Debut was made for deaf children, Kitchen Magic - women were being shown as housewives and performing a typical female role.
Men were always shown as being in the bread winning and dominant roles.
Korean War, government was worried about the rise of juvenile delinquents but the amount was much lower compared to today.
UK population was 50,290,000; in May 2005 it was estimated 60,422,986. In UK a family’s average was 2.2 children, compared to 1950 where it was 3.5 children. 1 in 3 UK families owned a car. Average UK male annual salary £190.
World's first colour transmission, Panorama begins, The Benny Hill, First hospital drama on BBC, Jazz was known as the "Golden Age" in Hollywood, this era of movie-making saw the release of many classics, talented stars and directors.
1960
The younger generation began to rebel against the norms of the time. It became acceptable for women to wear trousers in 1960s.
John F Kennedy was assassinated on Nov 22, 1963 in his car during a parade; Malcolm X was assassinated in February, 1965.
The world’s Population in 1960 grown to 3 billion, end of the fifties most American households owned their own car and washing machine.
Children's Television - Sesame Street. Colour TV makes its way into U.S. homes. The first Star Trek episode, “The Man Trap,” is broadcast on September 8. Coronation Street begins, Steptoe and Son.
1970
Contraceptive pills introduced. Increase in divorce rates, single parent households, and pre-marital sex.
ABC, CBS and NBC agree to create a “family hour,” an early evening time slot that is free of violence and sex. George Carlin hosts the first show, Newsround begins.
1980
More tolerance for people of colour, Environmental concerns.
Roles of women in workplaces increased greatly.
More women started to call themselves by "Ms.' rather than "Mrs." or "Miss.
Environmental concerns intensified. In the United Kingdom, environmentally-friendly domestic products surged in popularity.
MTV had just begun; the very first video to be aired on MTV was Buggles.
Rapid growth in video game technology throughout the decade.
Eastenders begins, John Lennon shot dead.
1990 - I WAS BORN :)
John Major became prime minister
UK television — Popular comedies include Keeping up Appearances and Absolutely Fabulous. The Internet begins to affect pop culture, beginning around 1996.
2000
Women and men are gaining their equality in the work places. Gay people are now allowed to get married.
The labour party takes over.
Jamie Oliver takes his healthy eating plea to parliament.
Gordan Brown becomes priminister in 2007.
Reality TV is dumbing down audiences, too many shows are similar formats, and celebrity culture is everywhere.
The three concepts I will discuss that relate to the Shake and Vac advert are, media language, representation, audience, and ideology.
Media language is about the techniques used such as, mise en scene, sound and editing. The mise en scene is in a typical nuclear family house with a woman in it, she is wearing a blouse shirt and apron, and her expressions are very lively and vibrant, this could be to make the Shake and Vac product more interesting and easy to sell.
Representation is about who or what is being represented in a text. In this advert a middle aged women is advertising a product, this show that stereotypes assume that housewives are suppose to know all about household products.
The audience are, the people that consume the text, in this advert this would be a woman around the age of 20-40 years who enjoy housework and are house proud, the expectations this advert gives out to its audience is that that will have a clean house like the one that they see in the advertisement.
Ideology is seen to be what the belief system is in the text, in this advert it is seen to be the patriarchy which is where, the man has control over the woman.
Other key concepts are narrative and genre. Genre is where the type of text, this text was an advertisement. The narrative in this text was for 30seconds the storyline, is equilibrium then disequilibrium, and finally new equilibrium. The storyline show a tidy house, which then goes messy, and then with use of the product goes clean again.
Form/Function - to entertain and entice audiences to watch the film
M - much more fast paced, uses same music (homage) I - Dimension and MGM has more of a budget G - slasher R - Much more focus on the killer A - teens, audience already established as it's a remake I - N - Narrative characters (Propp)
This trailer belongs to a slasher genre, as it has a clear killer, who is on the loose and is getting revenge on teenagers. The producers have identified what has been successful in slasher films in the past and have carried on that formula. As it is a remake, it is post-modern and some may argue that this is reinvigorating the slasher genre and is bringing it to a new younger generation. On the other hand, it could be argued that the film industry has no more originality and are using tried and tested formulas to create successful trailers.
The intended audience type for this trailer are mainstream teenagers. It's primary audience may consist of both male and female teens but it's secondary audience maybe appealing to those who used to be teens when the original was released but are now much older. Moreover, the uses and gratification theory can be seen as being in place, as the audiences may choose to watch the texts for several different reasons such as entertainment and escapism
Violence and graphic imagery is being shown with the murders of the victims. The editing becomes fast paced, close ups are used on gruesome weaponry, eg a large bat and butchers knife. This indicates that audiences have become desensitised to violence over the years and need outrageous murders to be satisfyingly shocked. There is no indication of a final girl, as the women are seen as being passive, receipents of male violence and there is a bigger focus on the male killer. This shows how the comteporary society has ignored feminism and has gone back to living in a patriarchal society.
Additionally, although this trailer is a remake, it shows that economial advantages seen over the years and this could be the reason as to why it has a higher budget and also may be the reason why it has a more popular institution, MGM therefore making it more highly appealable to its intended audeince type.
In this essay I will discuss the key issues in the moving image advertisement of a Nintendo DS game, this text encourages healthy eating, which is something beneficial.
The Nintendo DS advert conveys a different message about women. From the three women dressed in leisure wear this shows that women are “good girls” as there body is not being revealed. Also from the question “What shall we have tonight girls” shows that they are independent women who just need each other and are not associated with men to have a good time and enjoy thier life. This shows how women have changed since the 19th century over time and may not need men, but the voice coming for this advert, is a deep mans voice which shows even though women have become independent over time, they still have a man controlling them. Moreover even if they don’t want to have a man controlling them in society there is still the concept of the “glass ceiling” where by women are finding it difficult to rise above where they are in society.
The advert is aime at women as only having three females creates the audience to also be female. The audience for this advert is a mass audience as Nintendo has made several other game consoles, so people are familiar with this particualr name brand. The lifestyles of this particular audience of female may be that they like to cook and are responsible for themselves.
Also the key theory of Marxism is incorporated here where by the women are not only dressed to look nice but also so they belong in the middle class society. Therefore the game will be purchased by the middle class as the advert is relating to them. The concept of Marxism works here as the game is aimed at the middle class and only middle classed women are to be seen in the advert which is maintaining the social divide The ideologies that are being conveyed are implicit as we can see that the three women in this advert are independent and lead dominant lives. But even though women are being shown as strong and leading their own lives without men, they are still stereotyped to belong in the kitchen and again having to depend on men from the male voiceover. Nintendo is a wide institution and wants its consoles to sell at the highest ratings. To do so they have produced another physically active encouraging game console. Therefore Nintendo maybe trying to tackle the issue of childhood obesity by making physically active game consoles.
Overall this advert portrays women as“good girl”. Also this advert influendes children in a good way. Nintendo has created a new game console with a new game aswell. Nintendo has advertised thier console and game in a diffrent way to reach their intended audience and make themselves hit a higher rating with what they have produced.
VIACOM
Viacom connects with a diverse audience everywhere. As a leading global entertainment content company, they know what their viewers want and proudly deliver it across the globe through television, motion pictures and a wide range of digital media. Their includes the multiplatform properties of MTV Networks, BET Networks, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment and DreamWorks.
MTV Networks includes favourites like MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite,
BET Networks presents the best in Black media and entertainment featuring traditional and digital platforms. BET BET J, BET Gospel, BET Hip Hop, BET.com, BET Mobile, BET Event Productions BET International deliver relevant and insightful content to consumers of Black culture in more than 88 million households.
Paramount Pictures Corporation, audiences have access to a huge library of top films through brands like Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies, DreamWorks Paramount Home Entertainment.
Fuelled by world-class brands, Viacom serves an ever-growing population of kids, teens and adults who want their favourite media and entertainment, 24/7.
TIME WARNER
Time Warner Inc. is a leading media and entertainment company, whose businesses include interactive services, cable systems, filmed entertainment, television networks and publishing.
Their enterprise is more than a collection of great brands that are owned under one roof. Time Warner’s businesses strive to gain competitive advantage from opportunities for constructive collaboration.
They are innovators in technology, products and services. Their digital products and services reinforce the company’s industry-leading brands on all platforms with a focus on growth and engagement.
Among Time Warner's digital initiatives are:
AOL Video,
AOL Music,
AIM,
MapQuest and Moviefone;
HBO on Demand and AT&T mobile devices; Time Warner Cable's enhanced digital video applications,
Road Runner High Speed Online and Digital Phone services
Originally called Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Company Sony’s roots go back over half a century.
TTK was already being used by another company so a new name, Sony, was conceived.
Sony’s UK history began in 1968 when Sony United Kingdom was founded in London. Six years later Sony became the first major Japanese company to open a factory in the UK.
Today there are two factories, both in Wales, at Bridgend and Pencoed, which between them manufacture broadcast cameras, television sets and components for the UK and export to other countries around the world.
Sony was awarded the prestigious Queens Award for Export on four occasions in the 80s and 90s.
Today Sony UK employs around 4,500 people in functions including Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing.
MGM and its legendary roaring lion logo was founded in April 1924 by theater magnate Marcus Loew, who made the merger of Metro Pictures Corp,Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Productions. With visionary Louis B. Mayer and production genius Irving Thalberg at the helm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was a powerhouse of prolific artistry and filmmaking expertise that the studio famously said attracted “more stars than there are in the heavens.”
1924-1954, the Culver City-based studio dominated the movie business, creating a Best Picture nominee every year for three straight decades. Another memorable year was at the Academy Awards 1939 when MGM’s "Gone With the Wind" and MGM’s "The Wizard Of Oz" were both nominated for Best Picture. "Gone With the Wind" took home Best Picture that year, along with 8 other Oscars. "The Wizard of Oz" secured two Oscars. Hattie McDaniel Won for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and became the first African American to be nominated for and win an Oscar.
MGM Studios relocated to the newly-built MGM Tower in Century City in June 2003. The building’s architecture and interior design was chosen to reflect the studio's grand history, to honor its founders and proudly display its most prized possessions.
MGM's impressive library is comprised of titles from the United Artists, Orion Pictures, Goldwyn Entertainment and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment libraries. The library also features 156 Golden Globe Awards and 147 British Academy Awards. With approximately 4,100 films and over 10,400 hours of television programming, the MGM library includes the Rocky and Pink Panther franchises and the celebrated James Bond franchise, the longest running and most profitable series in film history.
November 2006, Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner, one of the most successful film production teams ever, partnered with MGM to rebirth United Artists, returning the studio to its roots by recognizing what made UA great in the first place - studio management by creative talent who can best encourage and support other creative talent.
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Currently MGM has a total of 205 Academy Awards. Among those are 15 Best Pictures. These films include: Rebecca - 1940 Best Years of Our Lives - 1946 Hamlet - 1948 Marty - 1955 The Apartment - 1960 West Side Story - 1961 Tom Jones - 1963 In the Heat of the Night - 1967 Midnight Cowboy - 1969 Rocky - 1976 Annie Hall - 1977 Platoon - 1986 Rain Man - 1988 Dances with Wolves - 1990 The Silence of the Lambs - 1991
Job: Controller of fiction, BBC Age: 45 Industry: Broadcasting Annual programming budget: £440m Staff: 65
Jane Tranter failed her 11+ and went to a top university. She was a BBC secretary who rose to take charge of all of its drama's.
She's come a long way after working as an assistant floor manager on EastEnders and Bergerac, and this is where her her television career began. After working as a script editor on Casualty, she joined Carlton - where she executive produced ill-fated soap London Bridge.
After working as assistant floor manager on EastEnders and Bergerac. She is now a English Television executive and Head of Fiction at BBC television and also responsible for drama, comedy, film and any acquisitions that are made across the corporation's television output.
She is also known as the second most important person in the BBC,
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