Media Studies Representation Essay
Representation Essay A celebrity is a widely recognized face or famous person. They are usually famous through their career of singing, acting, etc. An example of a celebrity is Brad Pitt who is famous for being a Hollywood actor in films such as Mr & Mrs Smith mainly of the action genre. A celebrity magazine is a magazine mainly focused on the lives of famous people. These types of magazines feature gossip, stories, photos, rumours, etc. Some stories featured in some magazines are either made up by the celebrity's PR or are rumours. An example of a celebrity magazine is OK, Look, Now!, etc. Celebrity magazines usually cost one pound or less and are sold weekly in shops so their audience can get the celebrity news updated, quick, fast and new. Representation is the way which the media represents the world around us in the form of signs and codes for the audience to read. For example 50 Cent is represented as a tough, hard rapstar as the media mainly talk about him associating with violence, weapons and money. As the media are representing him this way most of us think he is a bad person but he could be a very nice person. The magazine I will be analysing is Look. Look is a celebrity and high street fashion weekly. It costs £1.30 and is sold every Tuesday. Usually on the magazine cover celebrities such as Victoria Beckham are shown as the cover with a story alongside
Analysis of the trailer for "Twilight".
The cold ones. Pale faced, impossibly fast and strong. Who are these people? A young tom boy's life is about to change forever and danger will lurk around every corner. Ferocious animal like creatures who are obsessed with the hunt will change her life forever. What do we call these vicious creatures? VAMPIRES! The first ever vampire film 'Nosferatu' can be traced back to 1922 when an author called F.W. Munarau had a genius idea. He thought he could make a film out of the myths and legends of vampires. Throughout the years now, vampire films have become even more popular with films like Dracula and Underworld. On the other hand, people have also used vampires in comedies like Dracula Dead and Loving It and the new film Vampires Suck. Apart from the film Blade, this is the only vampire film which has vampires who don't drink human blood. This film follows the natural vampire plot but it does have differences like the clothing, the features, and so on. Why make it different? Nobody knows but this mystery is what makes the film so successful. These are all connected to one film. Which film is that? Twilight! The multi award winning film Twilight that was released on the 21st November 2008 shot up through the ranks when the British heart throb was known to be in the film. The film made $392,563,465 just in box office takings. When Rotten Tomatoes reviewed the film Twilight
Pirates Of The Caribbean:
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest Here we are once again on board the Black Pearl looking out onto what looks to be a thrilling encore to an amazing first adventure. However sadly we are much disappointed as a similar plot quite literally rolls across our screen. The entire film seems to be just one big repeat over several points. Ok well I suppose some credit can be given to the two main actors Orlando Bloom (Will Turner) and of course the ever popular Johnny Depp (Jack Sparrow) who gives that extra something that make the whole affair worth watching. Depp has succeeded again to continue his much loved bad lad character and proves that there are men out there who would save their own lives my swapping that of another's to the infamous Davey Jones. Slightly less praise can be given to Bloom as he shows no signs of developing his character any further and really Will Tuner is a rather boring person! Now we arrive at the port off Miss Kira Knightly (Elizabeth Swann). Well how to put this in a manner of constructive criticism? Throughout the entire film she was dull and should be replaced immediately to the extent where her best acting was a fake feint which didn't even attract and attention form her fiancé or her new found secret crush. Yes that's right more lust. Maybe the film director's relised how boring the film was getting and decided this would be the best way
Marketing plan for the Hindustan Times.
MARKETING PLAN For THE HINDUSTAN TIMES Marketing Plan I.Executive Summary. Hindustan Times was incorporated in the year 1901. It is owned by the K K Birla group. It has the largest leadership in North India. It is the 6th largest English language daily newspaper circulation in the world. Hindustan Times is the Third largest circulated English newspaper in India. It has been Delhi's largest circulated paper till recently. It has been loosing its market share to Times of India. Hindustantimes.com has for the second consecutive year become the only Indian website to figure in the Forbes List of Best Foreign newspapers and retained its 7th rank for excellence in design, content and originality. II. Industry Analysis. India is the world's largest democracy, a land as rich in history and diversity as it is vast in size and population. The country's literacy rate is climbing; its population is over 1 billion. The news media in India is thriving. Newspaper circulation and penetration are growing rapidly and in the past few years independent satellite and cable television has exploded. Newspaper circulation in India is currently around 32 million copies daily. Television viewer ship is estimated at 300 million. However radio remains the most popular source for news and information. All India radio once government controlled reaches 97% of the population. Despite the rapid
Consider Why Visions of the Future are Common in Literature. Make Specific Reference to
Consider Why Visions of the Future are Common in Literature. Make Specific Reference to "The Chrysalids" and at Least One Other Text. In this essay I will try to explain why visions of the future are so common in literature. To do this I will make reference to "The Chrysalids" by John Wyndham, "Brother In the Land" by Robert Swindell, "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O'Brien and also a television series called "Futurama", created by Matt Groening. This essay consists of three main parts: an introduction, an explanation on why visions of the future are abundant and a conclusion. There are various reasons why visions of the future are commonly found in literature and other media, I will emphasize in what I believe are the four most important. People are often dogmatic when it comes to their way of living or their beliefs and will not accept any form of criticism whatsoever. Not only will people not accept opinions on a particular matter, but it is also a risky and not socially accepted thing to do. For this reason writers cannot just write criticism and publish it. To avoid any type of conflict writers often base their novels or stories in a futuristic point of view to criticize actual society yet doing so indirectly. We can see this in "The Chrysalids" as the author criticizes two aspects of mankind: discrimination and our fear towards change and evolution. Discrimination is
Evaluation for GCSE Production (CD Covers)
Evaluation for GCSE Production (CD Covers) I set out to make a CD cover for a fictitious band called ............. Initially I the layout was to be a conventional square used by the majority of designers and bands, I believe that this allows for ease of display in high street retailers such as HMV and Virgin. As.........are primarily a niche market band (their music borrows from many genres: experimental/folk/country/electronica ) it was decided that the main points of distribution would be independent retailers such as The Chain With No Name. Because of this I allowed the design of the packaging to reject the square and go for something a little more adventurous - the gatefold rectangle. My research began with the simple exercise of looking at album designs across as many different genres as possible. The aim of this was to gain an idea as to the breadth of design options available and to investigate possible links between designs, musical content and target audience. Other research was carried out through scanning the shelves of HMV, browsing sites such as Amazon.com and reading '100 Greatest Album Covers', by Storm Thorgsen or 'Greatest Album Covers of All Time', by Grant Scott. Designers that caught my attention were Hipgnosis and Andy Warhol. I especially liked the Velvet Underground 'Banana' design. I feel that Warhol cleverly combined humour, ambiguity,
What have been the main changes to British print media during the twentieth century and how do you account for them?
6. What have been the main changes to British print media during the twentieth century and how do you account for them? Throughout the twentieth century there were many significant changes and advancements in the British print media. The changes in both print and broadcast media and indicative of changes in society itself. As society grew and changed throughout the century, these media mirrored such events. This was also the beginning of photojournalism, not only in Britain but in Europe and the US, with picture magazines such as Picture Post, Life and Vu being as popular as the documentary newsreels shown in cinemas. Thomas Hopkinson, along with Stefan Lorant, established the Picture Post in 1938. Over the next few years Hopkinson, who became editor in 1940, developed into a pioneer of the new field of photojournalism. Hopkinson used the Picture Post to crusade against the persecution of Jews. In the journal published on November 26, 1938, he ran a picture story entitled "Back to the Middle Ages". Photographs of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Herman Goering and Julius Steicher were contrasted with the faces of some of those scientists, writers and actors they were persecuting. This is possibly one of the most powerful examples of photographs used for political effect. The photographs become like cartoons, hammering home their point more effectively than pages of argument
analyse the opening scene of saving private ryan
Show how methods used to make the opening battle sequence of 'Saving Private Ryan' both shocking and realistic. Steven Spielberg's master piece Saving Private Ryan earned itself 5 academy awards, including the best director award in 1998. The all star cast starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon brings to life the horror of war. Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers, the story begins with World War 2's historic D-Day invasion, and then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer-and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage. Saving Private Ryan earned its awards for bringing back the realism of World War 2 and for describing what the shocking chances of survival were at the historic battle of Omaha beach on D-Day in June 1944. Omaha beach was only one of the invasion sites of the American, British and Canadian coalition forces. The special reason why Steven Spielberg chose to direct his movie with Omaha beach as its backdrop was due to the fact that out of all the
How effectively does the opening sequence of casino royale signal their intentions for a different type of bond for a modern audience?
How effectively does the opening sequence of casino royale signal their intentions for a different type of bond for a modern audience? "Casino Royale" the latest Bond movie was released to the world on 16th November 2006. The "James Bond" movies are very popular so the producers have a lot to live up to. The last bond movie "Die another Day" was released four years earlier and the Bond was different, it was Pierce Brosnan. In the average movie the credits would roll with the famous theme tune everyone knows so well. With the classy Bond and usual girls, this kind of format continued through every single movie the producers had made. It is as if after the first ever movie, all the characteristics and detail from that movie became tradition. Any other Bond movie after that was similar. James Bond's characters always have the same characteristics through out the movies. The new movie stars Daniel Craig, a completely new Bond but this was not the normal character we expected in every respect. I think audiences expect a lot from the famous chain of movies as they're known for their high flying action stunts with entertainment and tension. The makers of "Casino Royale" wanted something new, for a modern era, for a new generation. They wanted a grittier Bond possibly due to the success of the Bourne films. I think they needed a grittier character because the old films
Analysis of my magazine.
In this task I was required to create a magazine as one of my big projects. I have completed my magazine which consists of 6 pages. The theme of my magazine is based on Fashion. Now I will be analyzing my Magazine to explain how I was able to complete it and what methods I used. My magazine is a Teen Mag based on fashion targeting audiences that are girls between ages of 12 - 17. I chose to name the magazine "Hawwt ", which is colloquial for the term HOT which is extremely famous now a days among the public. Especially teenagers, which happens to be my target audience. This is one of the reason I chose " Hawwt " as my magazine title as it is interesting , eye catching , and attracting to the public and also it is a term most used by the younger generation which allows the magazine to appeal to the audience as it would create a connection to the customer , considering the term is used in their daily routine. In my magazine I have used the my own personal images and celebrity images to create a unique appearance .On my front page I have used my own image as the background , and used Bradley hand ITC and CURLZ MT as the TYPEFONTS and I have used word art to create the titles . On my second page I have used celebrity images to add spice to the magazine and also attract the audience. I used many images which were found on Google and I created a page on awards allowing the
