akshara gcse media blog

1)   Magazines: magazines: Tatler 2)   Advertising and Marketing: Galaxy Audrey 3)   OSP & Videogames: Lara Croft Go 4)  Music Video: One Direction 5)  Music Video: Arctic Monkeys 6)  Television: Class  - Language and Representation 7)  Television: Class  - Industry and Audience 8)  Television: Doctor Who - Language and Representation 9)  Television: Doctor Who - Industry and Audience 10)  Newspapers: The Daily Mirror - Language and Audience 11)  N ew apers: The Daily Mirror - Representation and Industry 12)  Newspapers: The Times - Language and Audience 13)  Newspapers: The Times - Representation and Industry

  Arctic Monkeys: Industry 1) How did the Arctic Monkeys first achieve success and build up their fanbase? when it got shared by other people which made the video go viral. 2) Why was P2P file sharing and MySpace an unexpected aspect to Arctic Monkeys' early success? it allowed others to be heard. 3) How does the rise of Arctic Monkeys differ from how One Direction were formed and became famous? artic monkeys differ from one direction  4) Who is Arctic Monkeys record label and how many copies did they sell of their debut album? Why did they choose an independent record label? They choose an independent record label as they can publish it when they want to. 5) Looking at the wider music industry, has the internet been a positive or negative development for record companies and artists? Why? the internet has been a positive development as it had bought success towards them and has got them many views by letting the audience have the power. Arctic Monkeys: Audience 1) What is the...

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  1) How were One Direction formed and how is this reflected in the music video for History? One direction are an English Irish pop band forming during series of hit show X Factor and going on to third . heir third album was the best selling album in the world in 2013. 2) What is vertical integration? You may need to check your book for this (or remind yourself  from this Year 1 blogpost .) Vertical integration is when one conglomerate owns different companies in the same chain of production. 3) What is horizontal integration? (See link above for help again!) Horizontal integration is when one company buys other companies at the same level of distribution. 4) How has technological convergence changed the way audiences consume music videos? it gives audience an idea of how narrative is been used and what one direction is being presented. 5) As a manufactured band, what influence do Simon Cowell and the record company Syco (part of Sony) have over the content and relea...

  1) What are the key conventions of music video? style, camera, sound, miss en scene, editing etc 2) What is intertextuality? intertextuality is when a media text refers to another media text. 3) When did music videos first become a major part of the music industry? Music video first became major in the 1960's 4) What launched in 1981 and why  were music videos an important part of the music industry in the 1980s and 1990s? MTV was launched in 1981 as a platform. 5) How are music videos distributed and watched in the digital age? They were shown in live performances.

  Representation 1) What representation of private schools can be found on the main front page story of the Times?  In Britain you have to pay a lot tax which reduces the amount . 2)  What representation of the Conservative Party can be found in the story at the top of the front page 'Calls for criminal enquiry as top ministers deny security leak'? 3) How are the Royal Family represented in the  Times ?  (See front page  'Fitting tribute' - Duchess of Cambridge picture and the inside page 'Royal Anzac Day on both sides of the world').  4) How does the coverage of the Royal Family in the  Times  contrast with the reporting of the same events in the  Daily Mirror ? 5) How are British people and Muslims represented in the article and sidebar 'Sri Lanka tourists warned of more terror'? They represented as upper class as people travelling to Sri Lanka as upper class. Industries 1) Who owns the Times? Write the name of the company  AND...