Jordan's Media Blog

Since the inception of digital technology, tv has become global rather than national, and has become more and more commercial, with public service broadcasting forced to adapt its structure, with public service broadcasting forced to adapt its structure, role and function. International coproduction is growing and broadcasters such as hBO have achieved global success Broadcasters are now 'narowcasters' with multiple channels targeting different audiences. Audiences consume television texts in a variety of ways as the industry has increased portability via new platforms and patterns of consumption have changed alongside this (binge watching, on demand and catch up, Netflix etc) Interactive social media channels such as youtube have increased accessibility for the 'prosumer' audience, and social media and viral promotion have become a crucial part of marketing television texts. Imagine... And Then There Was Television First BBC Broadcast is a fireworks show, on...

Conflict / Diametric Opposition in Humans: Man Vs Machine Anita VS Laura Captivity Vs Freedom Progress Vs Regression Family Vs Institution Individual Vs Society Conscious Vs Unconscious Past Vs Present Male Vs Female Old Vs Young Appearance Vs Reality Representation: We represent people in media because it is easier for the producers to create a presentation for the audience with an already standing group. Women are presented as house maids and sex slaves, as well as friend (to the child), a slave, and a rebel (former memories). Overall they are all domestic and regressed roles. There are many representations within 'Humans'. Firstly, they present Anita from a body bag, showing that she is essentially in captivity, being held without freedom or free will, which is already a demonstration of a binary opposition. Furthermore, she is essentially soulless, a blank slate until she is bonded to Joe, after which she essentially leaves the grasp of the institution t...

Allegory: A representation of a larger event, a metaphor that makes a broader comment on society. Zeitgeist: Cultural Phenomena, representation of the time. Ideological perspective can be encodes into media through use of allegory and zeitgeist.  Humans: Dependence on technology Modern day slavery through Synths Singularity How far we let technology into our lives (privacy attacks etc) Sexualisation / Exploitation Negotiation of exoticism Commodity Fetishism Late Capitalism Vs. Marxism Transgression Postcolonialism  Racism Postmodernism Nuclear Family

How does this advert target audiences? Direct Adress Based in reality Enigmatic codes What techniques are used to promote Humans? Lists boring human tasks, shows the synth doing them Starts like a fake advert for a brand As it is presented as a real advertisement, it parallels real life and creates interest Quite sinister, which alludes to the plot of the show Channel 4: They're a public based service, they provide shows by buying them and broadcasting, instead of producing their own (like the BBC would). This means that there are adverts in between broadcasts. Due to purchasing shows, there are also a lot of re-runs of shows during the day. Initially 100% funded by advertising

Les Revenants: Released 26th November 2012 United Kingdom 9th June 2013 on channel 4 2 Series, 8 Episodes Based on French Film They Came Back Directed by Robin Campillo Created by Fabrice Gobertt Sci-Fi Thriller Horror Mystery / Crime Drama Avant-Garde Zombie French Cult T.V. Zombie Film Genre Conventions: Recurring Situations: Gun Jamming Running From Zombies Car Running Out OF Fuel / Breaking Down Survivor Gets Bitten Protag killing family / friend Initial Outbreak Elements Of Narrative: Cannibalism Society regressing Style: Fake Blood Gruesome Injuries Rural Dark City overgrowing Iconography: Blood Bright Colours (Especially red) Hordes of zombies Settings: Open Fields Across Countries (widespread outbreak) Hospital Farm Landmarks in real life Themes: Facing Fears Survival Resurrection as a zombie Violence Kill or be killed Stock Characters: Main Character 'Final Girl' Basic Zombies Traitor 'Boss Zombie...

Engima codes at the start, tension Quiet dialogue Fast cuts Eerie piano music slow prog rock track Horror elements, lights flickering Mystery elements throughout, slight exposition Most of the trailer is dimly light, showing horror elements 'Your deceased loved ones are back' 'What are you going to do?' Flicker cut of the bus shows horror conventions Many stories are shown throughout the trailer Polysemic in terms of genre, narrative Teens Screaming as the bus falls Stabbing Burning a house down Supernatural elements, butterfly coming out the glass Camille in the window Different age groups are relatable Well known show // Quality // Stamp Of Approval from a newspaper we know "Best Drama Of The Year" Dramatic connotations are relatable Non-Linear (flashbacks in the past, show takes place in the present) - Targets a cult audience Hermeneutic codes from the characters creates interest Typical horror music trailer conventions Non-Digetic ...

Voyeurism: The composition of the first shot at the farm is through a car window, showing a snippet of the man's face, the same can be said for the long shot of the greenhouse. It creates a tense atmosphere which reflects the subject matter of the scene. Music: Overall, the music in this scene and throughout the show is heavily representative of the Sci-Fi genre, with many electric instruments and otherworldly sounds that suggest dystopian future, akin to the one that this show takes place in. We know this because of the genre conventions of Sci-Fi. The music picks up as Peter calls one of the Synths, this continues through the greenhouse scene but quickly drops to portray the dialogue. The dialogue is tense and dramatic, and portrayed like a crime show, almost like an interrogation, portraying genre fluidity between Sci-Fi and Crime Thrillers. The music picks up again when Fred, the Synth, starts to run, and is shut down. The music mellows out again when the focus is back on Pet...

My Top Five ' Top Five' Lists (Pen Portrait ): My Top Five Bands: Gorillaz Childish Gambino Timber Timbre AC/DC Dead Kennedys My Top Five Movies: Hot Fuzz Toy Story Godzilla Alien The Big Lebowski My Top Five TV Shows: The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (And the reboot) Stranger Things Doctor Who Luther My Top Five Film Posters: Star Wars The Silence Of The Lambs Clockwork Orange Godzilla Vs D estoroyah Indiana Jones My Top Five Videogames: Team Fortress 2 Hotline Miami Half-Life 2 Starbound Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee