Sunday, 3 February 2019
Analyse the representations of Musicians - Mojo
The Joni Mitchell magazine cover portrays a very ordered layout with the cover lines mostly aligned and one central image. This connotes Joni Mitchell as a serious and authentic musician who is very well respected. This magazine cover uses only sans-serif typefaces which is a common theme in Mojo magazines and portrays Jodi Mitchell as a very modern, independent woman. The colour palette is mostly limited to white, black and blue. This connotes sophistication and elegance. The Main splash shows Jodi Mitchell smiling at the camera which portrays her as very down to earth and approachable. Language used emphasises danger and struggle, "agony". This connotes very serious musicians looked at in a wry manner. The media language presents a world that celebrates serious artistic endeavour.
THE AVENGERS: REPRESENTATIONS OF GENDER
HOW DOES THE AVENGERS CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF GENDER TO REACH A 1960's AUDIENCE?
In your answer, analyse how both Peel and Steed are presented, supporting your comments with examples of what they do and say, what they wear, and how they behave with each other. You can take examples from anywhere in the programme.
Emma peel is depicted as a strong female character in "The Avengers" and constantly challenges gender stereotypes of the 1960's to appeal to a modern audience. She consistently uses her intelligence to solve cases which would not have been expected for a woman to do. This can be seen when she Outwits the man in the church and discovers that the choir nobody in it. This clearly challenges gender stereotypes of men being in charge and holding all the power. An audience in the 60's would definitely expect Steed to solve the case.
The avengers challenges traditional representations of gender furthermore by depicting Emma Peel as a very brave, intelligent, independent woman. Evidence of this can be seen during the fencing match between Steed and Peel in episode 4, "the town of no return". Steed enters her apartment to find her practising her fencing skills and asks for tea. Peel goes against gender stereotypes by rejecting to get him some. Furthermore, during the fencing match, Peel physically holds her own against steed, which would have been a very abstract idea for a 1960's audience.
Gender stereotypes also influence the Avengers. For example, Steed is very urbane and self-confident and as an older white, he is a stereotypical depiction of "The modern man". Though Emma Peel is an independent, empowering character, she is still undermined by Steed. This can be seen when he orders a drink for her despite her saying she did not want one. Steed as the male is still portrayed as in charge.
In your answer, analyse how both Peel and Steed are presented, supporting your comments with examples of what they do and say, what they wear, and how they behave with each other. You can take examples from anywhere in the programme.
Emma peel is depicted as a strong female character in "The Avengers" and constantly challenges gender stereotypes of the 1960's to appeal to a modern audience. She consistently uses her intelligence to solve cases which would not have been expected for a woman to do. This can be seen when she Outwits the man in the church and discovers that the choir nobody in it. This clearly challenges gender stereotypes of men being in charge and holding all the power. An audience in the 60's would definitely expect Steed to solve the case.
The avengers challenges traditional representations of gender furthermore by depicting Emma Peel as a very brave, intelligent, independent woman. Evidence of this can be seen during the fencing match between Steed and Peel in episode 4, "the town of no return". Steed enters her apartment to find her practising her fencing skills and asks for tea. Peel goes against gender stereotypes by rejecting to get him some. Furthermore, during the fencing match, Peel physically holds her own against steed, which would have been a very abstract idea for a 1960's audience.
Gender stereotypes also influence the Avengers. For example, Steed is very urbane and self-confident and as an older white, he is a stereotypical depiction of "The modern man". Though Emma Peel is an independent, empowering character, she is still undermined by Steed. This can be seen when he orders a drink for her despite her saying she did not want one. Steed as the male is still portrayed as in charge.
Observer Question 9
‘The representations featured in the online Observer reflect its values and beliefs.’ Discuss how far you agree with this statement. In your answer, you must:
· Analyse the representations featured in the extract with reference to the Observer’s values and beliefs
· Make judgements and draw conclusions about how far you agree with the statement. [15 marks]
The observer, and its sister newspaper the Guardian, are both owned by "The guardian media group" and therefore, both newspapers reflect core beliefs of the other such as liberal views, left of centre. In the home page of the Observer, stories from all across the world are featured, for example, "Saudi dissidents". This reflects the Observers internationalist views and how they value and care about news and culture from all over the world.
In the past, the Observer had always confronted "difficult" news stories head on. This value of the Observer is reflected in the online observer home page through difficult, hard news stories such as "Huntington's disease". News about death and other difficult social issues is often shied away from by other major newspapers however, the Observer online reflects its core beliefs and values by featuring them on the homepage.
The advertisement on the Online observer home page reflects its core values and beliefs. The advertisement on this newspaper are mostly finance which suggests that most people that read this newspaper have money and therefore reinforces a 'middle class' feel to the newspaper. This can also be seen through an interest in Politics (hard news) like Brexit issues which concern many of the readers.
In conclusion, form the online observer we can judge that the online issues of the newspaper are heavily influenced by the core values and beliefs of not just the guardian media group, but also, the Observer's beliefs about issues like politics, hard news and difficult stories and the contextual features of the newspaper such as its audience.
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Observer Online: Messages and Values
1. The major use of newspapers is to offer a sense of knowing
what is going on in the world.The Observer knows that its readers are serious and interested in international affairs. This is evident in hard news articles about.... Foreign affairs such as "Trump threatens national emergency" and "Saudi teen lands in Toronto"
2. The Observer meets its audience's need for a range of cultural, sporting and artistic news. It provides these with... "2019 Brit award nominations"
3. The Observer does not shy away from 'difficult' issues that could make uncomfortable reading, such as... "Captive fearful as she prepares for Iran Jail hunger strike"
4. The Observer has sections which are designed to appeal to
different types of readers.The Observer reflects the diversity of its readership in articles on... Body image and School sections
5. Newspaper readership can still be used as a symbol of one’s
what is going on in the world.The Observer knows that its readers are serious and interested in international affairs. This is evident in hard news articles about.... Foreign affairs such as "Trump threatens national emergency" and "Saudi teen lands in Toronto"
2. The Observer meets its audience's need for a range of cultural, sporting and artistic news. It provides these with... "2019 Brit award nominations"
3. The Observer does not shy away from 'difficult' issues that could make uncomfortable reading, such as... "Captive fearful as she prepares for Iran Jail hunger strike"
4. The Observer has sections which are designed to appeal to
different types of readers.The Observer reflects the diversity of its readership in articles on... Body image and School sections
5. Newspaper readership can still be used as a symbol of one’s
social identity. The term ‘Guardian reader’ connotes a certain
type of social attitude and The Observer similarly reinforces
a set of social and political attitudes, and thus identity, in its
representations. For example, Observer readers like to think
of themselves as open-minded and this is reflected in the
Observer’s practice of allowing both sides of an argument
equally to be put when the newspaper is clearly on one side
of this argument. There is an example of this in... Articles on Brexit, different opinions and views portrayed.
6. The entertainment function of newspapers may take the
form of humour. It may take the form of diversion into
a celebrity world of ‘glamour’. It may take the form of human
interest stories in which readers are invited to sympathise with
the subjects of the article. Newspapers further offer games,
puzzles, crosswords and the like. At the higher end, sections
such as the New Review in the Observer may offer the pleasure
of extremely well-written think pieces and literature reviews. An example of this is....Articles on Brit nominations are a diversion into a celebrity world of glamour.
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Teenage Dirtbag/Skater Boy Homework
SB -This video is documentary style mostly hand-held camerawork, de-saturated colour and fast-paced editing.
TD-This video has saturated colour, more controlled camerawork, slower-paced editing.
TD-This video consists of mostly montage shots.
SB-This video has more developed editing with cause and effect.
SB-In this video, the singer values rebellion, which is seen in the narrative.
TD-In this video, the singer values 'fitting in', conformity, albeit to an oppressive system, which is seen in the narrative.
SB-This video is set in LA, a big city, with its connotations of street credibility.
TD-The mise-en-scene of this video is American suburbia with its connotations of conformity.
TD-This video is intertextual in its narrative (=it makes references to high school drama).
SB/TD-In this video, the singer performs to camera.
SB-In this video, real locations and 'everyday' costume for the performers connote a sense of naturalism.
TD/SB-In this video, there is a sense of linear narrative (a story is told, in the order it unfolds).
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)
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