https://youtu.be/AlmzIENUuTA 1) State the genre you have chosen for your TV drama - family or crime drama. Crime TV drama 2) Choose at least three TV dramas similar to your concept and watch the trailer and one scene from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. TopBoy camerawork-it started with the long shot of the setting and then it went close up straight to the character's face named Shane editing - It was match of action-where he open the door of his flat
sound- dietetic sound music playing and diegetic when he speaks to his mum Mise en scene-casual clothes,high key lighting and the setting is in a estate.
Power camerawork-it started with a establishing shot of the house and then it went close up for the characters face. editing-reverse shot when two the two characters speak sound -diegetic sound when they are both speaking. Mise en scene-smart/casual clothes,high key lighting and the setting is in a bungalow.
Thirteen reasons why
camerawork long shot to the high school and then a medium shot to the characters speaking to each other. editing-match on action when the one of the character opens the door and comes out his car sound-diegetic sound -dialogues and undiegetic sound for the music mise en scene -casual clothes,high key lighting and low key lighting and the setting is the high school.
3) Write a script for your TV drama scene. You'll find guidance for writing a script in the BBC Writers' Room (click on the Script Library to read real examples of professional TV scripts). 4) Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing. These additional shots are often close-ups, cutaways, alternative angles or similar. I advise using a simple table on Microsoft Word to set out your shot list - you can find an example here.
The estate
Shot No.
Shot
Filmed?
1
Wide shot of the estate and TeeJay walking.
2
Close up on TeeJay’s face.
3
Tracking shot of the car.
4
Close up on the villain’s face.
6
Long shot of the car
7
Wide shot of the whole scene when the villain comes out the car
8
Close up of the bag that the hero is giving the villain.
9
Medium close up of both the character
10
OTS shot when the hero speaks
11
Long shot of villains dialogue
5) Plan your mise-en-scene: what iconography are you including to ensure your audience understands the genre? Plan your cast, costume, make-up, props, lighting and setting. For this preliminary task, use just one location to keep it simple. My genre crime will be understood by the audience by the mise en scene and mainly by the way my characters are dressed and the setting being in Estate. Cast-protagnist and costume-Casual wear props-Bags with drugs lightning-Day light lighting setting-Estate 6) Plan a shooting schedule that will ensure everything is filmed by the deadline. Include when, where, who is required and what shots you will complete at each time/location. Shooting schedule 11th October Heston protagonist and the villain tracking shot of the car and then the medium shot of the setting,eventually close up top the characters face.
In my statement of intent,i require to meet the brief by doing a crime drama which be having at least 3 locations which is the corner shop,alleyway and school.The crime drama will also have a protagonist and narrative linking to crime and the sub genres of mystery.Additionally there will a range of camera shots being used for the trailer for example tracking shot,establishing shot and medium shots throughout the trailer and I will also be using diegetic and non diegetic sound both for my coursework to make it effective and make it be real and have suspense at the same time.
furthermore in my coursework i will be using mise en scene in showing my narrative which will be done by my costume being casual/tracksuits to show that my target audience is the youth and that the trailer is going to target youth.Additionally props like knives and guns will show violent the drama is and how much action it has.The narrative theory of todrov’s link with it because it starts of the protagonist being happy and going into a new school then he has disequilibrium people trying to bully him and then at the end he kills the bullies which will be the villain.Additionally another theorist will also link with my trailer, named propp which talks about characters in narrative like the villain,hero and false hero which help the audience to engage with thee narrative.
The characters will challenge stereotypes because it will show that Asian boys are not actually what they show they tend to be like nerds and be good at maths but they are also into criminal things such as drug dealing and knife crimes which doesn’t link to the way they are represented in the society.Additionally the representation theory which link to my idea will be Stuart hall as some people will have a preferred or oppositional reading of my narrative as some people will not agree with the narrative and some will not.
My target audience is family audience and that the show can be broadcast at any time of day in Channel 4 and be available to watch for them online in Netflix.The target audience that I am also aiming at will be young people as i want to make a social awareness about all of the crimes by making the parents and child watch the show together.The psychographics is aspires and and will be targeted at ages 15+.This show will have a lot of action and mystery which will keep my audience engaging in the drama and it will also link to blumler and katz theory of uses and gratifications which is personal identity and personal relationship as you can relate to the character as you can be in the Same position as him or be in the same age group as him.
My TV drama trailer will be broadcast d in you tube and you tube is one of the biggest platforms to promote your TV drama and will be available to watch in Netflix. Netflix is the biggest online platform in which people watch their shows which means Netflix will help me in getting my audience engaged to watch it.
A Level Media NEA – Brief 5: TV drama trailer and culture magazine
TV drama concept
Our coursework brief requires us to create our own TV drama trailer and culture magazine for an
original TV drama in the crime or family drama genres. Plan the following:
Title:Trap stories
Tagline:Trapping ain't dead.
Genre (and sub-genre/hybrid genre if applicable):
crime-involving drugs,knife,guns
Setting (note brief – at least two locations):
Heston bridge near my house and the alleyway
Greenford high school
Grover food and wine(corner shop)
Number of episodes:6
Channel and time/day of broadcast (note brief – prime-time, pre-watershed, family audience):
Pre watershed
Logline – one sentence that sums up the whole TV drama series and hooks people in (25 words or
fewer):
Other successful TV dramas that are similar to yours:
Narrative arc – what happens in the overall series and in what shows:
A new school kid is trying to settle in school but he can't because of his colour and background that he is from .Furthermore then the school kids bully him and make him get into drug dealing, money laundering for them.After that the kid sees young man being affected by the drugs that he is selling and gets frustrated and plans out against the people who bullied him.At the end as the cliff hanger he gets weapons ready to fight the villain and the boys who bullied him.
Episodic narratives – what will happen in each episode?
Episode 1:Introduction of the characters
Episode 2:The protagonist's first day in the schooling how everyone makes fun out of him
Episode 3:The protagonist is getting bullied and forced to work for selling drugs and money laundering.
Episode 4:The protagonist selling drugs and doing money laundering.
Episode 5:The protagonist getting frustrated by the people and doesn't like what he doing after seeing a young boy affected by drugs.
Episode 6:The protagonist plans revenge from the people who he gets bullied by and gets a gun trend the villain.
Main protagonist – their motivation, conflicts etc.:
The main protagonist's motivation is trying to settle into his new school and be friend. with everyone.
Other characters, their narrative role and their audience appeal:
Other characters in the play are influencing him to do bad things for them like money laundering and
drugs.
Target audience for your TV drama (note brief – family audience, pre-watershed broadcast etc.):
age, gender, social class, interests, psychographic groups etc.
The target audience is teenagers aged 15-18, the tv drama will appeal to this age group because the concepts in the show may be very relatable such as drug dealing, money laundering also the class the tv drama will relate to is working class due to the grimy living style.
TV drama trailer 1: Narrative and genre How is narrative and genre communicated quickly and clearly to the audience? In this trailer of thirteen reasons why narrative and genre are clearly communicated to us by showing us the tension that is built from the mysterious story of Hannah baker and how she killed herself.This is done thorough by the diegetic sound in the trailer and the rhetorical question being asked by the characters throughout which makes it sounds like there are a lot of reasons behind things and typically is showing how high school life is affecting young people and how bullying can lead young people to suicide and kill themselves because they feel like they are being avoided and judged by the society.furthermore the multi strand narrative is showing the stories of many characters and the secrets and mystery that they are keeping from everyone which makes the drama to be very interesting and wants the audience to binge watch the show tho find out more about how a teenage has killed herself.In addition the narrative can link to. theorist bloomers and Katz for personal relationship as it is showing the friendship of a group of people in the school and how they are keeping secrets because of their friendship.in addition the teen drama can directly link to students as people can relate to the stuff that they are watching and by watching it they can find out ways of how to overcome it.
TV drama trailer 2:Mise-en-scene What do you notice about the use of mise-en-scene to create meanings for the audience? Think CLAMPS. In this trailer of wild bill i can see that the mise en scene that create meanings to the audiences.this is done firstly by their costume which is smart/casual for characters which shows realism and makes everything look more realistic of having normal people in the show.in addition the police officer having their actually uniform also makes everyone alert that they are trying to make everything real.furthermore they have used both high key and low-key lighting.high lightning is used when the mood is happy and good and low key lightning is used when the character is being question by the police and something serious is taking place.This is good in showing the two separate things from the show and tells the audience when the mood is shifting.The audience in the show is Middle class people as they can. relate to this quicker and the way they like crime drama's which are with mystery and murder.The props in the trailer like the guns, screwdriver and knifes can show the audience that this show is full of action and that the characters are up to something which can be shown by the props.Additionally the mise en scene helps the drama too show all the stereotypical views that the audiences have by showing the costumer, props and lightning that they need have to see how this is a crime drama and how they should view it as these help them. to see how they should watch the show.
TV drama trailer 3:Camerawork Here you are looking for particular camera shots and movement. E.g. Are close-ups used to introduce key characters to the audience? How are establishing shots used? The trailer for Luther season 1 shows Starts with the bird eye shot of the setting and the location of which the trailer is shot in which helps show the trailer perfectly to the audience and help them able to connect to it.Additionally the closeups to all the main characters shows that the narrative is focusing on things that they are doing by making the focus of the trailer on the protagonist and all the action that is taking place with him.this is a very normal thing that they do in trailers by focusing mainly on the the protagonist and his actions to make the audiences interact with the character and make them curious to find out more.Furthermore The trailer is only 1 minute and is quite small but shows a variety of shots from high to low angle showing how the characters are fighting between each other. which has a big effect as the camerawork .Additionally we also see a a lot of medium shots with closeups to see the significance of the scene and to understand the scene better.furthermore the tracking shots builds a lot of tension when the protagonist is wearing the props and hitting the man while he is walking, this really shows how effective camerawork is in showing the glimpse of the drama and help to engage audience to watch the drama.
TV drama trailer 4:Editing Analyse pace, transitions, number of shots and juxtaposition e.g. eyeline matches. Does the pace speed up towards the end of the trailer? The trailer for bodyguard is very interesting as it has used slow and fast paced and a lot of tradition. between scenes which can show they are trying to create suspense for the audience when they are watching it.furthermore at the starting of the trailer is with a slow pace with the tracking shot of the main character to show his. face and reveal who he is which shows a lot about the character and tells the audience about the protagonist.Furthermore the transition between scenes can show much is going in the series as all of the scenes are showing the main scenes of the narrative and the highlight of each episode of how the protagonist is trying to help the additionally this involves gunshots, fire and a lot of action which is shown by making trailer to be fast paced after introducing the bodyguard which makes the audience curious and want to watch the show to find out everything. Additionally there a lot of number of shots which show a lot of action in it which is shown by the trailer as there is blood,gunshots and car chasing in the scenes.The juxtaposition between slow. and fast paced helped them to create suspense for the audience and made them curious to watch the full show. TV drama trailer 5: Sound Analyse both diegetic and non-diegetic sound - music, dialogue, voiceover, SFX, background or foley sound etc. The trailer for top boy season 3 uses both diegetic and non diegetic sound for their trailer and have a constant background music that they have throughout the whole trailer.The non diegetic sound is used at the start of the trailer with the titles and then then diegetic sound is used when the characters are being introduced and constant use of voice over during each scene with the dialogue.The diegetic sound is effective for the trailer as out shows the narrative and what takes place what the person is talking about which helps the audience to understand better about the story line.furthermore the background music is effective as it goes high and low depending. on the scene which builds tension and suspense when seeing the trailer and makes the audience watch and have an interest on the trailer.Additionally the music playing in the background throughout the trailer is effective as it flows with the dialogues and the scenes that are taking place. TV drama trailer 6: Trailer conventions, graphics, text-on-screen etc. Here you need to explore trailer conventions - what does this trailer have that you've spotted in all the trailers you have analysed so far? Look for things like text on screen, graphics, title, release date, social media links and more. The trailer for power season 6 shows a lot of graphics which are being used for their trailer.This has been done by the titles coming in with the graphics at the start for the trailer showing power and the titles are designed in a big heading with grey text with a black background to highlight the show.This is effective in making the trailer look more interesting as the graphic go with the transitions between introducing the characters to make the trailer stand out.furthermore they have used a black background with the grey bold text in in between scenes to show the names of the producers and directors to show their significance and importance.This type of graphics helps them to establish their show and make the audience used to the graphics that they have which makes the audience know instantly that the graphics are from power.
1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds?
The history and narrative behind war of world is adapted by the novel which is written in 1898 by H.G Wells.
2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience?
30th October 1938 in halloween and done to scare the audience.
3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day?
They reported this to be such hysteria was caused by Welles’ clever adaption of the story, reporting on the events through faux newscasts, and presenting the narrative in a way that has been described as “too realistic and frightening.
4) How did author Brad Schwartz describe the the broadcast and its reaction?
Author Brad Schwartz in his 2015 book ‘Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News’ suggests that hysteria it caused was not entirely a myth. “Instead it was something decades ahead of its time: history’s first viral-media phenomenon.”
5) Why did Orson Welles use hybrid genres and pastiche and what effect might it have had on the audience?
he did this to make everything look more real with its fake news and make them believe in it.
6) How did world events in 1938 affect the way audiences interpreted the show?
The world war 3 which was taking place between the German and Russian made it look real that there is a possible chance of world war3 as they were talking about the world of the world.
7) Which company broadcast War of the Worlds in 1938?
CBS Radio network
8) Why might the newspaper industry have deliberately exaggerated the response to the broadcast?
They might have exaggerated the situation because radio made it look more real and authentic and people actually got scared from it.
9) Does War of the Worlds provide evidence to support the Frankfurt School's Hypodermic Needle theory?
yes it does support hypermerdic model as it shows people rely on media for their information as they show how people panic after hearing this form the radio.
10) How might Gerbner's cultivation theory be applied to the broadcast?
This might be applied as he believes if people watch media for to long then they will think and have an opinion in that way which was shown by the radio broadcast as people started thinking their was a war after hearing the radio.
11) Applying Hall's Reception Theory, what could be the preferred and oppositional readings of the original broadcast?
The. preferred reading is a broadcast showing how you should not be relying on media..
The oppositional reading is you. should not make fake news and make people believe it.
12) Do media products still retain the ability to fool audiences as it is suggested War of the Worlds did in 1938? Has the digital media landscape changed this?
Yes they still do it by making false news in websites and pages which can be promoted by people in social media.however they have changed that as they blockpages who show fake news or promote it.
Analysis and opinion
1) Why do you think the 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds has become such a significant moment in media history?
This is because this is the first time the media attempted to do an fake news and this is historical as everyone believed it and responded to it. 2) War of the Worlds feels like a 1938 version of 'fake news'. But which is the greater example of fake news - Orson Welles's use of radio conventions to create realism or the newspapers exaggerating the audience reaction to discredit radio? It is the radio as people believed in that more as radio was the most important media source in that time which means it will be a bigger example in showing fake news. 3) Do you agree with the Frankfurt School's Hypodermic Needle theory? If not, was there a point in history audiences were more susceptible to believing anything they saw or heard in the media? I agree with the hypodermic model theory as people believe in media fully for their information and to get news. 4) Has the digital media age made the Hypodermic Needle model more or less relevant? Why? They have made it more relevant because almost everyone gets their information from media and the new digital platforms are being used by everyone to communicate. and share their opinion on things. 5) Do you agree with George Gerbner's Cultivation theory - that suggests exposure to the media has a gradual but significant effect on audience's views and beliefs? Give examples to support your argument. yes media does change the way you think and belief as you are adapting your infomration form them in their point of view which makes you belief its true as you only see one side of the story and don't see the other side to know everything properly to make a judgement.This means you are more likely to believe in what the media is showing you.6) Is Gerbner's Cultivation theory more or less valid today than it would have been in 1938? Why? I believe it is more valid today because the media consumption now is much more higher than before as people rely on media for everything in terns of information.additionally they get to hear all the opinions from every side which helps them to choose between what is wrong and right.
Our first CSP for radio is the BBC Radio 1 show Life Hacks.
Our key concepts for Radio are industries and audience so these are the contexts we need to consider when studying the texts.
Previously on: The Surgery
Before being merged into Life Hacks, The Surgery was an evening radio show on BBC Radio 1 that ran between 1999 and 2017. Most recently, it was on every Wednesday at 9pm and ran for 60 minutes. It featured presenter Katie Thistleton and advice from Dr Radha Modgil.
It worked like an agony aunt column in old teenage magazines and took on controversial subjects such as gender identity, sexuality, relationships and mental health. It featured texts and calls from listeners and the post-watershed slot meant adult topics could be discussed.
The Surgery > Life Hacks
In November 2017, The Surgery was merged into a new Sunday afternoon show called Life Hacks that runs between 4pm – 6pm presented by Cel Spellman and Katie Thistleton. This mostly plays music but offers advice segments with Dr Modgil covering similar topics to The Surgery.
Although both The Surgery and Life Hacks ran in scheduled broadcast slots, in recent years the programme has been available as a podcast and encourages digital consumption and interaction.
BBC Radio 1 launched in 1967 playing pop music and using jingles in the style of American radio. It was a significant change from previous BBC content and was hugely popular in the 1970s and 1980s (some shows had 10m+ listeners).
It became available on DAB digital radio in 1995 but not promoted until digital radios were more popular in 2002. It is available via digital TV and online via BBC Sounds.
Radio 1 is famous for events as well as radio – summer Roadshows, Big Weekends and the annual Teen Awards.
Industries: Radio in decline
Although the BBC still boasts impressive audience figures for BBC Radio 2 and 4, it has struggled to attract young listeners to BBC Radio 1 in recent years.
Since 2010 listeners have declined – and although BBC R1 targets 15-29 year olds the average listener in 2017 was aged 30. Radio 1 is increasingly focusing on digital and social media with 16m weekly YouTube views reached in 2018.
BBC Radio 1 - Life Hacks: Blog tasks
Analysis
Listen to the extracts from Life Hacks above and answer the following questions:
1) What do the titles The Surgery and Life Hacks suggest?
They suggest how this can help someone to change their life.
2) How are the programmes constructed to appeal to a youth audience?
They. use celebrities like stormy which are well known to the youth.
3) What does the choice of presenters (Cel Spellman and Katie Thistleton) and Dr Modgil suggest about the BBC’s approach to diversity and representation?
it shows how they use two cultures and show they are trying to do something different to other radio stations.
4) Go to the Life Hacks iPlayer page and analyse the content. What does this suggest regarding the Life Hacks audience and what the BBC is hoping to achieve with the programme? This suggest that life hacks is something which can help people in help in order to get an advise and relate to something which they are feeling. 5) Go to the Life Hacks podcast episodes page. Listen to a few episodes of the podcast and explain how the topics may a) appeal to a youth audience and b) help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster.
They may appeal to youth audience because they are very much based on them about their health,ethinicty and identify.BBC mission statement fits very well of inform,educate and entertain the youth by telling them about the problems.
Audience
1) What is the target audience for BBC Radio 1?
15-29
2) Who is the actual audience for BBC Radio 1?
40-45
3) What audience pleasures are offered by Life Hacks? Apply Blumler and Katz’s Uses and Gratifications theory.
personal identity. can be applied by people are reacting to the situations.surviallance can be linked as people are learning about this things.
4) Read this Guardian review of Life Hacks. What points does the reviewer make about Life Hacks and the particular podcast episode they listened to?
she listened to the podcasts and believes that she can relate a lot to them.
has lost 200,000 weekly listeners since May 9.2 Bbc Llisteners
Industries
1) How does Life Hacks meet the BBC mission statement to Educate, Inform and Entertain?
They link with this mission statement as they talk about issues which people might not know about but in a very fun and intellectual way for example showing stormy and his scholarship.
The BBC is the UK’s most widely-used media organisation, providing programming on television and radio and content online. The public has exceptionally high expectations of the BBC, shaped by its role as a publicly-funded broadcaster with a remit to inform, educate and entertain the public, and to support the creative economy across the UK.
1.2 To meet these expectations, the BBC must deliver the mission and public purposes set out in its new Royal Charter (the Charter). For the first time, the BBC will be robustly held to account for doing so by an independent, external regulator. Alongside responsibilities for programme standards and protecting fair and effective competition in the areas in whichthe BBC operates, the Charter gives Ofcom the job of setting the BBC’s operating licence(the Licence). This sets binding conditions, requiring the BBC to deliver for licence fee- payers. It is also our job to scrutinise, measure and report on the BBC’s performance.
1.3 On 29 March 2017, we consulted on a draft Licence setting out requirements for the BBC to fulfil its remit, and plans for Ofcom to measure the BBC’s overall performance. We havecarefully considered more than 100 responses from members of the public and industry.We have taken account of the BBC’s interim annual plan for 2017/18, published on 3 July 2017. We have also carried out bespoke research into audience opinions and expectations of the BBC.
3) Now read what the license framework will seek to do (letters a-h). Which of these points relate to BBC Radio 1 and Life Hacks?
Support a wide range of valued genres Support social action campaigns on BBC radio Safeguard vulnerable genres such as arts, music and religious programm
4) What do you think are the three most important aspects in the a-h list? Why?
Support a wide range of valued genres Support social action campaigns on BBC radio Safeguard vulnerable genres such as arts, music and religious programm
5) Read point 1.9: What do Ofcom plan to review in terms of diversity and audience?
They plan to examine diversity in one of their BBC programming.
he wants to make it like Netflix and amazon prime for the youth to watch it. 7) How does he argue that Radio 1 is doing better with younger audiences than the statistics suggest? by showing how most of the shows. are focusing on topics which a younger audiences are facing today in the current world. 8) Why does he suggest Radio 1 is distinctive from commercial radio? They will be playing about 4000 tracks. 9) Why is Radio 1 increasingly focusing on YouTube views and digital platforms?
This. is because nowadays the younger audiences only watch things in the digital audience which means they need to get into that to read h out to them.
10) In your opinion, should the BBC’s remit include targeting young audiences via Radio 1 or should this content be left to commercial broadcasters? Explain your answer.
They should be targeting younger audiences because they are showing how important young People are now in. the modern society and attract them will help them to make a connection with them for a long time.
