How Important Are Radio and Television In Education.
HOW IMPORTANT ARE RADIO AND TELEVISION IN EDUCATION This present age is fondly described by many as the age of information. The fastest agents to bring the information from place to place are radio and television. No doubt the main function of the two transmitting media is entertainment, but their most important function is education. With radio and television, the world itself has become a large school of formal and informal education. As far as formal education goes, radio and television programmes go a long way to broadcast programmes to supplement the school syllabus. In many countries there are even channels which are exclusively for students. The entertainment channels too, broadcast programmes which are calculated to help students in their schoolwork. Shakespeare's plays are broadcast so that students can see the plays performed rather than just read them. The importance of radio and television to education is that they overcome distance. This is especially true for television. Details of the plant life in the African bush can be brought to the school room or to one's home in an instant; whereas reading about such information does provide the student with a lot of details. The book medium is primitive when compared with television. Through television, it is possible to give the viewer a realistic experience, which is next in quality only to a real
Compare the ways in which directors Sergio Leone and Baz Lurhman us the codes and conventions of the Western genre to create tension, atmosphere and interest in the gunfight scenes from Once Upon a Time In The West(TM) (Leone 1968) a
Name: Jasper König Compare the ways in which directors Sergio Leone and Baz Lurhman us the codes and conventions of the Western genre to create tension, atmosphere and interest in the gunfight scenes from 'Once Upon a Time In The West' (Leone 1968) and 'Romeo and Juliet' (Luhrmann 1996') respectively? How effective do you consider them to be? 'Once Upon a Time In The West' (Leone 1968) is one of the best-known Spaghetti westerns. This just means that the film was not shot in the actual 'Wild West' but in Italy, Spain or any other Mediterranean country. The film itself is very different from earlier westerns even though Sergio Leone was watching numerous classic westerns while constructing the story. The climax of the film is at the very end, which is evidence that the film is very slow.The film stars: Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards and Charles Bronson. 'Romeo and Juliet' (Luhrmann 1996) is was Baz Luhrmann's second feature film (his first was 'Strictly Ballroom'). Luhrmann is known for his use of cinematic trickery, which he uses a lot in 'Romeo and Juliet'. The film is set in the mythical 'Verona Beach' but shot around and in Mexico City. Luhrmann used many different genres to create his film. For instance in the gunfight the western genre is used. This makes the film unusual and effective. This gunfight is right at the beginning of the films. It acts as a
How influential is Television?
How influential is Television? Throughout the last century, society has seen innovation in many technologies, each of which carries its fair share of positive and negative influences. Possibly the most talked about set of influences are those which have arisen since the innovation of television. Television broadcasting today includes a wide variety of emotive, educational and persuasive programmes, ranging from a documentary on starvation in the Sudan to reality television programmes showing street violence as a form of "entertainment." Television shows have generated controversy, been a focus for moral panics and stimulated debate throughout society. Like any medium television is influential both in positive and negative ways, although there will never be an agreement about what we should celebrate or condemn, television represents social conflicts and fractures and feeds back into them. Broadcasting today relays information to the public or global society, but the sources, effects and biases of this information are often complex and not immediately clear. Television creates a new relationship between individuals and societies in a global context. The combination of emotive language with video has led to a deeper global concern being injected into society, a recent example being shown by the many commentaries within the Western world after the events of September 11th
Identify and compare the main codes and conventions of two television documentaries and explain what effect they have on the presentation of the subject matter of the two programmes.
Unsa Akhtar July 2006 Media Essay Identify and compare the main codes and conventions of two television documentaries and explain what effect they have on the presentation of the subject matter of the two programmes. The two documentaries that I have decided to analyse are Megastructures, which was shown on National Geographic Channel, and Big Brother, which was shown on Channel 4. Megastructures was shown at 2.00pm for 53 minutes approximately on Saturday 3rd June 2006 whereas Big Brother was shown at 9.00pm for approximately 54 minutes excluding advertisements on Monday 12th June. The dates of these two programmes are not in any way bias against an event. Big Brother was post watershed, which means it can have conversations and scenes of an adult nature but Megastructures was shown pre-watershed which meant that it could not have swearing. Megastructures was shown on the National Geographic channel which means it is a programme to inform the audience watching but Big Brother was shown on Channel 4 which means it can a have a fun side to it instead of a very serious note. Megastructures is about the construction of the palm tree islands on the coast of Dubai however Big Brother is much less serious as it is about 13 very different people selected by Big Brother put in a purposely-built house to live side by side. The public evicts one housemate every week. Megastructures
How successful is Spielberg in creating tension and suspense in the film Jaws
How successful is Spielberg in creating tension and suspense in the film Jaws Jaws is a film about a Great white shark that is terrorising and eating people and also animals from a little island called Amity off the east coast of America. It is set in the 1970's and is on the 4th of July which is American Independence Day. It is set on the 4th of July because this is a national holiday, when there will be lots of people travelling to the island for a holiday. It is very ironic the film being set on this holiday because you would expect it to be a happy time when everyone is nice and cheery but then it turns into sadness because there are people being horrifically eaten by sharks. I think that Spielberg is very successful in creating suspense and tension in Jaws because of the very good use of camera techniques and music that he uses, and also the fact that you never see the shark so it all seems mysterious. The music in Jaws is extremely good at building tension during the course of the film. In the title sequence the shark is connected to the music because it is a point of view shot of the shark swimming through the reef. The low deep noise of the music makes it very mysterious and quite spooky. You can feel that you are looking through the eyes of something evil. In the opening scene when they are on the beach with the radio playing they all seem so innocent and the music
Is the media too influential in the UK?
The media is one of the most pervasive and persuasive influences on life in the modern world. Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet and advertisements play an important role in the quality of life for many people. We are exposed to the media in one form or another from an early age and it influences our thoughts, our attitudes and sometimes our behaviour. Advertising on both television and radio often uses celebrities and well-known people to promote products and as people of the modern world we look up to celebrities and want to be like them. Therefore when we see people we look up to wearing or using something we want it and consequently go out and buy it. However, the Independent Television Commission (ITC) and the Radio authority check up on adverts to make sure that they are honest, decent and do not include any form of discrimination or anything that may be harmful to children, mentally and physically. Therefore, even though advertising is influential, adverts do not tell us to go and buy products or go to events that can be harmful to others and ourselves but just inform us of what is available and what is going on around us. Along with advertising is propaganda, which is the organised circulation of information designed to influence people. Even though it is controlled by the State, propaganda usually attempts to appeal to people's emotions or
Why in your opinion has Star Wars: A New Hope become such an iconic film?
Why in your opinion has Star Wars: A New Hope become such an iconic film? Lucas had the idea of Star Wars: A New Hope whilst directing his first full-feature film, THX 1138. Lucas started writing Star Wars: A New Hope in 1973 however it wasn't until 1977 that it was released. Lucas spent these 4 years changing and modifying the characters and script. There were many minor changes such as Luke Starkiller being renamed as Luke Skywalker. There were many big changes such as the death of Obi Wan Kenobi after George Lucas realized that he no longer served a purpose to the story line. Joseph Campbell's A Hero with a thousand faces inspired Lucas. Lucas read this book whilst he was choosing the characters that helped make Star Wars: A New Hope so iconic. Star Wars: A New Hope was an unexpected huge hit. It has now evolved from just a film aimed at children to numerous types of media and is now multi-media. There is a lot of merchandise that has been made for Star Wars: A New Hope. The film is now a television series, animated film, videogame and in addition there has been a lot of merchandise produced. There have been many toys made based on the characters in Star Wars: A New Hope. Lightsabers have also been recreated in different colours. The lightsabers bear a resemblance to swords; this signifies heroism and bravery as characters such as saint
Analyse how the music, camera angles, special effects and presentation of characters create a dramatic fight scene in the Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet
Analyse how the music, camera angles, special effects and presentation of characters create a dramatic fight scene in the Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet Baz Luhrmann's version of Romeo and Juliet uses various aspects of Act 3 Scene 1 to create a dramatic fight scene. This film, from 1996, displays the Shakespearian play in a modernised world, with the film set in Los Angeles, and various modern props are used, such as guns and cars. This film, like the play, presents the rebellious feud between two rival families: the Montagues' and the Capulets. This leads to conflict created by the younger members of the families and, with the introduction of modern weaponry, creates a more violent action scene. Luhrmann tries to emphasise the significance of this pivotal scene through his choice of soundtracks, camera angles, special effects and presentation of characters. Firstly, Baz Luhrmann creates a dramatic fight scene through the ways the characters are depicted along with their costumes. The first character shown in this scene is Mercutio who, at this point, is shooting bullets into the sea, which could convey that he is the troublemaker who starts the brawl between the Montagues and the Capulets to create a dramatic fight scene. Although his actions convey acts of trouble, his shirt emphasises his innocence. Mercutio wears a plain white unbuttoned shirt, displaying his
Discuss and illustrate the production of ideology by the contemporary mass media. Focus upon the issue of race representation
INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA ANALYSIS Discuss and illustrate the production of ideology by the contemporary mass media. Focus upon the issue of race representation The following paper will consider issues relating to representation of Black and Asian people in British film, television and music in contemporary society. Through historical context, imperial culture will be examined to show the foundations of dominant white ideology that treated colonial immigrants as inferior and external. Representation of race in this respect in mass media has endorsed and encouraged the superiority of white Englishness as a natural state. However the essay will conclude that through processes of globalisation, increased consumerism and the development of new cross cultural activities, a new form of cultural identity is emerging to challenge traditional national identity and the production of ideology. The concept of ideology represents collective ideas which are held to be true and which come to dominate all others. Through constant reinforcement, a belief system is generated which consolidates a particular view of the world. This formulation of ideology can be applied to the imperialist as they embarked upon the colonisation of continents such as Africa in the 19th century. Young (1996) states that "Ideologically, nineteenth century British colonialism was justified as a moral duty, a
How effectively is genre established and atmosphere created by the opening sequence of Moulin Rouge.
'How effectively is genre established and atmosphere created by the opening sequence of a film of your choice?' The Moulin Rouge 'Moulin Rouge' is a musical love story whose genre is established and atmosphere set within minutes of the opening sequence. There is a mixture of 19th Century Paris and its Bohemian underground, over-the-top style with music from the 20th century. This film is busy, chaotic and fast paced, the camera is never stationary and uses a wide variety of angles and shots as it tracks, pans and zooms at every opportunity. Lighting and sound effects are bold and suit the out-going, flamboyant costumes as well as the highly skilful, complex choreography. The opening prologue starts in a huge, theatrical cinema, with a stage, which is symbolic of Shakespeare's line and the major theme of the film; 'All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely players.' It underlines the fact that they are all actors playing a part in life that is on show for everyone to see. An orchestra plays and a conductor conducts in front of an oversized cinema screen covered by a red velvet curtain. The conductor is just a silhouette; made to look tiny by the long shot in comparison to the great screen behind him. The curtains pull back to reveal a downcast and weeping Toulouse Lautrec (John Lequizimo) showered in a silvery synthetic moonlight, eerily singing David
