Introduction to Media: Final index

1) Introduction to the subject and you
2) Key concepts (LIAR) and analysis of Film Poster
3) Denotation and Connotation: Advert analyses (WaterAid)
4) Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things
5) Blog feedback and learner response
6) Camera shots photo storyboard (photos and captions)
7) Camerawork and editing blog tasks
8) October assessment – feedback and learner response
9) Reception theory – Harry Brown trailer analysis
10) Audience effects theory - Blue Planet analysis
11) Industries - Ownership and control (Facebook and Instagram)
12) Audience and Industry - impact of internet essay
13) Film Industry: Introduction to Marvel
14) Film Industry: Doctor Strange
15) Film Industry: I, Daniel Blake
16) Audience and Industry internet essay - feedback and learner response
17) Representation: Kidulthood film poster analysis
18) January assessment learner response

January assessment learner response

1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).

Revise reception theory in relation to analysis of products

Revise vertical integration and verbal codes

2) Read the mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Write down the mark you achieved for each question:

Q1:1
Q2:0
Q3:4
Q4:1 
Q5:2

Q6:11

Where you didn't achieve full marks, write WHY you think you missed out on the extra marks. Use the indicative content suggestions in the mark scheme to help with this.

Need to revised reception theory and vertical integration

3) Did you get any media terminology wrong in the assessment? Make a note of it here for future revision:

4) Look specifically at question 3 - did you successfully write about both the preferred and oppositional readings? Did your answers match any in the mark scheme?

Women are portrayed in a subversive / non-conventional way as their strength and independence is highlighted by the image (pose / pride in facial expression etc.)

5) Now look at question 4. Write a definition of vertical integration to revise this key industry terminology.

vertical integration is an arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is owned by that company

6) Finally, look at your 20-mark essay - question 6. Write a four-paragraph essay plan for this question, using the suggested answers in the mark scheme to help you. Use this format:

Paragraph 1: Importance of star power
Paragraph 2: Merchandise
Paragraph 3: How the product is promoted and marketed
Paragraph 4: Where they were set and primered

Representation

1) List the people, places and groups represented in the poster. E.g. men, women, teenagers etc.
There are 7 young adults that range in different ethnicity and backgrounds. There are men and women of different ages.They can be seen as for lower class and as delinquents as one is holding a bat. 

2) Are there any stereotypes you can identify?
A stereotype i can identify is that teenagers are portrayed as aggressive,dangerous,violent. Another stereotype on the right is a young man wearing a hoodie, holding a bat reinforces how men are portrayed as strong and intimidating. It is seen as gang activities and 
3) What is the preferred reading of this poster?
The preferred reading the producer is trying to portray is that young teens are mostly violent as there are teens on a balcony holding bats.It show there dominance and how mischievous they are

4) What is the oppositional reading of this poster? 

The oppositonal reading is that most teens will get offended because its only a stereotype and that not all teens are all violent and aggressive.It can also show how the youth interact and are nice, caring human beings who enjoy sports