Detention work

 

1. Identify the word that describes the way newspapers increasingly operate on a world-wide scale (1).
2. Explain the ways in which music videos use representations to create difference (10). Refer to Teenage Dirtbag and Sk8r Boi. To answer this 10 mark question, you need to:

• Identify the two different types of music
• Explain how the lyrics of each track convey the values of the singer (how conformist / rebellious)
• Explain the ways in which the singers’ mise-en-scene (surroundings, costumes, props) are different and why they fit the singer and the lyrics
• Explain how the lighting, colours and editing contribute to the representations.

3. What is meant by the term Public Service Broadcasting and how does Radio 1 Live Lounge fulfil its PSB remit? (4)

1. Globalization

2. In Teenage Dirtbag the representations are much different to the representations in Sk8r Boi. We know this because the narrative in Teenage Dirtbag is much different and contrasts to Sk8r Boi. In Sk8r Boi it mainly consists of montage rather than cause and effect. Moreover, in Teenage Dirtbag it is set in an American suburbia, with its connotations as conformity. Whereas, in Sk8r Boi it is set in the central city with its connotations as street credibility. Also, in Teenage Dirtbag it is more intertextual in its use of a narrative that is familiar from high school drama.

Furthermore, there is a de-saturated colour and fast-paced editing in SB which contrasts with saturated colour. The mise-en-scen in Sk8r boi fit the singer because it celebrates teenage rebellion and rulebreaking. However, the mise-en-scene also fits Teenage Dirtbag because it represents a characrer trying to conform and succeed.

3. Producers of radio programmes may work for commercial radio or publicly owned radio. Commercial radio stations such as Kiss FM have to find an audience they can sell to, so they can make money. They may do this by choosing and playing certain genres to play. Pop music stations like Kiss FM can also reach young audiences that are hard for advertisers to reach, so are valuable. Some stations such as Classic FM attract a more upmarket audience so that advertisers will pay money to reach. 

BBC radio stations do not have to attract advertisers, but they do have to fulfil the BBC's Public Service Broadcasting requirements. These include, reflecting the diversity of Britain, serving all audiences and producing distinctive radio programmes. The BBC does this by offering a stable of radio channels that between them serve diverse audiences by offering different radio genres of music and different presentational styles.