Kenian Media Coursework Blog

1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  - WWW: very clear + structured approach with good examples. -EBI: consider how the theory is not valid- genre codes and conventions limit oppositional readings. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify two aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer. -  the visual codes and iconography of the image including colour and setting as it relates to the thriller/horror/supernatural etc genre (isolated setting, low key lighting, blue hue) - the use of props to denote the narrative and genre elements 3) Look at the indicative content for Q1 again and make a note of any theories or examples of media terminology you could have used in your answer. - Propp character theory 4) Now focus on the TV...

 1) Introduction to Radio 2) Radio 1 Newsbeat 3) War of the Worlds CSP

Media Factsheet 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? - It tells the story of an alien invasion and the ensuing conflict between mankind and an extra-terrestrial race from Mars. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? - -  Broadcast live on 30th October 1938, popular myth has it that thousands  of New Yorkers fled their homes in panic, and all across America  people crowded the streets to witness for themselves the real space  battle between earth and the Martians. The Trenton Police Department  (close to the site of the fictional invasion) received over 2000 calls in less than two hours, while the New York Times switchboard received  875 calls from concerned listeners wanting to know where they would  be safe. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? - MANY FLEE HOMES TO ESCAPE ‘GAS RAID FROM  MARS’ – PHONE CALLS SWAMP POLICE AT BROADCAST...

Newsbeat Analysis 1) What news stories were featured in the bulletin you listened to? - celebrities, politics 2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? -  quick overviews, upbeat links, and audience participation 3) How might Newsbeat help  fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster?   - they have to provide news. Media Factsheet #246: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat 1) How is the history and launch of Radio 1 summarised in the factsheet? If you studied this as part of GCSE Media you will already know much of this. -  For   many years BBC radio had a monopoly of the airwaves, it was  the only radio station that people in the UK could legally listen to.  However, this monopoly was challenged in the 1960s when pirate  radio stations such as Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg  started illegally transmitting commercial programming via ships  in international waters and on land. 2) Look at page 3 of the factsheet. How is R...

BBC SOUNDS 1) Why does the article suggest that ‘on the face of it, BBC Radio is in rude health’? -  “BBC  Radio  is still incredibly successful, but I don’t think it’s ever faced such competition,” 2) According to the article, what percentage of under-35s used the BBC iPlayer catch-up radio app? - Purnell says just 3% of under-35s use the iPlayer catch-up radio app, which will soon be axed. 3) What is BBC Sounds? - A new app and website that formally launches on Tuesday with a glitzy event at Tate Modern. 4) How do audiences listen to radio content in the digital age? - Spotify 5) What does Jason Phipps suggest is important for radio and podcast content aimed at younger audiences? - He says there is a need to reconsider the entire tone of how the BBC tells stories, shifting away from rigid formality if it wants to attract the precious under-35 audience: “It has to be a warmer, more story-led journey. You need to report the very personal experience of it. 6) Why does the ...

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: clear writing with some good examples EBI: more focus on the question - what are the cultural and political contexts. 2) Read  the whole mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Identify at least one potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment (even if you got full marks for the question). - The poster is an excellent example of bricolage: the juxtaposing of old and new texts, images, ideas and narratives to create new meanings. - the way events, issues, individuals (including self-representation) and social groups (including social identity) are represented through processes of selection and combination 3) The first question demanded a response using postmodern terminology. Write a definition here of the three main terms: Bricolage: construction or creation from a diverse range of available thing...

1) Music Video Introduction 2) Old Town Road CSP 3) Postcolonial Theory 4) Ghost Town CSP 5) Postmodernism and Music Video