TV

Monday 29th October 2018

LO: To research the history, companies and regulators in the television industry.

Terminology

A publicy owned Tv channel is accessible by the public.

Commercial tv channel is a private broadcasting owned by the media.

Convergence is when you put lots of other ideas and put them into on idea.

Watershed is the time adult content ( 15+ ) can be shown. between 9pm and 5:30am

Mainstream: mass audience the ideas the attitude or activities.

Self regulation is able to adapt and regulate on your own.

Franchises is licensed from companies of a product to use a format/show/ideas
publicy

1. 1936
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3.22nd september 1955
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5.Ofcom
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Thursday 1st November 

In the uk the term public service broadcasting refers to broadcasting with is intended for the public benefit rather than for purely commercial concerns.

In the uk the BBC is the main PSB channel.

BBC

Commercial institution

• Subscription e.g. BT vision, Sky sports/movies
• Pay per view e.g. Sky box office
• Sponsorship 
• Advertising 

ITV

Thursday 19th November 

The Avengers 

LO: Research the tv show the avengers.

1.ITV produced the tv show the avengers.
2.
3.January 7th 1961
4.
5.they made 6 seasons
6.21st may 1969
7.56,000 an episode

Thursday 29th November

The avengers: The town of no return

• The narrative ( story line ). John Steed and Emma Peel are sent to a small town after 4 agents go missing to investigate their disappearance. Then people go missing and the town seems quite. They then find out that someone is trying to invade Britain and they try and stop/ find out whats going on.
• The characters.  John steed,Emma Peel, The vicar, piggy, The blacksmith, The headmaster, The teacher
• Links to social and cultural context ( the mid 60s ) 

Monday 10th December 

The avengers: The town of no return 

LO: to analyse representation and use of media language in series 4, episode 1.

Britishness:

• Tea and cake
• Setting of the town 
• Staying in the pub 
• wary of outsiders 
• outfits 
• Their way of speech
• accent 
• Manors 

How was media language used to show the social context of the 1960's ? 

Media language is used to show the social context through Mise-en-scene. The scene was based in london in a high end apartment. John steed wears a suit and hat which is stereotypical of Englands men in the 1960s, he always has an umbrella as well, which is also hinting at the bad weather in England. John Steed is wearing a suit which shows that he is middle class, The avengers is aimed at working/middle class, so the viewers can relate to the show. Emma Peel wears the latest fashion so that people who like to get the the newest fashion an listen to the latest music can relate to her.

It is also shown through camera work. Through out this seen there is close ups, mid shots and long shots. During the scene John and Emma are fencing in her living room and during the fencing emma turns around and john smacks her bum with the sword ( close up ). This suggest that men are in power and don't respect women in the 1960s but the fact a men and women are fencing together makes them equal and in some shots emma is in power.

Peer assess:

Explain the effect of media language.


Thursday 13th December 

LO: to reflect on and improve exam style answers

Targets:

• Literacy - Capital letters.
• Structure - PEEL.
• Terminology - use accurate terminology.
• Context - Be specific and detailed.

Thursday 10th January 2019 

Cuffs: Series 1, Episode 1 

LO: To analyse the narratives and characters constructed in an opening episode.

PC Ryan Draper - The main character and the role of helping jake through his career

Monday 21st January 2019

LO: to explore the tv industry in 2010s and the effect on tv shows and audience.

• Break up of the family viewing - the fragment audience 
• Erosion of channel loyalty - the bbc viewer or itv viewer 
• Channel surfing - seeking the eye catching 
• Audience as schedule creators 
• 24/7 media - issues of saturation 
• demand for content 
• demand for quality - stars; production values 
• binge viewing 
• impact of meme tv shows - breaking bad; game of thrones 
• search for the latest on trend shows to share on social media 

Cuffs

Cuffs was a tv series on BBC 1. it was a police procedural - a series that focuses on a day to day actions of the uk police. 

Cuffs and social values

LO: to explore todays social values and analyse how these are represented in cuffs.

• Part of winter schedule for 2015: aired October 2015
• Typically, a time aimed at wider family audience 
• Scheduling: broadcast 8pm on a weekday 
• offers range of characters and storylines to appeal to as many segments of demographic as possible
• fits modern post 2010 populist series format - everyday relatable storylines

Social values 

the ideas that shape how we see the world and our place in it.

in any society there are differing ideas or sets of values



Cuffs and genre

LO: to analyse the use of genre conventions and media language.

Police drama conventions

• What are audience expectations of a TV police drama?
• Drama 
• crime 
• personal issues 
• stereotyped characters 
• What narrative ideas do they expect to find?
• Crime fighting
• personal stories along side the main story 
• Locations?
• City/Town 

The opening scene of cuffs shows us that the show is taking place in a city. That the characters take their job seriously.

Exam practice DIRT

LO: To Review and improve our response.

The sound in the opening scene is used to set the scene. They have done this by using sound bridge, The sound bridge is the head officer talking over the police man down the beach in a different scene, Its sound that has been carried on from one scene to another. Diegetic and non diegetic. Diegetic is sounds that the characters can hear such as cars, the sea, birds e.t.c; The things they can hear thats in the scene. Non diegetic is sounds that have been put in after editing, such as the music playing over the scene. There has been parallel sound used to make the scene more realistic.

Cuffs and the PSB remit

LO: to evaluate how effectively the BBC meets the PSB remit.

PSB purpose

• Informing our understanding of the world 
• Stimulating knowledge and learning 
• Reflecting the uk's cultural identity 
• Representing diversity and alternative viewpoints 

PSB Characteristics 

• High quality 
• Original 
• Innovative 
• Challenging 
• Widely available 
• Distinctive 

How does Cuffs meet the PSB remit and the BBC's core mission ? 

Tiger Aspect and cuffs

LO: to explore the media producers of cuffs and their impact on the production.

Julie Geary created Cuffs, she had previously worked on relationship dramas such as coronation street, prisoners.

Revison question:

How did Cuffs fit into the BBC schedule in terms of targeting audience and why was tiger aspect chosen to produce it?

How is the main stream audience different now?



Why is this?



How has this changed the production of TV channels?

Personal Identity: They offer a variety of characters to relate to as many people as possible.

Explain the uses and gratification offered to audience in Cuffs. Give specific examples from episode


Monday 11th February 2019

Exam Preparation 

LO: to review the exam format and possible question types.