Year 9 Media Studies

Now you need to write about the two music videos we have been looking at in class. You can write this in your book or on a Word document (but you will need to email this to your teacher by the end of the lesson - l.downie@lutterworthcollege.com). Task: Explain  one  way in which music videos use media language to differ from each other. Refer to  one  example of contrasting media language in  two  music videos you have studied to support your answer. Use the following questions to help structure your answer. tip: Remember to use what how why plus media terminology in the how part (Q2 and 4). Pick out what two generic conventions from the two videos show a contrast. Write a brief description of how the convention is being used in the Black Magic music video. Explain the effect on the viewer and why the director wants to create this message. Remember to talk about audience appeal here. Write a brief description of what  con...

Label the different elements used to create the message in this film marketing poster for Ready Player One: 1. Media Language - pick out the codes and conventions of film posters and label them around the image. Image Title - comment on the font or colour too Graphics Director, Actor, Producer names (if they are part of the film's Unique Selling Point - they are so well-known that will help sell a film) Critic Reviews and Awards Taglines or Straplines Release Date Billing 2. Mise-en-scene - pick out the elements used on the image to explain about the film's Unique Selling Point or the film genre. For example, how does the image suggest that the film it set online, in a computerised world? 3. Connotation and Denotation - what messages about the film are made clear by the film poster? 4. Representation - How are teenagers being represented on this film poster? It would be helpful for you to find the names of the key actors and characters from the film. ...

How musicians are represented in a marketing campaign reflects something about their music genre and target audience. Here Ariana is represented as an artist who is beautiful, honest and yet with an innocent look. All of these traits are designed to appeal to the target audience and create a pop genre image.  Task: Look closely at this digipak and label the codes used to signify more about her work and her as an artist. Task: Pick 3 album covers from (from 3 different music genres). Copy them onto a Word document or PowerPoint. Annotate it in detail, based on the following: How are men and women or the genre itself represented? In a stereotypical or non-stereotypical way? Who is the target audience of each album? How is that audience attracted? Refer to Images, Colour, Font, Layout, Language Register. Task: Next, look at these different images of Taylor Swift and put them in order of how she her representation has changed over her time as an artist. ...

Teenage tv dramas lucas from Mrs Downie How teens are shown in tv series molly from Mrs Downie Teenage stereotypes charlotte, kim and soph from Mrs Downie Teenagers in tv drama chloe, liam and fin from Mrs Downie Teenagers in tv drama allison, molly and izzy from Mrs Downie Teenagers in tv drama allison, molly and izzy from Mrs Downie Teenagers in tv dramas cameron from Mrs Downie Teenager movies and films fin harry and owen from Mrs Downie

Teenage Stereotypes A stereotype is a thought that can be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things. These thoughts or beliefs may or may not accurately reflect reality. Is it fair how teenagers are represented in the media? Look for a variety of images representing the typical teenager. Is is easy to find positive images or are most of them negative? Why is this the case? Research Task Collect a range of images on a Powerpoint slide - Print this out to stick into your book. Find three news articles which involve teenagers. Using these images and articles as your evidence. Write in your book about what you think are the key stereotypes that teenagers have to cope with? Do you think it is fair? Extension Task Can you think of anywhere in the media where teenagers are presented in a positive or realistic way? Add this to your work to try and balance your argument about teenage stereotyping.

CD Cover Activity Now that you've completed research into existing CD Album covers, choose a music artist that you like and create the CD cover artwork for a new release. Even though most people stream music the artwork is still very important. You need to invent the title of the album and decide on the style of CD cover you are going to make.    TASK 1 - Create a mood-board of at least 30 images which reflect your chosen artist. Use word or publisher to do this. TASK 2 - Think about how you want your artist to be represented. Underneath your mood-board, explain how and why you will represent your artist. What did you find from your mood-board that you will include in your work and how will you do this? TASK 3 - Begin designing your CD cover using the checklist below  Choose THREE colours. One for the background, one for the name of your artist and one for the name of your album. Put these onto a word document and explain why you have chosen th...

Your task is to research CD cover/ album (vinyl) cover art. Pick three or four music artists that you like and research the artwork (only album cover art is permitted) that accompanies their musical releases.  Google the artists name and look for their discography on wikipedia. Save examples of their work and make a document that displays them effectively. Answer the following questions for each piece of artwork: What works best about the image that has been selected? Why has that particular image been selected and what is effective about it? How is the artist being represented in the artwork? What colours (colour palette) have been used? What effect do the colours have on the overall piece of artwork? What type of font has been used?  What is so effective about the fonts chosen? How would you make the cover better? Artwork for Tyler, The Creator's solo albums

Do you believe these characters are real? A writer's job is tricky, especially with science fiction genre TV Drama programmes. They must engage the audience and make them invest in the characters in order to deliver a satisfying narrative resolution.  Class is made for BBC 3, a channel that caters for young people. So you can expect the characters to seem realistic because the target audience need to believe they are seeing themselves presented as real people. Task: Watch the trailer again and jot down any elements of the characters that make them seem like realistic teenage characters. In media lessons, you will be finding out how teenagers are represented in TV Drama and thinking about whether they are fairly and accurately portrayed by writers or whether they are heavily stereotyped. Do you think teenagers are presented using traditional stereotypes or do they seem more realistic in the programmes that you enjoy watching? It is usual for teen characters to be oversimplifi...

Stereotype (brief definition): 'a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing'. Are teenagers represented in a fair way in the media? Find a variety of images representing the typical teenager. Is it easy to find positive images or are most of them negative? What are the reasons for this? Research Task: Collect a range of images (at least 10) of teenagers, both positive and negative. Make a mood board or poster using these images. ( use Photoshop ). Print out and stick in your book. Find three news articles which involve teenage stars. Copy and paste the headline and relevant text from these. Print out and stick in your book. Using these images and articles as your evidence, answer the following questions: What you think the key stereotypes are that teenagers have to cope with?  Do you think these are fair or not?  In your opinion are teenagers represented accurately in the media? Give reasons f...

Representation Understanding representation is all about understanding the choices that are made when it comes to portraying something or someone in a mass media text. It's impossible to portray every aspect of an individual in a photograph, or even in a feature film, so certain features of their personality and appearance get highlighted, and are often enhanced, when it comes to constructing the representation that the audience will see. When representing a person, media texts often focus on their:   Age Gender Race/Ethnicity Financial Status Job Culture/nationality Signs and symbols are used as a kind of visual shorthand to represent these attributes. When we decode these signs we make assumptions about who the character is (usually by comparing them to similar characters we have encountered before), and this allows us to put them in a category and "read" them in context. For instance, when constructing characters for a TV or movie scene the producers ...

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