Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Motif
The Doctor's Theme original score
And anchoring the music on a moment and a character...
Brilliant :-)
And anchoring the music on a moment and a character...
Brilliant :-)
Contrapuntal Sound
Watchmen Opening Sequence
Pinpoint the moment when the sound changes from diegetic to non- diegetic, and notice how it changes the tone of the scene
http://youtu.be/8Afk_onUh_s
Sound bridging and dialogue.
Friends: Chandler quits the gym.
Sound bridging is used to link two scenes or locations, or to let the audience know that the scene and setting are changing.
It is often accompanied by an ESTABLISHING SHOT
http://youtu.be/C_ESeEZD_OY
Sound: Voice Over/Narration
Is this type of sound diegetic or non- diegetic?
Voice Overs, or narration takes place outside the scene you are watching. The effects added to the sound are the CODE to let audiences know that this sound is not in the main scene and cannot be heard by all characters.
Voice Overs, or narration takes place outside the scene you are watching. The effects added to the sound are the CODE to let audiences know that this sound is not in the main scene and cannot be heard by all characters.
Use of sound in Dynasty
Deconstruct the sound in this BRILLIANT clip from Dynasty. Pull it apart and note which sound is diegetic or non- diegetic, and then state how each layer of sound combines to tell the audience how to feel.
Media Languages: Sound
The following document contains most of the terms you need to analyse use of sound in media texts. It is important that you understand the terms and can use them fluently, so when discussing/writing you need to use these terms.
Media Languages: Sound
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Introduction to TV Drama and Representation
Introduction to TV Drama and Radio
Happy new year!
Between now and June we will be preparing for the summer exam. This is worth 50% of your AS grade and requires thorough preparation and independent research.
It is TWO hours long
There are TWO questions worth 50 marks EACH
SECTION A: TV Drama- 50 marks
You will be shown an extract from a contemporary British TV Drama and asked to analyse the representations of one of the following groups:
-Age
-Gender
-Sexuality
-Ethnicity
-Regional Identity
-Ability and Disability
-Class and Status
You will be shown the extract FOUR times and then you will have 45 minutes to write
SECTION B: Institutions and Audiences- 50 marks
For this section there is only ONE question to answer.
We will be looking at THE RADIO INDUSTRY, focusing on BBC Radio stations and Absolute's stations.
Between now and June we will be preparing for the summer exam. This is worth 50% of your AS grade and requires thorough preparation and independent research.
It is TWO hours long
There are TWO questions worth 50 marks EACH
SECTION A: TV Drama- 50 marks
You will be shown an extract from a contemporary British TV Drama and asked to analyse the representations of one of the following groups:
-Age
-Gender
-Sexuality
-Ethnicity
-Regional Identity
-Ability and Disability
-Class and Status
You will be shown the extract FOUR times and then you will have 45 minutes to write
SECTION B: Institutions and Audiences- 50 marks
For this section there is only ONE question to answer.
We will be looking at THE RADIO INDUSTRY, focusing on BBC Radio stations and Absolute's stations.
- PLEASE START LISTENING TO ANY OF THE STATIONS OF THESE INSTITUTIONS THAT TAKE YOUR FANCY.
- DOWNLOAD ABSOLUTE'S APPS TO IPODS/SMARTPHONES
- FOLLOW DJS AND STATIONS ON TWITTER
- GO TO WEBSITES
Please especially listen to Radio 1 and Absolute's main station.
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