RishiGCSE Media Blog

1)  Introduction to the subject and you 2)  Key concepts (LIAR) and analysis of Film Poster 3)  Denotation and Connotation: Advert analyses (WaterAid) 4)  Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things 5)  Camerawork and editing blog tasks 6)  Blog feedback and learner response 7)  October assessment – feedback and learner response 8)  Reception theory – Harry Brown trailer analysis 9)  Audience effects theory - Blue Planet analysis 10)  Audience and Industry - impact of internet essay 11) Photoshop task 12)  Film Industry: Introduction to Marvel 13)  Film Industry: Doctor Strange 14)  Film Industry: I, Daniel Blake 15)  Audience and Industry internet essay - feedback and learner response

  1) Copy and paste your feedback from the email in  full - WWW, EBI and LR. WWW-This is thoughtful well developed essay with a lot of detail and multiple accurate use of media terminology well done  EBI-Some issues like not using capital letters for brands and industry names. Need to develop more about disadvantages LR-See blog. Re-write Newspapers paragraphs and give examples of fake news 2) What was the word count for your essay? 512 3) What was your strongest paragraph? Why do you think it was better than others? my introduction because i describe it in every detail 4) What was your weakest paragraph? Why do you think it wasn't as good as others? news papers because i didn't give examples. 5) How can you improve your extended writing in GCSE Media Studies in future? write more  give more disadvantages  6) Write  ONE  thing you have learned about the internet, audience and industry from completing this essay. that the internet changes lives. The print industry which supplies

  1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters? independent cinema tends to targetreal life situation whereas blockbusters uses action and CGI 2) What is I, Daniel Blake about? it is about an old man who was a carpenter and had a heart attack and couldn't get Benefits  3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important? Kenneth Charles Loach it was important because it shows what happens to other people in the world  4) How was I, Daniel Blake promoted to an audience? List at least  three  different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and  how  they targeted their audience. they projected I, Daniel Blake on the houses of parliament they went on talk shows and go it on the news. they talked about world poverty and how peoples lives are getting harder 5) What unusual or creative marketing methods were used to get audiences talking about the film? 6) What was the estimated production budget for I, Daniel Blake and how much did it

  1) List the companies involved in the creation of Doctor Strange.  Walt Disney and Marvel   2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Doctor Strange? Conglomerate ownership is when one major company owns subsidiary companies for example Disney owns Marvel 3) Who regulates the film industry in the UK? the British Board of Film Classification 4) What age rating was Doctor Strange given? Why?   12 because there audience is target at 12 year olds 5) How was Doctor Strange promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign. Star power Benedict Cumberbatch  Imax cinema  Traditional methods such as posters and teaser trailers on TV and in cinema. social media to get word of mouth going with fans. 6) Analyse the film trailer for Doctor Strange. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie? well known actors, paid a lot to be in it  lots of locations CGI effects and visually stunning computer

1) How many films are there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)? There are 23 films in the mcu. 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total so far? Marvel Cinematic Universe have made more  than $22 billion at the global box office 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? marvel created the avengers films for a young audience to experience what it like to be an superhero. 4) What will Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe involve?   Phase 4 will  still open with Black Widow 5) What will happen with Doctor Strange and who is the main star? doctor strange (Steven Vincent) 6) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films? Disney owns spider man and tom Hollands is playing spider man   7) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men?    Marvel  8) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney? to gain followers 

    Industry and audience power essay There is no doubt that the audience has more power than the media this is due to the internet is growing bigger and bigger. However, people are using the media for illegal activity such as fraud. This essay is about the impact the internet is having on peoples lives such as young musicians, journalist and companies like Netflix.    Despite there being more opportunities for young musicians on YouTube to get their music out there to a wider audience, there are disadvantages to this as some people would make fun of the young musician (cyber bullying) which could lead to depression. The media can at times have too much power, it is not always about the talent, sometimes it’s about the way the media personnel look or the way they act for example Justin Bieber, if he wasn’t a young kid no one would share his music and talent. There are some positive things about the internet which you can get fame and some producers such as in the music industry w