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PAPER 2 ONLINE MEDIA TEXT 2: ATTITUDE

 PAPER 2 ONLINE MEDIA TEXT 2: ATTITUDE HOMOSEXUALITY IN 1990S 1990  First gay pride event is held in Manchester. 4 gay men were murdered Hundreds of lesbians and gay men marched from the park where Boothe had been killed to Ealing town hall and held a candlelight memorial 1991 Queen singer Freddie Mercury announced that he had AIDS; he died the following day 1992 First pride festival was held in Brighton 1994 An amendment was introduced to lower the age of consent for homosexual acts from 21 to 16 in line with that for heterosexual acts; it was lowered to 18. HOW HAS THINGS CHANGED? Homosexuality is more socially acceptable In 2014, gay marriage was made legal in the UK A lot more allied compared to 1990s Less of a negative stigma Less of a stereotype that gay men are flamboyant and all lesbians are butch BARTHES MYTHOLOGIES Barthes believed that the pride flag is a symbol that is significant and powerful in the media; however on a denotative level it is some colours on a flag. On a co
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PAPER 2 SECTION A TELEVISION EXAM QUESTION (TEXT)

PAPER 2 SECTION A TELEVISION EXAM QUESTION (TEXT) Apply Neale's genre theory to your chosen television texts: The Bridge s3 ep1. A nordic noir TV series crime drama 'The Bridge", takes place in a Scandinavian setting where it begins with a medium close up shot of the crime scene. Given that at the end of the episode we are left with unanswered questions, this makes it an open narrative with a linear narrative structure. A linear narrative structure means that the audience sees the events of the story unfolding in chronological order, starting at the beginning and ending with the conclusion of the story. However, since it is an open narrative, there has been no conclusion at the end of the episode. Throughout 'The Bridge' there have been many enigma codes: this can be seen as a 'puzzle' or 'mystery'; it is simply a theory (created by Barthes) to suggest how a text portrays a mystery to draw the audience, in which allows them to pose questions and as
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HOW FAR MIGHT AUDIENCES RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO REPRESENTATIONS IN THE SET EPISODE OF 'THE BRIDGE'?

HOW FAR MIGHT AUDIENCES RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO REPRESENTATIONS IN THE SET EPISODE OF 'THE BRIDGE'? Refer to Stuart Hall's reception theory in your response. Stuart Hall developed the reception theory which asserts that media texts are encoded and decoded. As the producer encodes messages through their media work, the audience will decode it; however, due to the individual differences of the audience members, they will decode the media in different ways and possibly a different way in which the producer originally intended. With 'The Bridge' being a Scandinavian nordic noir TV series, they have audiences globally; global reach in media production is available to view in many countries which in this case is BBC. Stuart Hall stressed the importance of an active audience which  is when the audience does not receive the information passively but are consciously trying to make sense of the message being given to them. In The Bridge, the plot was the murder of Helen Anker;
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NARRATIVE/GENRE OF THE BRIDGE

NARRATIVE/GENRE OF THE BRIDGE A nordic noir TV series crime drama 'The Bridge", takes place in a Scandinavian setting where it begins with a medium close up shot of the crime scene. Given that at the end of the episode we are left with unanswered questions, this makes it an open narrative with a linear narrative structure. A linear narrative structure means that the audience sees the events of the story unfolding in chronological order, starting at the beginning and ending with the conclusion of the story. However, since it is an open narrative, there has been no conclusion at the end of the episode. Throughout 'The Bridge' there have been many enigma codes: this can be seen as a 'puzzle' or 'mystery'; it is simply a theory (created by Barthes) to suggest how a text portrays a mystery to draw the audience, in which allows them to pose questions and as much become intrigues in the series. The visual codes of film noir is the chiaroscuro lighting with the
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PAPER 2 A TELEVISION : Life on Mars text analysis

 Summarise key points about s1e1 of Life on Mars: Genre: When watching the first episode of the first season of Life on Mars, I immediately knew that it was part of the crime genre due to the scenery it was set in and the upbeat music in the background. However, Life on Mars can be argued to be part of the sci-fi genre due to the fact that the main character (Sam Taylor) is seen to have travelled back 30 years to 1973 when, in the beginning, he states he that it was the year 2006. This is seen to be ironic for a typical crime drama as, according to Neale's genre theory, he believes that films and series' should include features that are similar which is different in this particular series as we do not typically associate crime and sci-fi in the same category. Narrative: Throughout the episode, the audience can hear clues regarding what happened to the main character, for example, when he travelled back in time the audience as well as the main character is able to hear his consc
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Apply the genre codes of crime drama to Luther , with examples from any episodes you have seen, explaining how it matches or subverts the basic genre conventions.

Apply the genre codes of  crime drama to  Luther , with examples from any episodes you have seen, explaining how it matches or subverts the basic genre conventions. Episode 1: Sub-genres:  Forensics, Investigations, Thriller, Quest, Disaster, Prison Characters: John Luther - Investigator/Main Character :  Talented detective, with the ability to analyse situations quickly and put himself in the shoes of the criminal to understand what they are thinking and how they can be caught. Alice Morgan - Friend of Main Character (Possible romance?):  Alice  is equal parts genius, psychopath, and malignant narcissist. Location/Settings: (Night) Urban areas- city - more people - more crime committed  Crime scenes, Domestic settings, Sombre settings. Iconography: Police uniform, Police badge, Gun : Authority and Dominance and Morality. Narrative Structure: Beginning of crime with no criminal identified, leading to dead body being found uprising in a crime scene and investigators and police to get in
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Statement of Aims

Throughout this statement of aims I will be focusing on my cross media production of both my magazine cover that includes a double page spread as well as my music video. In order to favour a young audience which will be majority 16 to 25 year olds, my print product will consist of the magazine brand name being ‘Reminisce’ which I will portray to be a fashion and entertainment magazine with similarities to Vogue and Elle as I am taking a lot of inspiration from those magazine brands. Taking interests from popular mainstream media, I will also include these in my music video to grasp the attention and engage my target audience. Foremost, regarding my print product which in this case is my magazine cover called ‘Reminisce’, I will include a main image that conveys a powerful message that women of colour deserve to be represented in the music industry more. I would also like to challenge society’s stereotypes towards women and by being able to illustrate that I will make my artist, MAE, we
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