cuffs cast

 Left to right, name the officers (1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

1- donna prager

2- pc lina

3- jake

4- jo

5- pc ryan

6- carl hawkins 

7- vickers

9 Who is this?

-pc misha 

10 Name the owner of the corner shop

- mohmmad 

11 Name the racist thug

-benson

12 Name the drug addict

-

13 Name the mother whose child is taken by her ex husband

-mrs quirk
cinnamon/toothpaste stealer

PAPER 1 EXAM FEEDBACK

 Q.3 How far does Cuffs adapt police drama conventions to fit its family audience at 8 p.m. on BBC1?

In your answer you must

• state what conventions you could expect from most TV police drama
  
• analyse the programme's use of genre conventions, making sure that you cover the whole episode (not just the extract played in the exam). This means explaining all the crimes that occur in the episode and everything that the police have to deal with that may be upsetting for viewers.
  
• explain who the audience is for Cuffs
• explain how far the programme adapted conventions
  
• draw conclusions about how far the extract adapts the conventions of police drama to fit its scheduling and audience

Cuffs adapts police drama conventions to fit its family audience at 8pm on BBC1 by presenting the tv show to all audiences but mainly adults and young adults, as it starts at 8pm most young children will be asleep therefore more adults will be able to view the program. The scene at the start where the naked people turn around may not be appropriate to young children so they purposely started the show later so young children wouldn't be able to watch it. The scene where the man is killed in the corner shop by a bunch of boys can be quite graphic and make people feel unsettled or uncomfortable. 

In conclusion, Cuffs does adapt its series to fit family audiences.

MUSIC MAGAZINES

 

• Analyse the media language of MOJO and the BBC magazine. 
• Make judgements and draw conclusions about how far the media language is used differently to fit different kinds of music. (15)

Media language is presented in Mojo with the genre of of classical rock, conveying that it has a rock artist on the front, it has a very bold and colourful front page which is extremely eye-catching to me and the readers. Certain colours are used like reds and black which are quite outgoing and bold. The man who is photographed in the middle of the image has a very plain look, he looks quite serious and quite stern which could reflect his band and how serious they are about playing music. He has very artistic makeup which you wouldn't commonly see in the streets therefore people may be attracted to this and interested about what perhaps the magazine is going to be about. The newspaper includes san serif writing which is very bold and simple.

Compared to the BBC magazine the genre which is classical impacts the front page, plain colours and simple writing, there isn't any boldness or anything shouting at your face full of colours. The clothes the artist is wearing gives off a warm impression, he isn't wearing anything too out there or bold but instead just simple colours. The boy is showing a smile which can infer that he's happy and he likes what he's doing, he likes playing music to people and especially as he is very young, it's quite impressive. It can also suggest that he's welcoming the readers, they should read this magazine because he's friendly and inviting. 

In conclusion, media language is more formal in the BBC magazine and is aimed at different people compared to the Mojo magazine which is informal and aimed at certain people who like classical rock.

SOCIAL & CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN THE OBSERVER 1960s

  PREP Based on the 3 front pages of The Observer from the 1960s.

Written prep on your blog. Title: SOCIAL & CULTURAL CONTEXTS in THE OBSERVER 1960s

Bullet points of every representation of women - as many as possible, of different kinds:

- presented as an object as she's dressed in lingerie which is clearly and ad in the newspaper                           - beauty standards                                                                                                                                                          - The queen visiting a funeral, looking serious                                                                                                             - woman only displayed for her body- to appeal to husbands and men in general

Bullet points  of every mention of representation of ethnicity (or lack of it)

-'Britain shoots for gold', black power protest at the Olympics                                                                                  -The marriage of black woman and a Caucasian man

Bullet points on social conditions (like divorce)

-The law commission making sure both partners had consent on filing for divorce

03 brief 1

For the magazine my main story would be about social media 

i could do:

-why i enjoy social media

-dangers of social media

-impacts of social media

-personal views on social media

-how to inspire people on social media

I could use bright colours for the title making it eye-catching and use the same colour scheme throughout, I could also use images related to social media with the different titles. I think this would be a really good idea because its something everyone uses and enjoys and there is a lot to say about it and that it would be directly aimed at a teen audience and it could help them and also warn them about dangers online. For the front cover i could have a picture of myself or someone else on their phone or maybe a picture of someone with loads of feeling surrounding them to show the impact of social media. For the double page spread i could talk about why i enjoy social media and why people use it a lot. 

My title: Social media killer 

03 creating media

Television:

I would talk about the popular bands and artists there are and which songs are in top charts in that moment of time and could include snips of the songs.

Website:

For my website i would include my hobbies or made up hobbies, i enjoy social media, fashion, listening to music and so on, for the video i could include me doing one of these hobbies, i could do it about my favourite songs or artists.

Magazine:

In the magazine i could do it based on social media and the uses of it and the dangers, i could include various pictures and show the different apps on social media platforms. On the double page there could be about what different app is like and what its used for and why its so popular. 

Music video

For this i could include my favourite singers and their songs and create an emotional or happy video, i would chose a song many people know and are fairly used to and i could include cool effects and editing.

I think that i'm edging towards doing either the magazine or website because i think that making the website would be fun and i could include things i enjoy doing inside of it however i would also like to do the magazine because i think that it would be really useful and especially as i plan to do it on something everyone is aware of and knows about.

01 The Avengers

What is your impression of the sixties era?

My impression of the sixties era is that it was a very happy colourful and bright time to live in, people were always having fun and living the best of life. The clothes they wore also gave this impression because they wore brightly coloured clothes that they liked to show off at the time and they weren't bothered about other peoples opinions and what people viewed them as. The music was also very significant and gave a very happy impression and most songs were upbeat and had everyone dancing too, it seemed like one of the best times to be around for.

Where does this come from?

This comes from the trailer we watched, 'Austin Powers', as it shows us what the people wore, which were brightly coloured clothing, their emotions which for the majority of the time they were happy and uplifted. Austin Powers who was very confident and outgoing also suggests how other people were like.

Five key events from the sixties that shaped it

Martin Luther King Jr, Cuban missile crisis, moon landings, the Vietnam war and civil rights protest

Five famous figures that associated with this era

John Lennon, Martin Luther King jr, Paul Mccartney, Neil Armstrong and John F Kennedy