Thursday 29 November 2018
Cover work - Question 8 The Observer
Analyse the use of media media language to create meaning in the online Observer home page. Give two examples.
The Observer home page uses media language to create meaning in a variety of ways. Firstly the layout of the home page is used to create an air of formality. This is achieved through very organised, ordered boxes and columns that contain all the content and through the clearly delineated sections of the home page, which include 'features' 'news' and 'sport'.
This sense of order and formality is further reinforced through the use of a simple colour palette of a royal blue and white, both colours connote maturity and seriousness. This conveys to the observer reader that they can trust the contents of the website.
Monday 5 March 2018
Exam Q3 Cuffs
3. In this
question you will be rewarded for drawing together elements from your
full course of study, including different areas of the theoretical
framework and media contexts.
How far does the extract try to create a sense that it is portraying 'real life'?
In your answer you should:
analyse aspects of the extract giving detailed examples
judge how far these aspects create a sense of watching 'real life'
In the extract, the use of naturalistic locations create a sense of watching real life. For example, the criminal incident takes place in a shopping precinct. Many, if not all, of the audience will know what these are and have visited one before. This creates a sense of familiarity and realism for the viewers. Another example is the convectional costumes, e.g the police uniform, the criminals clothing (all black, balaclava) creates a sense of realism for the viewers as all of the viewers recognize the police uniform and together with the naturalistic locations create a very realistic scene/atmosphere so the audience do not have to suspend disbelief.
In the extract, camera work and continuity editing can be used cover up artificiality in the scenes. For example, shot reverse shot makes the scene seem more realistic so people do not consider any situations that might not seem fully realistic.
The use of general conversations including the police drama and stereotypes live up to audience expectations and creates a realistic affect as the concepts seem familiar. For example, the young rookie and the old hand show a sense of realism as the idea of an older police teaching a younger policeman is realistic and audiences can associate with these realistic stereotypes.There is always also a team of officers, including different ethnicity's which fits the audiences expectations and doesn't undermine a sense of reality. Also, all off the criminals fit into the audiences idea of a stereotypical villain. This makes it so the sense of realism is not lost and the idea of a police chase is familiar.
Seb Hardy
(Draft 1)
framework and media contexts.
How far does the extract try to create a sense that it is portraying 'real life'?
In your answer you should:
analyse aspects of the extract giving detailed examples
judge how far these aspects create a sense of watching 'real life'
In the extract, the use of naturalistic locations create a sense of watching real life. For example, the criminal incident takes place in a shopping precinct. Many, if not all, of the audience will know what these are and have visited one before. This creates a sense of familiarity and realism for the viewers. Another example is the convectional costumes, e.g the police uniform, the criminals clothing (all black, balaclava) creates a sense of realism for the viewers as all of the viewers recognize the police uniform and together with the naturalistic locations create a very realistic scene/atmosphere so the audience do not have to suspend disbelief.
In the extract, camera work and continuity editing can be used cover up artificiality in the scenes. For example, shot reverse shot makes the scene seem more realistic so people do not consider any situations that might not seem fully realistic.
The use of general conversations including the police drama and stereotypes live up to audience expectations and creates a realistic affect as the concepts seem familiar. For example, the young rookie and the old hand show a sense of realism as the idea of an older police teaching a younger policeman is realistic and audiences can associate with these realistic stereotypes.There is always also a team of officers, including different ethnicity's which fits the audiences expectations and doesn't undermine a sense of reality. Also, all off the criminals fit into the audiences idea of a stereotypical villain. This makes it so the sense of realism is not lost and the idea of a police chase is familiar.
Seb Hardy
(Draft 1)
Wednesday 21 February 2018
Exam Q2 Cuffs
Analyse how far the extract depicts the police's point of view rather than the criminals' point of view. In your answer you should:
analyse aspects of the extract using examples to support your analysis.
judge how far these aspects depict the police's point of view
The extract depicts the policies point of view rather than the criminals' point of view through the use of screen time and the perspective of the audience. For example, in the chase seen when the police are trying to catch the criminals, the camera is always on the police men and not on the criminals. This makes the audience much more likely to support the police as we see things from their perspective and not the criminals. Also, the audience know nothing about the criminals back story or anything else, so the audience wont see things from the criminals point of view.
Also, close up shots of the police show the audience the police's emotions and the audience feel sorry for the police whereas the criminals have no screen time so the audience do not feel the same way about them. This can trigger the readers emotions.
To conclude, the use of close ups and camera time make the audience see things from the polices point of view rather than the criminals.
analyse aspects of the extract using examples to support your analysis.
judge how far these aspects depict the police's point of view
The extract depicts the policies point of view rather than the criminals' point of view through the use of screen time and the perspective of the audience. For example, in the chase seen when the police are trying to catch the criminals, the camera is always on the police men and not on the criminals. This makes the audience much more likely to support the police as we see things from their perspective and not the criminals. Also, the audience know nothing about the criminals back story or anything else, so the audience wont see things from the criminals point of view.
Also, close up shots of the police show the audience the police's emotions and the audience feel sorry for the police whereas the criminals have no screen time so the audience do not feel the same way about them. This can trigger the readers emotions.
To conclude, the use of close ups and camera time make the audience see things from the polices point of view rather than the criminals.
Tuesday 20 February 2018
Exam Q1 Cuffs
Analyse how sound is used in the extract to create meaning. Refer to at least two examples in your answer.
Diegetic sound is used in the extract to create meaning when the police officers are called into action. When the police officers start to chase the criminals, the siren is playing very loudly in the background. This creates realism and immerses the audience in the fear and tension of the car chase.
Another example of diegetic sound in the clip, was when the sound of the radio plays as the officers are called into action. This also adds to the realism.
Diegetic sound is used in the extract to create meaning when the police officers are called into action. When the police officers start to chase the criminals, the siren is playing very loudly in the background. This creates realism and immerses the audience in the fear and tension of the car chase.
Another example of diegetic sound in the clip, was when the sound of the radio plays as the officers are called into action. This also adds to the realism.
Wednesday 24 January 2018
News/Exam Q8
The Home page of the observer uses lots of different media language and techniques to create meaning and encourage more people to follow them. Firstly, on the main page, there is a featured bar to bring together all of the different types of news into whats most important/newest. In this featured section, the put famous celebrity names in them because they know that these people have large social media based followings which means that any off their fans that see the celebrities name, will click on it.
Also, they make the most controversial topics largest and use colors and, in most cases, out of context language to draw viewers in and create meaning. For example, "Can i forgive the man that raped me" stands out to readers and encourages them to read the story. Another example of how the observer has used the home page to create meaning is by categorizing different news and putting the most relevant on the front page. This is important as it means that the news has a broader appeal to people that read it.
Seb Hardy
Also, they make the most controversial topics largest and use colors and, in most cases, out of context language to draw viewers in and create meaning. For example, "Can i forgive the man that raped me" stands out to readers and encourages them to read the story. Another example of how the observer has used the home page to create meaning is by categorizing different news and putting the most relevant on the front page. This is important as it means that the news has a broader appeal to people that read it.
Seb Hardy
Wednesday 10 January 2018
Exam Q7
Explain 2 reasons why a film company would release a video game linked to the film.
One reason why film company's would want to make a video game linked to a film is to appeal to different audiences and generations. For example, the lego movie itself is mainly targeted for kids but for the film to expand, they need a wider variety of audience members to watch the film. For this reason they release, the lego movie game that appeals more to teenagers who would buy the game. Playing the game introduces them to the story line and persuades them to watch the actual movie.
Another reason why film company's would want to make a video game linked to a film is to make more money off of a selling idea. The lego movie was very successful and made the amount it cost to produce in a week, the company wants to carry on with this idea to make as much of a profit as possible. This includes, merchandise, special edition lego boxes, a lego movie game, all of which to expand the company profits.
Seb Hardy
One reason why film company's would want to make a video game linked to a film is to appeal to different audiences and generations. For example, the lego movie itself is mainly targeted for kids but for the film to expand, they need a wider variety of audience members to watch the film. For this reason they release, the lego movie game that appeals more to teenagers who would buy the game. Playing the game introduces them to the story line and persuades them to watch the actual movie.
Another reason why film company's would want to make a video game linked to a film is to make more money off of a selling idea. The lego movie was very successful and made the amount it cost to produce in a week, the company wants to carry on with this idea to make as much of a profit as possible. This includes, merchandise, special edition lego boxes, a lego movie game, all of which to expand the company profits.
Seb Hardy
Sunday 7 January 2018
The Lego Movie: Genre Codes
The movie title plays a huge role in any movie poster because it stands out the most to the audience and is the first thing they will read. The movie title gives audiences an idea and understanding of what the film will bring about and attracts certain genres and audiences. For example "The Lego Movie" will attract the younger generation towards the film. In the Ensemble Movie poster, the movie title is bold and easily recognizable. Also, to appeal to the target movie audiences (younger generations) the title is made out of Lego bricks.
In all of the individual movie posters, the main characters are identified by name. For example, Chris Pratt is Emmet. This comes under Relationships from the blumler and katz theory. The audience recognize Chris Pratt from other movies and we identify with him. This persuades audiences to watch the film. Another individual movie poster is the vitruvius poster. This poster has a close up of vitruvius and in bold, Morgan Freeman is vitruvius. This has the same affect as the Emmet poster. Audiences definitely recognize Morgan Freemen but mainly adults. Naming the cast in all off the posters convinces the parents to take their children to see the movie as even the parents want to see the movie knowing the cast.
The last movie poster has written in bold, Elizabeth Banks is wildstyle. In the movie wildstyle represents women and appeals to the female audiences. Putting this on a poster works in both ways, it appeals to the female audiences and also attracts parents who know Elizabeth banks and identify with her.
The second convention of the movie poster is the tagline. The tagline in the main Ensemble poster reads, The story of a nobody who saves everybody. This tagline is very important for attracting family audiences. The tagline allows everyday people, the target audience, to relate and identify with Emmet which plays a huge role in persuading people to watch the movie. Also the rhyme is appealing to younger audiences and effectively sums up the movie for them.
In the main Ensemble poster, all of the main characters are identified as the main central image. All of the most familiar recognizable characters are shown running away from an explosion. This sets the scene to show how action packed, the film is going to be and also shows the audience the characters in action. This genre code hugely attracts the family audiences.
Seb Hardy
Corrections:
In the close up with Lord Business, we see that he is very close up, in an extreme close up and his facial expression tells the audience straight away that he is an angry/evil character that is going to be the villain. The tagline says "Will Ferrell is Lord Business". This has two effects on the audience. Will Ferrell is a very established actor and his name is recognized and admired by many. This draws in and persuades the audience to go and watch the film so that they can see him in this role. Also, Lord Business sounds very corporal and gives the impression that the main villain is like a boss. This idea of a mean boss in the work place appeals to many adults and because of this, it allows them to see themselves as Emmit, defeating their boss.
In all of the individual movie posters, the main characters are identified by name. For example, Chris Pratt is Emmet. This comes under Relationships from the blumler and katz theory. The audience recognize Chris Pratt from other movies and we identify with him. This persuades audiences to watch the film. Another individual movie poster is the vitruvius poster. This poster has a close up of vitruvius and in bold, Morgan Freeman is vitruvius. This has the same affect as the Emmet poster. Audiences definitely recognize Morgan Freemen but mainly adults. Naming the cast in all off the posters convinces the parents to take their children to see the movie as even the parents want to see the movie knowing the cast.
The last movie poster has written in bold, Elizabeth Banks is wildstyle. In the movie wildstyle represents women and appeals to the female audiences. Putting this on a poster works in both ways, it appeals to the female audiences and also attracts parents who know Elizabeth banks and identify with her.
The second convention of the movie poster is the tagline. The tagline in the main Ensemble poster reads, The story of a nobody who saves everybody. This tagline is very important for attracting family audiences. The tagline allows everyday people, the target audience, to relate and identify with Emmet which plays a huge role in persuading people to watch the movie. Also the rhyme is appealing to younger audiences and effectively sums up the movie for them.
In the main Ensemble poster, all of the main characters are identified as the main central image. All of the most familiar recognizable characters are shown running away from an explosion. This sets the scene to show how action packed, the film is going to be and also shows the audience the characters in action. This genre code hugely attracts the family audiences.
Seb Hardy
Corrections:
In the close up with Lord Business, we see that he is very close up, in an extreme close up and his facial expression tells the audience straight away that he is an angry/evil character that is going to be the villain. The tagline says "Will Ferrell is Lord Business". This has two effects on the audience. Will Ferrell is a very established actor and his name is recognized and admired by many. This draws in and persuades the audience to go and watch the film so that they can see him in this role. Also, Lord Business sounds very corporal and gives the impression that the main villain is like a boss. This idea of a mean boss in the work place appeals to many adults and because of this, it allows them to see themselves as Emmit, defeating their boss.
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