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Revision lesson

Conventions of a long form TV drama 40 60 mins long Binge watch because they are on multi media platforms so you can watch more in a short space of time such as Netflix Barthes - open narrative - semantic- location - enigma-  dot know what is going to happen with Russo and the revenge from Frank Underwood Hybrids- HOC political drama and  thriller Million dollar budgets High profile actors such as Kevin Spacey Propps theory - antihero - Frank Underwood - helper - Zoe Barnes  Minecraft

Media Theory

Genre A style or category of art, music, or literature Media Language • semiotics, including Barthes • narratology , including Todorov genre theory, including Neal Semiotics definition:   Is the study of signs and their meaning in society. Roman Barthes Text can be interpreted in different ways by different people. You dont know what is going to happen to the characters. e.g who is going to become  president . Extern al knowledge about past presidents and political facts are also used throughout. You can interpret why Frank is going to have revenge and the type of revenge he will have. You could think that he is going to have little revenge or big revenge.  Open or closed narrative  Open- hasn't got one meaning so you can view it differently.  Closed- Has one set meaning Longform dramas are open because you can interpret them differently and keep the audience involved because th...

Media Today

Participatory media-   media where the audience can play an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating content. Participatory media is important because it allows the story to be more known. If the fans can be involved then they will want to know more. They can express their views about an incident and learn new things from other people.  A negative would be that if people have big differences in their views it could cause online bullying, arguments and potential fights. Ant has shared his story saying that he is blaming is on his Dad who walked out on him when he was 10. In this article you can seed his family remembers and they make it out to be quite sad so that you can feel sympathetic for him and to keep is good reputation up. You read about the bad things that ave happened not the good things in their lives.    Ant is represented as having a rough upbringing...

Online news vs Print

75% from 78% watch TV 41% online 40% newspaper  People aged 16 to 24 responsible for rise in online 36% listen to radio  Reasons - It is easier and quick because it is in your pocket, you don't have to go to the shop  - It's free - Accessible  - Interactive  https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/stop-press-last-words-on-the-future-of-newspapers-a7558006.html -The Ind ependent Newspaper is ONLY AVAILABLE   on-line and has returned to profitabilty as the company no longer owns print plants and paper distribution. -The Ti mes, Sun   and other Murdoch-owned papers have opted for a full pay-wall, trading higher readership for deeper engagement which can be sold to advertisers. -The  Daily Telegraph opted for the “metered paywall ” – allowing some free articles to ensure the brand is visible online but demanding payment for further use. To get the full story.  - T ...

Discuss the difference between Broadsheet and Tabloid papers through a comparison of the Telegraph and Mirror 05/12/2017

Discuss the difference between Broadsheet and Tabloid papers through a comparison of the Telegraph and Mirror 05/12/2017      A Tabloid paper is a newspaper that is considered a gossip paper and is about gossip celeb stories that are targeted at the socioeconomic groupings of  C2,D and E (lower class). Thy are left wing newspapers and an example newspaper would be The daily Mirror. Broadsheet papers are newspapers that are about serious events and for the upper status socio economic groups of A, B and C1. these newspapers are more right wing and an example would be The Telegraph.  The layouts of both these papers are different. Broadsheet papers have got longer article, smaller and less frequent images, international stories and  The newspaper article featured in both the tabloid paper the Daily Mirror and the Broadsheet paper The Telegraph is about Theresa May and the DUP.  You as an audienc...

Newspapers

What is Brexit? Too many restrictions  Lost control Britain leaving the European Union at 11pm on Friday 29th March 2019 - To change the laws and immigration to let less immigrants into the country - To keep the pound - EU has too much power over the UK 75% of under 25's wanted to stay over 60's wanted to leave because of nostalgia (white faces, blue passports) Tabloid vs broadstreet Are newspapers politically bias Right wing- Freedom  Left wing- Forced The telegraph is likely to support the right wing party. The mirror supports the left wing party.  The Mirror Large image masthead consists of the newspaper name and an interesting story Left wing Saying in the main article that May cannot fix the issue that she has made  The Telegraph Medium sized image Older audience- want to leave the EU Right wing Can work to fix the issue Longer articles...

House Of Cards- The Influence Of Technological Change

Long form TV is an American concept which effectively is a  hybrid  of a  serialised  drama with the high production standards of film. Drama Long form drama a show that runs in a series over years. Starts with an intense beginning to grip their audience They contain cliffhangers to maintain interest TV drama is very much dialogue led. Production values are lower than film (fuded by advertising revenue or PSB) Genre conventions film Typical costs $100 M to produce, distribute and market a film Funded by box office receipts High budgets permit high end actors and high end production Long form TV Drama conventions Drama that runs in a series they start with an intense beginning to grip their audience They contain cliffhangers to maintain interest they conclude the episode until the end where they conclude the episode. very much...