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OSP-Kim Kardashian

1. What is her background? Where is her family from? Who are her parents? Where did she appear early in her career? She was born in america and her parents are from armenia Robert and Kris Language 1. Describe 3 differences you can see between her Instagram and TikTok (look / pace / type of content). difference in followers as instagram has  320m followers tehn tiktok difference in pfp(profile picture) instagram has highlights while tiktok only has videos  2. Explain how the genre features of TikTok change the tone of her content compared with Instagram. 3. Evaluate which platform gives her the most control over her brand image, and why. instagram has more control over her brand image as she has +360 Million followers on that 4. Open her public Instagram feed. Find ONE post that best shows a consistent 'brand look' and note the media-language choices.     a. Screenshot/sketch the post; note colour palette, shot type, caption style.     b. Write 2 sentences:...

Marcus Rashford OSP

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  Language: Analyse the website (or a page of it) using the denotation/connotation method, then judge its coherence. 1.  Write 3 things you DENOTE (literally see). - His team/club -his brand also advertising  clothings and shoes -him representing his country 2.  For each, write what it CONNOTES (suggests). -His club connotes to a professional football team -The brands/businesses want to attract more custoemrs so they made him a icon for them -Marcus Rashford trying to win a tournament with this country 3.  Identify ONE technical code and ONE genre (website) feature. a close up shot from a worms eye view suggesting how he is like a model or is superiorthen others 4.  Judge: Is the site 'bitty' or 'well-integrated and coherent'? Why - and what does that say about his brand? It is well integrated as in the webstie the ui is smooth with it having a index of areas you can look through 5. Describe 3 differences between his website and his Instagram/Twitter (look ...

Summer Project work

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  Brief 4 (Sports Promotion): Find the official website and social media feeds (e.g., Instagram/TikTok) of a real sports personality or presenter - Kobe Bryant Task 1: Research and Textual Analysis Mise-en-scène & Visual Style : Take 3 screenshots. Use the CLAMPS acronym (Costume, Lighting, Actor placement/movement, Make-up, Props, Setting) to explain how a specific mood or brand identity is created. What are the denotations and connotations of these choices? The screenshot creates tension in the game where kobe bryant is in a state of concentration Denotations-A basketball player who is in a professional game  Connotations-Kobe Bryant is in a competitive game with the the New York knicks representing focusduring that game The brand Nike links with Kobe as they know that Kobe is a key figure/player/icon in basketball which helps them attract more customers/audiences Denotations-It shows how Kobe Bryant is a prime example of a professional player Connotations-Shows Kob...

LR

1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). 2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme. Wills costume makes him look like he is from our world 3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out three possible answers for this question.  -Excellent analysis of the product that is detailed and critically engages  with the nuanced aspects of how media language is used. -Focus on how narrative features communicate meanings is thorough and effective. -Consistent appropriate and effective use of subject terminology throughout. 4) Now focus on Question 2 - the 20 mark essay. Use the mark scheme to pick out one way Doctor Who reflects 1963 and one way His Dark Materials reflects 2020.  In...

KISS Breakfast - KISS Radio

  1. What is meant by the term ‘deregulation’ in the context of the UK radio industry? How does this contrast with how the UK government historically controlled the airwaves up until the 1970s? Deregulation refers to the systematic dismantling of these strict state rules, shifting the power from government regulators over to the free market. However UK goverment  had a legal monopoly trhat was strictly regulated 2. Explain how deregulation dismantled ownership laws. How did this change allow multinational media conglomerates to sweep in and build massive national brand networks? ownership laws prevented a single company from buying up too many radio stations.  This allowed multinational conglomerates like BMGto sweep in, buy up local stations, and build massive national brand monopolies. 3. In a heavily regulated era, radio stations faced strict penalties or license loss if they abandoned local programming or dropped community news quotas. How has modern deregulation allo...

Television and Radio Index

1) Doctor Who 2) His Dark Material 3) BBC industries 4) Radio 1 launch

BBC Radio 1

1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? BBC Home, BBC Radio Light, and  BBC Third 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? The light program was split into Radio 1 and Radio 2 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio was a radio that was targetting younger audiences that has a less formal presentation that BBC couldnt offer. It was popular as it was the only station that targetted younger audiences 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? The 1967 Marine Broadcasting Offences Act offically outlawed pirate radio stations 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? They used TOny Blackburn- a previous Dj from priate radio to perform for Radio 1 to try and make Radio 1 similar to Pirate radio 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? Needle time was made so that the BBC could only pay music for five ...