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Introduction to Newspapers: Blog Task

  Introduction to Newspapers: Blog Task Create a new blogpost called 'Introduction to Newspapers' and answer the following questions: 1) What type of news can you typically find in a  tabloid  newspaper? In tabloids we usually see more photographs, report on major news, a lot more showbiz gossip, entertainment, sport, and best sellers. 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper? Broadsheets tend to have more serious, have smaller fonts, more advanced use of language, fewer photographs, tend to have lower circulation figures than tabloids. 3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspapers would they be likely to read? Left leaning is apart of labour party and those people are more socialist, more liberal, equality and they would read the daily mail. 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspape...

OSP: Audience and Industries blog tasks

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  OSP: Audience and Industries blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete our OSP work: Audience 1) Who are the potential target audiences for Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's online content? Try and cover both  demographics and psychographics . For Marcus Rashford his target audience for young teenage boys who enjoy playing football but also to older young men who are near his age bracket who really like football as well and follow him on his social media accounts to see what is going on in his life.  For Kim Kardashian her target audience is also young girls but also older women as they see her as an influencer and look up to what she does and buys therefore she creates a brand out of her audience.  2) Marcus Rashford’s online presence is partly driven by his excellent use of social media. How does he use social media to engage with his fans and make them feel part of his brand? He uses his social media to engage with his fans through his Instagram...

'December Mock Exam

  December Mock Exam: Learner Response Blog Tasks Create a blogpost called 'December Mock Exam: Learner Response'. Then work through the following tasks: 1) Type up any feedback on your paper  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/Next Steps yourself based on your scores. WWW; Rose a very good effort for this Media mock. lots to credit your knowledge and understanding. you can identify the blog work and revision has been done. EBI; Q2- more specific examples of how age is impacted by contexts especially in HDM- Mrs coulters character. 2) Use the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock (posted on GC) to read the answers AQA were looking for. First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).  1.1-all sounds made by or heard by the characters 1.2- any example of dialogue from the extract such as ‘When Lyra says, “So you’re a kitchen bo...

OSP: Rashford and Kardashian Language and Representation Blog Tasks

  OSP: Language and Representation Blog Tasks Work through the following tasks to cover the Language and Representation key concepts for our OSP CSPs: Language 1) Make two lists - one of website  conventions  used on Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's official website and one of social media conventions found on their Instagram pages.  Marcus Rashford- website convention  -Brand image-minimal text, unique (sans serif/modern) -Colour scheme-dark/minimal -Colour scheme-more vibrant link to his personality? -Body language-suit + hands reinforce seriousness, poise (stance) looks focused and ready. -Low angle shot- technical code seen as powerful. -Navigation bar menu- minimal text. -Rashford- Instagram -Bio -Kim K- Instagram  -Highlights- more 'pinned' promotion of fashion brand and makeup brand. 2) How does Marcus Rashford's website and social media promote his brand? Give at least  three  examples of different pages / posts / images from his websi...

Introduction to OSP: Influencers blog tasks

  Introduction to OSP: Influencers blog tasks Read  this article in The Week magazine on the rise of social media influencers  and answer the following questions:   1) What years did YouTube, Twitter and Instagram launch? his process became supercharged with the founding of YouTube in 2005, Twitter in 2006, and in 2010, Instagram  2) What is the definition of an influencer? A person who has become well known through regular social media posts and is able to promote a product or service by recommending or using it online. 3) Give an example of an influencer and how many followers they have. Try and add some additional information, brand associations or other statistics if you can. Many of the most famous influencers, such as Kim Kardashian (who has 221 million Instagram followers) graduated from reality TV – another carefully crafted version of “real life”.  4) How big is the influencer industry according to the article? Very. By the end of 2019, the in...

Statement of intent feedback

  Mark Comments   7       Link to brief: 3 Use of media terminology (language/representation/theory): 4   Comments for AQA: This candidate has a detailed statement which carefully demonstrates how their music video will use media language and representation such as the use of camera shots to reflect how the young person represents a troublesome teenager struggling within society There is an array of media theories applied throughout this statement which demonstrated good knowledge and application such as Todorov’s equilibrium theory and Blumler and Katz’ uses and gratifications   Next steps: You need to spend a little more time focusing on how this music video would help young adults improve the quality of life in their community (address and develop this in your first paragraph) Try to just tack on the theories to what you are explaining e.g.  The music video starts off with the young girl being a naughty rebellious child (equilibrium)  do t...

Preliminary Exercise Feedback and Learner Response

  Create a new blogpost called ‘Preliminary exercise feedback and learner response’ and then copy in the feedback below. Complete the learner response task below the feedback:   1) Type up your teacher's feedback  in full . If you've received your feedback via email, you can simply cut and paste it from the email into your blog. 1. Preliminary exercise blog and overall production of this exercise have been executed very well and in a very efficient manner – well done for completing this so promptly 2. You have managed to edit your production to a very high level – lots of clever transitions e.g. when the girl matures 2) Using a combination of your own reflection on the preliminary exercise and the feedback you were given, write  two  WWW bullet points (What Went Well) and  two  Next Step bullet points for your preliminary exercise.  The production was done well and was completed quickly, managed to also edit my coursework in a very high level. ...