Media coursework Khaterah

Background and cultural contexts Read  this Vox feature and podcast transcript on Lil Nas X and Old Town Road . Make sure you read the whole thing - including the podcast transcript - then answer the following questions:  1) What is the big debate regarding Old Town Road and genre? There is a big debate over whether the music video Old Town Road should be classified as country music as Billboards had removed it from the countries chart. 2) What do you learn about the background of Lil Nas X and Old Town Road from the podcast transcript? Lil Nas X is a  20-year-old rapper from Atlanta, his birth name is Montero Hill, but he has been calling himself “Lil Nas X” for several years now. By the end of the year on December 3rd 2018 he released a song called “Old Town Road.”  He was able to buy a beat that had country-sounding instrumental to it. The song came from how he was said he was living at home feeling very lonely, feeling like a lonely cowboy, and he decided to pair that feeling with

This week's work requires  Media  Factsheet #69: Music Video . You'll need to log in to Google using your Greenford Google account to access this.  Read the factsheet and answer the following 10 questions: 1) What is the purpose of a music video? The purpose of a music video is to sell products, especially the song/music featured in the video. 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? The digital age has allowed audience to access the full product.  The song was only available at specified times in places which were approved of by the record company. The new development of technology meant videos could be uploaded on sited like you tube and viewed on any device. 3) Which three major record labels are behind VEVO? What is VEVO and why was it created? Sony Music  Entertainment, Universal Music, Group and Abu Dhabi Media are behind VEVO. It was created and launched as a music video hosting site  where the content is sync ed to YouTube in t

Your TV index should include the following: 1)  Introduction to TV Drama 2)  Capital: CSP case study and analysis 3)  Capital: Marxism and Hegemony 4)  Deutschland 83: CSP case study and analysis 5)  Postmodernism and Deutschland 83 6)  TV: Industry contexts

  Independent: British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas Read this  Independent feature on foreign-language dramas . If the website is blocked or forcing you to register  you can access the text of the article here . It features an in-depth interview with Walter Iuzzolino who curates Channel 4's Walter Presents programming. Answer the questions below: 1) What does the article suggest regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media? Its states that people will assume and  quietly declared you as pretentious, dull and, possibly, a little odd whereas nowadays foreign language dramas are fully mainstream. 2) What does Walter Iuzzolino suggest is the key appeal of his 'Walter Presents' shows? His Walter Presents shows have  ew streaming service dedicated to foreign language TV, a partnership between Channel 4 and Global Sales Network. 3) The article makes an interesting claim for the popularity of subtitles in the multi-screen age. W

Media Magazine -  A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past Media Magazine 73 has a feature exploring Deutschland 83 as a postmodern media product. Read ‘Deutschland 83 - A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past’ in MM73  (p18). You'll  find our Media Magazine archive here  - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. Answer the following questions: 1) What were the classic media representations of the Cold War? The Cold war often fit a stereotypical binary ‘good vs evil’ where there was seen to be a lot of tension and hostility between the Soviet bloc countries and the West. 2) Why does Deutschland 83 provide a particularly good example for postmodern analysis?  Postmodern analysis is implemented within the spy genre where is was a staple of 70s television, most notably on the BBC. There is also the representation of communist East is presented grey and stark, no billboards, culture or entertainment and strict limitations of citizens’ movements and availability of cert

  Introduction: Reviews and features Read the following reviews and features on  Deutschland 83 : The Guardian - Your next box set: Deutschland 83 The Guardian - Deutschland 83 Pity the Germans don't like it 1) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of  Deutschland 83  in the reviews.83 In the review it wrote that even with with the least ambiguous title ever, the production team was able to create 'an irresistible export: a funky exercise in pop nostalgia underpinned by actual event'. However, there was some criticism towards the shots in Deutschland  83 where typical German shows don't do well with the comedy side of thing so the show was seen to have  a wry sense of humour  2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? The Guardian suggests that the show wasn't like by Germans because of the character of  Martin Rauch, a young East German border guard going undercover in the west. It was said that the shows last episode