REVISION ACTIVITY - P.39

Character	Type of masculinity	Stereotypical or anti-stereotypical?
Chief Superintendent Robert Vickers	Authoritative Patriarchal	Stereotypical
PC Jake Vickers	Young Athletic	Anti-stereotypical
Station Inspector Graham Webb	Dominant In-control	Anti-stereotypical
PC Lino Moretti	Love-able Chubbier	Anti-stereotypical
DC Carl Hawkins	Friendly Can fend for himself	Stereotypical
DI Felix Lane	Hard-worker Persevering	Stereotypical

REVISION: CUFFS

REVISION: CUFFS

Short, targeted revision tasks with questions. Research suggests that being asked to recall information regularly will aid your recall.

1. Name one channel for each

·        publicly-owned PSB television providers - BBC

·        commercially-owned PSB television providers - ITV

·        commercially-owned non-PSB television providers - Sky

·        foreign state-owned providers - Al Jazeera

·        commercial streaming-only services – Netflix

2. PSB purposes: true or false?

·        making viewers laugh - false

·        Informing our understanding of the world - true

·        Representing diversity and alternative viewpoints - true

·        Reflecting the UK’s cultural identity – true

3. PSB characteristics

·        High quality

·        Original

·        Innovative

·        Challenging

·        Widely available

·        Distinctive

4. Give the word for "the period before 9pm and after 5.30am when programmes   containing material unsuitable for children cannot be shown – this includes   sexual content, violence, graphic or disturbing imagery and swearing."

·        Watershed

5. This means that programmes such as Cuffs have to be very careful about their   content, which might be seen to reduce the realism of the programme as, for   example...

·        the criminals avoid swearing.

6. True or false?

·        The BBC has extra PSB requirements, written into its Royal Charter, because of its   distinctive funding. These largely reflect those above, but include the purpose: ‘to   reflect the UK, its culture and values to the world' - true

LEGO MOVIE VIDEO GAME

LEGO MOVIE VIDEO GAME

Watch the Lego Movie Video Game walk through for example here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiJ76xKOAbs

The aim of the prep is to make connections in your mind between what you experience as a Lego movie video game player and the 'uses and gratifications' framework.

Firstly, The Lego Movie Video Game is a good source of entertainment. It is very child-friendly and kids can pretend they are part of the beloved movies. It is a fun, light-hearted game which many people enjoy (including my brother) as it is a game about Lego and superheroes.

Secondly, The Lego Movie Video Game is a good source of surveillance as people can play the game right after watching the movie. Also, they can play as the characters they were just watching on the big screen. This is a good way for Warner Bros to make money as lots of people will watch the movie and want to play the game straight after.

Thirdly, The Lego Movie Video Game can form relationships with the characters as, not only do you relate to them in the movie, but you can also play as them in the videogame. Also, it can affect real-life relationships as people can see friends and talk about their experiences on the game and they could play it with each other.

Finally, The Lego Movie Video Game has good values as it is about how ‘a nobody saved everybody’. This means kids will learn that nothing is impossible and that if Emmet can do anything, then they can too.

MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION

MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION

You are currently making a music video. Look at the requirements for the music video brief by opening the link HERE on our blog.

PREP tonight:

Write an account of how YOUR current music video production meets this brief.

My group’s music video production meets the requirements for the music video brief as, firstly, it is aimed at a younger audience of 14 – 18-year olds as there is no extreme violence or language but it is also not childish enough to be for children younger than 14 as there are some hard tackles during the scenes with rugby in. Also, we used an existing song which was written by me. So far, I have used no found footage and I don’t plan on putting any clips into the final edit.

The production has over two locations – the football/rugby pitch and the tennis courts – and we plan on filming more of the performance shots in a range of settings. It also has a narrative as it shows three boys trying to improve at the sport they are playing as the song talks about overcoming fears and staying motivated. We use a range of camera shots, including close-ups, tilt pans, tracking shots, still shots, handheld, etc. Finally, I am going to edit the music video to fit the different moods during the song like believing in yourself.

THE MOJO READER

THE MOJO READER 

DAVE, 42, is a passionate and discerning individual who loves the good things in life. A professional with high disposable income, music has soundtracked every major event in his life so far and continues to define him. A child of the ‘70s, he missed out on punk but admires its confrontational spirit, which inspired the likes of THE SMITHS and the indie music that he listened to in his teenage years. As he entered his twenties, he also began to explore the most timeless, enduring rock bands – THE BEATLES, DYLAN, BOWIE, PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN, NEIL YOUNG and THE ROLLING STONES. Dave continues to seek out the best in modern music, baulking at his daughter’s love of manufactured pop and yet enthusiastically sharing his son’s burgeoning interest in bands like the ARCTIC MONKEYS. A worldly-wise, well-read man, these days he is thrilled when he hears new folk music or the latest African outpouring. While he believes vinyl is the most authentic of music formats (51% of MOJO’s audience listen to music this way), he still values CDs. He will often want to listen to his favourite bands in his car or at home on his CD player, with friends and family. CD is still king for Dave and his fellow MOJO readers, with 77% regularly listening to them. Dave has grown to become a frequent user of streaming services too (43% of MOJO readers use streaming services as a music source). Listening to music through SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE or AMAZON MUSIC simply encourages him to buy more music that he’s heard, on CD and vinyl. His iPod, iPad and iPhone are all impressively loaded with everything from Motown to ‘60s garage punk and even the latest in bedroom electronica. A heavy gig-goer and massive fan of live music (71% of MOJO readers have been to a live-music gig in the last year) these days he prefers the more ‘boutique’ festival experience of LATITUDE or GREEN MAN, which often have the mix of old and new music that Dave most appreciates. A few years ago he discovered THE WAR ON DRUGS in MOJO and, through his journey discovering new and exciting music, he recommended the band’s Lost In The Dream album to all his friends and a few colleagues at work. He feels proud now that the band have won a Grammy award. Besides the latest WAR ON DRUGS album, other recent purchases include LCD SOUNDSYSTEM’S AMERICAN DREAM and ROBERT PLANT’S CARRY FIRE.

CHOSEN MUSIC MAGAZINE

MUSIC VIDEO LANGUAGE

MUSIC VIDEO LANGUAGE

PREP: Watch our two music videos again and find ONE example of the difference between the MEDIA LANGUAGE of the two videos:

•     mise-en-scene
•       camerawork
•       editing
•    narrative

MISE-EN-SCENE

The scenery in Teenage Dirtbag and Sk8er Boi are very different. Teenage Dirtbag is set in your typical American high school full of popular girls and sporty boys. It is almost like a dream because of how stereotypical the mis-en-scene is. However, it is quite the opposite in Sk8er Boi. It is set in the urban streets of Los Angeles in alleyways and abandoned buildings. It is all quite rugged and rebellious as the gang of teenagers trample LA compared to the dreamy and relaxed setting of the high school.

CAMERAWORK

The camerawork in Teenage Dirtbag is different compared to Sk8er Boi as Teenage Dirtbag has a lot of still tripod shots of the protagonist as he stares at the girl he likes for the entire day. The pans are very smooth and calm to re-ensure the fact that your watching a story being told. In Sk8er Boi, it is completely the opposite. Pretty much the entire music video is shot handheld as the group of people do bike tricks and parkour as they run through alleyways and down stairs. This is to make the viewer feel like they are there, running with the group instead of watching a story being told.

EDITING

The editing in Teenage Dirtbag is quite slow paced and relaxed. It is all made to look like a movie as everyone walks in slow-motion around the school. The scenes also tend to be in slow-motion when the main character sees Noel which tells the viewer that this is possibly a dream the boy is having or he likes her so much that she seems like she is always in slow-motion to him. In Sk8er Boi, the editing is extremely fast-paced – almost like an action movie. It is also used to highlight how much attention is gathered by Avril and the chaos which is her music and it’s edited more like a concert than a music video. It is cut to the beat very heavily and it seems like every beat there is a new shot.

NARRATIVE

In Teenage Dirtbag, the main character is shown as quite lonely, unpopular, shy and perceived as your typical ‘loser’. He spends most of his day wishing his crush, Noel, would just notice him for once as he knows he can treat her so much better than her current boyfriend. However, in Sk8er Boi it is quite the opposite. Avril Lavigne is a rebellious, careless teenager who tends to try to live a fun, care-free life and do whatever she wants. She enjoys breaking rules and trying to stand out but in Teenage Dirtbag, all he wants to do it fit in and be socially accepted.