Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Minecraft fans

https://www.businessinsider.com/minecraft-facts-fans-video-games-2015-7?r=UK

The story of minecraft





Minecraft – The Story of Mojang

The following two extracts are from the documentary Mojang: The Story of Minecraft which can be found in full on Youtube. Watch the extracts carefully and answer the questions.

A Youtuber’s experience (Interview with Ali-A (additional comments by …) . Time 24.34-33.56:

1) How many subscriptions does Ali-A have for his Youtube channel?
2) How many years have he been doing this?
3) Why did he start playing Minecraft?
4) What does he say he is trying to do with his content?
5) Describe his average working day
6) Why might we watch Youtubers?
7) What is Twitch and what is the average time spent on it by a viewer?
8) How much do you estimate that Ali-A earns in a year? Go to socialblade.com to check your answer

Microsoft’s purchase of Mojang (3.22-8.15) :
9) How much was Minecraft purchased for?
10) What are 3 reasons behind Microsoft’s purchase?
a)
b)
C)
11) How might this affect the game?
12) What is Minecraft’s biggest asset?


Monday, February 25, 2019

Radio 1 test

Radio 1 Breakfast show - review, research, test and write up
1. How long has Greg James been presenting The Radio 1 Breakfast show?

2. What is the age range of the target audience that the R1BS aim to attract?

3. What are the main differences between R1BS and commercial stations' breakfast shows like Capital FM?

4. List as many ways audiences can access Radio 1 that you can think of.

5. How can the audience interact with the R1BS?

6. Which professional body regulates Radio and how might this affect what is broadcast?

7. How does The R1BS fulfil its remits as a public service broadcaster?

8. Why is the controller of Radio 1, Ben Cooper unconcerned about the drop in listening figures for the R1BS?

WITH REFERENCE TO R1BS EPISODES give examples:

9. How does the program promote British music?


10. What genres of music were played during your slot? Give some examples.

11. Celebrity interviews - Who is being interviewed and what are they being interviewed about? How many of the interviews are with British people?

12. News items - List the stories and identify which relate to Britain.

13. Quizzes and games - what can you win?
14. How does the broadcast fit into the BBC ethos of 'informing, educating and entertaining'?
15. How does it differ from commercial breakfast shows?

16. Who do you think the audience is from the content of 'your section'? What evidence do you have for this?


17. How large is the audience for the Radio 1 Breakfast show?
18. Which five audience categories did the BBC Trust use to measure audiences in 2016?
19. Which BBC radio station is most targeted at a mass audience?
20. Which BBC radio station is most aimed at a niche audience with high levels of cultural capital?


Write up your answers into a paragraph to make it easy to revise from in the summer.

Friday, February 15, 2019

Radio 1 practical task

Radio 1 Construction evaluation


What was the task you were assigned?

Who was in your group and what was everyone's role in the task?

What fresh ideas did you bring to the programme?

Who did you interview?

What tracks did you choose and why?

What was the running order?

Who is your target audience?

How did you relate to/attract your audience?

How does your product fit in with the BBC/PSB remit?

What do you think you could have improved in terms of content ?

What was your initial feedback?



What did others say about your production?

Identify what went well and with hindsight what would you do differently?

Friday, February 1, 2019

History of Radio 1

Bad quality but good programme.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86A6F003D6989E31


Radio 1 Breakfast show - answer slides 13, 16, 17


Labels Radio, Industry, Audience

Greg James new Breakfast DJ


Radio 1 targeting audience from Great Baddow High School

  • Yesterday's quiz
  • Pass the Pasty
  • Unpopular opinion - HP should have died, cheese is overrated etc
  • Jan Slam - prizes every day in January
  • You're up to date with the latest news - quote from an interview now a regular segment
  • Look at media twitter feed for useful articles as well as online