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Essay 1960

How was the context of the 1960's shown in the different representations used in episode 1? In the 1960's there was a massive gender divide, meaning that women stereotypically were stay at home mums and cleaned and cooked whereas, men went and worked and made the money for the family. If a women had a job it wouldn't be ver high up and would be very basic with low pay because females were seen as not as good at working as men. In the episode Mr Steed and Mrs Peel were depicted having a fencing fight and he hits her on the bum. This wouldn't be allowed nowadays as it is sexual assault and back then it wasn't as highly concerned. Furthermore there was a massive class divide, not the main classes; Lower, Middle and Upper. These classes then caused a hierarchy that led to mass poverty and soon enough a lot of suicide. What you wore, how you looked, how you spoke and who you were seen with told society what kind class you were in. In the first episode, Emma and Jo...

Television: Cuffs

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PC Ryan Draper (Ashley Walters) Ryan is the main character and is shown in  different stereotype, he's shown as the hard working, angry and experienced officer which shows Jake the ropes. Im 1015  there was a massive government cut which affected policemen extremely. PC Jake Vickers (Jacob Ifan) He is shown as the weakest officer, he is new to the job and doesn't know what to do as he 'jumped the sue' due to his dad being an officer thats really high up. This soon becomes annoying and his mentor, PC Ryan Draper analyses his every move because of his lack of experience. DS Jo Moffat (Amenda Abbington) She is a talented detective, and diligent and organised. However her personal life isn't so good. She is a single woman and divorced. She represents a lot of struggle which would have happened in the police force, like not having funds for certain cases and struggles with solving cases. Chief Super Robert Vickers (Peter Sullivan) Father of Jake, Robert is the head...

Television : Key Words

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These are the words and what they represent

Television: 2010

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Serial TV Drama  15th November  LO: to explore the TV drama genre and conventions  Difference between soap operas and tv drama  contains a series of real life situations which are exaggerated yet relatable  What sub genres can you divide tv drama into  police/crime drama- The Bill/inspector George gentle/Luther  medical/hospital drama- Holby city/Casualty/Heartbeat  sci-fi drama- Doctor who/Torchwood/Star trek  period drama -peaky blinders/call the midwife  political drama-House of cards/The crown/Brexit the uncivil war 

Television: Ownership

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LO: to explore the history of ownership in two key channels

Television: The Avengers

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The Narrative: Equilibrium - Mrs Peele and her Boss ( Mr Steed) are flirting in her apartment, until he asks her to investigate with her. Disruption/s - The first guy dies, Then everyone disappears, then, They search for people , Peele gets captured then saved, they then go underground to stop the master plan to invade England. Resolution - They kill/knockout the enemies to stop the plan. New Equilibrium - They leave on a moped and flirt as they drive into the distance. Profiles John Steed - Quite posh language, Can be seen as the hero and he flirts with Emma a lot. He represents English males as he uses sophisticated language and dresses to fit the British male stereotypes. He represents the patriarchal society as he is very 'normal' and formal. Emma Peel - Quite posh language, She is ovally sexualised in the series. She represents how women were seen as objects more than people which is underlined by the fact she was dressed in all black latex. She represents the ch...

Televison: 1960's

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In the UK, people protested against involvement in The Vietnam War, Gay Pride, Civil Rights and Women's Rights. Historical events that occurred were the election and assassination of JFK, The Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Mar141-tin Luther King, first man on the moon, the rise of the IRA, and The Cold War. Wars that were being fought around the world were the Vietnamese War, The Cold War and The Bay of Pigs invasion to over throw the communist government. In the UK, the most famous bands were The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks. This is different to previous decades where famous bands were very R&B, however in the birth of rock occurred in the 1960s. The main three youth groups were The Hippies, who very all for peace and freedom. Absurd coloured clothing and drugs were part of their culture. The Mods were very stylish and modern and listened to all the modern music. The Rockers were the punks of the era. The contraceptive pi...

Television: Industries and Audiences

L/O: to research the history, companies and regulators in the TV industry  Publicly owned TV channel :  A TV channel that is funded by the government & license fees for the public. BBC Commercial TV Channel:   A TV channel owned by privately owned corporate media funded by advertising  Convergence:   When new technology makes old technology obsolete, joining lots of technologies into one.  Watershed:   The time after which programmes that are regarded as unsuitable for children are broadcast on television. 9PM - 5:30AM in the UK Segmented market:   Dividing a market of potential customers into groups so you can target the audience appropriately  Mainstream:   What is regarded as normal, mass audience Self-Regulating:   Able to broadcast anything without the use of third party bodies or industries Franchise:   License from company if a product to use ideas Channel-surfing:   Switching to different channels f...