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No Offence CSP (media language, representation, industry & audience)

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'No Offence' Context : -British television police procedural drama on Channel 4 -Created by Paul Abbott (English television screenwriter and producer) -" A group of big-hearted bobbies go above and beyond to bring down the criminal rabble in a crumbling cop-shop. It is a Herculean task, but there is a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force and the front line" -Team of detectives from Friday Street police station, a division of the Manchester Metropolitan Police (a fictional version of the Greater Manchester Police). The team’s investigation into the serial murders of young girls with Down syndrome - 15 episodes (2015-2018) Genre: -hybrid genre: comedy, crime drama  -‘shared characteristics’ of genre based around type of story being told -crime dramas based on quest narratives where protagonist (police or private detectives) try to solve mystery of who committed crime Target Audience : -appeals to adult audiences/ identifi...

Chicken CSP (industry)

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Chicken CSP (media industry) -2016 British Drama film -directed by Joe  Stephenson -based on play of same name by Freddie Machin - micro budget film making  -raises issues around role and future of national cinema as well as the viability of media products produced outside of the mainstream for niche audiences Synopsis :  -Richard, a 15 yr old boy with learning difficulties and his aggressive brother Polly. They live in a caravan with no other family, life isn't good. Richard wants to settle down and have a normal life, the film reveals why that won't be easy. "A 15-year-old's optimistic view becomes difficult to maintain when his brother's behaviour worsens, and he feels torn between loyalty to his brother or getti ng closer to his first female friend" What's the difference between mainstream and independent film ?  Mainstream film - higher budget - widely released in cinemas - well known -  produced by major Hollywood studio...

Oh Comely CSP (media language, representation, industry & audience)

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MAGAZINE Narrative, Genre and Audience Masthead = name of the magazine Strap line = line to give more information about magazine Cover lines = main articles included in magazine Lead article = main article in magazine Puff = promotion that adds value to magazine Left third = prime space of a magazine front cover Primary image = main image Oh Comely (CSP) – media industries, audience, language & representation -very minimal compared with others e.g. Hello magazine -large, bold masthead to capture reader’s attention at first -primary image positioned in centre of page – main focus of attention -all backgrounds are fairly bright - positive connotations -text is much smaller than masthead– have to pay more attention if you want to view the text -all women between 20-30 (young) -multicultural women -all covered up/ not exposing bodies – not stereotypical women/ outfits in fitness etc. -all little/ no makeup – keep a real impression of...