Representation of gender in Primeval. Gender is represented in this extract of Primeval through the use of mise-en-scene, camera angles, editing and sound.
OCR Media exam - Primeval extract. Gender is represented in this extract of Primeval through the use of mise-en-scene, camera angles, editing and sound. Primeval is a sci-fi TV drama and typically in Sci-fi males are seen as the dominant more active, involved in solving the problem whereas the female characters are often providing information or being saved. True to this, the extract begins with Abbi sat in the tractor with Nick doing the manual work, he is wearing ordinary everyday clothes, t-shirt and combats which are muddy which suggests he is more involved in the work than Abbi is who is wearing more fashionable clothes which are clean. However, she challenges the typical stereotype of a weaker character when she gets more involved and saves Nick by distracting the creature when it attacks. Nick takes on Vladimir Propp's role of the typical male hero when he draws the creature away from Abbi. He is more active when dealing with the situation by running and climbing whereas Abbi is more stationary. This suggests that the female character is more prepared to tackle the situation head on whereas the male character wants to more physical in his approach. Abbi challenges the stereotype of the damsel-in-distress role when she comes to Nick's rescue by shooting at the creature. The group is mainly and is dominated by male characters, who decide what action is going to be
'I don't know where documentary is going, but at the moment it is fast becoming a soap opera in order to keep it's place in the schedules' Molly Dinton.
* Natalie Robinson 4/1/04 * ' I don't know where documentary is going, but at the moment it is fast becoming a soap opera in order to keep it's place in the schedules' Molly Dinton. Dinton believes that the documentary genre is changing in order to survive. This evolution of the genre could be justified, and enables the 'diverse genre' to still be able to attain fixtures on the British television broadcasting stations. The statement of the documentary 'fast becoming a soap opera', can to some extent be supported. Currently on British television, there has been a swarm of reality TV programmes and Docu- soaps, which can be seen as a polluted hybrid of the documentary genre. These programmes are noted as successful in attracting an audience, therefore, the TV institutions are more likely to exploit these wining formulas of the genre and schedule the newer, more popular American format of documentary rather than the traditional documentary formula that aims to construct a social criticism and catalyse change, which often has a stigma of smelling 'of dust and boredom' (Alberto Cavalcanti). Institutions are able to have a minimal risk of financial failure with docu- soaps and reality TV programmes, because as well having a high rating of audience consumption, the programmes are financially very cheap to produce. This is because the hybrid forms do not generally have
From viewing Eastenders, Neighbours and Hollyoaks I can see that soaps have multiple continuous linear narratives. One character's story may end with a cliff hanger
Media Studies Brief In my media studies group we have chosen to do the opening credits and the opening scene to a soap opera. In our group each person has a specific task. In the group I have chosen to be the main cameraman and the editor. I chose these tasks because they are of particular interest to me as a hobby as well as part of my education. I will also research the codes and conventions of the soap opera genre, paying particular attention to the choice of the music for the introduction and the opening scene. From viewing Eastenders, Neighbours and Hollyoaks I can see that soaps have multiple continuous linear narratives. One character's story may end with a cliff hanger meaning that at the end of each episodes there is no definite ending, leaving the narrative for the next episode. As seen in Eastenders soaps are mainly concentrated on a certain community or workplace where the characters often are all linked in some way. The stereotyping of certain characters is the main aspect that attracts the audience to this genre. Generally soap operas try to be as realistic as they can. In a voyeuristic manner, we like to watch other people's lives, as, in the case of soap operas, they are just like ours, but more interesting. Camera work, in soap operas, is simple and generally avoids tricks of any kind: 'point of view' or 'high angle' shots are rarely used in soaps. The
Media Studies : The Function of Title Sequences
Media Studies : The Function of Title Sequences Title sequences have a few various functions (such as attracting the audience), with many different ways of fulfilling these functions (such as the music used during the titles). These functions will be discussed in this essay. There are some general functions that would relate to most of the soap operas, which have been made. The most obvious function of the opening titles is to attract the audience's attention back towards the television. This is because the attention of the audience will have most likely been distracted during the 'break' between the programme shown before the soap opera and the soap opera in question. Thus, using loud music and/or flashing, bright images, regains the attention of the audience once more. This is shown in the opening titles of the soap opera 'Brookside', where the loud music, which is a simple, repetitive melody, attracts the audience's ear, and the split screen images attract the audience's eye. Another function that could be related to most soap operas is that the title tells the audience where it is set, through the use of images. This is clearly apparent in the 'Eastenders', as a map of East London is used as the main image, thus it is obvious that the programme must be connected to East London. This is also shown with 'Brookside', where various landmarks (such as the River Mersey) and
Modern Entertainment.
MODERN ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment and its modes has been evolving over the ages but the oldest form of entertainment has been that of court jesters. They were in reality buffoons, who were paid to serve rulers and keep them in good humor. Besides royalty, the common man also had his own forms of entertainment, be it wrestling, watching pageants or the early form of crude theatre. They also entertained each other with animals like dog racing, horse racing, bull fighting, and even ram and cock fighting, on which bets were placed. This forum of entertainment was bloody and gory, with added adventure of gambling. As the forums evolved with the creativity of the human brain , they became more and more sophisticated, but the basics always remained the same and will retain so in the future. The crude court jesters gave away to polished dialogues written by experts, which they mouthed as actors, in comedy. But the earlier form remains quite the same ,as seen in the acts of clowns in circuses, still touring the country. Today's modern entertainment, although retaining the basics of the earlier ages, have been transformed mainly to advanced scientific invocations. Thus the theaters of yesteryears are now present in totally , over several episodes of television. The presentation has become more refined with story , dialogues and realistic acting to conform the taste of the modern
Analysis of Brookside Title Sequence
Analysis of Brookside Title Sequence Brookside is a popular soap in Britain and is hosted on channel 4 which is an independent channel, which is funded by sponsorships (heart foundations, aids .etc) and advertisements in the breaks. I am now going to discuss the title scene of Brookside to see how effective it is for tagging viewers to the soap. In the establishing shot we see the River Mersey with the docks in the distance and a black boat with clear white writing printed on it stating 'Liverpool', so presumably its going to Liverpool. So we obviously know that this soap is connected with Liverpool. I n the background we see a bright bluely sky and a river that is calm which suggests there are happy moments in this soap. In the following shot we see the black boat once again but this time the boat is the main focus point, showing the writing on the boat clearly seen, also the boat is moving, but the camera seems to go with the boat which is a very clever technique, because its as if the viewers are being taken to the location with the boat. In the 3rd and 4th shot we see a glimpse of established buildings, but these buildings are not known or specific to Liverpool. This suggests that the events that happen in this soap could happen anywhere. The subsequent shot is a view of the Albert Dock, and for Liverpool this is part of their pride. This shows a lot of pride in
British Soap Operas
British Soap Operas Essay (400-600 WORDS) The two British soap operas that we have studied are Eastenders and Brookside. These come on TV on a regular basis and are no longer than 30 mins, except the omnibus edition. There are several codes and conventions that are used in soap operas. Opening titles. Eastenders starts with a map of London and zooms in to the Eastend. Brookside uses real images, several cuts of people doing normal daily things, ands how's recognized Liverpool buildings. International soaps usually use the opening title with the characters of the soap. I.e. neighbours. Opening narratives- these soaps have been running on TV, the same time for several years, they are open narratives as the stories never finish they carry on for several episodes. Multi-narratives. - In the episodes we saw, there are around 10-12 different storylines in Eastenders, and brook side 4-6 storylines, but each episode has a 'main' more 'concentrated on' storyline. In our case 'terry and Janine's relationship and Max and Jackie's marriage connection with Suzanne. Interwoven stories- most stories are linked in these soaps, as everyone knows each other and they are set with a certain amount of people. E.g Eastenders, Peggy and Henry planning to go on holiday, but Charlie want to take Peggy. Dramatic short-term stories. - The story of Asif and Paul, and loses the cat litter, and
After viewing The Office and I'm Alan Partridge I agree with the quote "Men in situation comedy are doomed to fail". Throughout both of the sit-coms I looked at, the main element of comedy is the lead characters failures.
After viewing The Office and I'm Alan Partridge I agree with the quote "Men in situation comedy are doomed to fail". Throughout both of the sit-coms I looked at, the main element of comedy is the lead characters failures. The office has the conventions of a documentary in the work place, which adds emphasis to the failures of the character I concentrated on, David Brent. He is the boss of the other characters shown in the series, this also gives us the impression they are doomed to fail, as they have a bad leader. David Brent's attire is smart and tidy, and he tries to fit in with fashion and an upbeat lifestyle. We can tell from the start from his appearance and behaviour, that he fails at this. He is overweight and attempts to act and appear younger than he is. Whenever Brent is being shown, he shows off to the camera making sure that he is the centre of attention. He attempts to be the comic of the group and win the friendships of others. The way Brent acts is very casual, this gives us the impression that he has a big ego and at makes the audience believe he has a high status. He fails especially whilst trying to be popular within the office. Dave Brent is very sociable and attempts to get along and make everyone laugh, again making him the centre of attention. The other characters tend to ignore him or stay silent. He is always centred in the frame, and shot
nature of magazines
A report into the nature of magazines programmes for this morning Brief introduction Magazine programmes are basically programmes that discuss - -gossip -celebrities chat show -special cook show downs -fashion gossip There main purpose of these is to entertain audiences and fill then in with the latest gossip. One famous magazine programmes is listed below * Pebble Mill at One was a British afternoon talk show broadcast on BBC1 from the Pebble Mill studios of BBC Birmingham. It ran from 1973 to 1986 A television program that presents a variety of topics, usually on current events, in a format that often includes interviews and commentary. The programme aired on ITV 1 Ofcom keep their eye on all these types of programmes. The presenters for my show are Fern Britton and Philip Schofield Transmission The programme starts at 10.30-12.30 and roughly lasts about 2 hours however with commercial breaks this may differ cutting off about 20 minutes of the show. The programme runs through Monday to Friday I think the timing is not shown over the weekend as most children are at school and its main aim is for adults. The programme is recorded live within a studio. The news is in the middle of the programme about 10.50 which is around about the same time that they also show the weather. News headlines are at 11.50 Viewing audience The viewing audience would be adults of any
An analysis of the popularity of a television gameshow.
An analysis of the popularity of a television game show The game shows are a very popular genre of TV, millions of viewers tuning in every day. Some are developed for laughs, while others are played for prizes or large sums of money. Public familiarity, their 'easy watching' factor, strikingly high stakes and built up interest in the shows leads to high viewing numbers. What makes them different from other shows is the way that it allows the viewer to take part to a certain extent and in many game shows they can test their own knowledge, rather than just sit and watch. The game show that I will be concentrating on is 'The weakest Link', the quick-fire general knowledge quiz. This show has taken the world by storm 5 days a week and is known best for its fast-witted and 'rude' host Anne Robinson. I am going to write about why this show appeals to the television viewers, and how the show creates tension and excitement. Firstly, rather than being an immediate attention grabber the program title sequence has a meaning. It is a proverb: 'the weakest link' which gives an insight to the show. It is identifiable and new viewers would find this intriguing and feel like watching on to see what the show is all about. The show is famous for its host Anne Robinson. She appeals to the audience with her unique attitude and her snobby and humiliating comments toward the contestants. She