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LOCK DOWN WORK 22/06/20-QUESTIONS Please watch the Water Aid advert below. Can you identify 5 theories that may be relevant to the representation of people, places and groups. Remember to explain your choices. Roland Barthez theory of semiotics is relevant to the water aid advert as there is several meanings within the advert, Claudia isContinue reading “WORK IN LOCKDOWN”

In the article , it states that Disney+ (Disney’s streaming service) has decided to pull several movies from the children’s profiles as they are deemed very controversial and presents stereotypes of people and cultures in a negative and harmful way. For example the article later talks about the Disney classic The Aristocats and how catContinue reading “OBSERVATIONS OF ARTICLES-using theory”

How does the film’s much celebrated diversity challenge Curran and Seaton’s idea that domination by a small number of media institutions limits creativity and variety? The film celebrates diversity as the cast for the film is majority black; also the film shows us the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda and how it has avoided EuropeanContinue reading “THEORY TASK”

COVER LINE IDEAS Cover lines also known as ‘puffs’ tell us the stories that are in the magazine. The colour of the cover lines is the same as the main cover line but the font is smaller to make the main cover line stand out. There are quite a few cover lines, which are spread around the magazine cover. Magazine cover page serves several purposes. ItContinue reading “IN DESIGN WORK-Planning and Research”

Google Slides Presentation 13th March 2019 PRODUCT CONTEXT: The Times newspaper is a British national ‘quality’ newspaper first published in 1785.  The Times has been published by Times Newspapers since 1981,  a subsidiary of News UK, wholly owned by News Corp, Rupert Murdoch’s company. This edition was published on March 13th, 2019, after Theresa MayContinue reading “SET PRODUCT-THE TIMES”

Google slide Presentation Product Context The Daily Mirror is a British daily national tabloid newspaper. Established in 1903, it is aimed at predominantly working class readership. It follows a traditionally left wing political stance.  One of the Mirror’s main competitors is The Sun newspaper which targets a similar socioeconomic demographic, but usually adopts a moreContinue reading “SET PRODUCT- DAILY MIRROR”

Black Panther is the 17th film in the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’, the highest-grossing film franchise in history. Black Panther is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character who is also called Black Panther. The film was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios. The film was directed byContinue reading “BLACK PANTHER-CASE STUDY”

DISNEY&MARVEL Black Panther was produced by Marvel Studios, who became a subsidiary of Disney in 2008. They are also the film’s distributor, which makes this a good example of vertical integration. Marvel has historically sold options on individual characters or comic book titles e.g. Spiderman to TV and then to Paramount (and who is stillContinue reading “DISNEY”

BLACK LIVES MATTER Black Live Matter is an international activist movement, originating in the African American community, that campaigns against violence and systematic racism towards black people. Black Lives Matter holds protests speaking out against police killings of black people, and broader issues such as racial profiling. police brutality, and racial inequality in the UnitedContinue reading “GEORGE FLOYD AND BLACK LIVES MATTER”

RECENT NEWSPAPER COVERAGE In the top right corner we have the Masthead ‘Daily Star’ this give the newspaper an identity, the title of the newspaper is also surrounded by a big red box making it noticeable to the viewers and readers and drawing them to the front cover. The masthead also contains the date ofContinue reading “NEWS PAPER COVERAGE”