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His Dark Materials: LIAR Blog Task

Language and close-textual analysis 1) His Dark Materials fit the conventions of Fantasy TV genre by there being talking animals, witches flying, and CGI effects. 2) Hero - Lyra Villain - Ms. Coulter Helper - Will 3) Enigma codes I can find in His Dark Materials are 'Who are the spectres?' which encourages the audience to continue watching and find out who they are.

Magazines and Music Video Assessment Learner Response

1) WWW - Some good comments on how MV's appeal to an audience.  EBI - Consider terminology for design: serif/ sans serif, contrast, hierarchy, etc. 18/29, Grade 5. 2)  Q1. 2/2  Q2. 5/12  Q3. 4/6  Q4. 3/3  Q5. 4/6 3) Three connotations of the design and layout of Tatler that I did NOT mention: The cover star Emma Weymouth wearing a ballgown in the gardens of a stately home connotes the wealth and luxury that Tatler readers aspire to. The mise-en-scene (costume, make-up, pose, expression) all emphasise these aspects. The fact cover star Emma Weymouth is mixed race suggests that Tatler is moving with the times and responding to cultural changes in Britain around gender. The fact the cover star obscures the title of the magazine reflects how well established the Tatler brand is – Britain’s oldest magazine is recognisable to its audience even with some of the masthead behind the cover model. 4) Three ways celebrities are represented in Hear magazine that I did...

Doctor Who - LIAR

Language and Contexts 1.   Todorov's Equilibrium: We can apply narrative theories to this episode of Doctor Who through the start when Susan attends school as normal. The teachers begin to suspect stuff and follow her home. However the disruption is when they find the TARDIS which allows them to understand how Susan is extremely smart. The new equilibrium is when the 4 characters are going to the future. Propp's character theory: The villain is the doctor. The heroes are the teachers (Ian & Barbra). The princess/heroine would be Susan.  Barthes's enigma and action codes: In the episode action codes are used when they are exploring the TARDIS and how it's something new. Enigma codes which are used are when Ian, Barbra, Susan and the doctor are in the TARDIS and going to a new place. Levi-Strauss's binary opposition:  2. In my opinion, the most important scene in the episode is when they were exploring the TARDIS because it tells us the context of what we are wat...

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

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Audience 1) The audience are likely to be predominantly white, middle class and reasonably young. The psychographics groups might include Explorers and Reformers. 2) The audience pleasures that are offered by the music video are voyeuristic pleasure and possibly vicarious pleasure. 3) Three particular shots that would appeal to Arctic Monkey Fans -  4) Fans took a leading role by making Arctic Monkeys famous back in 2005 by the internet sharing their music around the world. 5) Fans are positioned to respond to the band by making them feel like they are there in the moment and is a live performance. Industries 1) Arctic Monkeys first achieved success and built up their fanbase by technology helping their music being shared around.  2) It was unexpected because they didn't market it to go global, they only wanted to share it to family and friends. 3) Arctic Monkeys recognition completely opposed to the ride of BLACKPINK due to the unintentional debut album success and the fame t...

Introduction to Music Video and BLACKPINK HYLT

Introduction Q's: 1) The key conventions of the music video are movement, performance, narrative, visual effects, promotional device, editing and sound, mise-en-scene. 2) Intersexuality is when one media text refers to another media text. 3) Music videos first became a major part of the music industry in the early 1980's. 4) In 1981, music television was launched and music videos was an important part of the music industry because it was a marketing tool. 5) In the digital age, music videos are distributed through digital aggregators. BLACKPINK:   How You Like That Q's: 1) BLACKPINK fans are known as 'Blinks'. The demographics of BLANKPINK'S audience are them being teenage girls, young women and are particularly big in western countries. 2) Audience pleasures such as visceral pleasure are offered by the music video. 3) 

Media Assessment 2: Learner Response

1) 15/34   Grade: 4  Next steps:  'For oppositional readings, consider a more modern take? Can women only do these jobs now men are gone?' Q1: 1/1 Q2: 0/1 Q3: 3/8 Q4: 2/2 Q5: 2/2 Q6:7/20 On question 6, I think I missed out on the rest of the marks because I didn't use astute judgements and conclusions that are consistently well supported by relevant examples. I think I successfully wrote about preferred reading as I included  accurate application of reception  theory throughout. I didn't write well about the oppositional and negotiated reading. Vertical Integration -   a business model where a company gains control over multiple, traditionally separate stages of its supply chain. Benefits of vertical integration -  Greater control over every stage of the production -  Increasing profit - Having complete ownership over creative products What I could've used in my answer for question 6 • Understanding of both the theoretical framework and...

Heat Case Study: Blog Tasks

Introduction - Heat Media pack 1. In page 2, three things that Heat offers its readers under 'print' are food, travel, and fitness. 2. In page 3, the page says that Heat offers readers conversation starters they can show off and ensure Heat readers are always in the know. 3. In page 4, other content that Heat magazines offer to its reader aside from celebrity news are life-hacks and 'Wear It's At'. 4. Heat's magazine audience profile are: Female/Male: 90%/10% Average age: 37 Age profile: 52% aged 15/34 Segment: 50% ABC1 Marital status: 57% married Media Language 1. The cover lines are written to make the audience want to buy the magazine by using contrasting colours and using images of the celebrity they are speaking about. 2. The connotations of the Heat colour scheme on that particular front cover are them using the colour pink a lot to attract females, and white makes it seem like the magazine isn't guilty but the celebrities are. 3. The images are used t...