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  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? to inform, educate and entertain  2) How is the BBC funded?  the people who have live tv must pay a tv licence of £169.50 yearly  3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). they must provide information and support learning as well as have creative output 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above.   the regulator of tv and radio in the UK is OFCOMN 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom?  OFCOM will take complaints and investigate. if the broadcaster in question is breaking the rules then OFCOM can register a fine or even take away their licence to broadcast. 6) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the  BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain ? Answer this question in at least 150 words. first doctor who does fulfil both educate and entertain. for example i

  1) Read this  audience rating guide for His Dark Materials . Based on the screening and this article, who do you think the target audience is for His Dark Materials and why? What about psychographic groups?  You can  revise Pyschographics here . the target audience for his dark materials would be around 12 and up the reason why is because the main characters are teenagers and the adult characters are more so victims or villains. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. Personal Identity: relatable themes such as family for example lyra and Mrs   coulter                 Personal Relationships: famous actors such as  Ruth Wilson people who enjoy watching these celebrities will also watch his dark materials                      Diversion (Escapism): chase scene + witches and the submarine 3)

  1) Write a summary of the notes from our in-class analysis of the episode. You can use your own notes from the screening in class or   this Google document of class notes   (you'll need your GHS Google login).  Camerawork and sound: clunky and  slow camera work  Mise-en-scene: Narrative and genre: 2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of   Doctor Who ?  Todorov's Equilibrium:  Propp's character theory: the male teacher plays the role of the hero and the female one plays as the helper whilst Dr.Who plays the part of the villain   Barthes's enigma and action codes: there are many enigma codes for example the mystery of where susan lives and how she is so smart. furthermore, when the TARDIS takes off that is both a enigma code and a action code. Levi-Strauss's binary opposition: there is opposition between young and old all through out the episode. for example Susan  knowns more than the older teachers. 3) In your opinion, what is the most important

  1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? the target audience for Doctor Who would be around  10 and up. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. diversion is used in multiple instances: when the TARDIS takes off and the cliff hanger at the end which also links to personal relationships because we wonder what is going to happen to them. Surveillance is another one, for instance they are able to teach history in Doctor Who.  3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a  modern  2020s audience? Surveillance (Information / Facts): this episode gives us insight on how 1960s television  looked . 4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to An Unearthl

  1) Type up your  WWW/EBI feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).  Total = 20 = grade 7 WWW- this is a seriously impressive assessment- well done! Top level across the board and up to 80% so it's just a case of adding a little to open up 8/9 EBI- the top grades are all about the depth, detail and sophistication you can offer. Consider different possible meanings      and the wider/ cultural or political contexts. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 2/2 Q2: 6/8  Q3:4/6  Q4: 3/3 Q5: 5/6 3)  Look specifically at question 2. Use the indicative content in the mark scheme for question 2 to write  three  connotations of the design and layout of Tatler. serif font has connotations of being factual, old and reliable this reflects how Tatler is Britons oldest magazine san-serif font is used to look more up to date sleek. Furthermore, on the sides t

  1) How does this  His Dark Materials  trailer meet the conventions of a TV drama series? it is separated into episodes and seasons, it has several main characters and the setting is very distinct. 2) What genre (or genres) are suggested by this  His Dark Materials  trailer? fantasie , drama and sci-fi  3) What kind of characters and narratives are introduced in this trailer? from the trailer we can see that they are trying to introduce a plot where people  from " different  worlds" have to come along along and face the big bad but from the trailer we can see clear drama between the characters. 4) What settings appear in the trailer?  we can see in the trailer a almost church like setting  but for the majority we can see a theme of dark and broken places. 5) Who do you think the target audience for  His Dark Materials  is? Give reasons for your answer. in my opinion the target audience would be teenagers. I say this because the man cast of characters look mostly in their tee