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magazines- component 2, secrtion b

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Adbusters to a mainstream, mass audience the front cover of adbusters (of man screaming) will look trash. "POST-WEST" =is this pro terrorism, presenting ideologies that the western world has been destroyed. ideologies that the world is better off without people "save the planet, kill yourself"- deliberately trying to upset the audience- more creative as it is controversial and unconventional for a magazine.  woman not a political magazine women in the magazine wear conservative, stereotypical clothing- not creative as they all look and dress the same- presents a singular, boring, bland look. simplistic ideologies of women. explore how set editions of woman and adbusters appeal to their target audience adbusters has no set target audience as it changes every week, different style/ look every week. reinforces ideology that women are insecure as they have to eavesdrop their so to figure out if they care about them or not- communicat

Magazines- component 2, section b

"all media products are purely created to ensure financial success" to what extent do you support this statement? make references to set additions of woman and adbusters most magazines are driven through profit and power, for example woman, however adbusters is a clear exception to this rule. Plan adbusters adbusters- not for profit. £10.99 rrp is used to cover the making of the magazine. however, its not exactly anti-capitalist as they sell merchandise on heir online website. first published in 1989 left wing ideologies anti capitalist ideologies luxury item that can only be understood by a niche audience. 120,000 readership/ circulation (not a large amount). self published- published by adbusters media foundation. lack of anchorage, and a lack of commercial intent (no ads), creative. it doesn't have a definite target audience lacks brand image as its style changes every issue, difficult to target a specific group of people. genre- culture jamming.
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Explore how the set editions of woman and adbusters reflect the historical context of the time they were made in womans magazine: different socio historical context to preset time equal right act happened this year-1995 just after ww2 only few people of that time thought it was sexist (as they only depict a singular straight forward representation of women) there were some images challenging the hegemonic rules of society (at that time). adbusters: adbusters try to subvert the rules of magazines magazine is against advertising and features no adverts  anti consumerism, anti consumer and anti capitalist.

tv (humans & les revenants)- component 1, section a

Explore how Humans and Les Revenants use marketing and promotional campaigns to maintain both local and global audiences ? humans and les revenants use a range of innovative marketing and promotional campaigns to cover local and global audiences. (dac) Definition- marketing is a vital aspect to ensure that media products reach their intended audiences. in order to ensure that this happens, producers are increasingly relying on digital technologies in order to efficiently promote media products both on a local and global level. Augment- in this essay, i shall argue that it is possible to ensure both local and global success through the use of digitally convergent advertising and promotional techniques. Context- Humans is a sci-fi TV show first broadcast in the UK in 2015 on Channel 4. It is an adaptation of the Swedish show Real Humans, although a number of changes were made in order to make the show appeal to a UK market. Les Revenants is a French horror/thriller TV show se

Component one, section b- industry contexts

diversification- an organisation that has many different industries, e.g: Disney has record labels, theme parks etc. component 1, section b: In Question 3(x), you will be rewarded for drawing together knowledge and understanding from across your full course of study, including different areas of the theoretical framework and media contexts. (mention things from other media industries like film industry or video game industry)

video games- component 1, section B

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Key terms: Distribution: how a media product is received and gets to the audience. Globalisation: interconnectedness of the world coming together. Convergence: the coming together of perviously separate media industries. Horizontal integration: where a corporation owns another corporation in the same industry. Vertical integration: when a media institution buys a business in different stages of production. Institution: a company with its own identity. Synergy: when two things work well together. Digital technology: any technology that involves a computer. Multimedia integration: the use of digital technology to bring together different industries. Conglomeration: where one business buys out another business to form a big business. Explore how ownership has shaped assassins creed III liberation? Plan: Owned and produced by Ubisoft montreal- they produced all assassins creed video games. Available on playstation Vita 2012- a poorly performing console

music videos- component 1 section A

How do the representations in these music videos show the values, attitudes and beliefs of the producer ? (comparison of riptide or formation with an unseen text) formation, Beyonce  unseen text- Blackpink- ddu-du ddu-du representation= a re-presentation, where a group, issue or event is "shown again" by the producer. by using media language to represent certain groups, the producer can both reinforce and challenge hegemonic norms. i shall argue that the video to formation by beyonce and the video to ddu du ddu du by blackpink both reinforce and challenge stereotypes of women. plan Codes and conventions – performance/narrative/experimental features Camera work (framing – shot types, angle, position, movement) Editing – beat-matched? Elements of continuity/montage How does the video interpret the music and/or lyrics? Structure/narrative Intertextuality Sound Mise-en-scene – colour, lighting, location, costume/dress, hair/make-up  long angl