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The Bridge S3:EP1 Analysis: What  genre conventions  of  crime drama  did the episode include? Crime Scene - Scene at the beginning with dolls Low-key lighting - used throughout the majority of the episode eg police office, crime scene etc Forensic lab Weapons - guns used by detectives Blood Police office Detectives Costumes - Nice Suits of some of the detectives Urban Locations - abandoned building, trailer where Morton lives What genre conventions of  the  sub-genre of Nordic Noir  did the episode include? Low key lighting - commonly used in Nordic noir as well as film noir and crime dramas in general, significant areas of the shot are shadow with one key lighting point alongside Chiaroscuro lighting (used to describe the dramatic contrast between darkness and light when it comes to setting and lighting). The episode explore dark and unsettling themes eg murder, discussion of gender/sex...

Television Programme - Planning Artist / Programme Title  :  Deadly Secrets  Deadly Silence Deadly Sins Genre / Related Genres   Drama / Crime Drama    Brief  Summary of Artist / Programme  :  Slogans: 'Some secrets are better left untold' Certain secrets should be left in the dark' Similar Artists / Programmes : Luther The Valhalla Murders Killing Eve  TV episode plot summary  : The programmes main premise is a serial kidnapper / killer that terrorises a local area and the surrounding boroughs The killer has been terrorising people off and on for the past 5 years - they once believed they had caught them, however the killings started again after the person was arrested - where the programme begins Programme begins with one of the individuals being kidnapped and dragged into the dark in the garden, which is them followed by a voiceover of the news reporter talking about the recent killings, and how the person was released...

Producer Research - Television Programme Channel History: BBC Three - A free to air television channel operated by the BBC. It was launched on February 9th 2003 and was a replacement for BBC Choice. It was meant to show 'innovative programming and is aimed at a target audience of 16-34 years old. E4 -  A free to air television channel operated by Channel 4. It is primarily targeted towards the 16-34 year age group. It was a paid television channel from 2001-2004, when channel 4 announced that it would be free to watch.  Summary of Content: BBC Three - Mostly covers all genres, including comedy, animation, drama etc., whilst occasionally airing the sports on many occasions. E4 - Similar to BBC Three, the channel basically covers every genres, including current affairs, drama and comedy.  Channel Identity, Statement or Mission: BBC Three - the company's remit it to provide their audiences with 'innovative programming' to their viewers  E4 - Their mission is t...

Beyonce - Formation Music Video Contexts: Immediate scene of police and sirens - communicate the social, cultural and political context of America (racial discrimination, police brutality, BLM movement etc) reclaimed racial slurs - demonstrates themes of historical discrimination (trying to reclaim previously oppressed power) sinking police car - contextually refers to hurricane Katrina (police car is placed in flood waters) juxtaposition - historical clothing/setting highlights the historic way people were enslaved  newspaper reference (Martin Luther King JR) - ongoing racism  references to her mother's/father's cultural origins - many references to black culture  Star Persona: Beyonce represents herself as powerful and in control - confident and typically masculine body language Position on top of the car - suggests she may have dominance over the police  Camera angles are used to show her independence  Due to some of the representations in the video, peo...

Dance for You and Me, Myself and I  In the music video Me, Myself and I by Beyonce the video focuses on Beyonce's independence and self-reliability as she faces relationship conflict and decides to take control then leave. The start of the video she says "ladies if you feel me help me sing it out" encouraging women to be confident, referencing how the song is surrounding an issue females mainly struggle with and it's a relatable  situation. The video is mostly self- centered  highlighting her independence and a representation of her personality, Beyonce's glamorous  clothing signifies her fashion that she uses as a reference of self-love and self-worth she has now found and accepted, the lyrics "me, myself and I, that's all I got in the end that's what I found out and there ain't no need to cry I took a vow that from now on imma be my own best friend " perhaps suggesting she has been let down or betrayed which has led to her becoming self- ce...

Black Panther Overview Why is Black Panther defined as a mainstream film? Is the film a part of an ongoing franchise with links to other media products and therefore a large pre-existing audience? The film Black Panther exists as a part of the Marvel Universe, so it's part of a well known ongoing franchise that most, if not all, people already know exists, so the film will already be popular with people who know that franchise as they have a good reputation. This means that the film will be able to be marketed a lot easier with the Marvel branding behind it, as people will pay more attention towards the product because it already has a large pre-existing audience.  Narrative Structure: Is the film linear and does it have a clear and upbeat ending? any room for a sequel? The film film follows a linear structure throughout, and ends on a clear and upbeat ending, as this is how most mainstream films end if they're are planning on making a sequel to it. This ending to the film doe...

Late Night Woman's Hour Format: The format of the show is a podcast. This is evident due to the fact that the women on the show can say whatever they want and discuss the topic on the podcast for as long as they want to, as they aren't producing a live broadcast that gives them time constraints. Late Night Woman's Hour is proved to be a podcast because the episode lengths are never the same, and furthermore they are available to anyone, anytime, unlike a live broadcast which has a very short viewing life. Themes and Subjects: There are many different subjects discussed in the Late Night Women's Hour, many which are repeated to typical "feminine" topics, such as fashion, feminism and women's rights. Some examples of the episode titles include "Fatshion", "Feminist? Seriously?", "No Wanting Children" and "Gender Price Gap". Some of these episodes are about more serious subjects than others.   Structure and Content of...

Radio Industry - Initial Research Radio 1 Target Audience: The target audience for Radio 1 listeners is people between the ages of 15 - 29, as it provides listeners with a distinctive mix of contemporary music and spoken word genres that will fit their interests.  Music Genres:   At night, Radio 1 provides alternative genres including electronica, hip hop, dance and indie, and during the day usually shuffles the most popular contemporary music of the time in order to appeal to their target demographic  Spoken Word Genres: Includes documentaries on different music artists and genres, for example what it's like being an artist during the pandemic and 'The tracks that shaped drum and bass'. Radio 1 also includes podcasts like 'Di's Salon' that provide aspects of comedy Radio 3 Target Audience: Significantly weighted towards the older age range. The average age of listeners in terms of reach is 57 years old, but in terms of hours it's 61 years old. This suggest ...

Radio Industry Research Differences between Podcasts and Radio Broadcasting: Schedule Vs On Demand: Radio: You have to stick to a clear schedule as you're only on for a set amount of time per day Have to communicate the schedule to your audience so they can listen to the full broadcast May need to reintroduce yourself, the topic being discussed or the show that's on if they tune in halfway through  Podcasts: Audiences are able to watch it whenever they want, as they can start at the beginning and start and stop the podcast when they want to  Your audiences have a lot more control when it comes to what and when they watch their product Still follow a schedule, however audiences don't have to listen to it when it comes out  Mass Appeal Vs Niche: Radio: Tend to appeal to larger audiences - play more popular music so more people can relate to it  Even if you're appealing to a large audience, it may be hard to actually reach them and capture their attention Podcasts: Some...

Kiss of The Vampire Analysis Product Context: Was intended to be the sequel to the 1958 film Dracula, however the film's script makes no reference to stoker's character, perhaps to distance itself from any comparisons between the both  In addition to this film, Hammer had other hits in the horror/monster movie genre, including 'The Mummy' and 'Frankenstein'  Media Language Cultural Context: The audience in the 1960's, we would assume, would be familiar with the codes and conventions of 'monster movie' posters, eg it's composition, fonts and representations of the monster and its (usually female) victims Codes and Conventions: The serif font creates connotations linked to the vampire film genre with it's wooden styling - maybe references the coffin that the vampire lays in or the stake used to kill the vampire  The painted main image is conventional of the films of the period - links to the poster of Christopher Lee's 'Dracula' T...

Black Panther Context Production and Distribution: Franchise Ownership- Disney is an international conglomerate (multi-industry company) Horizontal Integration- a media company's ownership of several businesses of the same chain Vertical Integration- when a media company owns different businesses in the same chain of product and distribution   Online - Sky and other channels ( also owned by Disney ) Cinema - probably also owned by Disney Marketing The marketing budget was $160 million on top of the $200 million film budget the movie was given They bought out a spot in the 2018 Super bowl commercial which is the most expensive advertising spot to buy out to promote their film   They also marketed it through trailers posters and advertisements with other companies in order to promote the film and subsequent merchandise to go along with it (multi-brand tie-ins). The multi brand tie-ins were with Hasbro and Lexus   360 advertising (a complex campaign that cover...

I, Daniel Blake Analysis Ken Loach English independent film maker Films are quite critical of social and political contexts, with issues raised in his films such as poverty, homelessness and Labour rights. His films are always set in the Uk as it fits in with the social themes of the films  He's won many awards throughout his film career, including the Special Jury Prize at the 1990's Cannes Film Festival and the Felix award for the best European film in 1992   Who are the stars of I, Daniel Blake? Usually indie films don't have any main stars to show in their film, and this film is the same. The stars of the film don't have any previous experience in film acting and aren't well known. The main male character of the film (Dave John) is an English comedian, writer and actor, however he isn't well known in the acting community so that's why he was used in this indie film. The main female character (Hayley Squires) is an English playwright and actor.  Is the fi...

Differences between mainstream and independent films Genres As mainstream and independent films focus on different types of audiences (mainstream being focused on mass and independent being focused on niche) they both have different genre types to focus on, as  some genres are more popular than others. Mainstream films tend to focus on action, superhero and Si-Fi film genres, with horror sometimes also being included as they are the main film genres that audiences tend to focus on. Independent films focus on horror, film dramas and unclear/ not specific genres, as they are more popular with smaller audiences.    Themes Mainstream films usually use heroism as a theme, as its instantly recognisable and fits in with the appropriate genres that mainstream filmmakers focus on. Independent films however usually focus on unusual themes subjects and representations throughout the film, including serious and realistic topics to relate to the audience watching the film. Even t...

Assassin's Creed Game Sequence Analysis  1. Cutscene 1: The video starts off with a cut scene to set the scene for the upcoming action Introduced the current ship battle that is starting to take place  Sets the aesthetics for the scene  Goes straight into the gameplay after this  Cutscenes like this have been used for years since this to highlight key narrative developments, emotional scnes and twists in the narrative Dialogue is used in this cutscene to alert the player and show emotion from the main character you're playing as 2. Gameplay- Getting to the Ship: The cutscene transforms into the first wave of gameplay were introduced to  There are different pointers placed around the screen, including the controls on the top right to aid people who are unfamiliar with what to do, a timer in the middle to display how long you have left to complete a mission, a map in the bottom left hand corner and the objectives on the top left to let you know what missions you h...

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag: Ownership and Franchise: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is the sixth major installment in the Assassin's Creed Franchise  The genre for the game is Action- Adventure and Stealth Was originally released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U in 2013, and a month later was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows  Set in the fictional history of real world events, specifically during the 18th century Caribbean during the golden age of piracy  Follows the notorious Welsh pirate Edward Kenney, and the attempted establishment of  a Republic of Pirates is a significant plot point  The unique selling point of the game was the wider exploration of the open world map (something which wasn't seen in previous Assassin's Creed games), third person based land exploration, melee combat and stealth system    One of the best selling games of 2013, where it sold over 15 million copies as of 2020 Maximising Income: ...