Questions and Answers - TV Drama

Audience = is where play/text/film etc is performed to an audience
Institution = this is where a company is established e.g BBC there can be relationships between institutions as well

Q – How many ways can you 'read' something produced by the BBC?

The BBC provides different products which you can read through developed technology such as; their digital channels, e.g News 24 which allow the access of the red button for weather, sports etc
the radio station are very popular mainly broad casted through digital TV and radio, normal radio and satellite TV.
Finally also its websites, e.g bbc.co.uk/ceebies for children and then other branches which apply to different subjects like the new or politics

Q. How can the audience engage with Doctor Who?
when you first visit the site it has the face of the newest doctor who and a past one as well, so it showing it is engaging with the older generations that grew up with it.
the set out has inviting questions about the TV show which interacts with the audience.
the colours are associated with the TV programme and having the Tardis in the centre of the page draw the audience in. Mainly because it is a recognised piece from the show.
finally being clips of the upcoming show again draws people in as they will want to see what is happening.

How many different forms of ‘media’ are offered?
There are a few media forms being offered, through games, small clips for the shows previews and also ones of the previous episodes, links to read more on a certain articles and also quizzes.

Convergence = hardware and software coming together across media, meaning that they find some sort of similarity. Big companies doing the same so that they can have the disticition between all media types.

How would you usually watch an episode of Doctor Who?
mainly through BBC Digital or satellite TV, Iplayer or visiting the Doctor who website.

Fragmented= Being Broken up or detached

Q In media studies we focus on ‘the contemporary’.What does this mean if, for example, we are to study the film industry in Britain?
we would be studying what is happening in Britain at this time and see how that is affecting the films and what tole it takes on society.

Q. How does the film industry 'converge' with the Internet?
it crosses over with Internet to find some kind of boundary and similarity, similarity being the audience but the boundary being not to download illegal films. so they work together to promote and sell their product for money or Charity etc.

Q.So what can the iphone do?
Phone
Safrai
Mail
Messages
Compase
Cut, Copy and Paste
Ipod
Voice control
Video recording
Ap Store
Search
Apple Store
Itunes etc.