English Coursework Text Transformation Commentary
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Lady ga ga media assignment
The lady ga ga music video for paparazzi is displayed as a miniature movie, featuring end credits and an introduction to the video. In the video's introduction it has various titles and introductions giving off the feeling that it may be the starting of a movie, using an ice cold white/blue colour and an italics font, which denotes a diamond look so it looks flashy and rich. Within the first ten seconds it shows a rose with a deeper meaning of love and then goes onto the huge mansion which again shows a sense of riches, as does the overly large chandelier within the mansion. Also within the first 10 seconds it shows an extreme close up showing very little of the background of a rose which symbolises love, giving off the feeling that there is going to be some sort of love story within this musical video. On the other hand a rose could mean death also so it then creates some sort of mystery between love and death. Another signifier would be the mansion which is taken at a low angled shot to make it look a lot bigger than it is, this image denotes maybe a sense of wealth and richness within Lady Ga Ga. It then opens out to a huge chandelier and a gentle piano in the background to show some sort of elegance. Lady Ga Ga is shown on her own dollar notes showing she is famous throughout America and it gives a hint that she is famous for her music by showing all the money
Video shop system - Feasibility Study.
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Michael Moores purpose in Sicko is to inform his audience about the downfalls of the hidden truth behind Health Care in America and how many American lives are lost due the lack of access to health care insurance
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British Cinema Vs Hollywood Cinema
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"Digital Media is having a big impact on many things in this age. Examine and analyse the impact of digital media on our culture".
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Comparison of a tabloid and broadsheet article - Broadsheet and tabloid newspapers employ different techniques to appeal to their readership.
Comparison of a tabloid and broadsheet article Broadsheet and tabloid newspapers employ different techniques to appeal to their readership. A typical tabloid article has a simple, sensational headline, sometimes in the form of a pun, which grabs the reader's attention. The sub-headings are shorter and tend to be more vague, therefore open for interpretation, which means the reader has to read on for a further insight into the story. Its style of writing is very different from a broadsheet. They tend to use sensational language, which can blow the article out of proportion. This form of language appeals to a certain audience who are looking for a less challenging read, and the humorous style appeals to an audience ranging from teenagers to the elderly. Although tabloid articles can be more humorous, sensational and biased, they still have facts and opinions to back up their argument. The emotive language, used frequently in tabloid articles, perhaps is an attempt to evoke sympathy, influencing the reader's opinions and allowing them to form a more biased perspective. This form of language would cause the popularity to increase so there would be a rise in sales, despite the fact that the articles included may have been exaggerated and blown out of proportion. A typical broadsheet article, on the other hand, is completely the opposite, as it can tackle more serious topics
Analysis of the representation of African-American Women in The Color Purple (1985) and For Colored Girls (2010)
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Female gender stereotypes reinforced in three Disney animated films: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast
The Walt Disney Corporation is one of the largest mass media companies in the world owning TV and radio networks, Internet sites, theatres, theme parks, music studios, magazines etc. They publish children’s books, produce cartoons, computer software, and toys among many other things. For more than 70 years Disney animated films have been a popular form of children’s entertainment and part of many children’s lives worldwide. It is not an exaggeration to say that these films have also contributed to and influenced the shaping of children’s values, beliefs and imagination. Therefore, being one of the most dominant storytellers and having such a huge influence on children’s culture in general, the Disney Company and the array of images and stereotypes they offer to the public should be approached critically and analysed. In this essay I will be focusing on the female gender stereotypes reinforced in three Disney animated films - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast - and on the notions of femininity that these films portray. Furthermore, I will be analyzing what kind of effects these particular stereotypes and representations of femininity may produce on girls and young women. Most predominant female gender stereotypes that these films reinforce are the following: . a woman’s appearance is valued more than her intellect; 2. a
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