TV

 Friday 4th November 2022      television: industries and audience

LO: to research the history, companies and regulation in the television industry. 

publicly owned TV channel- it is funded by the government and its for the public.  

commercial TV channel-  funded through advertisement

convergence- process of joining different technologe into one device e.g mobile phone

watershed- time when tv programs are unsuitable for children.  

segmented market- audience divided into different group depending on taste and interest 

mainstream- mass audience, the ideas, attitude or actives that are shared by most people. 

self-regulation- the fact of something such as an organisation regulating itself without intervention from external bodies. 

franchise- licence from other company of a product to use format/show/idea

channel-surfing- changing frequiecity from one program to another on a television, watching each one for only a short time.  

PSB- public service broadcasters, channel 3, BB, channel 4, channel 5

TV license- any household or business watching recording live broadcasts required to pay a licence fund the BBC

scheduling- deciding which show to put on at which time 

conglomerate- owns numerous smaller companies 

when was TV introduced to the uk? 

• 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising. 

in 1965 how many channels were in the uk and what were they? 

• 3 channels, ITV and BBC, BBC2

which uk channels have follow PSB remits? 

• channel 3 services, channel 4, channel 5, s4c and the BBC 

who regulates TV now 

• ofcom 

who regulated tv channels in the 1960s 

list the differences between tv in the 60s and now 

colour, only 3 channel, mainly back and white, no recording 

Friday 11th November 2022      ownership and regulation

LO: to explore the ownership and regulation of BBC1 and ITV. 

• ofcom regulates tv and radio broadcasting in the uk. 
• ofcom can fine broadcasters if there programmes breach (do not follow) their broadcasting code 
• they carry out regular reviews to see that the terrestrial channels are fulfilling their particular PSB requirements. 

• ofcom regulates the BBC externally. 
• internally the BBC is controlled by a bored of 12-14 members. 
• the BBC is granted a license to broadcast by royal charter, which must be renewed every 11 years. the charter sets out the BBC public purposes.

royal charter something granted by the king which guarantees independence and outlines the duties and purposes. 

'to inform, educate and entertain' 

The BBc should provide duly accurate and impartial news, current affairs and factual programming to build people understanding of all parts of the uk and of the wider world. 

Misson is 'to act in the public interest, serving all audience through the provision of impartial high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain'  

audiences are at the heart of everything they do. 

creativity is the lifeblood of our organistion.

trust is the foundation of theBBC they're independent, impartial and truthful.

we respect each other we kind and we champion inclusivity. 

we are accountable and deliver work of the highest quality. 

we are one BBC we collaborate, learn and grow together. 

To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them.

To support learning for people of all ages.

To show the most creative, highest quality and distinctive output and services.

To reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all of the United Kingdom’s nations and regions and, in doing so, support the creative economy across the United Kingdom.

To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world. 

commercial channels

• commercial channels are funded through advertising. 

• ITV1, channel 4, channel 5 are commercially funded channels which also have to fulfil some PSB requirement. 

• c4 has a remit to deliver high quality, innovative alternative programmes that challenge accepted views and values. 

• C4 is commercially funded but publicly owned - this means that any profits made from advertising goes straight into new programmes and not shareholders. 

• subscription-based channels (sky, virgin, netflix etc) have no PSB requirements. 

ITV

our vision is to be 'more then tv' building upon itvs unique and winning combination of creativity and commercial strength

its psb remit it to: 

• broadcast items of national importance 
• produce a variety of programmes for a wide audience 
• produce accessible content 

Friday 2nd December 2022      The 1960s

LO: research the social, historical and political context of the avengers. 

In 1965 the cold war wast its height Britain was a part NATO - a group of 12 western countries who agreed to support each other in the face of a soviet attack. in retaliation the soviet union formed a pact with seven other communist countries. Europe was divided into two armed sides. 

anxieties about nuclear war were common as both the soviet union and the Us were building up their armies and weapon. 

in 1963 the cuban missile crisis took place over a terrifying week when the two countries took the world to the brink of a nuclear war. 

Friday 9th December 2022      the avengers the town of no return

LO: to explore the narrative, character and appeal of season 4 episode 1

seed and peel suspected that something was odd. they sent spy but they went missing so they went to little bazeley they meet a guy on the train who is visting his brother. they went to a pub who the owner was odd, he offered them a place to stay for a couple of nights. there was dog noises coming from outside the land law said it was hunting. 

during this time period the cold war was happening. it appeals to the audience because john seed is an older man therefore it will appeal to the older audience, emma is a young female who would appeal to the younger audience. 

personal identity- the audience would related with the characters. back then were barely equaled. they would related to the upper class role models. identity with the english gents steed, cool, calm and unruffled. could identify with a tough, intelligent and equal hero- emma peel. 

information- the cold war. they could gain information about the upper class. the world of spy

 

entertainment- the entertainment could be the characters, the escapist plot, enjoy the humour, how they escape with style and like the relationship between peel and steed. liking that there is different villain and having to defect them

social interaction- watching it as a family and discussing them as a family, talk to friends about it along with co-workers, build a personal relationship with the familiar character of steed and peel. 

context- the town of no return

the concern at the time were the: 

cold war 

threat of nuclear war

threat of foreign invasion 

espionage

a good scene that would reassure the audience is the scene where steed and peel was fighting the spies. this would help to reminds the audience that Britain will be okay and that they won WW2.  The humour suggest that that they didn't take the threats seriously throughout the whole program. steed also won the fights but peel was smart would make the audience feel better. the enemy was represented as weak compared to steed. he fought 5 enemy by himself with a hat this would reassure the audience. 

Friday 6th January 2023       context

LO: to analysed representation and influence of the social and culture context in series 4 episode 1.

A new breed of tough, intelligent women 

this can been seen in the episode by emma peel who is a strong, smart yet beautiful women. 

in the scene where she is fighting of those men nearing the end you can see the strength that emma has. you can also see the intelligent where emma figure something out in the scene in the church. not only is she strong and smart she does it all in style. 

women as sex objects 

ideological tension about gender roles in 1965 

Friday 13th January 2023       extract analysis 

LO: to explore elements of media language and practice how to analysed an extract.

-they were a lot of shaking, this is to make you feel like you are there  a little bit and to show the that its intense and the danger. it tracks mostly on emma peel, it is to show that we are suppose to be on her side and point of view shots to show her and the people around are that are dead. 

-it was set in a country pub. a man playing a dart, the landlord was welcoming, the flapping sign outside, the wooden beam. the costume were formal whereas the others were simple and basic which show city vs country. 

-the pace gotten faster to create a in inteatsed. 

Friday 20th January 2023        

parallel sound- its match the scene. 

contrapuntal wound- does not match 

when he pulls out a gun, it was low, loud and it shows badness, danger. 

the choir was a diegetic sound, it help to shows that they were in a church. 

the music stop when he said to peel that she was also an imposter. the reason is that this is important  and to listen to the dialogue, also to show that the victor is a bad person and discover that he is not a victor.  

how was camerawork used to create meaning? 

-camera zooming in on the both of them, 

-the man dying, high angle shot

-emma standing above him, low angle 

-zoom in close up on gun, shows the danger. 

-close up of the face that its show the expression. emma face at the end shows she trapped 

-tracking shot where emma goes into the back room, which shows danger before emma knew before she knew 

the camerawork that has been used is when the victor pulls out a gun, its zoomed closely on to the gun which create danger and that the victor isn't a good person and he is also an imposter. the mid show where emma and the victor are standing, they stay in the shot together, even when the camera was zooming on them both which create that they are a team, until emma leave the shot and that when we found out about the victor. At the end where emma is about to leave but stopped because the mid shot of the men where standing there with guns, which is creating that emma is trapped and shows the deep danger. the close up of emma face expression at the end is giving that emma knows that she is trapped but her face show a smudged look also sharing that she doesn't care, proud even. the tracking shot where emma goes into the back room, is showing that the audience know she in danger before she knows herself. 

Friday 27th January 2023  television in the 2010s 

LO: research the 2010s (uk) in terms of social, culture and political climate of the decade; research tv usage in 2015. 

cuffs was released in October 2015. 

(1) which political party was in power in 2015? who was PM? what was the relevance of UKIP being so popular?

-David cameron 

-conservative

-UKIP were anti-imgration , UKIP were racist. Brexit 

(2) what were the major fears and issues of the post 9/11 era? 

-fear of the muslim and other religions 

-terrorism

(3) what wars were being fought around the world? 

-afghanistan war 

(4) what were people protesting about in the uk? 

-black lives matter was starting 

-equality riots 

2015 VS 1965

-seeing people with different sexuality such as gay people 

-different religions such as muslim 

-drugs, knife crime 

-riots   

-fearing of terrorism 

(1) how many channels are there available to watch for free on uk tv? 

70+ free channels 

(2) what different ways are there to watch tv now? 

-tv

-computer/laptop 

-phones and others 

(3) what would you make you want to watch a new tv series? 

-trailers

-small clips 

the cuffs trailer shows: 

-shows fighting, two men kissing , different genders, money, drugs, race, drama, comedy, car chasing, people personal life. 

tiger aspect productions has a track record in both comedy and quality drama such as peaky blinders, Benidorm, ripper street, bad education, robin hood, the vicar of dibley, gimme, gimme, gimme and Murphy's law. 

they wanted to replace waterlood road. 

Friday 3rd February 2023  cuffs, series 1, episode 1

LO: to analysed the narrative and characters constructed in an opening episode. 

Friday 17th March 2023       cuffs: series 1 episode1

lo: To analysed the narrative and characters constructed in an opening episode. 

personal identity- might relate to some characters (ensemble)

may see characters such as Ryan and donna as role models

might enjoy seeing a gay character as key protagonists who are not defined by their sexuality 

information- a life of policing, lawyer and detective. 

someone who dealing with difficult things such as mental health and drug issues. 

criminal life. 

entertainment- enjoyable by the drama and the tension.

the humour

can escape into fiction world 

enjoy the ensemble cast and their lives. 

social interaction- watching it with friends or family. 

may feel part of the team 

build a personal relationship with a character 

talk about it with others and use social media to comment about it. 

cuffs and social contexts

lo: to analysed representation and influence of social and cultural context in cuffs. 

• far more gender equality
• acceptance of a range of sexualities  
• attitudes to outsiders/foreigners
• changing attitudes towards the police
• multiculture society

stronger roles for women reflect gender equality

the detective jo is in a higher a higher proposition then men showing that stronger roles for women. 

a change in attitude towards masculinity. different male roles presented in a positive light? 

jake being a openly gay man is shown as a positive thing and jake isn't defined by his sexuality. 

traditional 'masculine' and 'feminine' qualities no longer reserved for particular gender.

the female police women donna is fast and stronger 

ryan brush his daughter hair. 

jake vickers: 

lino moretti: 

carl hawkins: caring, sociable, stereotypical  

felix kane: lonely, quiet, anti-stereotypical 

Friday 31st March 2023    

the hero-  Jake 

the villain- chief vickers

the donor- Jo 

the helper- 

the princess- 

the princess father- 

the dispatcher-

the false hero- Ryan

showing different ethnicity that are more accepted with different characters such as ryan and lino but still show racism, it is suggesting that people are still racism. the group are being represented as a negative things. their houses were messy, with empty bottle, footballs shirt,  the England flag hanging out the window and the big dog. they are sharing anti-races messages. 

the changes towards ethnicity has become more accept over time. you see people from different culture in the public and having Lino, Ryan and others in the policing programe shows that they have became much more accepting of them, however it still shows racism, they are shown as negative by the people who stabbed someone from a different religion and those people nearing the end of the episode. 

people who are gay or bi are shown to become more of a positive thing whereas in the 1960s you wouldn't see someone who is gay and if you did it wouldn't be accepted like todays is. Jake being a openly gay man in the police work is sharing that its okay and positive thing. 

 

Friday 28th April 2023     exam preparation 

lo: to review and practice possible question type. 

show-display, presents, indicate

the use of slow motion during the car chase. this is to create tension, the tension is from jake pov, this is to highlight that he is feeling fear and anxiety in that moment.  

there is lots of cross cutting where they are eating in the cafe and when the robby was happen. that creates the timeline and sometimes to show humour and tension. 

when the truck goes into the shop it looks like ctc, it to make it look like realism and for the police to look over. the pace of the scene speed up building up the tension,