0 valutazioniIl 0% ha trovato utile questo documento (0 voti)
50 visualizzazioni1 pagina
The 12 Year Old Lifer was made by Nerd TV for Channel 4. The institution does utiilise character functions (propp), through the verbal code describing Paul as looking like "justin Bieber's cute younger brother" a similar representation of Paul was demonstrated by the institution the daily mail.
The 12 Year Old Lifer was made by Nerd TV for Channel 4. The institution does utiilise character functions (propp), through the verbal code describing Paul as looking like "justin Bieber's cute younger brother" a similar representation of Paul was demonstrated by the institution the daily mail.
The 12 Year Old Lifer was made by Nerd TV for Channel 4. The institution does utiilise character functions (propp), through the verbal code describing Paul as looking like "justin Bieber's cute younger brother" a similar representation of Paul was demonstrated by the institution the daily mail.
documentaries shaped by the institutions that produce them?
The 12 Year Old Lifer was made by Nerd TV for Channel 4. Nerd TV aims to produce products that are daring, distinctive, deeply engaging and built to last. This anchors the 12 Year Old Lifer as the severity of the story is engaging for an audience and also is about an event which will always be interesting, also supporting their aim of producing programmes that are built to last. Channel 4 are a highly respected commercial institution and produce consistently high quality documentaries. Channel 4 aim to produce products that is relevant and consists of news and current affairs: the 12 Year Old Lifer supports this as it is an example of an informative and entertaining product. However, the institution does utiilise character functions (Propp), through the verbal code describing Paul as looking like Justin Biebers cute younger brother. Here, Paul is presented as The Princess, as he is constructed to be innocent, which positions the audience to believe he was highly impressionable and therefore feel empathy for Paul, disregarding the severity of the crime he has committed and furthermore, poses the question of when is too young to be tried as an adult, creating controversy (convention for documentaries). Creating controversial content supports Nerd TVs remit to produce daring products. These daring and controversial products create attention and debates around the topics of the documentaries, and controversy is also typical of a Channel 4 documentary, as they aim for original and innovative content. The controversy causes people to use social media, for example Matt Smith tweeted about the 12 Year Old Lifer, voicing his opinion on the matter. This is a clear influence of Channel 4 as Channel 4 use social media to promote their products and to take their media text beyond the documentary itself, and transfer it to other media platforms. A similar representation of Paul was demonstrated by the institution The Daily Mail. The Daily Mail is an institution known for covering celebrity life and also exaggerating events in order to draw audiences in, a tabloid convention. The Daily Mail describes Paul as sweet and angelic and contains non-verbal codes of pictures of Paul as a younger child, laughing and smiling. This is an example of how the institution is constructing Paul to appear a certain way, innocent and vulnerable, to position the audience to connect with him, and therefore feel empathy for him. This, in turn, will cause audiences to watch the documentary to learn more about the crime and Pauls trial. This is an example of synergy between two institutions, The Daily Mail and Channel 4. Channel 4 obtain a wider audience from the article, which is essential for an institution, therefore the use of synergy is a common convention for Channel 4.