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 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...

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...

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...

Write the text for the article Key information about my artist (MAE): - MAE began her career by creating youtube covers on her youtube channel gaining great success, hitting a million followers just in her first year in 2019.  - Gaining over 2 million followers, MAE began to write and produce her own songs which she would release on platforms such as her youtube channel, sound cloud, spotify and apple music.  - The media recognised her work and wanted MAE to cover magazines and do photoshoots, promoting other products - MAE mainly produces R&B music  Details of latest single (BUTTERFLY) release/availability of the music video: RELEASE:  AVAILABILITY: Youtube (Official Music Video/ Official Lyric Video), Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud, All Music Platforms An interview with the artist or band discussing the concept for the music video 1. What inspired you to write and produce your latest single 'Butterfly"?

PRODUCTION: DEFINING ORIGINAL ARTIST Artist:   MAE Genre:   Neo Soul R&B Brief summary of artist:   Similar artists:   Joyce Wrice, SZA, Raveena, Jhene Aiko, RINI, Daniel Caesar, Solange, Pink Sweat$, H.E.R, JUNNY, Kali Uchis, Frank Ocean. Song to use:   Butterfly by UMI Initial Narrative:  The song "Butterfly by UMI," is about gaining acceptance in yourself and enabling that source of self-love as well as not trying to impress other people by changing how you are. The main lead is learning and exploring different parts of their mind and opening themselves to discover new experiences instead of trapping themselves inside a box of what society and other people want them to be. In the past, the main lead would run away from their problems as they see that this is the lighter and easier path to go down however at the end of the day they find themselves in a deeper hole causing them to lose their state of mind, losing themselves from reality, from themselve...

PRODUCER RESEARCH: Atlantic Records HISTORY OF RECORD COMPANY - Formed in 1947 b y jazz   fans  -  Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specialising in  jazz ,  R&B , and  soul  by  Aretha Franklin ,  Ray Charles ,  Wilson Pickett ,  Sam and Dave ,  Ruth Brown  and  Otis Redding . -  Atlantic's first recordings were issued in late January 1948 and included "That Old Black Magic" by  Tiny Grimes  and "The Spider" by Joe Morris. [ In its early years, Atlantic concentrated on modern jazz  although it released some  country and western  and  spoken word  recordings. -  Abramson had worked as a part-time A&R manager/producer for  Al Green  at the jazz label  National Records , signing  Big Joe Turner  and  Billy Eckstine .  SUMMARY OF CONTENT - I n 1967, Atlanti...

  PAPER 1 A Key text : Beyonce FORMATION MUSIC VIDEO Contexts: Formation was shot in Los Angeles, California and it features references to Hurricane Katrina, antebellum and Louisiana Creole culture, police brutality, racism and black pride. The depiction of African Americans  was praised due to the fact that they were not frequently seen in mainstream media.  Some production context is that Formation was a lead single for the album lemonade and was released the day before Beyonce performed at the super bowl. The formation music video drawls historical parallels with reference to racism and slavery. Star Persona: Beyonce's performance shifts from moments of aggression to for example obscene hand gestures to make it more culturally recognisable and seems less loaded with political and social messages. She also engages with intersexuality within her music videos. There are low angle shots on Beyonce which shows how even through the racism she and other black people have face...