media industries Flashcards
historical context: when was the archers originally established?
in 1951
historical context: what was the archers originally established to be about?
to educate farmers which, it was hoped, would increase food production after the second world war
historical context: what was the show thought to used as?
a way for the Ministry of Agriculture to communicate important information to farmers
social and cultural context: how does the archers happen in real time when possible?
it portrays events taking place on the date of broadcast, allowing a variety of topical subjects to be included
social and cultural context: what is often written into the script?
If a real- life event can be predicted
social and cultural context: what unforeseen events have been weaved into?
into the script with scenes being re-written and re-recorded as a short notice such as the 9/11 attacks, the death of princess margaret and the 2001 foot and mouth crisis
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what 2 categories falls into radio broadcasting and tv?
public service
commercial broadcasting
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what is commercial broadcasting?
primarily based on the practice of airing radio advertisements and television advertisements for profit
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what is public service?
radio and TV broadcasting done in the service of the public, which means that they must provide a service for all, paid for by all of us
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how is commercial broadcasting funded?
by the sale of advertising slots
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how is public service broadcasting funded?
by public money either directly from the government or a licence fee
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how is the BBC radio funded in the uk?
by a license fee
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what is the radio four?
the BBC’s main spoken-word channel, and so is funded by the licence fee
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why does the bbc have a public service remit?
to educate, inform and entertain
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what is the remit of bbc radio four?
to be a mixed speech service, offering in-depth news and current affairs and a wide range of other speech output including drama, readings, comedy, factual and magazine programmes
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how is their public service remit linked to the archers original establishment?
was originally established to educate farmers
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what has the show soon became?
became a major source of entertainment for people from all walks of life, not just the rural community
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however, what has the show still prides itself?
on the quality of its research and its ability to portray real rural life
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what does producing a radio series like the archers require?
tight schedules and long term planning
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when does the production team meet and do what?
meet biannually to plan the following months, and sometimes even years’ worth of storylines
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what happens in monthly script meetings?
where four writers have to produce
a week’s worth of scripts each
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when does recording take place?
every four weeks
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what do actors do in recordings?
actors only receive their scripts a few days before
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how long are actors employed for?
six days in which they record 24 episodes
There is very little room for error as each 13 minute episode is only allocated two hours of studio time
