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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

Newspapers- component 1B

How do the times and the daily mirror attract and maintain their audiences both locally and globally ? attraction= ways of trying to bring in audiences maintaining audiences is essential for the newspaper industry as it ensures financial success by promoting brand success. british newspapers naturally primarily target a British, local audience, with an international audience mainly as an afterthought. those who buy the times and daily mail abroad are typically british audiences living in other countries.  how do these newspapers keep getting british audiences to read them? The times: front page over includes focal image of Theresa May- Uk audience will recognise the prime minister. front page headline is linked to UK politics "brexit"- this will only appeal to a British audience as it directly affects them.  skyline down the front page demonstrates things interesting to uk citizens such as "home- school register", this would only appe

Newspapers- component 1b

How do specific processes of production , distribution and circulation shape the times and the mirror? the times owned by news UK, a subsidiary (a company owned by another company) of news international, an enormous media conglomerate. long established, a british institution est. 1785. circulation 2019: 417,298 compact format, easier to read vertical integrated industry (multiple industries) currently £1.80 daily newspaper  right wing middle class, older audience broadsheet the daily mirror tabloid newspaper working class audience  owned by reach plc (previously known as trinity mirror) founded in 1903 circulation 2017: 587,803 (higher than the times). sister paper: sunday mirror reach plc also publishes a range of local newspapers- diversification "the intelligent tabloid #madeuthink" price 80p knee jerk reaction: both these newspapers are mass produced and mass circulated for a mass audience. both newspapers have an extremely short

newspapers component 1A (unseen)

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newspapers- component 1A (unseen text) and 1B (industry and audience)- not every topic will come up for this section. advertising music video (probably 2 different industries as there are two questions) component 2- magazine, online media and tv shows How do these products make use of intertextuality and genre conventions in order to reflect the ideology of the producer? (30 mins) intertextuality positioning bias- functions in every aspect of how a newspaper is brought up. knee jerk reaction: mise-en-scene of white trump supporters creates stereotypes of racism only within white people as there are no people of colour juxtapositioning of text and images creates binary opposition- people fearing 'loss of jobs' while people in images are celebrating. both newspapers are heavily influenced by their favourite political parties (they have political ideologies), which are shown through the use of intertextuality and genre conventions. Daily mirror fav