Media Blog 1- Mr Bush

  1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). Q1) WWW - Excellent level of analyse , very concise and clear  EBI - Could've included typography, and tour poster conventions  Q2) WWW - Well done EBI - None Q3) WWW - Some excellent argument with good industry knowledge  EBI - More balanced answer with an argument "For"   Q4) WWW - Good grasp of theorists and of question EBI - Could've been longer and more detailed, including more specific examples  Score = 34/43 Grade = A 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Identify at least one potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment. Q1)   The gold, textured colour scheme to the main text offers connotations of wealth, success and luxury – reflecting both Stormzy’s recent success and also qualities associated with the genre of music (rap/grime). Q2) Conglomerate Ow...

  Part 1: Media Magazine reading Media Magazine issue 52 has two good articles on Ideology. You need to read those articles ( our  Media Magazine archive is here ) and complete a few short tasks linked to them.  Page 34: The World Of Mockingjay: Ideology, Dystopia And Propaganda 1) Read the article and summarise it in one sentence.   The Hunger Games films are a satirical commentary on celebrity culture presented through dystopian regimes.  2) What view of capitalist ideology is presented in the Hunger Games films?   The Districts work to provide resources and other means of production for the capitol and they reap none of the benefits for this. This aligns with Karl Marx's view that the Proletariat work tirelessly for the Bourgeoisie and in the end don't benefit from their hard work due to the oppressive selfishness of the upper classes.  3) What do the Hunger Games films suggest about the power of the media to shape and influence ideological bel...

1) Introduction to Media: 10 questions 2) Media consumption audit 3) Semiotics blog tasks 4) Language: Reading an image - media codes 5) Reception theory - advert analysis and factsheet 6) Genre: Factsheets and genre study questions 7) Narrative: Factsheet questions 8) Audience: classification - psychographics presentation notes 9) October assessment learner response 10) Audience theory 1 - Hypodermic needle/Two-step flow/U&G 11) Audience theory 2 - The effects debate - Bandura, Cohen  12) Industries: Ownership and Control 13) Industries: Hesmondhalgh - The Cultural Industries 14) Industries: Public Service Broadcasting 15) Industries: Regulation 16) Representation: Introduction to Representation 17) Representation: Feminism - Everyday Sexism & Fourth Wave MM article 18) Representation: Feminist theory 19) Representing ourselves: Identity in the online age - MM articles & Factsheet 20) Ideology: BBC Question Time analysis and MM articles 

  Task 1: Media Magazine article Read the Media Magazine article on collective identity:  Self-image and the Media  (MM41 - page 6). Our  Media Magazine archive is here . Complete the following tasks on your blog: 1) Read the article and summarise each section in one sentence, starting with the section 'Who are you?' Who are you?:  - We are all involved in constructing an image to communicate our indentity, through hair, makeup, clothes or choosing not to participate in any of those. We make conscious decisions to present ourselves in a certain way.   - we have very complex ideas about ourselves  - there's a difference between who we want to be, who we present ourselves to be and who we think we are  - the cultural environment we are surrounded by shapes or self image I think therefore I am: - In the past how we perceived ourselves and presented ourselves was based on societal constructions, defining the interpersonal relationships within the...