Anyone know any good links that could help with GCSE Media? Its Sitcoms and we need to write about a page on conventions and the history of sitoms...ty
Oh and hi lol 
GCSE Media
If you're interested in the history of sitcom, there's plenty on here and the likes of Wikipedia. As far as conventions go, it might be worth picking up a book about writing sitcoms. Depends what exactly your teachers are expecting.
Seriously, You can do a GCSE in Media now? 
I know I took things easy by doing Drama, Art and Music but that's taking the piss on a whole new level...
(says the man who did an HNC in 'Television')
I did Media Studies GCSE! It was great fun. And not as much of a joke-course as people make out.
Quote: Aaron @ May 9 2008, 11:17 AM BSTIf you're interested in the history of sitcom, there's plenty on here and the likes of Wikipedia. As far as conventions go, t might be worth picking up a book about writing sitcoms. Depends what exactly your teachers are expecting.
Tsk, tsk. t should be it.
Thanks. 
More tsking.
It is, of course, MEEJA. Similarly make sure that you use it unaltered in e.g. 'tv is A meeja' and never bother with snotty nosed pedants who insist on 'medium'.
Kindly observe rules of good spelling when you post in these... fora...
Quote: Aaron @ May 9 2008, 11:17 AM BSTIf you're interested in the history of sitcom, there's plenty on here and the likes of Wikipedia. As far as conventions go, it might be worth picking up a book about writing sitcoms. Depends what exactly your teachers are expecting.
its not a whole GCSE in itself, its a section of the English GCSE, media being marketing strategys(DVD project/advertising)
so yeah 
im currently doing my GCSE media and i as the others posted need help doing about the "Death of the sitcom" ive viewed the other forum assigned as this name, and was wondering if anyone could give any useful information.
Useful information: the sitcom hasn't died, and it never will. It's just gone through a period of instability, uncertainty, and change.
Thaaaat's about it. Basically.
Lol ty, and about the GCSE itself;
. It does exist, but we astablished that.
. I was forced to take it 
. Its a separate thing from english now
. Its 50-something% corsework 
So yeah, thats about it. Sorry if you already knew that
GCSE Media was a forced subject
after i took AS Crticial thinking
and tomorrow i have to do a three hour long exam on something i didnt choose to.
but it still is a bit of a skive.
and as we are doing sitcoms its hilarious most of the time cause we just watch spaced and mighty boosh.
however i do have to come up with a concept for a new exciting sitcom.
xxx
Quote: McCandlish @ May 14 2008, 7:53 PM BSTand as we are doing sitcoms its hilarious most of the time cause we just watch spaced and mighty boosh.
Wish i could just watch boosh instead of doing this bloody topic...I swear my teacher is a serial killer...
Quote: JacMac @ May 16 2008, 4:28 PM BSTWish i could just watch boosh instead of doing this bloody topic...I swear my teacher is a serial killer...
And there's your sitcom "My Teacher the Serial Killer" practically writes itself.
Quote: Mexter @ May 16 2008, 4:34 PM BSTAnd there's your sitcom "My Teacher the Serial Killer" practically writes itself.
Zomg! Ideas ftw 
Quote: papermates91 @ May 11 2008, 5:36 PM BSTim currently doing my GCSE media and i as the others posted need help doing about the "Death of the sitcom" ive viewed the other forum assigned as this name, and was wondering if anyone could give any useful information.
As Aaron said the sitcom is alive, though not necessarily well. 'The Mighty Boosh' is a sitcom, just one of different take. The same rules of sitcom apply to the writing and structure though. It's revolutionary in one sense and conventional in another. Sitcoms which aren't successful generally either simply aren't funny enough or have broken the sitcom rules.