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REVEAL : CASE STUDY PRODUCT

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General Look through the slides from the lesson on Reveal and use this information and your own research and analytical skills to answer the questions below.    1) Based on your research, what type of people read Reveal? Consider demographics and psychographics. Based on my research the type of people that read the magazine reveal, in terms of psycho-graphics would be strugglers since others often see them as victims and losers which links to them may reading Tatler as a cheap magazine which allows them to seek escape. 2) Look at the lesson slides: how does the editor introduce Reveal magazine? The editor introduces Reveal the magazine as somewhere a reader can escape from life and feel comfortable reading because it includes informal speech allowing the reader to feel as if they're on the same level as the magazine. 3) What is the difference between the Reveal and Tatler target audiences? Tatlers target audience is more towards the posh British late...

TATLER : CASE STUDY

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  1) Based on the trailer, what type of people produce and read Tatler? Consider demographics and psychographics. The consumers are based in the upper classes and upper-middle classes. Those whom purchase the maga z ine are wealthy and have disposable income.  Physcographic target audience for Tatler would be female adults in their late thirties who are posh and are looking to adapt their knowledge on todays new fashion style. 2) Look at the  Tatler Media Pack 2018 . Go to page 2: how does the editor introduce the magazine? The author for Tatler's introduction for the magazine starts of by saying its a "FABULOUSLY TARGETED, SENSATIONALLY ACCURATE RIFLE SHOT TO THE RICHEST READERS IN THE COUNTRY.' The word fabulous connotes the brand is aimed at a high status (upper classes). The rifle shot my be quite stereotypical in some peoples eyes since the magazine mostly has white models in it, so the phrase as an oppositional reading wo...

OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL

1) Why did Facebook buy Instagram for $1bn in 2012? Face book bought Instagram for $1bn to eliminate competition hoping it would earn them money 2) What are the benefits for media companies of vertical integration? The benefits for media companies of vertical integration is that they save a lot of money 3) What are the benefits for media companies of horizontal integration? The benefits for media companies of horizontal integration is that it stops the competitions 4) What is a subsidiary? Subsidiary is  a company controlled by a holding company. 5) Give three examples of media companies that have used synergy to maximise the profit from a brand (there is one above to help you). Companies that have used synergy to maximise the profit from a brand are Disney, Universal and Time Warner. 6) Read this  BBC article on Disney buying 21st Century Fox . List 10 companies that are part of the Disney media empire. Pixar Hulu ABC Entertainmen...

REPRESENTATION

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1) List the people, places and groups represented in the poster.  In this poster there are 7 young students who look quite threatening due to the equipment they're holding. Their surroundings looks dull and their clothing looks quite low in quality suggesting they might come from a poor neighbourhood. 2) Are there any stereotypes you can identify? One stereotype I can identify is the stereotype that teenagers are dangerous to society. As this poster shows them holding threatening equipment people may think that the stereotype is true. Another one I can identify is that black kids are violent. From this poster people may agree because the black actors are the ones with bold facilal expressions which connotes hatred and could be menacing.  3) What is the preferred reading of this poster? The preferred reading of this poster is that these teenagers are dangerous. They are presented in a threatening way as they are staring directly at the camera. Weapons are also being show...

MOVIE MARKETING : FILM INDUSTRY

1) Which film have you chosen?  Kidulthood 2) Why did you choose this film in particular?  I chose this film because the kid in the title suggests the film could be based around young teenagers which is my age group and I'd most likely be interested in it. 1) What was the film studio or production company behind your chosen film? E.g. Warner Brothers, Paramount etc. Stealth Films Cipher Films TMC Films UK Film Council 2) Who was the distributor for the theatrical release of the film in the UK? Revolver Entertainment (2006) (UK) (theatrical) 1) What genre does your chosen film fit into? Crime | Drama | Romance  2) How can you tell it fits that genre? Be specific with reference to the trailer. Crime - includes a variety of scenes based on gangs fighting and weapons being used. Romance - there are some relationships between boys and girls in the trailer resulting in some pregnancies. Drama - lots of arguments...

JANUARY ASSESSMENT LEARNER RESPONSE

You still need a whole paragraph on News Industry. Citizen Journalism and fake news? You could give real examples to support your news. Usually people used to read the news straight from paper and wait until a new one is published to read more. As technology has developed and become more advanced the news is now shown over the new digital media but paper news still exist - it's not as popular as it was back then. The NDM allows the audience to view the news online wherever and whenever which is a much accessible way of finding out whats going on around you and the world. This also allows the audience to express their opinions about the news, knowing its more reliable if a big company has published it. A rise of citizen journalism has spread across the media platform these past years - mostly because its easy to become one and you're earning money. This is useful to those who are there in the moment to live stream an event that is taking place. If you're lucky you can b...

INDEX SO FAR

Index  of all my blog posts so far this term 1)  Introduction to media 2)  Film Poster 3)  Denotation and Connotation 4)  Fruit Bowl 5)  Blog Feedback 6)  Camera Angle Task 7)  Storyboard 8)  Shot-By-Shot Analysis 9)  Learner Response 10)  Audience Theory 11)  Audience Profile 12)  Audience Power Essay 13)  Reception Theory 14)  Audience Power Essay Feedback