Do you think that television is a force for good a harmful influence, or both ?
Do you think that television is a force for good, a harmful influence, or both ? What would you do to reduce its potential to harm - young people in particular. Television is a source for top entertainment adored by all ages but the programs are influencing the eyes of the viewers both in a good and bad way. Violence, sex and bad language is currently shown at earlier and earlier times, leaving especially children prone to mature viewing. With the television the most watched object in the country, it is not a surprise that nearly everyone has one in their homes. Due to such expectations from the high attendance, each channel must broadcast whatever will make them the most money. This normally includes exciting and "saucy" scenes. TV nowadays is a huge icon to children as this influences them more than anything. They enjoy programs such as "Power Rangers" which teach them to fight whenever in trouble. The acting seems so realistic to the children that they imitate it, causing violence. But Parents are unaware that children react to TV in such a way. Most encourage watching the television but are shocked to find their son or daughter swearing. Surely this is inevidable. Often the elders don't even know if their child is watching the box at certain times such as if a TV is in their bedroom or Mum and Dad are late home from work. TV also encourages rebellion against Parents
The Big Match
The Big Match We have been studying and analyzing the big match which was between England and Chile. The match was played in February of 1998 and was leading up to the world cup. It was played in Wembely, which is known as the heart of English football. I, while analyzing the Big Match have focused on commentary as well as some technical aspects of the game. In the first fifteen seconds of the title sequence, the words 'Big Match' were repeatedly shown. These words stood out because of their font and colors, which were red and blue. When a viewer views the title sequence s/he is ment to feel as though, "This is it, the biggest most important match ever." Behind this logo was a football. This football was changing its shape to a heart, and then back again to a football over and over again. This to me to symbolizes that football is life. This also symbolizes passion as well as the effort the players put in to the game. Another symbol that came up in the first fifteen seconds of the title sequence was an eye. The 'pupil' of this eye was changing from a football to key players of the English side such as: Owen, Shearer, Ince, Beckham and Glen Haddle. This implies that the audience are watching or looking over these key players, who are at the centre of attention. The music in the first part of the opening sequence is fast and has a good beat. This music is related to the
Religion and life
Religion and life I am studying an Eastenders episode which was screened on BBC1 in 2005 recently (this is a current story). The moral issue which I am highlighting is about when Stacey Slater provided a false alibi for Chrissie to the police. Stacey did this to prevent her cousin Zoe who was an accomplice from going to court or even imprisonment. The main characters in this episode are Chrissie, Stacey Zoe and Sam. Chrissie Watts is guilty for the murder of Den Watts (her husband). As Sam and Zoe were at the scene at the exact same time of which the murder took place, they panicked and decided to bury Den in the floor at the back of the pub where Chrissie works and lives. Sam, Zoe and Chrissie did not go to the pub with the intention of killing Den, they arranged to meet to give Den revenge, as Den in the past has manipulated and destroyed all of the things that meant something to them individually, even their own families. I think this is a moral issue as Stacey broke the law by lying to the police. Some people may think that this was inappropriate because people 'mainly Christians' believe that whatever may happen you should never go against the words of god, and lie. On the other hand, some people may disagree and believe it was the moral thing to do as you are defending an innocent person while looking after the well-being of your friends or family. This topic is
P'tang, yang, kipperbang
P'tang, yang, kipperbang 'P'tang, yang, kipperbang' is a play written for television which focuses around the life of a teenage boy, named Alan Duckworth. Set after the war, the play gives the viewer or reader a well documented insight into teenage life at this point in time. The main character, Alan is not only a keen cricket fan like most boys his age, but has developed an infatuation for an attractive girl in his school. Although at first glance Alan seems to be like any other teenager, beneath this image is a boy who is healthily in touch with his feminine side. This leads to a play which not only adopts a successful comedy routine between Alan and his friends, but in the end, turns Alan into the unlikely hero of the play. The writer of the play, Jack Rosenthal ensures 'P'tang, yang, kipperbang' sets itself from the crowd. He achieves this by using a certain dramatic device, which can only be labelled as genius. Rosenthal employs John Arlott, a famous sports commentator to provide play-by-play of the test cricket match, England against Australia to coincide with the events in Alan's life. It's this commentary along with Rosenthal's thought and preparation into the characters, which makes 'P'tang, yang, kipperbang' such a joy to read and even more so to watch. The stage directions can not be ignored when reading the play, but naturally they go without acknowledgement.
Evaluate the extent to which The Simpsons follow the conventions of a typical sitcom.
Evaluate the extent to which The Simpsons follow the conventions of a typical sitcom. A sitcom is a situation comedy. In a sitcom there is usually a nuclear family, which involves there being a mum, dad, sister and a brother as the main focus. A normal stock plot for a sitcom is that everything more often than not starts happily and ends pretty much the same. There are a few minor hiccups in-between that are easily worked out. They usually contain farce, satire, and puns or slap stick comedy to amuse the audience. Sitcoms generally last about thirty minutes, for example in 'My family' and 'King of the Hill'. Sitcoms have changed and modernized considerably to fit in and relate to society today. For example the 1950's sitcom 'Leave it to Beaver' was about a typical middle-class white family who had their fair share of problems, but managed to resolve them in the end. They were extremely polite to each other and acted as role models of how a 'proper' family should behave, but of course not every family was like that. Real life families have bigger problems, more controversial. This is what the sitcoms in the 50's lacked in, real life issues. Nowadays sitcoms relate to young people today and how life is affecting today's culture and traditions. A sitcom such as 'The Simpson's' is vastly popular because they are not afraid to tackle real life issues, which are in-fact very
"The Simpsons"
"The Simpsons" BySneha Patel 10'O A sitcom is a situational comedy television series. Sitcoms usually use comic devices to make them funny like puns, violence and exaggeration. They use satire, farce, parody, jokes, gags and slapstick to entertain the audience. Sitcoms usually last 30 minutes if shown on commercial TV and they involve chracters having problems which they try to sort out. "Leaver it to Beaver" was about a typical, white middle-class 1950's family that had problems and worked together to work them out. They had the same sort of characters as "The Simpsons" but they didn't have the same controversial issues. When "All in the Family" aired in the 1970's it was a different story. A black family was introduced and it dealt with controversial subjects in realistic ways. It was the first show to do so. This made it popular. Nowadays "The Simpsons" has taken its place. It ridicules important people and deals with subjects that were earlier described as forbidden. "The Simpsons" takes advantage of being an animated sitcom and makes some drastic changes in life, for example the family is yellow skinned, has 4 fingers and seems to not age at all. In certain scenes they may be badly injured, but in the next they are fine. This all makes "The Simpsons" enjoyable to watch. The opening sequence tells us that the following programme is going to be a comedy. The soundtrack
The Simpsons.
The Simpsons One of the most popular sitcoms to date has got to be The Simpsons. It was first aired in 1991 with all of its characters being yellow (besides Asians and some celebrities). The original intent of this was to trick viewers into believing that the tint of their TV was off so they would attempt to adjust it to no avail. People soon realised this and saw the funny side of it, which helped the Simpsons' infamous career as a sitcom. A sitcom is a situation comedy. It centres on a family and usually has the same setting each week. Sitcoms have been around since the 1950s and have always been popular. They are normally 20-30 minutes and are showed when everyone has come home from work or school (6 o'clock onwards), so people can watch it as a family. Each episode starts off with an orientation to the situation, which leads to a complication that threatens the status quo. The complication is soon resolved and the characters re-evaluate their relationship before moving onto the reorientation where order is restored. The opening sequence for The Simpsons has only ever been changed once, besides the schoolboard and the Simpsons arriving at home each episode. These two scenes change every episode and encourage viewers to be there when The Simpsons starts. It also shows the nuclear power plant, which is often ridiculed for its radiation pollution, and Bart and Lisa's