Thursday, 14 December 2017

Practical Assessment HT2

Practical assessment HT2 - After consultation with OCR.

After consultation with OCR...

In this assessment you must be able to evidence your knowledge and understanding of the key concepts studied this term.  You must be able to apply these to this practical exercise.

Key concepts:
  • Denotation/connotation.
  • Camera shot, angle and movement.
  • Genre: codes and conventions.
  • Representation: stereotyping.
  • Contexts.
  • Intertextuality.
Grenfell costs for damage - 6.3M
Windsor wedding - 10m
Prince William meets firefighters  for pride of Britain(Harry nowhere to be seen)
A total of 65 people were rescued from the building by firefighters.
71 people died
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced their engagement and are to be wed next year.






























Our focus is the Royal Family not helping the victims of the Grenfell tower financially.

What is your Target Audience of your new magazine? Please be specific as this should link to how you apply intertextuality and they type of images you'd use.  Your audience must be categorised using the same categories we studied (age, gender, socio-economic status [A, b, C1, etc]).
Our Target audience is 35-40 year olds (white women) within the C2 category, due to them being affected by factors such as housing tax as were those involved in the saddening event earlier this year, who are now left without permanent housing. 

intertextuality: What would you use for this? Remember that it can be in the form of text... not just images, and suitable for target audience.
With reference to lyrics from a musical group named ABBA who were relevant in the 1970's ('The Winner Takes All'), it will apply to the current topic at hand, Windsor will always be the winners who're happy to take it all but not give back to a country who respect them; putting money into their landmarks and culture. 
Search for suitable images for your front page... select up to 6 potential images you'd use and paste them in your blog post.

Write your text: choose suitable typography and colour.  To evidence this you must create a sample... choose your cover line, type it up using 6 different fonts, sizes and colours and make a decision as to which style you'd use.

Create your magazine front page.  If Photoshop doesn't work then you can sketch it and/or use another programme online/in the computer (powerpoint?).







Monday, 4 December 2017

Expected "Representation" content for C1SB analysis - inc LINKS

MONDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2017


Expected "Representation" content for C1SB analysis - inc LINKS

Learning Objectives:

K: Expected 'REPRESENTATION' content for analysing set products for C1SB

U: How to apply each of the areas to a successful analysis.
BAT: Develop / improve own analysis of set products.
CO: Use media terminology and writing frame effectively.

AO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
1. the theoretical framework of media (20%)
2. contexts of media and their influence on media products and processes. (12.5)

AO2: Apply knowledge and understanding of the theoretical framework of media to:
1. analyse media products, including in relaton to their contexts and through the use of academic theories. (17.5%)
2. evaluate academic ideas and arguments. (10%)
3. make judgements and draw conclusions. (10%)


Above is The Big Issue's front cover for October 24, 2016. This cartoonist Midshot clearly mocks Trump's authority with its eccentric yet patriotic colouring as Donald can be seen to be rather overbearing with his way of wielding power, oppressing part of a nation who once were equal, all down to the colour of their skin. This representation of America's current President shows him without his own skin perhaps suggesting if we as humans did not possess this feature, he'd be without racist tendencies; we're all the same beneath it. Though moving on, intertextuality lies in the style of this cartoon portrait as it greatly resembles a renowned Mexican holiday "The Day Of The Dead" a day where they celebrate, remember and prepare special foods in honour of those who have departed. This is greatly ironic to Trump's character as we associate him with his desire to deport Mexican migrants and build a wall to keep them out, yet he has been portrayed to celebrate their spiritual holiday with a quite frankly animalistic facial expression (disrespectful?). The direct address almost pierces the consumers mind and indents on their brain, all because this man of high power is in contact with the reader with what they can only assume to be damning plans for a once "great" country. Linking to the idea of Trump damaging America, his portrayed hand gesture resembles that of a British war propaganda poster captioned "we need you" suggesting an underlying theme of violence between the USA and Mexico.
  • Links to world war 2 posters "we need you" hand gesture. war with Mexico?

Daily MaIl and Guardian Mind Maps