Media Blog 1 - Mr Halsey Amari

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). www: Good knowledge shown and a strong question 3 answer. ebi : Revise genre theory. Try not to confuse theory's and need to strengthen Q1 & Q2 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.  The gun symbolises the state of disequilibrium and the eyeline of the character looking of screen suggest threat or danger. Both of the products suggest the shaping of people's lives, reflecting key themes of British culture and media. e.g., the Ill manors poster says "we are products of our environment... some environments are harder to live in" "repetition and difference"   allows producers to evolve the   genre   but maintain the   audience . Vibe being   opinion leaders   and their sense of authority and confidence " We dare you

The Gentlewoman: Language and Representation blog tasks Gentlewoman front cover  1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? The name of the personal is written in serif to demonstrate the classic nature of attracting an audiance based on a single name 2) How does the cover subvert conventional magazine cover design? There are clearly no cover-lines so the picture is doesn't fill the entire page.The Gentlewomen magazine frequently uses different colours, so this magazine usage of colour is unconventional.  3) Write an analysis of the central image. The model is shown as being powerful due to the low viewpoint and direct method of address. 4)  What representations of gender and celebrity can be found on this front cover? This is showing women and the model as powerful as if they are looking down on us which subverts older narratives as women where meant to be looking up not the opposite way around. 5) What gender and representation theories can we apply

  Language: Media factsheet 1) What are the different magazine genres highlighted on page 2 and how do they link to our magazine CSPs? Cars are related to the CSP in that both magazine categories feature the aspect of style. 2) Look at the section on GQ on page 2. How do they suggest that GQ targets its audience? They appeal to their audience through pictures and glamour while also sharing their cultural expertise. They work with writers who can speak to audiences who fit the psychographics activators. 3) What does the factsheet say about GQ cover stars? Their major subject will be something that is now occurring in the present moment and world, and they will use taglines to connect that to what they are doing and their intended objective. 4) Pick out five of the key conventions of magazine front covers and explain what they communicate to an audience. Numbers, Main Coverline, Masthead, Covellines, Pull Quotes. 5) What is a magazine’s ‘house style’? How would you describe GQ’s house st

  1)  Advertising: Introduction to advertising 2)  Advertising: the representation of women in advertising 3)  Advertising: Gauntlett and masculinity 4)   Advertising: Score hair cream CSP 5)   Advertising: Introduction to Postcolonialism 6)  Advertising: Sephora Black Beauty is Beauty CSP

1)  Magazines: Front cover practical task 2)   Magazines: GQ - Language and Representation 3)   Magazines: GQ - Audience & Industry 4)  Magazines: Front cover practical task LR

  1) Add your finished magazine cover as a JPEG image. 2) Type up your feedback from your teacher. If you've received this by email, you can copy and paste it across - WWW and EBIs. You don't need to include a mark or grade if you don't want to. Mark out of 15 for Media Language: 12 Estimated A Level coursework grade: A / B WWW: This is a seriously impressive cover in terms of photography and brand identity – I genuinely had to check which was your product and which were the real Marvin covers! That is an incredibly good sign – the requirement for A* at A Level is ‘approaching professional standards’ and in terms of photography and brand identity you are absolutely approaching that standard. Indeed, there are just a couple of elements that we need to look at to reach the top 13-15 level. EBI: You mention this in your evaluation but the lack of regular magazine cover conventions on your chosen brand does make it more difficult to award a top level. That is something to consi

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). www- Q3 is strong ( close to top level ) and makes plenty if good points on Sephora. Now we need to match throughout. ebi - handwriting, try to slow down and write a little smaller if you can. don't be so quick to theory  so make sure you are sharply focused on the question. 2) Read  the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Identify at least  one  potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment. For question 3 i didn't include: Double consciousness: Paul Gilroy used the term double consciousness to reflect the Black experience in the UK and USA. One aspect is living in a predominantly white culture and  having an aspect of identity rooted somewhere else. He describes this as a “liquidity of  culture”. He also uses it to highlight the disconnect between black representations in the  media and actual lived experience. O

  Audience Look through  the GQ Media Kit  and answer the following questions:  1) How does the media kit introduction describe GQ? A progressive magazine for guys that gives them all they need and changes with the times in society and popular culture. 2) What does the media kit suggest about masculinity?  Masculinity is now evolving and moved into a more central position within pop culture. 3) Pick out  three  statistics from the data on page 2 and explain what they suggest about the GQ audience. 1.8M Social Media Followers £1.2K  Average spend on beauty £7.7K  Average send on  fashion 4) Look at page 3 - brand highlights. What special editions do GQ run and what do these suggest about the GQ audience? Men of the Year meaning they are of high class/value 5) Still on page 3, what does the video and social series section suggest about how magazine audiences are changing?  Because a video series got 45 million more viewers in 2021, it is clear that audiences are shifting to more video an