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1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  Grade D 14/34 UCAS Grade C 2) Read  the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to 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 visual codes and iconography of the image including colour and setting as it relates to the thriller/horror/supernatural etc genre (isolated setting, low key lighting, blue hue) the use of props to denote the narrative and genre elements 3) Look at the indicative content for Q1 again and make a note of any theories or examples of media terminology you could have used in your answer. the way events, issues, individuals and social groups (including social identity) are represented through processes of selection and combination the codes and conventions of media forms and produc...

Introduction to radio   Radio : BBC radio 1 newsbeat   Radio : war of the worlds Introduction to radio

1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? It tells the story of an alien invasion and the ensuing conflict between mankind and an extra- terrestrial race from Mars. 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 New York Times report the reaction the next day? The following morning newspapers across the country revelled in the mass hysteria it had caused. The New York Times headline read, “Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact.” 4) How did author Brad Schwartz describe the the broadcast and its reaction? He  suggested that hysteria it caused was not entirely a myth. “Instead it was something decades ahead of its time: history’s first viral-...

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  What were the classic media representations of the Cold War?   Great vs terrible pressure between the soviets and west.   2) Why does Deutschland 83 give a especially great case for postmodern examination?   It gives a great illustration since it make a relationship with the pastand the primary scene of Deutschland 83 Quantum Bounce does this with intertitles that outline its verifiable setting.   3) Choose out a few of the viewpoints of the opening of scene 1 and clarify why they are critical.   The pictures within the openeing scene theses are noteworthy since this pictures a story without indeed telling it. It employments genuine life reports to tell the story of how near the cold war was to a nucular war. This may reel the consideration of the audience watching making them more intrgiued and intrested within the appear.   4) How does the party scene at Martin's mum's house sabotage generalizations of East Germany wit...

Read  this Vox feature and podcast transcript on Lil Nas X and Old Town Road . Make sure you read the whole thing - including the podcast transcript - then answer the following questions:  1) What is the big debate regarding Old Town Road and genre? The debate was about whether it should be considered as country music 2) What do you learn about the background of Lil Nas X and Old Town Road from the podcast transcript? He is a 20-year-old rapper from Atlanta. Technically his birth name is Montero Hill, but he has been calling himself “Lil Nas X” for several years now. And last year he joined SoundCloud, as many people do. And by the end of the year in December he released a song called “Old Town Road 3) What is the Yeehaw agenda? The agenda of yee haw. Bri Malandro, a lady, stated that many black artists are becoming interested in the country style. Lil Nas X played a role in this as well. His song became popular on Twitter as people began to notice the classic cowboy/cowgirl a...

  Media Magazine Theory Drop - Postmodernism 1) How does the article define postmodernism in the first page of the article? Readers are free to interpret a work however they choose, irrespective of what the creator thinks. 2) What did media theorist and Semiotician Roland Barthes suggest in his essay ' The Death of the Author '?  The Death of the Author is the  next step after Nietzsche’s ‘God is dead’  statement and with it comes a need  to test the boundaries of what a text  is. 3) What is metatextuality? Metatextuality is where a text draws attention to the fact that it is a text. It points to the process of its own creation. 4) What is the repeated phrase on the cartoon on postmodernism on page 28? 5) How does postmodernism link to media representations and reality? One of the great appeals of  postmodernism is how much fun it  can be. It can be used to be ground-  breaking and traditional at the same  time.

1)  Why does the writer link the song to cinematic soundtracks and music hall tradition? The Specials and other Two-Tone bands were very popular and had a fandom that identified with the politics, the music and the fashion. 2) What subcultures did 2 Tone emerge from in the late 1970s? 2 Tone had emerged stylistically from the mod and punk subcultures  and its musical roots and the people in it, audiences and bands, were both black and white. 3) What social contexts are discussed regarding the UK in 1981? England was hit by recession and away from rural Skinhead nights,  riots  were breaking out across its urban areas.  “Ghost Town” was the mournful sound of these riots, a poetic protest.  4) Cultural critic Mark Fisher describes the video as ‘eerie’. What do you think is 'eerie' about the Ghost Town video? The setting in ghost town has an eerie feeling as well as the lighting and lyrics. 5) Look at the final section (‘Not a dance track’). What does the writ...

  Independent: British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas Read this  Independent feature on foreign-language dramas . If the website is blocked or forcing you to register  you can access the text of the article here . It features an in-depth interview with Walter Iuzzolino who curates Channel 4's Walter Presents programming. Answer the questions below: 1) What does the article suggest regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media? Foreign television tastes have focused predominantly on Scandinavia and France, our tunnel vision is widening: one of Netflix's biggest shows in 2015 was Narcos, the story of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, told in a combination of English and Spanish. 2) What does Walter Iuzzolino suggest is the key appeal of his 'Walter Presents' shows? Walter Presents makes the specials board the main offering – so you can't play safe with the televisual equivalent of a cottage pie. 3) The article makes ...

  1) What is the purpose of a music video? The purpose of a music video is to sell products, the most obvious of which is the song featured in the video. 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? The development of new media technologies meant that music videos, and the songs along with them, were more widely available at any time. 3) Which three major record labels are behind VEVO? What is VEVO and why was it created? Sony Music  Entertainment, Universal Music  Group and Abu Dhabi Media , have also launched Vevo. Vevo is a video hosting site specifically for music videos. The content of Vevo is syndicated to YouTube in the UK with YouTube and Google receiving a share of advertising revenue for directing users to the official versions of music videos rather than those uploaded by a third party. 4) What are the key conventions of a music video? To encourage viewers  to purchase a copy of the song featured and other products...

 Read  this Guardian feature on the launch of BBC Sounds  and answer the following questions: 1) Why does the article suggest that ‘on the face of it, BBC Radio is in rude health’? People no longer need to listen to a playlist or a schedule that does not perfectly suit their needs. 2) According to the article, what percentage of under-35s used the BBC IPlayer catch-up radio app?  Purnell says just 3% of under-35s use the iPlayer catch-up radio app, which will soon be axed. 3) What is BBC Sounds? A new app and website that  will bring radio livestreams, catchup services, music mixes and podcasts together under one roof. 4) How do audiences listen to radio content in the digital age? There's a growing  number of people listen to the radio via voice assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa. 5) What does Jason Phipps suggest is important for radio and podcast content aimed at younger audiences? You need to report the very personal experience of it. 6) Why does the BBC...