Jasmine's Blog

1.Media Language used in film.
•Mise-en-scene
•Editing
•Movement
•Camera shots
•Lighting
•Sound

2.T.V Genres.
•Drama
•Chat
•Soap Opera
•Documentary
•Game Show
•Sit coms

3.Codes and conventions of a Western film.
•They feature Horses, Saloons, Cowboys, Cacti, Spurs and Guns

4.Ways that Media Segments audience.
•Subculture
•Age
•Gender
•Race
 -Where they live
• Education
• Social Class
• Interests

5. Mode of address is when a certain type of text is catered for a certain group of people

6. Some people find concentration of ownership a worry because all media content is becoming the same and the media’s only purpose is to make money instead of entertaining and informing.

7. The image at the top of the blog is from the film ‘Pulp Fiction’.

I thought that The Flight Of  the Conchords was clever because the way they make the programme seem like a documentary, as if we were watching a day in the life of the Flight of the Conchords in the streets of New York. The characters randomly burst into song like people would in a musical and it transforms from a documentary style into a music video. For example Murry, the band manager, is upset when Jessica, tech support, no longer works at the office and bursts in song about her ” Leggy Blonde”. Making Flight of the Conchords a documentary style comedy makes it seem real, but with the random music video moments of song added to it makes very funny especially if you haven’t seen this programme before.

The originality of this comedy programme with the mix of a documantary  has given sit com a breath of fresh air. I think  this is what sit com needs to bring it back to life!