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Music Video introduction blog task

 1) What is the purpose of a music video? The primary purpose of a music video is to promote and market a song or artist. 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? the digital age has revolutionise music video production and distribution, democratising the process and making it more accessible to all. Platforms like YouTube have transformed how music videos are consumed, allowing artists to directly share their work with a global audience. Technological advancements have also enabled the creation of visually stunning videos using high-definition cameras, special effects, and CGI.  3) Which three major record labels are behind VEVO? What is VEVO and why was it created? VEVO is a  a world-leading music video platform and network that hosts and distributes official music videos, live performances, and original content, primarily through YouTube and other platforms.  Vevo was created in 2009 by Universal Music Group and Sony...

TV: final index

 Your TV index should include the following: 1) Introduction to TV Drama 2) Capital: CSP case study and analysis 3) Capital: Marxism and Hegemony 4) Film industry assessment LR 5) Deutschland 83: CSP case study and analysis 6) Postmodernism and Deutschland 83 7) TV: Industry contexts

Television industry contexts: Blog tasks

 independent: British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas Read this Independent feature on foreign-language dramas. If the website is blocked or forcing you to register you can access the text of the article here. It features an in-depth interview with Walter Iuzzolino who curates Channel 4's Walter Presents programming. Answer the questions below: 1) What does the article suggest regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media? Fifteen years ago, if you'd mentioned to a colleague that you'd spent Saturday night glued to a subtitled European drama, you'd have been quietly declared pretentious, dull and, possibly, a little odd. This suggest that times have changed and more people are interested  in foreign drama  2) What does Walter Iuzzolino suggest is the key appeal of his 'Walter Presents' shows?  the tv Shows  shown will be  foreign and will be great at keeping you immersed and entertained in the drama set  in...

Postmodernism & Deutschland 83: blog tasks

  Media Magazine - A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past Media Magazine 73 has a feature exploring Deutschland 83 as a postmodern media product. Read ‘Deutschland 83 - A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past’ in MM73  (p18). You'll find our Media Magazine archive here - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. Answer the following questions: 1) What were the classic media representations of the Cold War? often fit a stereotypical binary ‘good vs evil’ The Cold War – the state of tension and hostility between the Soviet bloc countries and the West from 1945 to 1990 – has inspired a series of film and media texts within the spy genre. These texts often present the East and West as binary opposites through codes and conventions. The communist East is presented grey and stark, no billboards, culture or entertainment and strict limitations of citizens’ movements and availability of certain foods (e.g. coffee and bananas). The capitalist West, in contrast, is a world ...