ARSLAN GCSE MEDIA STUDIES

1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967?  The British Broadcasting Company, as the BBC was originally called, was formed on  October 18, 1922 , by a group of wireless manufacturers in London. It ran its first-ever radio broadcast from 2LO, a famous London studio, on  November 14  that year. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? Forty-nine years ago, on 30 September 1967, the BBC launched Radio 1. ... Radio Luxembourg was the first of a number of stations which grew up to feed this demand. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Many of the pirate station broadcasters then were then employed by BBC Radio 1, thus bringing many of the their loyal listeners with them. Commercial radio didn’t broadcast until 1973 so it had no competition. Radio 1 also developed better content more suitable to the target audience as it became more popular. In the 1970s and 1980s, Radio 1 became the most listened to station

  Audience 1) What were the viewing figures for Class and why do you think it did so badly? The figures were   250,000 and it did badly because it was on BBC Iplayer before it was aired on BBC ONE so they got axed. 2) What audience psychographic groups might particularly enjoy Class? Young adults and older teens would enjoy Class because this programme is a fast builder which will be better for them because they think slow programmes are boring. 3) What audience pleasures are offered by  Class -  Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. The consumers of the programme would like to watch programmes that have some sort of drama and romance which catches younger audiences attention. Industries 1)  What was the objective of BBC3 when it was launched?  Its  aim  was too innovative and produce award-winning programmes, but not without generating some

  1) Type up your feedback in full - WWW & EBI. You do not have to write your mark and grade if you don't want to.# WWW: Attempted every question in this paper -Know the csps to some extent. EBI-You need to revise make flashcards for media  theory/ terminology . -for Q1.2 and Q1.3 you read to analyse the clip further. -Ultimately,you need  to complete all csps blog work to improve your grade.                                                                                                                            2) Write a definition for a  preferred reading  to make sure you know this terminology. The  original blogpost for Reception theory  may help with this. When the consumers view the media the way the producers intend. 3) Write a list of any narrative theories that you DIDN'T use for your answer to question 1.2. How could you have used these in the Doctor Who  clip in the exam? Propps theory,Todroves  theory and Equilibrium theory.  4) Write  three  ways in which a m

  1) Type up your feedback in full - WWW & EBI. You do not have to write your mark and grade if you don't want to. WWW: Attempted each question in the assessment. A fairly decent approach for Q2(extended answer )-mentioned some social and cultural issue differences e.g. sexuality and race. EBI: Need to be present for every lesson so that you do not miss out on content/exam preparation  Practice to analysis style questions,how to identify  the keywords in the question. 2) Write a definition for  intertextuality  to make sure you know this terminology.When one media text or product references another media text to engage an audience further.  Intertextuality is the shaping of a text's meaning by another text. 3)How do the four aspects of Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory apply to Class? Give specific examples from episode 4 of Class. The personal relationships are shown in Class as you can see from Ram and April. The mum  is shown of the surveillance uses

  Watch the YouTube video outlining the history of the video games industry from the 1970s to the 2010s. Now answer the following questions: 1) What were the first video games like?The first video games used to be platform games which is games that were played with a 3rd person angle whereas now you could play either 3rd or 1st person from the new technology. 2) How have video games changed over time? There  have  been millions of  games  created  in the  50 years since creation of 1962's Spacewar, the first true  video game . 3) What do the most successful games have in common? Answer this in as much detail as you can. Think about audience pleasures - what do people like about playing video games?The games that have been successful normally have action in it which makes every part of audience play it as well as adventurous because that will be from ages 15-35. 4) What criticisms have been made towards video games?People have complaints about their children playing games that inclu

  1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages: Masthead:The title block of the newspaper. Pug:Something to catch readers eye. Splash Head:The lead story. Slogan:Sums up ethos of newspapers Dateline:The date the newspaper was published. Kicker:Story at the top of paper to draw interest in content. Byline:Gives the name of the article writer  Standfirst Introductions paragraph usually in bold. 2) How much does a copy of the Daily Mirror cost?The Daily Mirror newspaper costs 80p 3) What are the main stories on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)?The main story is about Measles episdemic fear the splash head'No MMR JAB,NO  SCHOOL'. 4) Why is the choice of news stories on the  Mirror  CSP front page typical of a tabloid newspaper?To catch the readers eye. 5) What is the balance on the Daily Mirror front page between images, headlines and text? the   balance on the daily mirror front pages between,headliners and text is about the politi