TV

  

Industry and Audience 

   11/10/21

L/O -   To research the history, companies and regulators in the Television Industry.

Publicly owned TV channel: funded by the government and licence fees for the public service. 

commercial TV channel; funded through advertisements 

coverrages; process of joining different technologies into device 

watershed; times when adult content can be shown between 9 and 5:30

segmented market; audience divided into a group depending on taste  and interests 

mainstream; mass audience, the ideas attitudes, or activities that are shared by most people and regarded as normal or conventional.

Research Task 

1. 1936

2. There were only 3 channels - 2.1 BBC1, 2.2 BBC2 , 2.3 ITV 

3. 1955 

4. Channels that have to follow PBS remits are: channel 3 services, channel 4 channel channel 5,  S4C and the BBC 

5. TV  it is regulated by ofcom.

Ownership and regulation 

L/O - To explore the ownership and regulation of BBC1 and ITV.

 BBC - 'To inform, educate and entertain'

:1. To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around themThe BBC should provide duly accurate and impartial news, current affairs and factual programming to build people’s understanding of all parts of the United Kingdom and of the wider world. Its content should be provided to the highest editorial standards. It should offer a range and depth of analysis and content not widely available from other United Kingdom news providers, using the highest calibre presenters and journalists, and championing freedom of expression, so that all audiences can engage fully with major local, regional, national, United Kingdom and global issues and participate in the democratic process, at all levels, as active and informed citizens

2. To support learning for people of all agesThe BBC should help everyone learn about different subjects in ways they will find accessible, engaging, inspiring and challenging. The BBC should provide specialist educational content to help support learning for children and teenagers across the United Kingdom. It should encourage people to explore new subjects and participate in new activities through partnerships with educational, sporting and cultural institutions.

2. To support learning for people of all agesThe BBC should help everyone learn about different subjects in ways they will find accessible, engaging, inspiring and challenging. The BBC should provide specialist educational content to help support learning for children and teenagers across the United Kingdom. It should encourage people to explore new subjects and participate in new activities through partnerships with educational, sporting and cultural institutions.

4. To reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all of the United Kingdom’s nations and regions and, in doing so, support the creative economy across the United KingdomThe BBC should reflect the diversity of the United Kingdom both in its output and services. In doing so, the BBC should accurately and authentically represent and portray the lives of the people of the United Kingdom today, and raise awareness of the different cultures and alternative viewpoints that make up its society. It should ensure that it provides output and services that meet the needs of the United Kingdom’s nations, regions and communities. The BBC should bring people together for shared experiences and help contribute to the social cohesion and wellbeing of the United Kingdom. In commissioning and delivering output the BBC should invest in the creative economies of each of the nations and contribute to their development.

5. To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the worldThe BBC should provide high-quality news coverage to international audiences, firmly based on British values of accuracy, impartiality, and fairness. Its international services should put the United Kingdom in a world context, aiding understanding of the United Kingdom as a whole, including its nations and regions where appropriate. It should ensure that it produces output and services which will be enjoyed by people in the United Kingdom and globally.

18/10/21

HOW COMMERCIAL  CHANNELS MAKE MONEY 

subscription 

sponsorship 

advertising 

product placement 

 ITV  Research 

Most popular ITV program 

Im a celebrity get me out of here 

number of ITV channels 

6 which include ITV2 ITV 

the duopoly 

positives 

good content as there is competion for people who watch the channel 

TV Audiences 

01/11/21

L/O - To explore how audiences consume TV dramas and the appeals.

Targeting Audiences 

BBC1 has to meet PSB remit and justify free licence 

ITV1 has to attract adventures to found channels 

Effects of technology 

Despite being able to watch time shifted programs or stream TV, the majority of audiences still watch live TV on a TV set. The PSB channels are still the most popular - 85% of people in the uk with a TV watch PSB channels.

One of the reasons for live watching TV is SECOND SCREENING : screenings that encourage audiences to join discussion on various social media during a live TV show.

Another  reason is AUDIENCE INTERACTIVITY : viewers are encourages to vote to determine the outcome. This continued engagement increases their commitment to the programme and loyalty to the channel.

THEORY: THE ACTIVE AUDIENCE

This focus on debates as to whether an audience is ACTIVE or PASSIVE 

A passive audience  believes everything the media tells them.

A active audience interacts with the media and makes own decisions.

Scheduling 

Scheduling is, therefore, massively important to both BBC and ITV. completive scheduling can benefit the main channels as it creates publicity.

The Watershed 

Overseen by OFCOM, the watershed is between 9pm and 5.30am. 

During these hours, broadcasters can show content that is not suitable for children up to the age of 15 to 18 rated content  cannot be shown until after 10pm.

Unsuitable material includes material includes sexual content , violence, graphic or disturbing imagery or language.

most popular:

crime drama - time 

period drama -Bridgeton  

teen drama - The society 

medical drama - chaco med 

science fiction drama - 

fantasy drama - lock and key 

political drama - homeland 

The 1660's

L/O -  to research the social, historical and political content of  The Avengers.

research task 

A time line of key moments from 1961-1965

1961:

john f Kennedy was elected as president 

The Town Of No Return 

22/11/21

L/O - To explore the narrative, characters and appeal of series 4 episode 1 

Summary

The narrative - 

the characters - john steed, Emma peel, Tom Smallwood Piggy Warren, Mrs Mason 

How the episode shows the social and cultural context  - shows the after maths of the war, the cold war happened in the 60s. Women's rights. changes in fashion.

Audience Appeal 

29/11/21

personal identity - people could explore their views and values 

information - could gain information about the world of  upper class 

entertainment - could de stress by lossing themselfs in the avengers world 

social interaction - could watch the program with there family 

Extract Analysis 

13/12/21

L/O - To explore elements of media language and practice how to analyse an extract.

In the exam 

you wi be shown a clip from either TV drama. It will be about 4 minutes long.

The first THREE questions will be based on the extract.

Question 1 will ask you to analyse how an element of MEDIA LANGUAGE has been used to create meaning.

Media language 

Camerawork 

Mise-en-scene

Editing 

Sound 

Camera work 

What could you be looking for?

Shot types 

Camera angles 

Camera movement 

Establishing Shots 

An establishing shot might be a long shot of a room that shows all the characters from a particular scene. For example, a scene about a murder in a college lecture hall might begin with a shot that shows the entire room, including the lecturing professor and the students taking notes.

Aerial shot 

an arial shot is exterior shots taken from high in the air, covering a grand landscape of space, used to establish a sense of geography, this provides a sense of scale, serve as a films opening of ending.

Stedicame Shot 

A Steadicam shot is any kind of video footage filmed using a Steadicam. Normally, a Steadicam shot tracks a moving subject to produce an incredibly smooth action. It removes the need for time-consuming and expensive set ups using cranes or dolly tracks.

Analysing Camerawork  

They used a high angle shot of the hole to emphasise the depth of the hole.

In the first pub scene, they use blocking to show the divid between the newcomers and the villagers.

10/01/22

Editing 

what could you be looking for ?

Shot/ reverse shot 

It is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking at the first character.

Juxtaposition 

It is the act of placing two or more things by side to compare or contrast. it is used throughout and literure to create meaning form two or more things.

 Non continuity editing

it is when shots shots are mismatched to disrupt the impression of time and space. this draws the audiences attention to the process of cutting and disturbers the illusion of reality. an example is the use of flash backs.

Crosscutting 

it described the video editing technique of switching back and forth between scenes, it often gives the impression that the action occurring in different locations is unfolding at the same moment.

Transitions - dissolve, wipe, fade 

it it were it can break up a scene to another place 

Green screen 

shooting with a green screen involves filming a person or adding visual effects in from of a solid colour, ant then by removing the colour you can drop that scene onto a background of your choice. 

Sound 

what could you be looking for ?

Music 

Diegetic/non diegetic sound 

sound effects 

sound bridge 

voiceover 

parallel sound 

contrapuntal sound 

Televison in the 2010

17/01/22 

L/O - Research the 2010 (UK)  in terms of social, cultural and political of decade, research TV                    usage in 2015.

Cuffs was realised in October 2015 

Key events that happened in 2012 ,2013,2014,2015

The queens diamond jubilee 2012

The London 2012 olympics 2012

Shorem air crash  2015 

General election the conservatives won the vote 2015

Brexit 2015

The west Africa Ebola virus 2014

Which political party was in power in 2015?

The conservatives were in power in 2015 

Who was prime minister?

David Cameron

Margaret Thatcher  

What was the relevance of UKIP being so popular?

UKIP had extreme views on immigration.

What were the major fears and issues of post 9/11 era?

The fear other attacks that could happen again.

What wars were being fought around the world?

The Siberian civil war

Afghanistan war

Iran war 

What were people protesting about in the UK?

Immigration

 Racism 

The Equality Act in 2010 meant any discrimination was illegal; Britain was far more multicultural country, attitudes were far more accepting towards sexuality.

The differences you would expect to see from a police drama in2015 compared to one from 1965 there would be many more different crimes that could take place such as car crime and hacking then a crime in 1965 which would be something like murder or stealing.

cuffs series 1 episode 1 

24/01/22

L/O - To analyse the narraters and characters constructed in an opening. 

Storylines of each character

PC Jake Vickers 

 His mentoring journey  

 His relationship with his PC Ryan Drapper and Chief Super Robert Vickers 

PC Ryan Drapper 

His journey with being a mentor 

Relationship with PC Jake Vickers 

DS Jo Moffat 

Her relationship with Robert Vickers 

Robbert vickers 

Relationship with Jo Moffat 

Relationship with Jake Vickers 

props type 

 

The Hero - Ryan Drapper because he helps people 

The Villain - Chief Vickers because he is very dsiked and has it out for ryan 

the Donor - Prager because she is always there for ryan 

the helper - Jake Vikkers because he is by the side of ryan 

the princess - moffort because she seems nice and not in some points of the show 

the dispatcher - moffort 

the princesses farther - The one  in charge of the duties at the station. because he gives orders to what to do 

the false hero - jake vickers because he appears o act like the hero but constantly messes up 

why might this program appeal to the audience at the time?

because they have a wide range of different characters 

many characters seen as role models 

may like seeing gay characters not being defined by there sexuality  

how was brighton represented 

cuffs and social contexts

07/02/22

L/O - To analyse representation and influence of social and cultural context in cuffs.

social values of 2015 

• far more gender equality 
• class structure supposedly disappeared 
• acceptance of a range of sexualities 
• patriarchal society less evident 
• multicultural society - equalities act 2010 
• changing attitudes towards the police 

characters  and how they are represented 

PC Doona Prager is represented as a strong and independent omen who like to do things with include her ideas and input and like helping other people. she is a police constable 

PC Misha Baig is s police constable who is represented as brave.

PC Jake Vickers is represented as kind and cares what happens to people and also tries his best to fit in with the new people. seen as physically strong.

PC Lino Moretti is represented as the comedy character who tries to put a smile on people faces and makes the best about some of the situations he is in.

DI Felix Kane is represented as shy and an introvert who mind his business and keeps to him self 

traditionally masculinity qualities  

he has power, he is respected by his pears and trusted to mentor jake 

he is determined and focussed on the car chase 

he bravely confronts the racist criminal 

he responds with with courage and determined to the ram-raid call  

changing attitudes sexuality 

visuality of LGBT characters increased and accepted representation  

jake vickers chalenges  the stereotype of homosexuality being an issue or a problem 

he is very open about his sexuality 

Exam Preparation 

14/02/22

L/O - To review the exam format and possible questions type.