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Radio: Launch of BBC Radio 1 CSP

  Radio 1 Launch CSP: blog tasks 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? The radio stations that were offered by BBC before 1967 was radio 1 and the '' third programme'' 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? It was reorganized with new stations such as radio 2, radio 3 and radio 4. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio was a radio station allowed by the BBC.  4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? Because it was illegally broadcasting different shows which didn't meet the standards and policy of BBC radio. 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? Needle time is the restricted amount of recorded music that could be transmitted by the BBC during the course of any 24-hour period. 7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to...
  Audience Look at  the KISS media pack carefully . This will give you a brilliant background to the brand and how they target their audience (important note: it features the old Breakfast presenting team).  Answer the following questions: 1) Read page 2. What is KISS FM's mission? KIS FM's mission was to entertain there audiences who are at the range ages of 15-34. This was because KISS FM discusses and promotes youth culture, our ambitions and different ranges of content provided. This strategy helps create a stronger image for KISS and they provide social events to gain attention to there audiences and community. 2) Look at page 3. What is the target audience for KISS FM? As well as writing the key statistics from the media pack, try and suggest what  psychographic groups  would fit the KISS audience too. The target audience towards KISS is aimed at people from the ages of 15-34. Most of there audiences are 60 percent female and 35 percent of that audiences l...

Television: Final index

  1)  Television: Introduction to TV drama 2)  Doctor Who: Language and Representation 3)  Doctor Who: Audience and Industries 4)  His Dark Materials: Language and Representation 5)  His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries 6)   Industry contexts: the BBC and public service broadcasting

Television: Industry contexts - Public Service Broadcasting

  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? BBC's mission statement is to act within public interest serving all audiences through the provision of high quality services for there public service broadcaster which promotes educational and entertaining content..  2) How is the BBC funded? The BBC is funded by a TV licence fee which is currently £144.50 a year.  This fee is to watch on channels such as ITV or iPlayer. However you don't need a TV licence to watch Netflix or any other international streaming services.   3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). They should: -Provide information that is supposed to be balanced -Support learning for people all ages -To produce creative output -To have diverse content -To reflect the United Kingdom and it's cultures 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. The regulator f...

Television: His Dark Materials - Audience and Industry

  Audience 1) What audience do you think His Dark Materials is aimed at and why? Think about demographic and psychographic groups.  You can  revise Pyschographics here . Demographics- The target audience towards His Dark Materials is around the ages of 16-25, as the series supplies complex philosophical questions that appeal to an older range of audience. The use of education represented is quite high and complex, which makes an older range of audience more intrigued and appreciative and literary allusions. Gender is appealed to both men and women as his dark materials provide a series of a fantasy. Psychographics- The audience that appeals to His Dark Materials are people who enjoy fantasy, sci-fi and adventure. The appeal for the audience are the people who have an interest in  philosophy and social issues, as it brings interest to those audiences who have an interest on those topics. Most open-minded and adventurous people would be attracted to this as the to...

Doctor Who: Language and Representations

Language and contexts 1) Write a summary of the notes from our in-class analysis of the episode. You can use your own notes from the screening in class or  this Google document of class notes  (you'll need your GHS Google login).  Camerawork and sound: The camera movement represented was quite slow-paced, as the technology used to film this was quite low budget as technology compared to today is more advanced. The use of sound was appeared more mysterious and eerie as back then the use of the mic was not as advanced like today and it made the characters voices to be appear as raspy. Mise-en-scene: The use of costume and hair shows the trends from the 1960s which reinforce and help the audience where and what timee Doctor Who took place in. The use of a foggy setting and background brings a mysterious and contrasting atmosphere making the audience watching this episode feel in unease. The use dim lights also show how perculiar the setting is. Narrative and genre: Mention o...

Magazines and Music Video assessment: Learner response

  1) Type up your WWW/EBI feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).  WWW: Steven, fairly secure assessment overall. Clear knowledge +understanding of Arctic Monkeys CSP in relation to identity. EBI: Careless mistakes on media terminology (magazine conventions) + (Uses + Gratifications) theory impacted overall grade. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 1/2 Q2: 4/8 Q3: 4/6 Q4:  2/3 Q5: 4/6   3)  Look specifically at question 2. Use the indicative content in the mark scheme for question 2 to write three connotations of the design and layout of Tatler. -The Tatler magazine subverts and challenges stereotypes as the person in the centre (Emma Weymouth) is shown as a person with black heritage showing diversity as person of colour. - The use of femininity is reinforced in the magazine as Emma Weym...