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Stereotypes Sell. \ Women are often made to look sexy to sell magazines to older men. Most men wouldn't buy a magazine with another man on, but when they see a topless women they will want to buy it. Her body is facing away from the camera but she is facing towards it. Her facial expression is almost saying something sexual.  It's the same with men - women would rather buy a magazine with a 'fit' man on them. It is a way of sexualising people to get more people to buy the magazines. The fact he has his shirt off and is showing his muscles off is already going to attract women. This magazine is fitting black men into the 'gangster' stereotype of their race. All the chains around his neck show how rich he is to be able to afford him. His tattoos also fit into the stereotypes of a gangster - having symbols and writing all over him. The other man is covering his face - which makes it look like he's about to rob somewhere or possibl...

Mock DIRT 2018. Identify the organisation that 'age rates' video games in the UK. Video standards council regulators board.\ Explain two reasons why a film company would release a video game linked to a film. Releasing a video game linked to a film is a good way of getting publicity for both of said things. If people like the movie they will most likely buy the game, if they see the game they might decide to go see the movie. It is a very good way of getting publicity. It'll also just get them more money. Making a game as well as a movie is very expensive so they have to make the money back. The movie was selling for about £7.99, and the cinema tickets were about £5.90 for a child and £7.90 for an adult. This would gain a lot of money for the company.  Explain at least two uses and gratifications of video games using Blumer and Katz's theory. Refer to The Lego Movie Video Game to support your answer. The Lego Movie uses 'uses and ...

Uses And Gratifications. Blumer and Katz researched how and why people select certain media products over others. They came up with three main uses: Entertainment - Offerers distractions from the world. Personal Identity - Helps us consider who we are; what ideas and values we identify with. Relationships - We find things we can share and discuss with others. Information - New information we want to know or take pleasure in knowing.

Photography Challenge. Learning Objective: To experiment with perspective and composition. Giants and monsters: I really didn't like this one, it was confusing to take and hurt like hell! Although the challenge of it was fun. Reflections: This one I actually liked a lot, it was hard to find the perfect place to do it - and we didn't even find it - but it ended up looking quite good. Patterns in nature: This one was interesting as we had to find something that had quite a pretty pattern on it, which meant a lot of walking to find it. Hand Stars: This one was actually surprisingly hard. We had to think about who's hands went where, what would look best, and most surprisingly the lighting. Horseman: I absolutely hated this one, it was aching my knees, Kai had trouble bending his head to the side for too long. It was a disaster. Framing your shoot: This one was also very tricky, I was on my toes ...

Evaluation. Who did you work with in a group? What was your role? I was working with Charlie and Rebekah, and my role was to interview Ricky. What story ideas did you research? We were thinking of doing something about the LGBTQ+ community, but decided against it. Which story idea did you use for your main story? Bodmin Riding and Heritage Day. What was the hardest part of creating a TV news story and why? The hardest part was trying to find the right dates to interview Ricky, and writing the scripts. Do you think your story followed professional conventions? Yes it did, it was a real professional interview and everything said was fact (unless stated). What do you like about your story? I like our story because i think its relevant and interesting, not a lot of people would know about this sort of thing so its teaching people a lesson. If you have to make another TV news story in the future what would you do diff...

Successful interview techniques. Listen. From the very beginning of the interview, your interviewer is giving you information, either directly or indirectly. If you are not hearing it, you are missing a major opportunity. Good communication skills include listening and letting the person know you heard what was said. Observe your interviewer, and match that style and pace. Don't talk too much. Telling the interviewer more than he needs to know could be a fatal mistake. When you have not prepared ahead of time, you may ramble when answering interview questions, sometimes talking yourself right out of the job. Prepare for the interview by reading through the job posting, matching your skills with the position's requirements and relating only that information. Don't be too familiar.   The interview is a professional meeting to talk business. This is not about making a new friend. Your level of familiarity should mimic the inter...

Main News Institutions TV News Providers Who funds the BBC? Its work is  funded  principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts and iPlayer catch-up. How much is a TV licence? £145.50  - £174 What makes the BBC different? The BBC is very unique, they interact with people more then other news programs and they do a lot fundraising. TV Logos

Script Heritage day is a Cornish holiday, it officially started in July of the 1980's. It was started because of the hunting and trials of the Beast Of Bodmin. The story of the Beast of Bodmin is based on reports of an animal that looked like a big cat, such as a panther. Sightings were common in the  1980's-1990's . During the Bodmin Riding Festival, the beast is shown as a large hairy monster, which is pursued through the town by hunters known as “helliers”. Eventually the monster is caught and put on trial for his crimes, he is punished in various ways until left dead.  It has always taken place outside of Shire hall, which at the time it started was known as an Assizes court until 1988. This is why he is put on trial. Nobody knows if the beast really did exist back then,as there is no evidence, what do you think?    Bodmin Shire Hall 1919. Interview questions: What do you do with the beast? Do you take turns in the costume? ...

Common convections of TV news. Footage. Part of a cinema or television film recording a particular event. Audio (from reporter). Sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced. Subtitles. Although same-language  subtitles  and captions are produced primarily with the deaf and hard of hearing in mind, many hearing film and television viewers choose to use them. This is often done because the presence of closed captioning and  subtitles  ensures that not one word of dialogue will be missed. Graphics (maps, logos, etc...). Graphics  are visual  images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas , screen, paper, or stone to inform, illustrate, or entertain. In contemporary usage it includes: a pictorial representation of data, as in computer-aided design and manufacture, in typesetting and the graphic arts, and in educational and recreational software. Images that are generated by a computer are cal...

BBC school report, what is news?

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BBC school report, what is news? In 1973 and Katz developed the 'uses and gratification theory', arguing audiences consume media text for one or more of the four reasons: Information Entertainment  Socialisation  Surveillance  What is news? News = facts/information but because the news you see on TV online and in newspapers is also a product that has to sell to a target audience, it can also be entertaining and this may distract from the facts. Fake news Fake news  is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda  that consists of deliberate misinformation  or hoaxes  spread via traditional print and broadcast news media  or online social media.  Fake news is written and published with the intent to mislead in order to damage an agency, entity, or person, and/or gain financially or politically, often with sensationalist, exaggerated, or patently false headlines that grab attention. Examples of fake news:...