Media 2 - Mr Halsey

Media Magazine 55 has an overview of technology journalist Bill Thompson’s conference presentation on ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ It’s an excellent summary of the internet’s brief history and its impact on society. Go to  our Media Magazine archive , click on MM55 and scroll to page 13 to read the article ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ Answer the following questions: 1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson? email and exchange files with other people at other universities The net if open to innovation like email, the web, Spotify or Snapchat 2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet? Network becoming invisible impossible to stop spam, trading of images and abuse. 3) What does ‘open technology’ refer to? Do you agree with the idea of ‘open technology’? having an open society based around principle of equality of opport

You need to write detailed  250-word close-textual analyses  of six TV drama trailers in your chosen genre. For each trailer, focus on a different aspect of media language, and embed each one on your blog: TV drama trailer 1: Narrative and genre How is narrative and genre communicated quickly and clearly to the audience? TV drama trailer 2:   Mise-en-scene What do you notice about the use of mise-en-scene to create meanings for the audience? Think CLAMPS. TV drama trailer 3:   Camerawork Here you are looking for particular camera shots and movement. E.g. Are close-ups used to introduce key characters to the audience? How are establishing shots used? TV drama trailer 4:   Editing Analyse pace, transitions, number of shots and juxtaposition e.g. eyeline matches. Does the pace speed up towards the end of the trailer?  TV drama trailer 5: Sound Analyse both diegetic and non-diegetic sound - music, dialogue, voiceover, SFX, background or foley sound etc. TV drama trailer 6: Trail