LESSON 18-23: This in-depth SIX lesson resource, not only concludes ‘The Sweeney’/ ‘Trigger Point’ unit but also is the product of 26+ hours of extensive research, planning and creation. There are some extremely technical features regarding ownership structure, ownership etc. which I have painstakingly reserach and condensed into visual, fun tasks to aid with revision and retained learning. This lesson focuses on/ includes:

-‘Trigger Point’ and ‘The Sweeney’ context slide.
-Get the Drop on the Examiner quiz for both Industry and audience.
-An in-depth, scaffolded and visual appliaction task on Uses and gratifications, ABC1/ C2DE and demographics to both TV shows.
-Consumer, distribution, Viewership and commercial viability.
-Scheduling, peak and primetime.
-The importance of advertising for commercial shows such as ‘The Sweeney’
-Using the previous three slides, consider the ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES to TV CONSUMPTION at the time the show was PRODUCED/ aired. You may find there is some crossover. In addition, try to consider ECONOMIC considerations as well as AUDIENCE PLEASURES.
-Audience fragmentation, non-linear TV and on-demand with a Brit Box case study.
-OFCOM and regulation of the TV Industry.
-Acquisitions and visual scaffold sheet on Old V New Media with regards to the 2 shows.
-PSB V Commercial institutions
-The Life-cycle of a TV show flow-chart task
-Comisisoning and remit of ITV
-An in-depth infographic created by me on ITV ownership, distribution and vertical integration.
-Internationalisation
-A variety of audio/visual example as to how both shows marketed themselves.
-2. How do production processes influence crime dramas or sitcoms? Refer to examples you have studied in your response. [10] with in-depth sacffolding and disocvery learning task before students write under timed conditions.
-10/10 exemplar on thsi question written by me.

RESOURCES: This includes printable resources sheets within the power point as well as Word docuemnts + embedded videos and support information/ advice in the notes sections, regarding best in-class delivery.

This resource also includes help slides at the end of the Power Point as well as all the slides needed to be printed, to speed up prep for teaching.

The resource includes a mid-point H/W task and a end-point H/W revision resource.

Support and suggested teaching delivery is also noted in the notes section alongside sources/ references).

Whilst I have embedded a variety of videos, due to blocks on school accounts/ restrictions, if they do not **work, please see the links in the notes section of each slide.

NOTE: I am following EDUQAS Teaching Model 1 in my teaching/ SOW and my school is providing Media Studies GCSE as a Three- Year Course.

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