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Research: Codes and Conventions

Do cumentary 1: Our Borough, Love and Hustle Opening Analysis: Genre Codes and Conventions Relaxed, non diegetic music in the background Non Diegetic narration in the background Introduces and gives a brief overview of the topic Diegetic dialogue Shows short clips of interviews of people involved with the topic Slower paced editing Title sequence which includes the name of the documentary Short non linear narrative This all links to the target audience as it grabs their attention, it uses music they would listen to and only gives little information based around topics they are interested in this instance, mental health and crime Representations Young ethnic minorities represented in a negative light, as if all are trouble makers and commit crime Working class community represented as reckless with the insight into it given Young people aged 16 - 29 represented in a negative light as well, they are shown to be causing trouble in the streets partying and smoking Li...

Industry Research

Who are BBC3? BBC 3 was a free to air British TV Channel operated by the BBC. The service's remit was to provide innovative programming to viewers aged between 16 - 34. BBC 3's output mostly originated from the UK, with 70% of it also being original. It was launched on the 9th February 2003, as a replacement for BBC Choice. In March 2014, as a result of a £100 million, it was announce that BBC 3 was to be discontinued and replaced by an online only version of the channel, with more focus on original and short productions.  The channel covered all genres, from animation, comedy, current affairs and drama. There was also a big focus on documentaries and sport.  What kind of documentaries do BBC 3 show now? There is a big focus on documentaries based around current affairs the target audience would be aware of. Examples include issues LGBT members suffer from everyday, knife and violence related crime, mental health, racism in football and climate change. Stacey Doole...

Target Audience 16 - 25

Hobbies/Interests? Sports  Music Video Games Social Media/Technology Films/TV Issues they would be aware of? Climate Change Wage gap  Equality  LGBT related issues Knife and violence related crimes Mental Health What they do with disposable income? Going out Streaming services Video games How they access media? Mobile Phones The Internet/Websites Television  Poster/Print adverts Magazines Films/Docs/Magazines/Music Sites they like Blockbuster and modern movies Documentaries about issues they are aware of Pop music, rap or indie  What would appeal to them? Current affairs Sports Film/TV Comedic documentaries

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