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Summer Project: coursework planning

Summer project tasks Complete the following tasks on a blogpost on your  coursework  blog called ' Summer Project: coursework planning ':  1) Research: TikTok videos You need to write a  150-word close-textual analysis  of  SIX  TikTok videos that will inform your production work. The TikTok videos you analyse are up to you but focus on a different aspect of media language for each one (see guidance below).   TikTok videos TikTok Video 1: Narrative How is narrative used in the TikTok video and what impact does this have on the audience? Can you apply any narrative theories to the story in the TikTok video? Narrative TikTok example This clip uses a strong narrative structure to build suspense and create a dramatic final reveal. Throughout the scene, the audience is encouraged to solve the mystery alongside the detectives as they piece together clues and question the remaining suspects. The narrative follows Barthes’ enigma code theory , as ...

Media Paper 2 learner response

  Y12 Media exam: Paper 2: Learner response  1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). Q1) WWW : Excellent close textual analysis, EBI : use paragraphs and talk about the city skyline- iconic of London's financial district. Q2) WWW : some excellent detailed writing with lots of industry knowledge demonstrated, EBI : You need to be a bit more convincing about how the CSPs challenge hegemony and consider genre. 2) Read the mark scheme for this exam carefully (posted on your exam teacher's Google Classroom), paying particular attention to the 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 skyline of contemporary/futuristic skyscrapers are signifiers of the city, banking/finance etc; • the grey skies are portentous, signifying a feeling of impending doom 3) Look at the indicative content...

Radio index

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

War of the Worlds: Blog tasks

War of the Worlds: Blog tasks Media Factsheet Read Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? Orson Welles’ radio adaption of War of the Worlds has become  notable not for the broadcast itself but for the reaction it received,  and the subsequent press reporting of the audience’s reaction to the  broadcast. It is often highlighted as an early example of mass hysteria  caused by the media and used to support various audience theories. 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. 3) How did the ...

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat: Blog tasks

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat: Blog tasks Newsbeat analysis Use BBC Sounds to listen to Radio 1 . Select a Newsbeat bulletin (8am or 12.45pm are good options) and then answer the following questions:  1) What news stories were featured in the bulletin you listened to? - Ben Stokes retirement from international cricket - Investigation into a girl's death (a football player in England) - Schools in England failing students (White working class students) - Rosalia in the US as well as Bad Bunny in London sending message to Venezuela who faced earthquakes. - Scottland boss- Steve Clarke resignation 2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? It talks about sports , which involves a wide range of hobbies that the youth enjoy and resonate with and they use references to people such as the boy named Steven, talking about schools that the younger audiences attend to and explains the lack of support, also creating a sense of personal identity. 3) How might Newsbeat help fulfil the BBC's res...