Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Homework 6/7: w/b 14th March
History of the BBFC and Film regulation
Deadline
13C - Weds 30th March
13D - Tues 29th March
For the exam, you need to be able to compare the BBFC and the film classification process to that of the past.
1. Read pp 4-25 in the BBFC student guide.
2. There is a more interesting way of looking at the same material (with pictures!) here
3. Create 7 posts, one to illustrate each time period in the history of the BBFC:
i. Important developments at the Board
ii. Important developments to the system of film regulation
iii. Any legal developments and their impact on the way films were being regulated at the time
iv. Wider social/ political/cultural issues of the decade
v. 1 or 2 examples of key films from the time period and the issues they raised
5. In a final post, sum up in no more than 5 bullet points how the Board and the process of film classification is different now to that of the past
Deadline
13C - Weds 30th March
13D - Tues 29th March
For the exam, you need to be able to compare the BBFC and the film classification process to that of the past.
1. Read pp 4-25 in the BBFC student guide.
2. There is a more interesting way of looking at the same material (with pictures!) here
3. Create 7 posts, one to illustrate each time period in the history of the BBFC:
- 1912-49
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
i. Important developments at the Board
ii. Important developments to the system of film regulation
iii. Any legal developments and their impact on the way films were being regulated at the time
iv. Wider social/ political/cultural issues of the decade
v. 1 or 2 examples of key films from the time period and the issues they raised
5. In a final post, sum up in no more than 5 bullet points how the Board and the process of film classification is different now to that of the past
Week 6 Lessons
Different types of media research:
1. Media effects research (aims to 'prove' the negative effect of the media)
2. Academic or qualitative research (explores the nature of the relationship between the media and the audience, eg consideration of why a particular programme is popular)
3. Market research or quantitative research (audience habits, box office, ratings, website hits, tracking)
Effects research explores the following so-called effects:
Behavioural - aggression, crime
Psychological - fear of danger + crime, nightmares
Attitudinal - desensitisation, attitudes towards others
Which social groups are the most frequent subjects of a media effects study?
Children
Young males
Youth criminals
Which media forms are most likely to be considered problematic?
Video games
Rap lyrics
Television programmes
Cartoons
Films
Adverts
What methods are commonly used to study effects?
Heart monitors
Monitoring over long periods of time
Exposure to violent acts
Observation
Discourse (1 to 1 or focus group)
Concerns over this kind of research?
Here is the powerpoint on Media Effects research:
1. Media effects research (aims to 'prove' the negative effect of the media)
2. Academic or qualitative research (explores the nature of the relationship between the media and the audience, eg consideration of why a particular programme is popular)
3. Market research or quantitative research (audience habits, box office, ratings, website hits, tracking)
Effects research explores the following so-called effects:
Behavioural - aggression, crime
Psychological - fear of danger + crime, nightmares
Attitudinal - desensitisation, attitudes towards others
Which social groups are the most frequent subjects of a media effects study?
Children
Young males
Youth criminals
Which media forms are most likely to be considered problematic?
Video games
Rap lyrics
Television programmes
Cartoons
Films
Adverts
What methods are commonly used to study effects?
Heart monitors
Monitoring over long periods of time
Exposure to violent acts
Observation
Discourse (1 to 1 or focus group)
Concerns over this kind of research?
Here is the powerpoint on Media Effects research:
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
W/b 7 March (Week 5) Homework
1. Post a paragraph on each of the seminars attended this week; identify in what way they were useful, what you learnt, and anything that you felt was unexpected and/or surprising.
2. Read all 8 PCC cases in the case studies booklet in your folder. Using the 3 questions on the booklet's cover page as a guide, decide whether you think the complaint was upheld or not. Make notes to support your decision. We will then discuss these in class.
Deadline:
13C Thurs 17th March by the lesson
13D Fri 18th March by the lesson
2. Read all 8 PCC cases in the case studies booklet in your folder. Using the 3 questions on the booklet's cover page as a guide, decide whether you think the complaint was upheld or not. Make notes to support your decision. We will then discuss these in class.
Deadline:
13C Thurs 17th March by the lesson
13D Fri 18th March by the lesson
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Some useful links/articles
The Press Complaints Commission
Articles about regulation and the press: Media Watch website
Citizen Journalism article (Emily Bell in The Guardian 25 Feb 2011)
The Impact of Digital Media (Jeremy Orlebar article 22 Sept 2009)
Democratisation of the Media article (Jeremy Orlebar: We Media, Democracy and Convergence May 12 2010)
Articles about regulation and the press: Media Watch website
PCC in the 21st Century
Stephen Hill, MediaMagazine 24, April 2008, NMT special, New online September 2008, Regulation, Privacy, Guidelines, PCC
Stephen Hill, MediaMagazine 24, April 2008, NMT special, New online September 2008, Regulation, Privacy, Guidelines, PCC
Citizen Journalism article (Emily Bell in The Guardian 25 Feb 2011)
The Impact of Digital Media (Jeremy Orlebar article 22 Sept 2009)
Democratisation of the Media article (Jeremy Orlebar: We Media, Democracy and Convergence May 12 2010)
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