TV assessment - Learner Response

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.

 Total = 23 = Grade 4

WWW - This is a very solid assessment with much to credit and the potential to go to a lot higher. You have clearly revised the CSP's and terminology and focus on the questions impressively. Now we nee to add the depth and detail to reach the top levels.

EBI - Revise narrative theories and audience theories (uses and gratifications) that you're missing for 1.2 and 1.3. You just need a bit more for the top levels here. 

       - In Q2, you need more examples of social and cultural contexts e.g. diversity, sexuality, technical                construction of TV etc. You also need specific examples from the CSP's.

LR - See blog.

2) Write a definition for intertextuality to make sure you know this terminology.

  Intertextuality is when one media product makes references to another media product.

3) Write a list of narrative theories that you could have used for question 1.2. How do these relate to Class? You can refer to the extract or any other moment in episode 4 of Class.

• Todorov
• Propp
• Levi-Strauss 
• Barthes

Todorov - disequilibrium - problem between April and her Father

Propp - character types - April: hero/villain/anti-hero

                                    - Corakinus: villain 

                                       = Conflict/drama/suspense

Levi-Strauss - Binary opposition -Shadow kin planet

                                                      - Earth

Barthes - Action/enigma codes

Action codes

-Swords (prop): fight/death/danger 

Enigma codes

-Will April kill her father?

- Will heart storyline be resolved 

4) 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.

Personal relationships - Character : April & Ram

                                                        April - Conflict

                                                                  - heart

Personal identity : Family conflict + arguments with parents 

                              - Ram and April's relationship

Diversion/Entertainment

-Fantasy/Sci-fi genre elements - shadow kin world, costume

- violence - swords - visceral pleasure 

- April and Ram : conventionally attractive actors

  5) Write a plan for question 2 in the assessment - the 20-mark essay on social and cultural contexts. Use the mark scheme to help you and aim to plan an introduction, conclusion and at least three detailed paragraphs.

Intro : answer to the Q.

To a great extent, Doctor Who and Class reflect the time of their production.

Para 1 : Doctor Who 1963

- Production values/technical construction

- Slow not much camera movement 

- Mise-en-scene: props, fashion

- Gender stereotypes : Men superior - teachers

- Class : Middle class 

- Ethnicity : White - racist "savages"

- Space race

Para 2 : Class 2016

- Production : Shots, camera movement, pace of editing, colours, effects

- Mise-en-scene: aliens, costume and make-up

- Gender: powerful female characters - April 

- Race/Ethnicity : diversity - subverts stereotypes/ Ms Quill

                             -Ram & Tanya 

6) What topics do you need to revise for next week's PPE? List at least three topics, theories or CSPs.

   

-  Social, cultural and historical context

- Narrative theories

- Doctor Who class

- Audience pleasures