Post-Prelim Wed Classwork

 Hi guys

Here is the MARKING SCHEDULE for the Representation task.

Friday classwork

Hi Class, 

Here's something to check out in terms of what the examiner was looking for in exams. 

Examiner report from last year

Question to consider in class today:

Question: In your opinion, how significant have changes in technology been in the media area you have studied?

Wed / Thursday Classwork - Audience exam practise essay

 Hi guys,

Here is the exam question we are going to practise answering. We will discuss this as a class today and write up / draw up an essay plan. Then, you will write this for Media work tomorrow, using a 45 minute timer.

QUESTION 

"How does your own experience of media consumption illustrate wider patters of audience behaviour?"

Post-Prelim Classwork

 Hi guys,

Today we are going to build on our understanding of the audience trends in NZ. 

Over the next couple of days, read these articles and make some notes in a blog post to show what these audience trends indicate in terms of audience consumption;

https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/03-09-2021/confronting-new-research-shows-just-how-fast-traditional-media-lost-young-nz/

 

https://www.nzonair.govt.nz/research/where-are-audiences-2021/

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/126272889/podcast-subscription-video-on-demand-audiences-growing-nz-on-air-survey-finds

 

Remember you could get a question on audiences and audience trends the exam. You will need to have a good amount of factual research 

Exam Practise

 Hi,

Here are some exam questions and clips for you to practise with. Feel free to send them through to me for marking.

If you do, I will record your marks and add them to your overall score for the year. This means that if you do well in these practises, you have the opportunity to increase your average with better grades.

QUESTION 1: Representation Practise

- watch 4 times through, take notes for 2 mins between each viewing

- 45 minutes for writing the essay

EXPLAIN HOW MEANING IS CREATED IN THE EXTRACT, USING THE 4 TECHNICAL AREAS;

East Enders (UK TV Drama) 

E.R. (US TV Drama) 

When They See Us (Netflix TV Drama) 

Question 2: Audiences & Institutions

1. Discuss the importance of convergence for institutions. Refer to media areas you have studied.

2. "Audiences are not concerned with where media texts come from." To what extent do you agree with this? 

3. In relation to the media area you have studied, discuss the way that audience consumption had changed over time.

4. To what extent is digital distribution vital to the media area you have studied? 

5. How do media institutions target national and local audiences in the media area you have studied? 

6. How important are media ownership and funding in understanding contemporary media practise? Refer to the media area you have studied. 

7. How far have audiences adapted to the changes in the media technologies in recent years? Refer to media areas you have studied.

8. How has cross-media-convergence and synergy played a role in the success of media in the area you have studied? 

 

Hotel Babylon Analysis Clip

 Hi class,

Take a look at this video for some extensive notes on how to direct your TV drama.

LINK TO WATCH

Representation Practise - Hotel Babylon

 Hi guys,

You are going to watch this clip and do a practise exam question on it;

Question; 

Explain how meaning is created using the four technical elements in the following clip;

Remember to practise for exams by watching this through 4 times and give yourself 2 minutes in-between viewings for note-taking and then 45 minutes to write your essay. Also, note that the exam clip will be about 3 -4 minutes so not quite as long as this one. 

Some new Key Words for your glossary;

STEREOTYPE

 a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

ARCHETYPE: 

a very typical example of a certain person or thing.

"he was the archetype of the old-style football club chairman"

JUXTAPOSITION

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

"the juxtaposition of these two images"

COUNTERTYPE  

a corresponding or opposite type. 

an opposite type.

DICHOTOMY  

a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

Motif & Symbols