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Cuffs Practise Question

Friday 6th December 2019 Cuffs Practise Question How is Media Language used to represent modern Britain? [10 Marks] Mise-en-scene & Camera Work Establishing shot. Fast pace drone footage of Brighton. Low angle close up. Multicultural society (modern britain) Low angle steady cam (creates tension) (brighton can be dangerous) over should shot (point of view of the shot of the character) pan shot (all cultures and ethnicity is there) High angle look down on the groups (lad culture) Close up Low angle of chief shows that white men, straight and middle age men have more power. (patriarchal society) medium shot showing phone (modern britain) Close up shows violence of brighton lost respect for law and order as people are willing to attack and separate a fight and no one is listening or helping. Not enough police. (close up). low angle close up shows the police man getting punch shows people don't respect the law anymore. Brighton is know as the gay capitol of the

avengers practice question

Tuesday 3rd December 2019 Avengers Practise Questions How is media Language used in the extract to portray gender and sexuality in the 1960s? Media Language is used in this extract to portray gender and sexuality in the 1960s by using camera work and mise-en-scene. At the beginning of the extract it begins with a cut away close up of a door bell. Near the door bell there was the name Mrs Emma Peel this would show that Mrs Peel was not alone and that she should not be flirting. When Steed rings the door bell he doesn't ring it like you would normally ring a door bell instead he decides to ring the door bell using the end of his umbrella. This would suggest that Steed is rude and disrespectful. The extract the goes on to using a pan tilt to the eye. The eye that is used is a females eye as in the 60s women would have worn make up to make themselves look more pretty and attractive as they deemed to be. Throughout the extract there is a difference in angles between the 2 characte

Avengers Practice Question

Friday 29th November 2019 Avengers Practice Question How is 'Britishness' represented in the scene in terms of mise-en-scene?   In this scene Britishness is represented through clothing. Men in the 60s would have been wearing suits and formal wear. women on the other hand would have worn nice clothes that made them look pretty. How is War Paranoia/racism represented in this scene through mise-en-scene? In this scene mise-en-scene is represented through this scene by props. There is a plane in the background that would probably represent a plane that may have been used in a war. How was Steed represented in episode 1? Steed was represented as a very formal and work driven man. His clothing is very formal which shows his formality. Anytime that Steed was shown he was mostly seen working or using work to portray something different. How was Mrs Peel represented in episode 1? Mrs Peel was represented as a very strong independent person. She was presented as a st

Cuffs

Friday 22nd November 2019 Characters and individual storylines PC Ryan Draper A devoted single dad to his two children, Ryan has equally high standards at home but his controlling and over-bearing nature threatens to drive away those he loves most. PC Jake Vickers Self-assured, if a little naïve, Jake is determined to earn his place on the team but fails to realise that a romance with provocative defence solicitor Simon, could undo all of his hard work. DS Jo Moffat Diligent and organised, she always does everything by the book and gets results.But whilst her career is going from strength to strength, her personal life isn’t. Lonely and divorced, Jo is having an affair with Robert, her Chief Super.Whilst initially Jo was happy with the no-strings-attached arrangement, she’s now realising she’s constantly at the raw end of the deal. As Robert struggles to cope with wife’s recent cancer diagnosis, seeking refuge in the arms of one of his reports, an

TV: Media Language

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Tuesday 19th November 2019 TV: Media Language. L/O: to revise and research key terminology for use with audio-visual analysis. Camera work: Editing: Sound track: Mise-En-Scene:

Television in the 2010s

Friday 15th November 2019 Television in the 2010s L/O:  To research the 2010s (Uk) in terms of social, cultural and political climate of the decade; research TV usage in 2015. In 2010 Gordon Brown was the prime minister. He was the leader of The Labour Party. David cameron was the prime minister in 2015. He was the leader of The Conservative Party. In 2013 the current prime minister at the time (David Cameron) legalised same sex marriage. Cultural context: Social media iPhone drug culture knife crime rap music video games (violence/obsession) streaming  Emo and chavs.  Human rights: Third wave feminism black lives matter refugees and tolerance Key events: The threat of terrorism: Afghanistan war Syrian war Isis Terror attacks in the UK Korean Nuclear capability The differences I would expect to see in the 2015 police drama is more variation of couples (same sex, different sex couples). This would be more likely due to when it was made an

Television Industries: Ownership

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Friday 15th November 2019 Television Industries: Ownership L/O: to explore the history of ownership in two key channels.