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I experimented with InDesign and developed new skills; I learnt how to use features on Indesign such as; Rectangle square tool. How to use Drop Cap. Page Numbering Wrapping text for Pull Quote.

Emeli Sande: She was born in Sunderland but grew up in Alford, Aberdeenshire. She wrote her first song when she was eleven. Became famous for writing so many songs for artists like Rihanna, Susan Boyle & Leona Lewis. Her released her first single 'Heaven' in August of 2011. Collaborated with British artists. Soul R'N'B Won Brit Awards for best solo artist, critics solo award 2 Albums Performed for 2019 Red Nose Day New album coming out; promotion Key Words + What they suggest?: ''Then I'm gone'' ''Will you recognize me'' Repeated words, is she asking heavens? People make mistakes. Music Video: Mainly performance based (as in ES lip synch and perform) Narrative elements, different stories/characters playing out throughout the music video. Heaven; shots of the sky, graffiti of angel wings behind woman, tattoo of angel wings on man. When Emeli sings there's low shots, so she seems more powerful; she&

INTERTEXTUALITY: Harry Potter: Hogwarts is the ideal school Kids have so much freedom Have so much power Hogwarts shows a version of the world that's real Kids taking risks Flashman: A Bully at a private school Fictional Picked on Tom Brown Offred from Handmaid's tale: Handmaid's names are created by the name of their owners Talks about inequality of the world (education system) She begins to form a revolution to rebel against it. Ozzy Osbourne: drug addiction black sabbath rebellious bit the head off a bat very famously talked about his education schooled in birmingham had dyslexia, school didn't understand Benedict Cumberbatch: Public school, he went to Eton had an art scholarship theatre captured his imagination. Grange Hill:  TV programme,  social realism real-life issues Teen pregnancy, AIDS, mental health at the time it was groundbreaking Grange Hill Font and Sausage stolen from intro and put onto cover.

POSTMODERNISM: Intertextuality; linking to ghostbusters. 'Who you gonna call?' well known phrase. They're also in the iconic ghostbuster costumes. Trump is portrayed as Slimer the ghost. Theresa May, Taylor Swift, Serena Williams & Hillary Clinton. Wide range of sports politics and musicians. By using not just politicians it shows that its more of a social piece than a political piece; promoting females against Donald Trump. Donald Trump in the back perceived as a ghost, Women shown as heroes. Trump signified as male archetype. Trump looks scared (in a more comedic way) while the females are shown smiling which is mocking Trump.

POSTMODERNISM: A mix and match aesthetic taking influences from different genres the appearance is as important, maybe even more important than the meaning behind. Blurring of time and space non-linear narratives breaking the fourth wall INTERTEXTUALITY is when deliberate references are made to different media products.  The music video is only understood if the reference is understood, Mixing fantasy and reality (simulacra - Baudrillard)  GOODWIN'S FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS: Think of the authorage Basically the star, the author of the video. The way they present themselves Authorage implies that the artist literally stamps their own visual style onto the music video. This makes them more recognisable to the audience. Establishes the representation of the artist; their sexuality,  dress sense, beliefs and values. Authorage can ADD to the star quality. Ariana Grande is an example of this  GOODWIN'S FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS: Goodwin (1993) also suggested tha

BARTHES + SEMIOTICS: Denotation - What you see or hear. The physical thing. Connotation -  What it means. The meaning behind it. Anchorage - It holds down the meaning, fixes it. Not all media products have this though. Helps us represent who/what is represented. HALL AND IDEOLOGY: Ideology is a set of ideas that help us make meaning of the world.  Hall says that dominant ideology is important and the media should reflect this dominant ideology. Dominant ideology are those beliefs shared by most people in a society or culture.  Consumerism; buying stuff makes us happy. Nuclear family.  Some artefacts are polysemic. Polysemic - range of possible meanings Some audiences take a negotiated position A small minority make a oppositional reading GAUNTLETT - A POSTMODERN APPROACH A bit of everything; mixing things. After modernism. Not having structure and mixing things up 'identity is complicated' build your own identity. Can do this better in an online w

I Chose this year's Comic Relief Red Nose Day as my theme, it represents current affairs as the episode airs this friday on BBC. It has a very british theme (british actor, red nose day,) so it fits the Big Issue's cultural values.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF MUSIC VIDEOS: Performance; lip synced or live performance, choreographed, dancing etc. Narrative; with a storyline / themes / motifs etc Conceptual; abstract set of motifs w/ no obvious links to the music. things to analyse: camera angles; shot size, camera movement, framing editing; cutting rate/rhythm to rhythm mise en scene, costume, make up, location, props are they lip syncing or not? autorage (star quality, do certain artists look a certain way etc) representation of the star, sexuality, gender, ethnicity, culture, subculture. who's being represented and how?  audience, male gaze?  MABEL- THINKING OF YOU MUSIC VIDEO ANALYSIS: cutting to the beat lip syncing Constant colours; pink & blue  very fastly edited  song goes slow and the editing goes slow street wear. wears white two boys? is she thinking about someone else?  BEYONCE - FORMATION MUSIC VIDEO ANALYSIS: there is a simulation of events; news reporting,  beyon

In this Essay I will explain the differences in production, distribution and circulation between Jungle Book 1967 & Jungle Book 2016. I will be comparing the process of making and releasing the two Jungle Book films. Looking at production for the 1976 version story boarding was key. Walt Disney looked at the cast and based the characters around the cast members. For example the character of Baloo was meant to have more of a minor part but Walt thought that the actor playing him (Phil Harris) was too good so he made the Baloo appear more than he should've. Disney stuck to their traditional animation style in the 1967 version whereas in the 2016 version it was much more darker, as they wanted to appeal to a more older audience. CGI was used to make the animals look more realistic rather than the cute and soft animals that appeared in the 1967 version. The 2016 version was directed by Jon Favreau, it does have a lot of the humor from the 67' version and a majority of the ori

Explain the differences in production, distribution and circulation between Jungle Book 1967 & Jungle Book 2016. What's the question asking? What would you include in your answer? How would you structure and write your answer? 1) Being asked to give the differences between the 1967 version and 2016 version of Jungle Book, in terms of production, distribution and circulation. Basically to compare the process of making and releasing the two Jungle Book films 2)  Consider the process from start to finish: Production should include;  The Industry The Stars Production companies who were involved. Technology would include; Motion capture Multi-plane camera Camerawork Advertising & Marketing Trailers, posters. The changes between technology, there are more ways to promote films in the modern day rather than back in 1967 when social media didn't exist. Synergy & Merchandising. Links back to Disney as a conglomerate, theme parks and tv shows etc. E

RADIO SAMPLE QUESTION: Highlight Key Words PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING Offer your own examples of the Radio 1 Breakfast show 1) RADIO + PBS + REGULATION  (AS OPPOSED TO COMMERCIAL) 2) CONTEXTS - MONEY / ECONOMICS (LICENSE FEE)                            - CULTURAL - POP MUSIC, BUT LIVE PERFORMANCES TOO.                           - POLITICAL - LICENCE FEE 3) CASE STUDY E.G. - BREAKFAST SHOW       - PBS DUTY       - OFCOM      + BBC RULES / REGULATIONS       + LICENSE FEE - DUTY TO PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY + CONVERGENCE HAVE TO INCLUDE: AUDIENCE (15 - 29 YR OLDS) CONTENT (INTERVIEWS / MUSIC) DISTRIBUTION (HOW YOU LISTEN E.G. IPLAYER) IN YOUR ANSWER YOU NEED TO COVER: RADIO + INDUSTRY + PSB LINK TO BREAKFAST SHOW CONTEXTS OF POPULAR MUSIC PROGRAMMES LINK TO R1 BREAKFAST SHOW