Ankanan GCSEMEDIA

  1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article? 22 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? $18.2 billion 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? marvel was recovering from getting bankrupt so they needed money so they made a movie 4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films? marvel owns it and they use the charecters to appear in the films. 5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men? Marvel 6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+? They have plans for lots of marvel tv series

 AUDIENCE EFFECTS THEORY BLUE PLANET 1) Write a definition of a   passive  audience:  The definition of a passive audience is an audience that gains different messages , texts , movies , etc. 2)  Write a definition of an  active  audience:  An audience taking part throughout an audience. 3) Write a definition of the  hypodermic needle  theory:  taking personal messages from the audience. 4) Write down a  media product  (e.g. TV show, newspaper or videogame)   for each category of Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory and  WHY  it fits that particular audience use/gratification. The first one is done for you:  INFORMATION/SURVEILLANCE:  Media text - The Times newspaper  > Why: It tells audiences important information about politics, the world and more. PERSONAL IDENTITY:   > Why:  it tells the company or the business if the person meets their expectations for th...

1) What is a   conglomerate  in the media industries?  a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises , such as music , television , radio , publishing , motion pictures , video games , amusement park , or the internet. 2) What is a   subsidiary ? A company which belongs to another company 3) What are the benefits for media companies of  vertical integration ? They earn more profit. 4) What are the benefits for media companies of  horizontal integration ? allows companies to gain market share and market power , eliminate their competition , acquire new products and services , a large customer base , and increase their revenue. 5) Give  three  examples of media companies or brands that have used  synergy  to maximise their profits. There are examples in the notes above to help you. -Facebook because they had bought instagram for 1 billion pounds in 2012 but now it is worth way more over 44 million pounds. -Disne...

  1)  List any tasks you have that are missing or incomplete. reception theory blog tasks , audience effects theory blue planet , index so far , camera movement and editing 2)  Reflect on your tracker/feedback and write what you need to do this week to get your tracker all green or improve your work in GCSE Media. I need to complete the work I have not completed yet and make sure they are all greens. 3)  Finally, come up with a list of  three  things you are going to do this half-term to help you make progress in Media. - do all my non completed work -make sure all my work are green -make sure all my work is well completed

  Demographics and psychographics 1) What information do media companies use to create a demographic profile of their audience? They use demographic classifications. 2) Why are media companies and advertisers increasingly using audience profiling and not just demographics? its alot easier to reach your target audience 3) What are the seven different Psychographic groups?  the explorer , the reformer , the succeeder , the aspirer , the struggler , the mainstreamer , the resigned 4) Write a brief summary of what each Psychographic group is seeking or motivated by. Psychographic groups are categories of people based on their psychological traits, interests, and lifestyles. Here are some common psychographic groups and what typically motivates them 5) What psychographic group or groups do  YOU  belong in? Think about your own interests and lifestyle and explain your decision. Remember, you may fit into two or three different groups!  i think i would belong in the ex...

 lighting = the forest is very dark and steamy. This portrays to the audience that something will appear. This also suggests that in the opening scene something will occur. finally ,  the misty atmosphere shows that something dangerous had been released and it will cause alot of harm and distrupt towards the ending on the movie. costumes = the teenage boys wear normal clothes  to show the audience to show that the monster will think they are normal teenage kids walking down the street. Setting = this is a set in a town

 Denotations and connotations denotations- I can see a upset boy behind the boy in the image.the heading says dig toilets not graves. The logo in the top left corner which says water aid may show that he may seem unhealthy.  Connotations- the writing in the heading of the image may show that the boy and his community may not have access to flush a toilet. The impact of "not graves' shows that people are dying to the lack of water facilities this boy receives. 

 Learner response: WWW : you have picked up the 1- and 2- mark questions really well which shows you know media terminology. EBI : Now we have to pick up marks in the higher marks questions. Question focus , writing more and reference to the text will help. LR : See blog. Q1) 1 mark Q2)1 mark Q3)2 marks Q4)2 marks Q5)1 mark Q6)1 mark I did the best in the following questions 3 and 4. The question I did the most worst on was question 6. Q3 rewrite question: The red Heat advert featuring Beyonce shows in the colour of the advertisement as a feeling such as power or anger. When it shows heat in the advertisement, it shows that in big letters, also, as a specific colour to show that red is repre3senting the work heat which is in the advertisement. In the advertisement, everything including the background is in red which may sense a feeling or something important. This may show that all  these colours in the advertisement may represent the perfume.