In the lecture we talked about three key approaches to the aesthetics of television: intimacy, immediacy and televisuality or 'style'. As a follow up and continuation of the session, think about other television programmes that you watch yourself and consider how they engage with and use the aesthetics of television. You can use any programme at all, just think about how your favourite shows might engage with these ideas.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Revisiting Industrial Debates - Guided Study Task Two
This is your main task to engage with in place of a lecture this week as the Guided Study requirements.
Follow the link below and watch the video of James Taggart's 2009 MacTaggart Lecture to the annual Edinburgh Television Festival:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2009/aug/29/james-murdoch-edinburgh-festival-mactaggart
Having watched this lecture, consider the following questions:
1. What are the key terms of Murdoch's position concerning British television in the digital era?
2. What terms/ideas does he use to justify these claims? Why?
3. What might be some of the positive points of what he is saying?
4. Why do you think Murdoch made these claims? What is motivating his discussion? What ideas/consequences does he overlook?
Follow the link below and watch the video of James Taggart's 2009 MacTaggart Lecture to the annual Edinburgh Television Festival:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2009/aug/29/james-murdoch-edinburgh-festival-mactaggart
Having watched this lecture, consider the following questions:
1. What are the key terms of Murdoch's position concerning British television in the digital era?
2. What terms/ideas does he use to justify these claims? Why?
3. What might be some of the positive points of what he is saying?
4. Why do you think Murdoch made these claims? What is motivating his discussion? What ideas/consequences does he overlook?
Representation and Luther - Guided Study Task One
Last week's lecture saw a screening of one episode from BBC1's crime drama series Luther (2010- ). Thinking about the lecture last week consider the following questions:
1. How can we use the language of semiotics to talk about Luther in terms of representation? With regard to representation, what stood out to you as significant regarding the programme's approach to this issue?
2. What examples of either positive representations and/or stereotyping did you see within this episode. What wider evidence would you use to support your claims?
3. How do you think issues of scheduling might have affected certain forms of representation in this episode?
You may also like to think about the review of the episode from The Telegraph that was given to you in the episode. How does this touch upon issues of representation? What kind of audience is it addressing and how?
1. How can we use the language of semiotics to talk about Luther in terms of representation? With regard to representation, what stood out to you as significant regarding the programme's approach to this issue?
2. What examples of either positive representations and/or stereotyping did you see within this episode. What wider evidence would you use to support your claims?
3. How do you think issues of scheduling might have affected certain forms of representation in this episode?
You may also like to think about the review of the episode from The Telegraph that was given to you in the episode. How does this touch upon issues of representation? What kind of audience is it addressing and how?
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