HUDA GCSE MEDIA BLOG

  1) Write a 100 word statement of intent explaining what you are going to make for your preliminary exercise. Statement of intent:  100 words explaining what you plan to make. Example statement of intent [133 words]:  I plan to make a 60 second fantasy TV drama scene called 'Eternal Thirst'. My fantasy drama consists of an encounter between a 14 year old girl coming back from tuition on a Saturday morning with a Bloodthirsty hooded man following her.You will see how she faces her challenge and if she makes a friends to help her along the way. 2) Write a  script  for your preliminary exercise on your blog. This needs to include stage directions AND dialogue. To see how a TV drama script is presented, and to look at professional examples, check out the  BBC Writers' Room  and click on Script Library. Plan The scene is set in an secluded alleyway and past a cemetery.  It will start of as a harmless walk.  The girl begins to hum along with ...

Summer project tasks Complete the following tasks on a blogpost on your Media blog called ' Summer Project: coursework planning ': 1) Research: Fantasy TV drama extracts Watch the following fantasy TV drama clips and write an NCIS analysis of each one. His Dark Materials Narrative and genre:     What is the story here?  How is the narrative communicated to the audience?  How does this fit the fantasy genre?   The story of fantasy is to show that the character's beliefs were wrong and they were instead following  something far more greater Technical codes:   What camera shots do you notice and what do they communicate to the audience? How is sound used to create atmosphere? What aspects of mise-en-scene (CLAMPS) help to communicate meaning to the audience? The lighting is dark to set the mood for the atmosphere of Mrs coulter and Asriel as the tension rises throughout the clip. Representations:  What representations can you find in this clip - does...

  TV industry contexts: blog tasks Complete the following questions on the BBC and industry contexts: 1) What is the BBC's mission statement? to inform, educate and entertain 2) How is the BBC funded? by the tv license which everyone pays to watch live broadcast tv 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points 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) What is regulation and how is the BBC regulated? You can find details on this in the notes above.  TV is regulated in the UK to ensure that rules are followed and inappropriate content is not broadcast to audiences. The BBC is regulated by OfCOM 5) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the  BBC's remit to inform, educ...

  1) How does this  His Dark Materials  trailer meet the conventions of a TV drama series? it meets the convention of an narrative as the story goes across and carries on throughout the series 2) What genre (or genres) are suggested by this  His Dark Materials  trailer? i think the genre that his dark materials is suggested by is action sci-fi and family 3) What kind of characters and narratives are introduced in this trailer? a helper , villain  and hero 4) What settings appear in the trailer? the settings and the locations or time period used e.g. in Western movies, you will often see it located in American or Mexican deserts around 1800s. 5) Who do you think the target audience for  His Dark Materials  is? Give reasons for your answer. family as it shows children and the relationship between parents and their children and family

  Create a new blog post called ' January assessment learner response ' and complete the following tasks: 1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment  carefully (you'll need your Greenford Google login to access this). Write down the mark you achieved for each question: Q1:   1/1 Q2:   0/1 Q3:   4/12 Q4:    2/2 Q5:   2/2 Q6:   9/20 Where you didn't achieve full marks, write  WHY  you think you missed out on the extra marks. Use the indicative content suggestions in the mark scheme to help with this. If you  got any  media terminology  wrong in the assessment you can make a note of it here. 3) Look specifically at  question 3  - did you successfully write about both the  preferred  and  oppositional  readings? Did your answers match...

  Galaxy 'Chauffeur' advert: blog tasks Create a blogpost called 'Galaxy advert CSP' and then work through the following tasks to make sure you're an expert on this CSP.  Re-watch the Galaxy advert above then answer the questions below: 1) What key conventions of TV advertising can you find in the Galaxy advert? narrative,slogan,sound and dialogue 2) What is the key message the Galaxy advert is communicating about its chocolate? The slogan for the advert will help you with this question. the key message is that the chocolate is luxurious and tasty. 3) Who is Audrey Hepburn and w hy did Galaxy select Audrey Hepburn for this advert?  Audrey Hepburn was a huge Hollywood star in the 1950s and 1960s. For the Galaxy advert, the advertising agency used a CGI-version of Hepburn from 1953, the year of her hit film Roman Holiday.  4) What is intertextuality? Intertextuality is where one media product (e.g. Galaxy) makes reference to other media products to interest and engage...

  1)  Music Video: Introduction 2)  Music Video: BLACKPINK - How You Like That CSP 3)  Music Video: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor CSP