RishiGCSE Media Blog

1 ) Why is the advert set in the 1950s? What audience pleasure does this provide?  It gives the audience pleasure to go back in time and see what the 1950s was like 2) Which of Propp's character types are represented in the advert? (Note: just choose two or three character types that are definitely used in the advert - it does not use them all).    Audrey Hepburn was the princess and the bus driver was the false hero 3) How does the advert's narrative (story) follow Todorov's theory of equilibrium? The equilibrium was when Audrey Hepburn was stuck on the bus and the di sequilibrium was when the bus hit into the shop which caused the bus to stop the new equilibrium was when the man in the car came and took Audrey Hepburn to her location  4) Who is Audrey Hepburn?   Audrey Hepburn is a famous actress who was the main character of Roman holiday 5) Why did Galaxy select Audrey Hepburn for this advert?  Galaxy selected Audrey Hepburn for this advert because she ...

1) What was the point of BBC3 when it was launched? You can find the answer in the notes above It was launched in 2003 and the point of BBC3 was to provide  innovative and gain an young audience. 2) Why did BBC3 go online-only in February 2016? (consider how young people consume media and give a statistic from the notes to prove your  answer) BBC3 went online because  recognised that younger people may watch TV at different times on different devices. 3) How does  Class  meet the BBC's mission statement to 'inform, educate and entertain'? Use your own words and try to say how it is entertaining (with at least two examples from the episode) and how it is educational / informative (give at least two examples from the episode) Class entertain people by having fight scenes for example violence and gore class also informs and educates people that being gay and different is oka y. 4) Why did  Class  not do very well with audiences? Give t...

1) How is CLASS a hybrid (mix) of teenage drama and Science Fiction genre? It is obviously a teen drama because the characters are young and diverse  and the narrative features issues such as  It is obviously science fiction genre because there are props such as a scientific gun and a wand which closes a portal There are settings such as schools outside on the streets and in a another world There are characters such as Corakinus who is alien lava hound and Charlie and Miss Quill who are friendly aliens 2) How does Todorov's theory of equilibrium apply to Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? A reminder that the theory if equilibrium is that everything starts off 'normal' and this is called an 'equilibrium' (like when Tanya is helping Ram with his homework and Charlie is settling in as a new student and April is organising the prom) then there is some kind of DISRUPTION (or disequilibrium) which changes the characters and the storyline. This is the moment when the Shadow Kin i...