Tuesday 1st December

CLASS AND STATUS

1. Complete the two class quizzes - what class are you? Do you agree with the results? - why/why not? Were the results the same on both quizzes? - what does this suggest about class?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/what-class-are-you-really#.lbBl5444B

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22000973

2. Do some research into how class is measured or categorised. What is your response to your findings - what are the problems with the labels used? Do you think class can be measured/categorised?

3. How is class represented through mise en scene in TV dramas? - try to refer to at least 2 TV dramas, using images and clips if possible.

ENSURE THIS WORK IS COMPLETED FOR HOMEWORK

Representation of Age

1. Use the ppt to add to your notes.
2. Complete your age research task
3. Write up a response to the 'Last Tango in Halifax' clip

All due Tuesday 1st December

Age from MrsCmedia

Representation of age

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaN4gCmRoLo (start - 4:30)

•Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of age using the following:

•Camera shots, angles, movement and composition

•Editing

•Sound

•Mise en scene

•50 marks
EAA: Explanation, analysis, argument-20 marks
EG: Use of example-20 marks
T: Terminology-10 marks

Sexuality task

Find examples of at least 3 different representations of sexuality – ensure you have 1 from a British tv drama & 1 from an American tv drama
Preferably FinD a clip for each; you should at least have screenshots. be as specific as you can about how the representation of sexuality is created and try to use media terminology where possible. the following points might help you:

•Can I identify what the sexualities of the characters are?

•Are people of different sexualities shown as having different interests, personalities, attitudes, behaviours?  If so, how?

•Is their sexuality represented as being important in their life?

•Are particular sexualities represented as being normal / powerful / better?  If so, how?

•Are particular sexualities represented as being abnormal?  If so, how?

•What is the message the clip is trying to portray about sexuality?

•Don’t forget that “straight” is a sexuality too.  Don’t ignore the straight characters as they need to be analysed too!

Please ensure your work is up to date on your blog

• Representation images – deconstruction
• Who are you?
• Examples of shots – embed glossary, own examples, embed OCR video guides
• Embed media glossaries
• Embed ppts (go through and add to notes/check understanding): intro, editing, narrative, gender x2, disability, ethnicity, sexuality
• Embed your representation presentation
• Ensure you have completed the gender summary task
• Embed your annotated Luther essay
• Embed or hand in your half term hwk – analysis of a ‘new to you’ TV drama
• Embed your (improved) Donna from Eastenders write up
• Ensure you have your Casualty notes – embed clip?
• Ensure your Ethnicity research/examples are on your blog

London Spy - episode 1

http://bbc.in/1HDyyvt
How is the representation of sexuality constructed in this clip?
Comment on camera work, editing, mise en scene and sound

Representation sexuality from MrsCmedia

Monday 9th November

Ethnicity from MrsCmedia

Apologies it's from 'Casualty' again, but this episode illustrates some key ideas about the representation of ethnicity. 1:51 - 11:18 in particular

Disability exemplar paragraphs

TV DRAMADisability Example paragraphs