Avengers Practice Questions:

The avengers practice questions:                                                                                              29/11/19
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How is britishness represented in this scene in terms of mise-en-scene?

This shot is taken on a steam train which was very common in the UK. This connotes to the British countryside. The pair have brought a tea set with cups, which is a typical stereotype of British people. Most males in the UK would wear a bowler hat and a smart suit.

How is war paranoia/racism represented in this scene through mise-en-scene?

The candle being blown out connotes to the war blackouts, in these blackouts the light were turned out every night so the German bombers could not see the cities when they flew overhead. Also this could be referencing the blackouts so that the Russian spy planes could not see them as the cold war was in play at the time between the West and Russia.

How was mrs peel represented in episode 1?
Mrs Peel was represented as a very strong independent person. She was presented as a strong minded person who would have shown the opposites to most stereotypes. Her actions show that she has a passion or a way.

How was steed represented in episode 1?
Steed was represented as a very formal and work driven man. His clothing is very formal which shows his formality. Anytime that steed was shown he was mostly seen working or using work to portray something different.

Characters in Cuffs:

The characters in cuffs are :
PC Ryan Draper - A devoted single dad to his two children, Ryan has equally high standards at home but his controlling and over-bearing nature threatens to drive away those he loves most.

PC Jake Vickers - Self-assured, if a little naïve, Jake is determined to earn his place on the team but fails to realise that a romance with provocative defence solicitor Simon, could undo all of his hard work.

DS Jo Moffat - Whilst initially Jo was happy with the no-strings-attached arrangement, she’s now realising she’s constantly at the raw end of the deal.

Chief Super Robert Vickers - As Robert struggles to cope with wife’s recent cancer diagnosis, seeking refuge in the arms of one of his reports, and with his son now joining the force; Robert’s personal and professional lives are set to collide.

DC Carl Hawkins - Carl’s new wife wants another baby but Carl’s not keen, and his reckless habit of acting first and thinking later may be about to come back to haunt him.

DI Felix Kane - Introverted and secretive, he never gives anything away about himself; he never invites any sort of emotional intimacy. Felix has always been a loner but he now has newfound responsibilities to contend with.

PC Donna Prager - She loves her job and working with her best mate Lino - but her overbearing nature is starting to put a strain on their partnership. To top it all, Donna’s tendency to prioritise work over home is also causing issues in her personal life.

PC Lino Moretti - He's on the lookout for love, he loves working with his best mate Donna. They make a great team, but his love of doughnuts and failing fitness levels is beginning to threaten their partnership.

PC Misha Baig - Misha is in her first year as a Neighbourhood PC. A British Muslim, Misha’s faith is important to her and informs everything she does – including being a police officer.

Television in the 2010's:

Researching the 2010's in terms of social, cultural and political climate of the decade; research TV usage in 2015:


A Cenotaph war memorial and statue of Winston Churchill are vandalised, and a car transporting The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall is attacked.
-Conservative party won majority election
- ISIS attacked Paris killing a total of 130
-Refugee crisis hit Europe
-Ireland legalised same sex marriage
-Social media grew massive
-Knife and gun crime grew
-Campaigns like blacklivesmatter
-Conservative party was in charge, David Cameron
-Large wars; Afghanistan, Iraqi civil war, Boko Haram insurgency and Syrian civil war
-Protests in UK, against Syria airstrikes

Police Drama:
In 2015 the gender representation are a lot different then in 1965, in 1965 there would be no women on the police force because they were thought to be weak and not capable, however in 2015 there are women in the police force as women now have a lot more rights and are thought to be equal to men.

General election on the 6 may.
Gordon Brown was the prime minister. He was the leader of the Labour party. David Cameron was the prime minister in 2015. He was there leader of The conservative party.

Television industries ownership:

To explore the history of ownership in two key channels.

The Town Of No Return - The Avengers

Todorov's Narrative theory:
Equilibrium: Starts with Mrs Peele is having a normal morning exercising and sword fighting.
Disruption: Mr Steed arrives and tells Mrs Peele that they are going to investigate in a town where agents are going missing.
They are locked in the pubs so they cannot carry on investigating.
A man dies in the school.
Mrs Peele get tied up in the blacksmiths.
Resolution: Peele finds the photo finding they are imposters. Steve rescues Peele, they figure out the mystery and that they are hiding in the bunkers. They go into the bunkers and fight the bad people.
New equilibrium: Driving away from the town on a scooter whilst flirting.

Mrs Peele:


Female
Unofficial undercover operative
Aged 28-30.
Dresses in latex.

Mr Steed:

Male
Unofficial undercover operative
Aged 37-45.
Dresses in a suit and tie.


Links to social cultural context:
Gender: Uses gender stereotypes to interest men by sexualising the woman. But it break gender stereotypes because she has a job and has fights.
Sexuality
War paranoid: The whole narrative is that the town is being taken over by Germans/Russian.
Britishness
Nationality

Television industries and audiences

Television:
Industries and Audiences
L/O: To research the history, companies and regulators in the television industry.

Publicly owned TV channel:
Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service.
Commercial TV channel:
Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media.
Convergence:
Media convergence is the blending of multiple mediaforms into one platform.
Watershed:
The watershed means the time when TV programmes which might be unsuitable for children can be broadcast.
Segmented market:
The fact that different media is used to reach different audience.
Mainstream:
Mainstream media is a term and abbreviation used to refer collectively to the various large mass news media that influence many people.
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 frequently .
PSB:
Public Service Broadcasting: regulators demand channels fulfil certain requirements as part of their license to broadcast.
TV licence:
A payment required to watch TV.
Scheduling:
Organising the broadcast of TV programmes on a channel.
Conglomerate:
A company that owns several smaller businesses whose products are very similar.

TV was introduced into the UK in 1955.
In 1965 there were 2 channels; BBC1 and ITV.
ITV started in 1955 it was showing the news.
The channels that have to follow the PSB are:
BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, BBC News, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC Parliament, BBC HD Services, ITV, STV and BBC Alba in Scotland, UTV in Northern Ireland, Channel 4, Channel 5 and S4C in Wales.
Ofcom now regulates TV.
ITA and BBC regulated channels in the 1960's.
In the 1960's the TV's had only two channels and nowadays they have thousands of channels.