Gurleen Alevel Coursework

  Radio: Final index 1)  Radio: Introduction to Radio 2)  Radio: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat 3)  Radio: War of the Worlds

Media Paper 2: Learner response   1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  Great analysis, although a bit more on ideology would have been good. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question (Q1) and identify two points that you could have written in your answer. • the grey skies are portentous, signifying a feeling of impending doom • an ideological reading might suggest that capitalism is a corrupt system which only benefits the few. 3) Look at the indicative content for Q1 again and make a note of any theories or examples of media terminology you could have used in your answer. "the positioning of character" and mode of address can be interpreted as" signifiers of race and gender" 4) Now focus on the TV 25-marker. Use the mark scheme to note down: - three general comment...

  Media Factsheet Read  Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? Orson Welles’ 1938 radio play is an adaption of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name, first published in 1898. It tells the story of an alien invasion and the ensuing conflict between mankind and an extra-terrestrial race from Mars. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? Broadcast live on 30th October 1938, popular myth has it that thousands of New Yorkers fled their homes in panic, and all across America people crowded the streets to witness for themselves the real space battle between earth and the Martians. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? The New York Times headline read, “Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact.” “Th...