A level media 2 Obaida Mr Halsey

  Media  Factsheet #69: Music Video . 1) What is the purpose of a music video? The key purpose is to sell products , most importantly the selling of the actual song itself . 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? Music videos can now be viewed without payment due to the advances in technology , with applications such as YouTube ,which differs to the past age as it would have commonly of had to been purchased or have been rare . 3) Which three major record labels are behind VEVO? What is VEVO and why was it created? Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and EMI .   Vevo was created  as a response to YouTube's increasing popularity and dominance in the music video market . 4) What are the key conventions of a music video? 1. There is a link between the visuals & lyrics (compliment, contradict or amplify) 2. There is a link between the visuals & music (compliment, contradict or amplify) 3. Have certain genre ch

The Guardian - Your next box set: Deutschland 83 The Guardian - Deutschland 83 Pity the Germans don't like it   1) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of   Deutschland 83  in the reviews. Negative -  Not quite “the flop of the year”, as Bild called it, but underwhelming nonetheless. Positive -  gone on to become an international success story, with rave reviews, bloggers  celebrating its fashion  and  soundtrack , and impressive viewing figures, even in the US. In Britain, where the series finished last Sunday, the first episode was the  highest-rating subtitled drama  in television history. 2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? Because of the increased misrepresentation of German society and the misinformation . 3) Find three 'below the line' comments from either of the Guardian articles. What did the audience think of  Deutschland 83 ? Do you agree with the comments? Cool theme tune, lovely sets … otherwise it's a

  Read the following review and feature on   Capital : Guardian review by Sam Wollaston London Evening Standard: five things you need to know about  Capital 1) What positive points does the review pick out about  Capital ?  What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? The cast is brilliant As mentioned, Toby Jones – well on his way to true national treasure status – leads the way as investment banker Roger Yount, imbuing what could easily have been a predictable character with a weary warmth.Then there’s Gemma Jones, who younger viewers will know as Madame Pomfrey in the Harry Potter films and horror buffs will know from Ken Russell’s The Devils, as elderly resident Petunia Howe, and Adeel Akhtar, brilliant in the aforementioned River, as shopkeeper Ahmed Kamal.  It’s based on an acclaimed novel Released in 2012, John Lanchester’s novel of the same name offered a hilarious and incisive look at the boom-and-bust economics of 2007 and 2008 as the backdrop for

  1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 14/18 B WWW- A strong assessment , well done ! Perfect for Q1 + Q2 with good knowledge of the industry and CSP . EBI- Q3 needs a little more focus on question , CSP evidence and theory . That will open up the top level . 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Write down the number of marks you achieved for the three questions: _/3; _/6; _/9. If you  didn't achieve full marks  in a question, write a bullet point on what you may have missed. 3/3 , 6/6 , 5/9 .  Q3)●  Unfortunately, despite good reviews and positive word-of-mouth from audiences and online (rated 89% on Rotten Tomatoes) it only pulled in $18m at the box office, barely covering the production budget and nowhere near covering marketing costs.  . New technology is opening new ways to distribute films and Blinded By The Light now has an extended slot on Amazon Prime which will bring

  1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. A TV show which has a continuous story line and is given from episode to episode .  2) List five of the TV dramas discussed in the history of the genre on page 1 of the factsheet. How has the genre evolved over time? Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979) The A-Team  (1983-1987) The Avengers (1961-1969) Danger  Man (1962-1968) Minder (1979 – 1994) Genre has become more of a open word and is commonly used across all of TV drama in order to connote themes . 3) List the sub-genres of TV drama featured in the factsheet. Come up with your  own example  of an existing TV drama to fit each category. Police Procedural (crime): Top Boy Medical: The good doctor  Period (costume): Belgravia Science-fiction/fantasy: Stranger things Family: The burial  Teen: Outer banks   4) Why is setting so important for TV drama? It creates the ideology towards the theme for the audience . 5) How do TV dramas typically use character? What audience pleasure