Patryks GCSE Blog

  Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? Until then the BBC broadcast the Light Programme (light music and entertainment and now Radio 2), the Home Service (News and current events, now Radio 4) and the Third Programme (Classical music, now  Radio 3 ). 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? Radio 2,  Radio 3  and Radio 4 replaced the old Light, Third and Home Service respectively . 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? The first alternative to mainstream radio at the time - playing mainly alternative Pop and Rock . 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? In 1967  the British government made it a crime to supply music, commentary, fuel, food and water — and, most significantly, advertising — to any unlicensed offshore broadcaster .  5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? Playing popular mus

  1) Research: Fantasy TV drama extracts Clip 1: His Dark Materials Narrative and genre:  A young girl is destined to liberate her world from the grip of the Magisterium which represses people's ties to magic and their animal spirits known as daemons . Technical codes:  They sho w a range of close up shots to present the characters feelings in the sho w. Representations: It reinverts stereotype about ho w  scientists  w ork on a day to day. Clip 2: Charmed Narrative and genre: Its about a doctor  who is dealing  with a dangerous patient. Technical codes: I notice some long shots and sho wing the  whole perspective of the film. Representations: It subverts stereotypes in this particular scene of the movie. Clip 3: Shadow and Bone Narrative and genre: Its about a big fight scene in the play. 2) TV drama planning Title: The End Logline – one sentence that sums up the plot of your TV drama and hooks people in (25 words or fewer): Is there ever gonna be an end to this war. Other success

 1. I plan to make a 1 minute fantasy chase scene for a show called The End. This is a fantasy drama about a man called Jaq who discovers a new drug which brings the dead back to life. This scene will showcase a undercover fbi agent chasing him through backstreets.  The character Sully will be dressed in all black with a his hood on. The undercover fbi agent will be dressed in casual clothes. I will used lots of different chase scenes to show them running and jumping over walls. I want to create it fast paced and dramatic to show Sully being scared for his life while running away. There will be a intense soundtrack in the background. 2. It starts with a close up to Jaq standing on the wall in the back of the streets with a hood on. He  then hears someone slowly coming up to him. The man shoots "DONT RUN" Jaq starts running down the streets and over the fence. After running a while through the streets the police man trips over and jaq gets away. The police man gets up and goes