Comparison Between
Media Coursework: Comparison Between "The Simpsons" & "Futurama" The word genre can be used to describe several things such as books, films and television programmes. It means the theme of the book, e.t.c. and in the case of a film or programme means either horror, thriller, comedy, romantic. It is important that a programme or film makes clear what genre it is. For example, a horror should make you cower in fear and a thriller should keep you on the edge of your seat. In the case of a comedy, which I have chosen to compare, it must make you cry with laughter. What genre a piece of media is, also helps you to choose the things that you like. I have chosen to compare two cartoon comedies, The Simpsons and Futurama. These are both popular programmes and were also created by the same person (Matt Groening). When an audience watches a comedy programme like one of these, they expect to see the setting or characters, and a gag or joke to introduce them to the theme. They also expect happy music rather than sad or depressing, which would suit a soap opera for example. Therefore the key conventions of a cartoon comedy are bright happy scenes of the characters or setting and some slight comic acts. Firstly, The Simpsons. The programme starts, by showing a blue sky with a few clouds. As the clouds clear, "The Simpsons" slowly zooms towards the screen and is sung by several voices.
How does Michael Moore make his arguments in 'Bowling for Columbine'
How does Michael Moore make his arguments in 'Bowling for Columbine'? The documentary 'Bowling for Columbine' questions the right in America for owning guns. Michael Moore the director puts his arguments into this bias documentary by using various techniques including vox pops, humour, sarcasm, interviews, irony, music, dramatic effects and parallelism to capture the interest of viewers. Bowling for Columbine is about a gun shooting that occurred in America April 20th 1999 when two students in Columbine high School in Littleton Colorado killed 12 classmates and a teacher. These two students fired over 900 bullets and injured many. Bowling for Columbine is an insight of America's society shaken by fear and inequality. Michael Moore uses a range of tactics by making the viewers question gun ownership including parallelism, interviews, music and irony. Michael uses this to manipulate viewers into thinking his arguments is correct. He also uses the example of a shooting that occurred in school when 6-year-old Kayla died because her classmate shot her. Michael Moore uses parallelism to express his arguments towards gun ownership for example shows a clip of an interview with army men saying that it's their responsibility as Americans to keep their family safe. Also, they say that they can be dependant and not reply on the police, on the other hand Michael shows a clip of sexually
How does Peter Medak gain the viewer's sympathy for Derek Bentley in the film 'Let him have it'?
How does Peter Medak gain the viewer's sympathy for Derek Bentley in the film 'Let him have it'? Bias is prejudice in favour of or against one thing, person or group compared with another, especially in a way considered to be unfair. Film directors use bias when making a film because they want the viewers to have particular feelings towards the situation or one or more of the characters for example sympathise with them. I think that Peter Medak wanted to make this film because he thought that a great miscarriage of justice had been carried out and wanted the world to feel the way he did by making a film version of the true story that is biased in favour of Derek Bentley. I also think the purpose of this film being made was to clear Bentley's name and highlight the family's suffering. I think this because although it is a film which connects immediately with entertainment, I don't think that was the main reason it was filmed. Using film is a clever way of making money because when a new film comes out lots of people tend to go to see it out of curiosity, especially if it is true. However, as the viewers get captivated by the film, I think they would be drawn into sympathising towards the Bentley family and hoping no court trials in the future have the same outcome. Derek Bentley was hanged on the 28th of January 1953, at the age of 19 for a murder he did not commit. Derek
How does Peter Medak gain the viewer's sympathy for Derek Bentley in the film 'Let him have it'?
How does Peter Medak gain the viewer's sympathy for Derek Bentley in the film 'Let him have it'? The film 'Let Him Have it' is a powerful social drama based on a true story. The film's Director, Peter Medak, made this film in 1991 because he thought the judicial hanging of Derek Bentley in 1953 was a grave miscarriage of justice. Peter Medak, like many film directors, used his bias to show his sympathy to the viewers, probably in the hope that the he could pass his sympathy on to many people in order to influence their view. Bias is a tendency to support or oppose a particular person or thing in an unfair way by allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment. By influencing the public view regarding the events surrounding this November evening in 1952, Peter Medak was perhaps hoping that people would be drawn into sympathising with Derek Bentley and his family, ensuring that a miscarriage of justice such as this would never happen again. The film showed the Bentley family's suffering and may have also subsequently helped clear Derek Bentley's name. Having said this, I also maybe think that Peter Medak wanted to make some money from the film, after all it is his job. Films based on true stories draw many people to the box office in the name of entertainment and curiosity, but Peter Medak's careful reconstruction of events reveals why this miscarriage of
Discuss the importance of realism in British soap opera.
Discuss the Importance of Realism in British Soap Opera Peter Harding Corrie, 'Enders and Brookie are all one. Family Affairs and The Archers are too. These shows are all a part of the great institution known as the British Soap Opera's. Originating from when they were U.S. daytime drama programs sponsored by soap manufacturers, they were aimed at 1930's housewives with Opera ironically mocking the storylines that were thought of as being trivial and domestic. Soaps have always remained melodramatic, outrageous and containing high emotional content. They explore the domestic and personal worlds of their characters, which make the audience become more fascinated with the everyday drama of relationships and communities then with apparent 'serious' events such as politics or current affairs. Soaps are mainly revolved around an established location (a street, close, square or an area). Some Soap, such as The Bill and Casualty are known to be occupational soaps, revolving around a workplace. The key factors in Soap are the community - places where everyone knows each other making storylines a lot more possible. The Local pub is a place where gossip can be spread fast and enemies cannot avoid one another. Meaning a confrontation (a la Mike Baldwin and Ken Barlow) is inevitable - providing a worthwhile appearance in soap. A big part of the Soap Opera's popularity is
An Exploration into the Representation of Families in Sitcoms
Exploration first draft The purpose of my exploration is to scrutinise whether family stereotypes within the media are merely exaggerations, or whether they are accurate observations. I have focused mainly on sitcoms as they are known for their absurd situations and characters, but they have a hint of truth to them at the same time. I narrowed this exploration down to three famous British sitcoms: Outnumbered, Only Fools and Horses and The Royle Family. I mainly wanted to challenge the viewpoint that all sitcom characters are created for humour, rather than for being similar to our own family members. Roy Stafford defined sitcoms as ‘a setting and a group of characters providing the opportunity for a comic narrative’ (Stafford, 2004). Most British sitcoms are based on the concept of families, and build on these characters throughout series and episodes. Typical family members might include a grumpy Grandad or boisterous brother for example. In Only Fools and Horses, they base the early episodes on two brothers and a Grandad, later becoming two brothers, their wives and their war veteran Uncle. The main stereotype from the show was that the brothers were very argumentative towards each other but remained close throughout, and the Grandad - or Uncle - was a forgetful and dopey, but loveable man. They were frequently put into tricky - arguably unrealistic - situations but
Made In Chelsea Analysis of an episode
Made In Chelsea Series 3 Episode 4 Analysis Media Studies Avinash Rambojun From the episode of Made In Chelsea I watched, I can say that the representations we have of upwardly mobile young city dwellers are that they are social-oriented, whose lives seem to be some care-free that they can cavort around various places in London—and the world—without any problems. We also only see characters of a certain age range—none are, we assume, above the age of thirty—of which the majority have no jobs or business, leading us to believe that they come from families of ‘old money’, and so having a job themselves would seem rather pointless. Saying that, there are a few characters who do possess their own business or thereabouts. However, our perceptions of the characters are very one sided, as we are constricted to seeing only one side of that character—the one that fits their current storyline the best. This prevents us from seeing, per se, the kind heartedness of a character that has just cheated on their partner. The words ‘characters’ and ‘storylines’ fit well with my next point; the conversations and the events that take place throughout the episode seem far too rehearsed and coincidental for them to be actual ‘reality’. Location shots are used of London sights and attractions to establish the setting of the scene. They also are only of Central London
Critical analysis of "Shameless".
The effective review of the channel 4 drama series Shameless, ‘The low down dirty lack of shame’ written by Tom Jennings. (Variant, No 19, pp. 11-12) articulates interesting arguments surrounding the class and representation of the characters and their progressing storylines. This is shown with comparisons between reality, and exaggerated storylines. I feel that the author’s purpose for this text is to enlighten and persuade the reader, about how different classes live. He does this with logical reasoning and orderly presented material. In my opinion, the framework of the review is largely fixated upon the way; the drama is presented to the audience. The main question that is being answered is whether or not the drama shows a true portrayal of working class. The writer answers this for the reader by segmenting the information under clear and understandable headings. These do not only relate to true life situations but also to shameless. An example is ‘family affairs’. This enables the reader to make the connection with the words and meanings. Jennings then goes on to inform about the morals of programmes that represent working class, and the refusal to take into consideration the troubles that occur in reality, for example political issues. Jennings also informs the reader of the hype that is created and surrounds programmes that are being forced into narrow
In this essay I will discuss three events: 9/11, the riots in Manchester 2011, and the royal wedding, and analyze how the event is represented in the media today.
[Using your own detailed examples explore how events are represented in the media today] Throughout the years media has had a major impact on the audience by representing different events through different news media. Because there are lots of media institutions, this gives the audience a chance to get different points of views on an event. The media text can allow positive and negative aspects of the event and how it is impacted on the audience. Events like 9/11, the riots in Manchester 2011, and the royal wedding, it shows how each event is represented throughout the media either through different institutions or through different types of news media. In this essay I will discuss three events: 9/11, the riots in Manchester 2011, and the royal wedding, and analyze how the event is represented in the media today. In the event of 9/11, it has impacted the audience significantly compared to other events. When 9/11 struck, all types of news media were covering the event. Different news media institutions gathered information and posted through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, television, and the internet. The Daily Mail newspaper selected the event of 9/11 and represented it in a newspaper. Through showing a wide, establishing, iconic image that is shown in black and white, the institution constructed the front cover to give the anchorage ideological meaning that the end
The Effect of Censorship on the Media in Pakistan.
From their independence, Pakistani people fed a surfeit of Islamic and state ideology, (anti India) via (restricted and tightly controlled) newspapers, radio and later state owned and ran TV, Pakistan Television (PTV) one and only channel broadcasting multi nature of TV content for 8 hours in a day, since its commencement. In the beginning of new millennium, General Pervez Musharraf’s government facilitated the national and international private TV channels through cable TV networks. Cable TV networks spread all over the country in a flash from big cities to smaller towns and remote villages because of cheap monthly charges and zero installation expense, The private TV media revolution was welcomed by ordinary people and this phenomena is now integral part of their life and culture, In every home, shop, or at Tea stall there is cable TV network connection as in Kellner’s words We are immersed from cradle to grave in a media and consumer society, Many of the private channels are owned by newspaper companies and business corporations. So they were/are truly commercial entity and therefore can always be expected to cater, first and foremost, to its profit-making needs. According to Kellner, Media culture is industrial culture, organized on the model of mass production and is produced for a mass audience according to types (genres), following conventional formulas, codes,