Answer the following questions (on your blog) about the documentary, Websex: What's the Harm
What is the impact of the soundtrack/ voiceover/ dialogue?
What sound and visual techniques are used to convey meaning?
What are the denotative meanings and connotations?
What is the significance of the mise-en-scene?
What are the dominant images and iconography?
What assumptions about the audience are made?
How might the audience react to the text?
How does the text appeal to the audience?
How do you read and evaluate the text?
Who is the target audience?
To which genre/s does the text belong?
Which generic conventions is the text using?
What are the audiences’ generic expectations are they fulfilled or subverted?
Who is being represented?
What is being represented?
Why is the subject being represented in this way?
Are there any stereotypes?
Is the representation fair and accurate?
What are the major ideologies, values and assumptions behind the text?
How are these ideas and values put across in the text?
How did the institution affect the text?
What is the institutional source of the text?
How has the text been distributed?
Who owns and controls the institution?
Is the text a public service or commercial institution?
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Websex HW
For 12A, Mr Bush (for Monday 23/01).
Answer the following questions (on your blog) about the documentary, Websex: What's the Harm
Answer the following questions (on your blog) about the documentary, Websex: What's the Harm
What is being done by the soundtrack/ voiceover/ dialogue?
What sound and visual techniques are used to convey meaning?
What are the denotative meanings and connotations?
What is the significance of the mise-en-scene?
What are the dominant images and iconography?
What assumptions about the audience are made?
How might the audience react to the text?
How does the text appeal to the audience?
How do you read and evaluate the text?
Who is the target audience?
To which genre/s does the text belong?
Which generic conventions is the text using?
What are the audiences’ generic expectations are they fulfilled or subverted?
Who is being represented?
What is being represented?
Why is the subject being represented in this way?
Are there any stereotypes?
Is the representation fair and accurate?
What are the major ideologies, values and assumptions behind the text?
How are these ideas and values put across in the text?
How did the institution affect the text?
What is the institutional source of the text?
How has the text been distributed?
Who owns and controls the institution?
Is the text a public service or commercial institution?
Monday, January 16, 2012
12A1 HW
For those doing documentary with Mr Bush, this h/w is due Fri 20/1.
BBC Three is launching a new program called “Technophobes”, following the lives of five people who are afraid of technology.
Complete the following questions on your blog (and make sure you have definitely posted up your blog address here):
a. AUDIENCE: Who would this program appeal to? In your answer include gender, socio-economic status, psychographics and demographics.
b. INSTITUTION: What assumptions can you make about this program just from knowing that it will be broadcast on BBC Three?
c. MEDIA FORMS: What kind of program are you expecting to see when it is broadcast? Include specific ideas about content, along with more broad knowledge of the codes and conventions of this genre.
d. REPRESENTATION: What kind of position or opinion about these “technophobes” would you expect this documentary to project? Explain why.
f. Write a web blog review of the program (as if you have seen the first episode) commenting on one of the subjects/people in it. What kind of tone would your review take?
BBC Three is launching a new program called “Technophobes”, following the lives of five people who are afraid of technology.
Complete the following questions on your blog (and make sure you have definitely posted up your blog address here):
a. AUDIENCE: Who would this program appeal to? In your answer include gender, socio-economic status, psychographics and demographics.
b. INSTITUTION: What assumptions can you make about this program just from knowing that it will be broadcast on BBC Three?
c. MEDIA FORMS: What kind of program are you expecting to see when it is broadcast? Include specific ideas about content, along with more broad knowledge of the codes and conventions of this genre.
d. REPRESENTATION: What kind of position or opinion about these “technophobes” would you expect this documentary to project? Explain why.
f. Write a web blog review of the program (as if you have seen the first episode) commenting on one of the subjects/people in it. What kind of tone would your review take?
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
VAN 12C Class Work TECHNOPHOBES Questions DUE for Wed Jan 18th's double lesson
BBC Three is launching a new program called “Technophobes”, following the lives of five people who are afraid of technology.
Complete the following questions on your blog:
a. AUDIENCE: Who would this program appeal to? In your answer include gender, socio-economic status, psychographics and demographics
b. INSTITUTION: What assumptions can you make about this program just from knowing that it will be broadcast on BBC Three?
c. MEDIA FORMS: What kind of program are you expecting to see when it is broadcast? Include specific ideas about content, along with more broad knowledge of the codes and conventions of this genre
d. REPRESENTATION: What kind of position or opinion about these “technophobes” would you expect this documentary to project? Explain why.
f. Write a web blog review of the program (as if you have seen the first episode) commenting on one of the subjects/people in it. What kind of tone would your review take?
Do these questions on your blog by next Wed Jan 18th. During the double lesson, I will open your blog and you will give the class an overview of your ideas.
Complete the following questions on your blog:
a. AUDIENCE: Who would this program appeal to? In your answer include gender, socio-economic status, psychographics and demographics
b. INSTITUTION: What assumptions can you make about this program just from knowing that it will be broadcast on BBC Three?
c. MEDIA FORMS: What kind of program are you expecting to see when it is broadcast? Include specific ideas about content, along with more broad knowledge of the codes and conventions of this genre
d. REPRESENTATION: What kind of position or opinion about these “technophobes” would you expect this documentary to project? Explain why.
f. Write a web blog review of the program (as if you have seen the first episode) commenting on one of the subjects/people in it. What kind of tone would your review take?
Do these questions on your blog by next Wed Jan 18th. During the double lesson, I will open your blog and you will give the class an overview of your ideas.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
12C Homework Due Jan 17th VAN
Carry out an 800 word analysis of a documentary DVD cover or still television advertisement. Use the Image Analysis Checklist. Include the cover/advert used.
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
12C VAN
By Next Tuesday Jan 10th:
a. Blog is completely updated and current
b. Detailed definition of DOCUMENTARY, include styles & examples of each style, and codes and conventions. Post your response (detailed) on your blog. To be discussed in class on Tuesday Jan 10th.
a. Blog is completely updated and current
b. Detailed definition of DOCUMENTARY, include styles & examples of each style, and codes and conventions. Post your response (detailed) on your blog. To be discussed in class on Tuesday Jan 10th.
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