Class:Language and Representation

 Language and close-textual analysis

Co-owner of a Lonely Heart

1) How is CLASS a hybrid (mix) of teenage drama and Science Fiction genre?
It is obviously a teen drama because the characters are teenager with teenage issues such as Ram and April relationship, Tanya who is an intelligent girl who moved 3 years up because of her cleverness and Ram is sporty and is struggling with his schoolwork.And the narrative features issues such as overprotective parent example Tanya's mum got mad because Tanya is talking to Ram because he is a boy.It is obviously science fiction genre because there are props such as futuristic weapons and flesh eating pink petals.There are settings such as the school building, Corakinus' planet and the students houses.
There are characters such as Corakinus who is an evil alien who shares a heart with a human and Charlie and Miss Quill who are aliens which are from a different planet which Miss Quill is protecting charlie because she is a slave to Charlie.

2) How does Todorov's theory of equilibrium apply to Co-owner of a Lonely Heart?
A reminder that the theory of equilibrium is that everything starts off 'normal' and this is called an 'equilibrium' (like when Tanya is helping Ram with his homework and Charlie is settling in as a new student and April is organising the prom) then there is some kind of DISRUPTION (or disequilibrium) which changes the characters and the storyline. This is the moment when the Shadow Kin invade Earth through the tear in the universe and enter the school. The 'New Equilibrium' is when new normal is achieved.The episode starts off as a normal day at school when April is in history class which Corakinus is taking over April's heart which means he is mind controlling her because she is talking about war.  

3) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do each of the main characters in Class fit into? 
Consider who is the HERO and why (you may want to consider April, Charlie and Ram for this). How do they fit the stereotype of the hero? How do they not? Now do the same for villain but use Corakinus and Charlie or Miss Quill. 
The Hero in Class is April because she shares a heart with Corakinus, Ram is also a Hero as well because he lost his leg but he still fought Corakinus. This shows how the characters develop during the series.The Villain in Class is Corakinus because he is an alien who shares a heart with April and mind controlling her, Charlie could also a Villain or a Hero because he has a box of souls of his people but it could use this as weapon and he has Miss Quill as his slave.This show how the characters 

4) What enigma and action codes (Barthes) can you find in Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? 
find three examples of each.

 One example of an enigma code is when the portal to Corakinus' planet. An example of an action code April and Ram are having sex this suggest they will have an relationship.Another example of an action code is when April's mother start moving her legs this suggests April's mother got healed. 

A reminder that enigma code means questions asked by the episode (e.g. think of the cliff hanger at the end) and action codes mean hints of future events e.g April and Ram sleep together so this suggests they will have a romantic relationship in future episodes / April's mum starts moving her feet suggesting she may learn to walk again. 

Representations

1) How is gender represented in Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? Are gender stereotypes reinforced or subverted? use the glossary to help you in your folders. 

2) How is age (e.g. teenagers; older people like teachers or parents) represented in Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? Does the show reinforce or challenge stereotypes about young people?

3) How is race and ethnicity represented in Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? Are  stereotypes reinforced or subverted?

4) How is sexuality represented in Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? How does this reflect the BBC's remit to represent modern Britain? (Hint- we live in a diverse world and the fact that they explore different sexuality is indicative of real life)

5) How is disability represented in Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? Why are disabled people generally under-represented in the media and how does Class try to address this? Think of April's mum. Does she seem weak or strong?When?

Class Industry and Audience

 Industries

1) What was the point of BBC3 when it was launched? You can find the answer in the notes above.

The point of the BBC when it was launched in 2003 and supposed have a brand identity of being less serious, more fun, more young and fresh and quirky. 

2) Why did BBC3 go online-only in February 2016? (consider how young people consume media and give a statistic from the notes to prove your answer)

The BBC went online in February 2016, because they notice people watch TV at different times and they watch it on different devices for example Netflix, Disney and you tube. Less than 50% of the video consumed by 16-34 year olds is now via live TV.

3) How does Class meet the BBC's mission statement to 'inform, educate and entertain'? Use your own words and try to say how it is entertaining (with at least two examples from the episode) and how it is educational / informative (give at least two examples from the episode)
Class met the BBC's mission statement to inform educate and entertain the public by, for example they entertained the audience by the fight scene between Corakinus who is an alien and the diverse teenagers, they had futuristic weapons and a portal to their planet.

They Informed and educate the audience by having diversed characters such as Charlie who a gay alien, April's mum who is in a wheelchair because she was in a car accident as her husband tried to commit suicide.

4) Why did Class not do very well with audiences? Give three reasons in your own words. 

One reason why did Class did not do very well because Doctor Who was still making more series.This is because Doctor Who fans were still intrigued of the new series of Doctor Who. Another reason is that the series of Class was targeted at new Doctor Who fans. This is because they the audience could identify the similarities of themselves. Lastly is that Doctor Who was popular than Class when Class started. 

5) Why do you think the fact that it was a Spin-off show from Doctor Who was not successful?

Class wasn't successful because the audience required to watch it were not available because they were watching Netflix, you tube and Disney on their devices.

Another reason why Class wasn't successful like Doctor Who because Doctor Who wasn't in Class that much, and that time Doctor Who was still being made.

Advertising and magazine assessment learner response

 

1)Write down the mark you achieved for each question:

Q1: 2
Q2: 3
Q3: 3
Q4: 1
Q5: 3


2) What does CONVENTION mean? How are the conventions of magazines and adverts different? 
Convention means typical feature Convention of magazine and advert are different .

3) Look at the 'Unseen' text (Grazia magazine picture) and Question 2 and complete the following paragraph:


Kate Middleton is a member of the Royal family so she is rich and important but the magazine also wants her to be seen as relatable and similar to their readership target audience. They do this by using a ___________ camera shot, showing her body position as ______________________ and her facial expression as _______________. She is making eye contact with the readers which gives them the feeling that she is __________________. Her hair and make-up are ___________ which reinforces the idea that members of the Royal family or celebrities are ____________________________. The colour green of her dress connotes ______________ .
Grazia is a fashion and lifestyle magazine aimed at women. We can tell this from the cover lines _______________________________________ and _____________________ that show the reader _________________________________________________.

4) Look specifically at question 3 - modern social and cultural values in Tatler. Complete the following using your own words:


Tatler is interested in lifestyle and hobbies of the rich and famous elite, which is its target audience. We can tell this through the colour scheme which is ____________________ which has connotations of ______________________________. The cover lines such as __________________ and _________________________ are talking about _____________________ which will interest the upper class audience because __________________________________________________________________________________.


Tatler uses a high fashion model in a ______________ pose, wearing clothes that look _____________ and _____________. The gold colour has connotations of ___________________ and this clashes with the hair and make up because her hair is _______________ and her make-up is edgy which has connotations of ______________________.  The setting is blurred but it is outside in some green plants which makes the reader think of _____________________________ and this connects with the main cover story 'The New Posh' because _________________________________________________________

5) Now look at question 5. Make three points you could have made regarding the historical contexts of the OMO advert. Then use your really good analysis of the advert to PROVE this point in a POINT / EVIDENCE (from advert) / ANALYSIS style paragraph. 


Women in the 1950s were seen as having to be glamorous and happy with their situation, even if they were doing something mundane (boring) like cleaning. We can tell this by the advert which has _______________________________________. This tells the audience __________________________________________________


Women in the 1950s were usually associated with more domestic tasks such as cleaning, child care and housework and not usually in the world of work. We can tell this by the advert which has _______________________________________. This tells the audience __________________________________________________


6) Personally - give yourself a WWW and an EBI
What Worked Well - which question did you do best at and why?
Even Better If- what will you plan to do differently for the TV CSP assessment?

Doctor Who: Language and Representation

 Social and Historical context

1) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s?
An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s by having a Doctor and his companions voyaging 100,000 into Earth's past to help some caveman to discover fire.This is because science fiction and an unearthly child was new in the 1960s.An unearthly child shows how people in 1960s thought that being a unearthly person wasn't normal.

2) How might audiences have felt towards science fiction in the 1960s?

The audience might felt in intrigued in the 1960s because it was first science fiction show released. This is because in the 1960s they had only two channels so people in 1960s would be intrigued of Doctor who. In the 1960s no one was interested with science fiction and Doctor who was only the popular science fiction TV shows to watch.

Language and close-textual analysis

1) Choose three key moments in the episode and write an NCIS analysis for those clips. You can use your notes from the screening in class. Make specific, detailed references using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.)

An Unearthly Child scene analysis

Narrative:Alien invasion, Time travel, Mutation,  

Character: Alien who look like human, 

Iconography: Laboratories and experimental props, Time machine / advanced computers / gadgets

Setting: Laboratories, Different time periods