Should we judge a woman by the cover of her magazine?
Should we judge a woman by the cover of her magazine? If we judge a woman by the cover of her magazine, then won't all women be the same? The number of women outnumber the amount of published magazine by thousands, yet the same thousands of women flock to more or less the same magazines. Does that mean there are only, say, four of five types of women? But if we didn't consider that point, what can we learn of a person from a magazine cover? On the cover of celebrity magazines, there is always the standard airbrushed image of the ideal star. A picture is worth a thousand words, and isn't that image just another advert for the star, encouraging readers to drink, dress, diet like them? Or a chance to tell us, that behind their mask of powder and under the perfect designated lighting, that they are perfect, flawless, something that us, mere mortal readers, can only look up to? From that single image, maybe we can assume the woman, even if it does make them terribly self-conscious, desperately needs a surreal image to look up to and compare themselves to. Continuing on the theme of the much-idolised celebrities, on the cover of this particular magazine, a title caught my eye, as it was intended to, but for all the wrong reasons: X Factor Shocker: Terry Seymour: He [Simon Cowell] bought me an electric toothbrush! The slightly more sceptical minded may rightly wonder, how has
Marketing research.
.0 Problem definition 1 .1 Background of the project 1 .2 Problem formulation 2 .3 Methodology 2 .4 limitations 2 2.0 General description 2 Company Overview 2 Company mission 3 Product introduction 3 3.0 Collection of data 4 4.0 Desk research 5 Target group 5 Market situation 6 6.0 Field research 8 Market overview 8 Preference about the games 9 Distribution channel 10 Factors Influence Buying Behaviour 12 Game settings preference 14 Other results 14 7.0 Conclusion 16 8.0 Enclosures 16 .0 Problem definition .1 Background of the project There are hundred of company games shops in Copenhagen, the distribution of goods is quite convenient, but nearly most of the game is base on the European culture, the story of the game is also base on western country's history. Now a day, many people prefer Asian culture; they prefer Asian music, the design of building and people in the game. So it will be a good time to push the Chinese game into the European stage. And the RPG game included all the issues above, it can provide old Chinese history, culture, just like bring people go around China in old time. .2 Problem formulation There are many good Chinese RPG game in the Asian market, and now the project focus on a survey to make sure whether should translate the game to different European langue and push to the market right now. The target group will be
MARKETING STRATEGIES
MARKETING STRATEGIES 2003/2004 Introduction For this assignment I will have to make a marketing strategy on how to promote our business. I will be opening a sports shop in Whitechapel so I will have to promote my business. To choose how I will promote the business I will have to investigate on the options available and then choose the best one. There is already another sport shop (JD Sports) in the area so we will have to compete with it to maximise our profits. Our sports shop will provide the customers with a choice of sports equipment and sportswear. To choose the type of promotion that I will employ, I will have to find out about the people's demands and the type of advertisement/promotion that influences them the most. Here are some of things that I would like to find out about from my research: > Who my customers will be > What customers are willing to pay for > What types of advertising are most effective > The sport needs that the customers demand > What they are interested in from sports shops To get this information I will make a questionnaire and visit a park on a Saturday afternoon. There are regular football tournaments held on Saturdays in the park, where a good number of sporty people will be there. Most of the people that are present will be male and in their late teens and from my observations I have noticed that most of the people who wear sports
P'tang, yang, kipperbang
P'tang, yang, kipperbang 'P'tang, yang, kipperbang' is a play written for television which focuses around the life of a teenage boy, named Alan Duckworth. Set after the war, the play gives the viewer or reader a well documented insight into teenage life at this point in time. The main character, Alan is not only a keen cricket fan like most boys his age, but has developed an infatuation for an attractive girl in his school. Although at first glance Alan seems to be like any other teenager, beneath this image is a boy who is healthily in touch with his feminine side. This leads to a play which not only adopts a successful comedy routine between Alan and his friends, but in the end, turns Alan into the unlikely hero of the play. The writer of the play, Jack Rosenthal ensures 'P'tang, yang, kipperbang' sets itself from the crowd. He achieves this by using a certain dramatic device, which can only be labelled as genius. Rosenthal employs John Arlott, a famous sports commentator to provide play-by-play of the test cricket match, England against Australia to coincide with the events in Alan's life. It's this commentary along with Rosenthal's thought and preparation into the characters, which makes 'P'tang, yang, kipperbang' such a joy to read and even more so to watch. The stage directions can not be ignored when reading the play, but naturally they go without acknowledgement.
Analyse the ways in which Alfred Hitchcock builds tension and fear in the shower scene in the film 'Psycho'.
Analyse the ways in which Alfred Hitchcock builds tension and fear in the shower scene in the film 'Psycho'. Alfred Hitchcock is known as the 'Master of Suspense' as he directed movies based on murder and mystery. Hitchcock's films are still considered masterpieces fourty years later. This is because he mainly concentrated on the actor's performances, camera techniques, music and sound effects to build up tension, suspense and fear. He also, often left his audience in suspense till the very end, by which time the viewers were sitting at the edge of their seats. The film 'Psycho' is about the murder of a young women called Marion Crane who is running away to her boyfriend's house, because she had stolen $40 000 from her employer. Marion Crane stops at the Bates Motel, which is isolated and within hours she is murdered. It is then left to her sister to investigate the disappearance. The film was set in 1960 and was filmed in Phoenix, Arizona. The fact that it was made in the 1960's shows that Hitchcock was very successful as he used original craft and techniques to commence the audience, this is because at that time there was a lot of rules and regulations about what was shown on the screens, e.g. certain parts of the body can only be shown. Tension is initially built up is when Marion sees her employer from her car after she has stolen the $40 000. A medium camera shot is
Newspaper Comparison
Newspaper Comparison Front pages: Both the newspapers have the headlines in large bold letters. The story is big news and as many people would be talking about it, they want to catch people's attention so they will buy the newspaper. The Daily Star briefly explains the story - "NINE TOP SOCCER STARS IN 'GANG RAPE'" which is quite specific information. I think they do this so when people look at the newspaper that is what they will read and therefore will want to know in more detail what happened, especially as it involves celebrities - "TOP SOCCER STARS". I think the words "GANG RAPE" are in inverted commas because this is what the footballers were accused of, maybe a quote of how somebody described the offences committed. However, the Daily Mail does not explain what the article will be about on the front page as the Daily Star does. It merely states - "SHAMING OF SOCCER" I think this is so that people's curiosity will be raised and they will want to know who shamed soccer, what happened etc. I think both of these headlines are quite effective and would make me want to but the newspaper and so learn more about the story. Both the front pages of the newspapers have sub-headings. The Daily Star's says, "Leicester players held in Spanish roasting shame" which is quite slangy and explains the article further although here are much more to be found out and will boost the
Elastic Band Experiment
While doing the experiment we had to be aware of safety first. We first had to make sure that no one was sitting down while doing the experiment because if something happened they would have less time to move. We also had to make sure that the bags were under the bench otherwise people might trip while doing the experiment. For the safety of the others the experiment was conducted in an open space away from the people. To make the experiment a fair test I had to make sure that the clamp is absolutely straight because if it is crooked I won't get the same length of each elastic band. I had to make sure that all four elastic bands were at the same length and the same shape so that we get a fair results. When we did the experiment with two, three and four elastic bands we had to put a metal rod underneath all the elastic bands and place the weights right at the middle of the rod (this is because if we put it at one side of the rod, the rod will be crooked and the measurement for each elastic band wont' be accurate). We put the rod because it would become easy to note down the length of the elastic band. Also the experiment would be more accurate because if we had no rod the elastic bands would have to be tied together and therefore all the elastic bands would not be of the same length. It would also be hard to measure the length. Method We started of by getting the clamp
english media
The media is a way to inform and entertain people. Media is very important it allows us to get information. There are many different types of media such as; * Film * Radio * Newspaper * Internet Films have always had a major impact on peoples lives and is also historically important. For example during the first world war films would allow people to get information about the war seen as many people couldn't read or write and didn't own a radio, so the cinema allowed them to find out more things. In the second world war it was used to escape from reality because many peoples lives were horrible because of bombs dropping, their families fighting and paranoia of someone you would talk to was a spy. It also showed propaganda adverts and Pathé news, seen as many people still couldn't read. There wasn't any television so people went to the cinema. When videos arrived there was a decline of the use of cinemas because cinemas were expensive and took a longer time that videos. Now the use of cinemas is rising because there is a wider range of films and people want to relax from the stresses of work. A good quote about the cinema is, "Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world." Jean-Lu Godard, this means that cinemas are fake and aren't real but represent things that are real. It also shows that films are meant to be enjoyed more that they are meant to be believed. Cinemas
Evaluate the extent to which The Simpsons follow the conventions of a typical sitcom.
Evaluate the extent to which The Simpsons follow the conventions of a typical sitcom. A sitcom is a situation comedy. In a sitcom there is usually a nuclear family, which involves there being a mum, dad, sister and a brother as the main focus. A normal stock plot for a sitcom is that everything more often than not starts happily and ends pretty much the same. There are a few minor hiccups in-between that are easily worked out. They usually contain farce, satire, and puns or slap stick comedy to amuse the audience. Sitcoms generally last about thirty minutes, for example in 'My family' and 'King of the Hill'. Sitcoms have changed and modernized considerably to fit in and relate to society today. For example the 1950's sitcom 'Leave it to Beaver' was about a typical middle-class white family who had their fair share of problems, but managed to resolve them in the end. They were extremely polite to each other and acted as role models of how a 'proper' family should behave, but of course not every family was like that. Real life families have bigger problems, more controversial. This is what the sitcoms in the 50's lacked in, real life issues. Nowadays sitcoms relate to young people today and how life is affecting today's culture and traditions. A sitcom such as 'The Simpson's' is vastly popular because they are not afraid to tackle real life issues, which are in-fact very
School of rock review
School of Rock Review Rebecca Darley You and your whole family will love the brand new film about to hit the big screen.. School of Rock! The lead role, Dewey Finn, is played by the legendary Jack Black (and I must admit, nobody could do any better) and direction is done by Richard Linklater, who appears to do an amazing job. After being kicked out of his garage band for the latest 10 minute long guitar solos, wannabe rock star, Dewey Finn must find a way to earn some money to pay his rent. Living in his best friend Ned's spare room with the constant furious temper of Ned's fiancé, Patti, Dewey is desperate to find a way to put a new band together better than any other, in order to fulfil Dewey's dream of winning Battle of the Bands. Teaching children would not be the most obvious of solutions, but when Dewey sees his chance to earn some extra money, he can't get to the chalkboard quick enough! After a day of Dewey putting his feet up and listening to children endlessly begging for learning and education, he soon comes to realise that the children have a very special talent for music. Suddenly, Dewey's enthusiasm for his teaching job no longer is the centre of attention in his mind; spotting a peculiar way to put a band together, he then replaces curriculum lessons with a schedule based around rock, consisting of homework involving listening to Dewey's collection of
