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.

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.

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.

12C Media (VAN/ROD)

Don't forget that your Super 8 Power Point presentations are due first day back in January. No more than 15 words per slide. We will present these in Period 5 on Tuesday Jan 3rd. See you in DF07 on time.

Super 8 Powerpoint Presentation

Create a 5 minute presentation on Super 8 for the Cross Media Case study to be delivered on Monday 12th December.

Answer the following questions in your presentation:

How are texts in the three platforms constructed?
• Are there similarities and differences in the way the area is dealt with in each platform?
• What type of media language is used and how?
• How are genre codes used?
• How do texts within the three platforms construct narrative?

How do audiences access texts across the three platforms?
• Do the texts enable different types of audience activity and/or interaction?
• Are audiences able to play a role in the construction of media texts? (UGC)
• Are there differences in the audience gratifications offered across the three platforms?

How are representations constructed and are there similarities and/or differences across the platforms?
• What values and ideologies are communicated within the representation?

What institutional issues are raised by the topic areas?
• How are institutions reacting to change in technology?
• How are institutions attempting to reach and engage their audiences?
• What economic issues are behind the construction and distribution of contemporary media texts?

Use the Significance, Structure, Simplicity, Rehearsal checklist on slide 58 of the guide about how to prevent Death by PowerPoint as this will help you produce a more interesting presentation.

Save the PowerPoint in 97-2003 format and upload to Google Docs, making it a public file (by clicking 'share' then 'publish/embed'). Then include the link to the PowerPoint on your blog.

Super 8 Cross-Media Study

Here is the Super 8 homework for all Y12 students - due either Monday/Tuesday next week...

Super 8 Cross Media Study

...go through the Powerpoint and copy each question individually to your blog. For every question, provide a written answer underneath and give evidence (examples, links to the texts, images, etc.).

NOTE: This is instead of the essay homework that 12C thought they were getting.

Case Study Checklists