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Candidate A Band 4 WWW: good identification of signifiers good relation to contexts accurate use of media terminology EBI: Relate to theories and codes Develop connotations Identify whats signified by signifiers Candidate B Band 3 WWW: sound relation to social contexts correct identification of codes and conventions good use of media conventions to identify messages EBI: use greater media terminology to show understanding of media text Expand on meaning created through codes and conventions Develop simple sentences to complex sentences to include further connotations Candidate C Band 4 WWW: Sound knowledge of media terminology Strong identification of conventions used A good variation of points made EBI: As well as identifying signifiers, describe whats being signfied Describe the reasons conventions have been used in each way Relate codes and theories to the meaning created in the poster Section B Candidate A Band 3 WWW: Sound knowledge of media an...

1920’s- where it all began 1930’s- the birth of television 1940’s- the BBC at war and beyond 1950’s- the age of television 1960’s- colour tv 1970’s- classic comedy 1980’s- world conflict 1990’s- princess diana interview 2000’s- the digital revolution Public service broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. In much of the world, funding comes from the government, especially via annual fees charged on recievers. The new, unitary, BBC Board is led by a non-executive Chairman, Sir David Clementi, and consists of a majority of non-executive directors alongside executive directors including the BBC’s Director-General and Editor-in-Chief, Tony Hall. The Board is responsible for ensuring the BBC fulfils its mission and public purposes as set out in the Charter. It does this by: setting the strategic direction for the BBC establishing the creative remit setting the BBC’s Budget determining the framewor...

John Logie Baird was credited for being the creator of television.  Lord Reith was the director of the BBC. Britain had been in a race with the rest of Europe to get the first television broadcast. The first large scale broadcast was done in 1936. Baird and Reith were in a large disagreement for a long time, had they been willing to work together then tv may have reached new heights at a much faster rate.  Tv began to be broadcast after the radio had been ended using the bbc transmitter. The tv progression slowed as scientists were transferred for the development of Radar. Radio had become heavily relied on until Ally Pally took off again with a mickey mouse cartoon. Tv was used to help the people get on with life after the war. In the 1940’s and 50’s the soap opera genre developed.

Media products are produced and distributed to audiences in different ways. I Daniel Blake was produced as an independent film as it had little funding with aid from multiple production companies including; BBC films, Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions and the BFI. Independent films are funded by public funding e.g. the national lottery, by individual investment where people bring their own money and through co-productions where multiple companies come together to produce and distribute the media, splitting the costs and profits. Most British independent films including I Daniel Blake fall under the drama genre as they can be cheaper to make; due to a lack of difficulty in filming and editing with things such as CGI; and to fund due to filming on set(i Daniel Blake was filmed all in newcastle) and they have the biggest audience in Britain. Film festivals are a good way for independent films to get distributed and noticed as usually the actors are not very ...

What is distribution media from lucasmcnally

What is distribution? •        Distribution is about releasing and sustaining films in the market place. •        A distributor is the link between the filmmakers and the public, and allows a film to reach the public via the cinemas, DVD and on television. •        Worldwide distribution is dominated by US conglomerates such as Paramount, Warner, and Universal. —   Distributors may be involved in a film in any or all of the following ways: ¡   It may invest in the film’s production. ¡   The distributor might buy the rights to the film once it is made. ¡   If the distributor is part of a larger organisation that has made the film, then it will automatically distribute films made by the parent company. Film distributors are responsible for prints and marketing: PRINTS MARKETING —   Producing physical copies of a film ...