Intro to TV

1) How does Class meet the conventions of a TV drama series?#

It has a narrative, an ensemble cast and specific narrative codes

2) What conventions of the science-fiction genre can you find in the Class trailer? List as many as you can and use NCIS to help you.

 

Space travelling, complex technology and 'other worldly' looking humans.

3) What other genres are suggested by the trailer (e.g. horror)? Is Class an example of a modern hybrid-genre show?

Horror as there are deaths and fighting. Also it is 

4) Class is a spin-off from Doctor Who. At what point does the character of the Doctor appear in the trailer?

 At the end of the trailer

5) Who do you think the target audience for Class is? Is this a typical target audience for the science-fiction genre? Give reasons for your answer.

People coming of age as its relatable to them

1) Find three adverts featuring women that are from the 1950s or 1960s. Save the images to your Media folder as jpeg and then import them into your

1) Find three adverts featuring women that are from the 1950s or 1960s. Save the images to your Media folder as jpeg and then import them into your

blog post.

2) Find three adverts featuring women that are from post-2000. Save the images to your Media folder as jpeg and then import them into your blog post.

3) What stereotypes of women can you find in the 1950s and 1960s adverts? Give specific examples. 
They are all showing women as housewives and objectifying them
4) What stereotypes of women can you find in the post-2000s adverts? Give specific examples.
The women in the post 2000s pictures are confident and independent
5) How do your findings suggest representations of gender have changed over the last 60 years? 
It has changed as women are now seen as equal to men, wheras in the 60s women were seen as inferior to men.