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Doctor Who: Language and Representation blog tasks

  1) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s? Read the notes below and answer this question in your own words: Social and historical context  the show in the 1960s has a historical context as new because no one has gone into space this shows new "world" never seen be others in that time this shows evidence and exploring new things in the world we are living in and out this shows they are fear of change and difference in the 1960s since not a lot has been explored or viewed .How ever there is huge amount of interest even though there wasn't electronics to show it it was word of mouth because the first person to land on the moon was in 1961 so there was a lot of excitement surrounding Science fiction.  First episode: Saturday, November 23rd,  1963 on the BBC. The plot was a narrative arc (a story over several episodes) involving the Doctor and his companions voyaging 100,000 years into Earth’s past to help some cavemen discov...

galaxy advert

  1) Why is the advert set in the 1950s? What audience pleasure does this provide?  yes the girls identity it shows shes a very confident character because of the chocolate and makes her seem luxurious and rich  2) Which of Propp's character types are represented in the advert? (Note: just choose two or three character types that are definitely used in the advert - it does not use them all).  hero (saver or protagonist) , heroine (princes)  3) How does the advert's narrative (story) follow Todorov's theory of equilibrium? everything go as the audience expect until the bus stops 4) Who is Audrey Hepburn? Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. 5) Why did Galaxy select Audrey Hepburn for this advert?  she is a...

Advertising and Magazines assessment learner response

  1)Write down the mark you achieved for each question: Q1: 0 Q2: 4 Q3: 3 Q4: 0 Q5: 2 2) What does CONVENTION mean? How are the conventions of magazines and adverts different?  conventions mean typical features you can see a convention feature for a magazine a cover line however an advert dont have a cover line 3) Look at the 'Unseen' text (Grazia magazine picture) and Question 2 and complete the following paragraph: Kate Middleton is a member of the Royal family so she is rich and important but the magazine also wants her to be seen as relatable and similar to their readership target audience. They do this by using a ___medium____ camera shot, showing her body position as _____enthusiastic ___and her facial expression as ____happy_____. She is making eye contact with the readers which gives them the feeling that she is __confident_. Her hair and make-up are ____fashionable and pretty _____ which reinforces the idea that members of the Royal family or celebrities are ______pos...