Chatham and Clarendon Media Studies Blog

FOR MAGAZINE: This MUST contain a post called MOCK UPS, which contains a mock up version of your magazines. You MAY use found images or AI generated images, but you SHOULD think very carefully about how you will create the real version of each image. MUSIC VIDEO: This MUST contain a post called SHOOTING SCRIPT or STORYBOARD (You can include both). Alternatively, you can create a moving storyboard…

If you are ever unsure about the content of your blog, refer back to this post. I will be posting more detailed explanation of each section, with links to secondary posts as we go along. Check back for updates at the start of each wee, Your blog should contain the following labels. Please note that I have changed the order of some things since we started the coursework. This is an easy thing to c…

QUESTION ONE: Assess the significance of regulation in shaping the production and distribution of the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show. The Radio 1 Breakfast Show exists entirely within a regulatory framework, and without understanding that framework it is impossible to understand the programme itself. Unlike commercial radio, the Breakfast Show is not shaped primarily by market forces but by a set of …

Assess the significance of regulation in shaping the production, distribution and consumption of Animal Crossing: New Horizons as a video game product. Regulation of the video games industry presents challenges that have no real equivalent in film or broadcast radio, because the product itself is a digitally convergent, constantly evolving platform rather than a fixed media text. Animal Crossing:…

Assess the significance of regulation in shaping the production and distribution of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings (2021). Regulation has played a significant, if shifting, role in shaping Hollywood film across both periods. In 1937 and 2021, the regulatory environment did not simply restrict content it actively shaped the commercial strategie…

2019 'The differences in the codes and conventions of long form television dramas reflect the different values, attitudes and beliefs of the audiences that consume them.' How far do you agree with this statement? In an Economic Context, Stranger Things (ST) was hugely successful. It represents a significant investment for Netflix (with a reported budget of $6m per episode) and became an internati…

When you have completed your research into the codes and conventions of existing media, you will need to create another post in each section called: Conventions - Statement of Intent In this section you need to identify at least ten of the conventions from your research and to write a few sentences about why you have either: a) Chosen to use this convention If you have chosen to use this conventi…

MEDIA INDUSTRIES THEORISTS Curran and Seaton theorise that the media industries follow the normal capitalist pattern of increasing concentration of ownership in fewer and fewer hands. They argue that this leads to a narrowing of the range of voices and viewpoints available to audiences, with power and control over media production and distribution lying with a small number of conglomerates rather…

For the next three weeks, you should be working toward the content required for these two sections of your blog. 03 Research - Production Create a PowerPoint that shows your research into the codes and conventions of either magazine covers and contents pages or music videos in the genre you have been given. You should include: Shot Type Mise en Scene Layout and Design (for magazines) or Editing (…

TASK ONE: GRADE IT Chatham and Clarendon Media Studies Blog: SYNOPTIC MARK SCHEME POST YOUR GRADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW 2022: 'Long form television dramas produced in different countries always incorporate the dominant conventions, viewpoints and ideologies of those countries.' How far do you agree with this statement? In your answer, you must: explain the contexts in which long form tele…

Source B - The Telegraph Twitter Feed, 12 June 2023

SOURCE A: DAILY MAIL SOURCE B: DAILY MIRROR

Source A: Daily Mirror Front Cover Source B: Daily Mail Front Cover

Sources: General Election Covers Front Pages 4th of July 2024 - Tomorrow's Papers Today! https://www.tomorrowspapers.co.uk/uk-front-pages-5th-of-july-2024/ Source: UK Rioting Covers Front Pages 5th of August 2024 - Tomorrow's Papers Today! ANYTHING ELSE? If you find a story from 2024 that you think is interesting, please either post a link in the comments or send the link out as an email to the g…

SOURCE A: The Sun Website, 4 June 2019 Change UK loses more than half its MPs after pro-EU party flops in polls and tears itself apart SOURCE B:

Below are ten questions that you could use to help you to prepare for your Video Gaming Industry questions. As you know, the question could be really wide and varied, so it is possible that they will set something really out of left field. I suspect that it will be a little more straightforward this year, because of the new material, but we don't know. If you could answer these questions, then yo…

APPLY THIS MARK SCHEME TO ALL INDUSTRY QUESTIONS

How has globalisation impacted the video gaming industry in terms of development, distribution, and audience engagement? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer." Introduction Globalisation has profoundly shaped the video gaming industry, enabling games to reach vast international audiences while creating tensions around cultural identity, regulatory control and th…