01 The Avengers-

 24.2.21

What is your impression of the sixties era? 

I like the sixties era as from what I've seen the styles are very funky, the music in quite jazzy and pop related and it seems like a fun era.

Where does this come from?

I get this impression from seeing in the clip the mis-matching outfits with the fun, volumized hair styles. The funny jokes, loud music and crazy/ wacky ideas.  

Write down 5 key events from the era that shaped it.

-The Cold War -Moon landings -Civil rights protest -The Vietnam War -The assassination of John F Kennedy 

Write down 5 famous figures associated with this era.

-The Beatles -Martin Luther King Jr -The Rolling Stones -Neil Armstrong -Jackson 5

Cuffs Chapter 8 -

 22.2.21

Chapter 8 Analyse the police /press briefing and explain what the audience learns about Jo, in her personal and professional capacity, and how the editing shows the impact of the witnesses.

In this chapter the audience learns that Jo has had a past with her co-worker (the man beside her in the briefing) and by the way she looks at his hands when they sit down next to each other at the briefing you can tell that there are lots of things running through her mind and she isn't overly comfortable sitting with him. So from the personal views it is obvious that her and this man next to her, have more than just a working/ on the job relationship. Which, in my opinion makes her professional status seem like she's not taking it seriously. Whereas, another view of her professional capacity is that the way she talks about the 'witness' needing to talk about the events and to report what has happened almost makes it seem like she is putting a blame on the witness implying that the situation can be solved if he speaks up. The editing in this scene puts a lot of impact onto the witness watching the live broadcast, as it uses cut away shots taking you from the scene with the police reporting the accident to the young boy who witnessed the stabbing that day. Also, as Jo speaks about if anyone has seen anything they need to report it as soon as possible, this can make the witness feel guilty as he knows what has happened and he saw the stabbing in his bare eyes. 

Television in 2010s -

8.2.21

 1. Explain technological convergence. [2]

Technological convergence means that television is available on television sets, game consoles, tablets and mobile phones. Meaning that television can easily be transferred onto other devices and Tec. 

2. Explain 'channel surfing'. [2]

Channel surfing is not being 'loyal' to a programme by skipping past it as well as many other channels. 

3. Give 3 examples of how channels create brand loyalty [6]

Other channels owned by the same TV company can heavily promote the channel for others to see, high quality flagship programming and have audience 'hooks' at the start of the programme so the audience don't change the channel.

4. What is 'long form television drama' ? [2]

Long form television is where it is designed to encourage the loyalty to the programme as the audiences must follow every episode. 

5. What is a 'flagship' programme? [2]

Is a flagship programme the people you are aiming it at and the audience you want to keep hooked into the programme? 

6. In exchange for the licence fee, what does the regulator require of the BBC as a Public Service Broadcasting channel? [6]

It requires original programming, a mix of genres, arts and informational programming such as news, prime time and more.

01 Television -

 8.2.21

We look at current news articles about the BBC and return to the OCR fact sheet on the television industry.  

According to The Times newspaper this week,  watching TV live and in real time accounts for most TV viewing.

     1. What do you understand by the terms 'live' content and 'on demand' content? 

Live means you have to be watching it as its being filmed, during the moment. Whereas, demand means that you can watch something on your demand after the live stream has come out the content may be published on the owners site where people can watch the content on 'demand'. 

      2. What is the demand for 'live' content like? 

The demand for live content is strong as  because people look forward too certain shows at certain times and people like to watch live shows as a family event straight after the live show has been released. 

      3.According to ratings research, there are 8 programmes cited as the top live shows for family viewing. How many have you watched?

I have watched Britain's Got Talent, Masked singer, Strictly Come dancing and Paddington 2 so 4/8. 

     4.Apply Blumler and Katz's audience framework to what you learn from this article

This article uses the framework of entertainment of having the programmes go live then after on demand. Also, includes forming strong relationships and connections. As well as the social interaction by watching the programmes live with family and bonding as your spending time together through out the duration of the programme. Nearer the end of the article it also exclaims that people are saying that there is a big importance of live and on demand TV as it helps you connect to the society especially during lockdown.