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1) Radio: Launch of BBC Radio 1 CSP 2) Radio: KISS FM Breakfast show CSP

End of year 1 exam - Paper 2 mark scheme   1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW : you started well ; good answers on clip EBI : 20 mark essay holding you back 2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme. We used CLAMPS to remember mine-en-scene. One example is the costume that Lyra was wearing looked clean and different compared to Will to suggest they are from different worlds 3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out  three  possible answers for this question.  Todorov (equilibrium): The empty city creates a sense of disequilibrium – that something has gone wrong and needs to be repaired or at least understood by the characters. Barthes (enigma and action...

  Audience Look at the KISS media pack carefully . This will give you a brilliant background to the brand and how they target their audience (important note: it features the old Breakfast presenting team).  Answer the following questions: 1) Read page 2. What is KISS FM's mission? The KISS Network, made up of KISS FM UK, KISSTORY and KISS FRESH, entertains more 15-34yr olds than any other Bauer Media brand and is extremely influential amongst this hard-to-reach demographic. These young people are always onto the next thing, they want or already own the latest cool stuff and have the devices at their fingertips to facilitate this sense of immediacy. It’s more than just dual screening – it’s about using multiple devices simultaneously from a mobile, tablet, TV, and laptop! 2) Look at page 3. What is the target audience for KISS FM? As well as writing the key statistics from the media pack, try and suggest what psychographic groups would fit the KISS audience too. The KISS audie...

 Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? BBC radio home and BBC radio light 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? The BBC reorganised and renamed their radio channels. On 30 September 1967, the Light Programme was split into Radio 1 offering continuous "Popular" music and Radio 2 for more 'Easy Listening'. The "Third" programme became Radio 3 offering classical music and cultural programming. The Home Service became Radio 4 offering news, and non-musical content such as quiz shows, readings, dramas and play 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? The pirate radio station was popular because it produced  pop music for relaxed teenagers with less presentation style that the BBC could not do because the pirate radio station was more popular with young people. 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? Because in 1967 the Marine B...

September 2024: Photoshop fruit basket winter colours Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things analysis October 2024: First 10 Questions Advert of my choice Denotation and connotation Camerawork blog task Blog feedback and Learner Response Camera movement and editing Demographics and Psychographics November 2024: Media assessment 1: Learner response Reception theory Audience Effects Theory  

1) Television: Introduction to TV drama 2) Doctor Who: Language and Representation 3) Doctor Who: Audience and Industries 4) His Dark Materials: Language and Representation 5) His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries 6) Industry contexts: the BBC and public service broadcasting