Yr11 5/3/08

MEDIA STUDIES ‘ The Controlled Test’ May 2008

How the Sitcoms are portrayed Eg. the office is disguised as a documentary How the males, females and families are represented? How stereotypes are used How the figure heads represented? How the cultural and religiuos issues are addressed? How the time and place are represented? Representation! what am i looking for ? How they represent Real life situations Fact - each successful Sitcom has at least one character that creates empathy

Father Ted Religion Alcholism Age Peacefull community Caring and a good role model

Red Dwarf Heroes characters create empathy Technology and the future Contrast in character representation Social class

Will and Grace Homosexuality Relationships Sterotypes Real life issues Capitalism / the american dream

Fact - satellite and cable channels are not usually the original home of the sitcom and shows broadcast here are usually repeats of the original show. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Many of the present day TV Sitcoms are designed for a wider range of audiences. Schedules are a good indication of the intended audience. Fact - Since the arrival of digital broadcasting , attracting and sustaining an audiences has become harder and there is a big decline in viewers because of the range of channels available the digital advancements of cable, live streaming and sky. Audience

Key Questions: Situation Comedies are meant to be humorous. It is important to investigate what makes us laugh. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],When a character is unaware of something the audience knows. A question or problem that is not immediately answered.

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