Tara Media Coursework

  Background and cultural contexts Read  this Vox feature and podcast transcript on Lil Nas X and Old Town Road . Make sure you read the whole thing - including the podcast transcript - then answer the following questions:  1) What is the big debate regarding Old Town Road and genre? 2) What do you learn about the background of Lil Nas X and Old Town Road from the podcast transcript? 3) What is the Yeehaw agenda? 4) How did the story become a debate about race in America? 5) How does Charlie Harding sum up the whole thing in the final part of the podcast transcript? Now  read this Salon feature on Lil Nas X and LGBTQ+ identity . Answer the following questions: 1) How did Lil Nas X announce his sexuality on social media? Nas dropped a song class c7osure about coming clean about his secrets and accepting oneself,and then he tweeted a rainbow emoji and artwork from his new EP which   features an illustration of him wearing a cowboy hat and riding a horse tow...

  1) What is the purpose of a music video? The purpose of a music video is to sell products , the most obvious of which is the song featured in the video. However, other connected products are also marketed by a music video. For example, the album the song is featured on, the film the song is part of the soundtrack for, an upcoming tour by the artist and merchandise like t shirts. However, music videos are an unusual form of marketing as they allow the audience full access to the product they are selling. When a music video is shown, the audience is able to hear the song the video is for so they are ‘getting’ the product that is being promoted. When o ther products are advertised, such as a brand of coffee or an item of clothing , the advert suggests the product is desirable but the audience does not get to taste the coffee or wear the clothes. 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? Music videos can now be viewed on mobile devi...

1)   Introduction to TV Drama 2)   Capital: CSP case study and analysis 3)  Capital: Marxism and Hegemony 4)   Film industry assessment LR 5)  Deutschland 83: CSP case study and analysis 6)   Postmodernism and Deutschland 83 7)   TV: Industry contexts

  Independent: British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas Read this  Independent feature on foreign-language dramas . If the website is blocked or forcing you to register  you can access the text of the article here . It features an in-depth interview with Walter Iuzzolino who curates Channel 4's Walter Presents programming. Answer the questions below: 1) What does the article suggest regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media? The   traditional audience used to be small, niche and arthouse focused . Watching subtitled foreign dramas was once seen as unusual or weird appealing mainly to a limited group of dedicated viewers rather than the mainstream public. 2) What does Walter Iuzzolino suggest is the key appeal of his 'Walter Presents' shows? Iuzzolino argues that the key appeal is the quality and popularity of the shows in their home countries , with the storytelling. He emphasises that these are not nich...