Watanpreets Media Blog

  Historical, social and cultural context 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967?  Radio stations offered by BBC before 1967 were: BBC Radio Light, BBC Home and BBC Third. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? The BBC launched Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate Radio was a radio that played more than 5 hrs of music and it was gaining popularity as it didn't follow the restrictions. 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? Because the law prohibited it: the Marine Broadcasting Offence Act outlawed Pirate Radio station. 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? As they employed people from Pirate Radio stations and had them work at Radio 1 which attracted the Pirate Radio audience to Radio 1. 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? The needle time was a law introduc...

1)  Television: Introduction to Science-fiction TV drama 2)  Doctor Who: Language and Representation 3)  Doctor Who: Industry and Audience 4)  Class: Industry and Audience 5)  Class: Language and Representation

Language and close-textual analysis 1) Write an NCIS analysis for the episode - using notes from the screening in class.  Make specific, detailed reference to moments in the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots and movement, editing, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.) Co-owner of a Lonely Heart Narrative: Clip 1 - April the main character who is shown as a strong female lead shares her heart with Coriakinus who is one of the villains and they have a shared heart narrative which is both episodic narrative and a narrative arc. Camerawork: Clip 1 - Slow tilt/ crane shot used for transitions from Shadow Kin world to April's bedroom shows connection between them. Editing: Clip 1 - visuals  effects/ CGI used for glowing blue anchor. Sound: Clip 1 - sound effects used when Corakinus appears on screen connotes tension and danger/evil. Mise-en-scene: Swords used to shows connection between April and Corakinus. 2) How does Todorov's theory of...