The devices and techniques used by the media in order to get the point across to the public.
The devices and techniques used by the media in order to get the point across to the public. The Media is present in our day-to-day life and has a constant influence over the public; there are various ways in which the media do this. I will demonstrate these techniques and devices with the use of a holiday advertisement from a Thomson holiday brochure. The first thing I noticed when looking at the advert is that there are many large and colourful images of the resort but more importantly of guests of the resort are having a good time. This is common in many forms of media advertisement as the people who make the advertisements want you to see that other people at the resort are happy and that you could be just as happy if you go to the resort. The images contain various shots from a variety of angles and are chosen to appeal to a wide range of people by showing various activities. For example the first picture located at the top left hand side shows a large swimming pool where people can go for a swim or simply lie around the pool and enjoy the calm and relaxing atmosphere. The second image found below the first is that of a closer shot where a bar like area is visible, this is important as many people would like to sit by the pool and enjoy a drink or perhaps a snack. And finally the third picture is of a wide shot which shows the variety of people at the resort there are
"Asses the view that the shared culture of journalists effect the selection and presentation of news."
Sociology Vikki Basten "Asses the view that the shared culture of journalists effect the selection and presentation of news." News is formed through a selective process which is controlled by media professionals such as journalists' correspondents and editors. Agenda setting, a theory created by Stephen Lukes, sees how journalists select news that is projected through the media. Agenda setting also sees bias in the media, which is most commonly dominated in the political broadcasts. The Glasgow university media group agree with the use of agenda setting in the media and use it in their research. When looking at a political strike story the Glasgow University media group saw how the workers were presented in a negative view point. The journalists and broadcasters emphasised the effects of the strikes to the public as very negative and projected the workers as being an annoyance. A "Neo-Marxist" view is reflected by The Glasgow University Media Group, they argue that journalists and broadcasters claim that certain items have news value, assuming that their audiences see and understand the world in the same way that they are portraying it. This particular view is very much criticised by Pluralists. Their theory is that a variety of media being provided to the public, instead of dictated, helping them to guarantee a wide coverage of all viewpoints that they
Analyse the ways that the director builds suspense and scares the audience in the film JAWS
Analyse the ways that the director builds suspense and scares the audience in the film JAWS Jaws: A simple word with a simple meaning, right? Wrong. After the horrifying release of Steven Spielberg's classic 'Jaws', the word has since then been associated with the monstrous killer in the ocean, the 20 foot great white, teeth covered in the flesh of an unsuspecting victim, swimming in a pool of blood. Steven Spielberg uses a variety of tricks and techniques to build suspense. Different camera angles, zooms, music and many other ways are used by Spielberg to create the tense atmosphere that is Jaws. These tricks and techniques all helped steady the bricks of Spielberg's masterpiece. Without these techniques, the impact that Jaws had imprinted upon the audience would not have been present. These tricks and techniques will be critically analysed to see how they had been used so efficiently to create an unwavering tower of suspense and drama. Jaws is set in the beautiful tranquil island of Amity. The air is calm and peaceful. Kids can be seen in the distant, splashing up and down in the deep blue ocean. You can see the tension relax as people lie in the hot summer sand, eyes drifting into their own world. Amity Island: the perfect holiday. However, the serene atmosphere is twisted apart when the 'jaws' of a Great White appears. After the merciless deaths of four people, our
Analyse how structural and linguistic devices are used to target specific audiences in printed media texts.
Analyse how structural and linguistic devices are used to target specific audiences in printed media texts. Different media texts use varied structural and linguistic techniques to target different audiences. Each type of audience reacts to a particular layout. For example, older audiences might go for a formal and factual text, whereas younger audiences might go for an informal chatty text. In this assignment three articles from three holiday brochures will be analysed: club 18-30; superfamily and forever young. The writer of club 18-30 has tried to make the layout individual and simple. For example, it has bold subheadings such as, "what you get?" this allows the reader to look at the article quickly and find the information fast. The whole article is in the middle of the page which also makes it easy to understand. To make the article individual the writer has used many fonts, bold subheadings (which are wavy) and a photo of young adults. Using these techniques the writer has made this article stand out, which increases the chances of people wanting to look at it. The most individual part of the article is, the logo, this is used to make the whole article distinctive and to show that this article is part of the club 18-30 company. This text uses informal language. This is shown by the use of slang such as, "yer" and "oodles", by using slang the writer has tried to relate
Romeo and Juliet Film Review
Romeo and Juliet film review Probably the worlds most famous love story has been retold in 1997 under the watchful hand of Baz Luhrman (Also directed Moulin Rouge and Strictly Ballroom) who is trying to give this old Shakespeare classic, a more modern touch. Baz Luhrman simply takes the tragedy from the past, and drops it into the 21st century. In this strange new setting, the swords are tossed aside for guns but the old language, remains. Also the film is refreshed by young popular actors such as Leonardo di Caprio. This creates a bizarre mix, where the audience is left to think whether this is still the same old tragedy or something completely different. The actors mostly play their parts very well, but I think that Pete Postlethwaite (Friar Lawrence) who was also seen in In the Name of the Father and Miriam Margolyes (Nurse) were outstanding at portraying their characters and the best actors on the set. On the other hand I found the performance by the main figures Leonardo Di Caprio(Romeo) and Claire Danes (Juliet) appauling and it kind of felt like they knew their lines, but had no idea what they were actually talking about. An example of this is how Romeo sometimes says his words without expression or with expression in the wrong place. I think that these roles should have been taken over by more experienced actors, who have played Shakespeare plays before but
The Secret Life Of Bees
The Secret Life Of Bees Throughout the novel the secret life of bee's lily is looking to find out more about her mother instead she finds mother substitutes. Rosaleen, August, and the Black Madonna also known as the Virgin Mary acts has her mother's by protecting her and guiding her. Rosealeen is Lily's nanny she looks after almost all her life they re were really good friends. August is a loving caring person towards Lily and taught her things. Black Madonna/ Virgin Mary makes Lily feel safe and loved. Thought the novel, these three people help and love her as a daughter she would not have been able to get thought the tough times without them. Rosaleen is Lily's nanny she's been taking care of Lily since she was a little girl. Lily's dad T-ray got Rosaleen after Lily's mother died so, that she could take care of her. Rosaleen loves Lily and tries to protect her from her abusive father. Lilly knows that Rosaleen loves her because one Easter she brought Lily home a chick and T.ray threatened to boil the chick for dinner, so Rosaleen stepped in front of him and said "There are worse things in the house than chicken shit," "you aint touching that chicken". Rosaleen stood up for Lilly even thought she knew what T. Ray could have done to her. Rosaleen is the reason why Lily did not run away from the start but when she got arrested and beaten up Lily had to run away and
The Shawshank Redemption
I remember walking around Blockbuster and browsing through many movies. Suddenly, I see a video with the words: "Fear can hold you prisoner, Hope can set you free”. The quote captures my attention with its liberating, redemptive power of hope and the religious themes of freedom and resurrection. Frank Darabont's film, Shawshank Redemption, is a “patiently-told, allegorical tale of friendship, patience, hope, survival, emancipation, and ultimate redemption and salvation by the time of the film's finale” (Dirks). All dramas should have a conflict containing a central theme and symbol that may have layers of meanings about life or other deeper ideas while appealing to our emotions. Not only do the film fits the genre of a drama it also has a deep underlying message. After watching the film, it seems like I have just learned another lesson about life. “Shawshank Redemption is an impressive, engrossing piece of film-making from director/screenwriter Frank Darabont who adapted horror master Stephen King's 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption for his first feature film” (Dirks). The inspirational, life-affirming and uplifting, old-fashioned style Hollywood product is a combination prison/dramatic film and character study. The story starts when Andy Dufresne, play by Tim Robbins, is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his
The Truman show
The Truman Show How does the film The Truman Show tell the audience about the influence of the media? The Truman Show represents the media in a way that they capture a baby at birth, Truman Burbank, until he finds out the media has captured him to create an effective and real life TV show called 'The Truman Show'. The character Truman demonstrates how the media can influence him as he is himself a product of the media through starring in his very own reality TV show. This infers that he had been unaware of his role in the TV show and that he had shown audiences a lot about the media. Truman Burbank is a friend of everyone and is respectful and a respected young man. The creator of The Truman Show adopted Truman and created a home in Hollywood for him however, he also kidnapped Truman's soul. Truman does not know that he is living in a reality TV world because if they told him he would have free choice to be in the show or not and this could effectively ruin a long lasting docu-soap called The Truman Show. Truman is influenced by the media on a daily basis. We know this because there is a certain scene where every morning he goes and buys a newspaper for himself and a magazine for his wife, whilst meeting the same people, saying the same things to each person e.g. "Good morning, and in case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening and good night." This infers that
using ICT to communicate
This is a 1959 English premier league football results table. The page layout for this is a portrait table. For this particular results table, there are not any images; I think this is because it is a results table for a football league. The sizes of the text do not vary apart from the main title of the table which is extra sports. This is because for the main title, the size of the text is bigger then the other little bits like the name of the teams and the number of points each team has etc. There are not any paragraphs as it is a results table for football. In this particular table. The special feature is that of its colour, the mix between dark yellow, light yellow and the black font writing. This is a questionnaire designed for helping you discover more about yourselves. The page layout for this is of the portrait style. For this particular questionnaire table, there are not any images; I think this is because it is again not a very entertaining kind of text. The sizes of the text do not vary again apart from the title. This is bigger then all the rest of the text because it is the title. There are not any paragraphs as it is again a questionnaire table. There are not any special features for this questionnaire. This is a pie chart representing the results of a survey. The page layout for this is of that of a cylindrical style. For this particular results chart, there