack. Focus on the print magazine ( NOT  tatler.com - the website). List the key demographic details: age, gender %, ABC1 % (social class), HHI (Household Income), % of those living in London and the South East. What do these demographic details suggest about the average Tatler reader? TATLER                                  Circulation 80,035             Readership 163,000 Average HHI £261,572 Female 73% ABC1 83% AB 51% Average Age 41 London/SE 70% suggests that the tatler reader is mainly females aged 41 upper middle class and upper working class 3) Look at  page 6 . What do T...

  Language and close-textual analysis 1) Write an analysis of the episode - using  your notes from the screening in class .  Make specific, detailed reference to moments in the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots and movement, editing, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.) You can currently  watch His Dark Materials on BBC iPlayer here . Camerawork, editing and sound: epic music, low shots on mrs cutler Mise-en-scene: different costumes for different world Narrative and genre: fantasy and steampunk You can  access our notes from the close-textual analysis in a previous class here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to open this. 2) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the  fantasy TV genre ? talking animals and torn up sky 3)  Applying Propp's character theory, what  character roles  do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into?  mrs coulter - villain, lyr...

  1) Look at the  Heat Media Pack . Go to  page 2 : the Heat mission. Write  three  things that Heat offers its readers under 'print'. Audiences are always in the know .Give them conversation starters .Show off about to their mates down at the pub 2) Now go to  page 3  of the Media Pack - celebrity focus. What does the page say that Heat offers readers? Heat offers readers life hacks to be like celebrities.  3) Now look at  page 4  of the Heat Media Pack. What other content does Heat magazine offer its readers aside from celebrity news? They talk about the best movies or shows to watch. 4) Look at  page 5 . What is Heat magazine's audience profile? Write all the key details of their audience here.  Female/Male-90%/10% Average age- 37 Age profile- 52% aged 15/34 Media language 1) How are the cover lines written to make the audience want to buy the magazine? They put the best topics on the cover lines to persuade people to but th...

  Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963?   The target audience for doctor who used to be teenage middle class white people. This has changed drastically as the fanbase is very diverse and average age of whovians has changed from teenagers to middle aged people. also targeted at families  2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumler 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: teenagers in school  Personal Relationships: audience is on Ian and Barbara's side  Diversion (Escapism): the Tardis  Surveillance (Information / Facts): science and technology  3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a  modern  2020s audience? modern audience learn how tv looked in 1960s 4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures...

  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? Inform, Educate, Entertain 2) How is the BBC funded? They are funded by the TV licences that are collected by the government and given to the BBC. 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 (such as with its representations) 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. 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 and/or be fined heavily.  6) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the  BBC's remi...