archie a level media exam

  1. Type up your feedback in   full   (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 21|34 grade: c www: clear q2 essay which offers a lot of theories relevant to the osp csps, structurally essay is spot on ebi: q2 requires other relevant csps synoptic which you have studied throughout the course to develop your argument. Q1 develop analysis and revise myth semiotics from year 12  2. Read the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully (posted on your Google Classroom). Identify  three  specific aspects from Figure 1 (the Bioshock Infinite game cover) that you could have mentioned in your answer (e.g. selection of images, colour scheme, text etc). - Myth of the lone hero / individualism: Booker’s solitary figure with a gun underlines the cultural myth that a single individual (often male) stands to make a difference, to confront systemic problems. This ties into Western heroic narratives. - Myth of technological uto...

  Audience Read  this App Store description and the customer reviews for The Sims FreePlay  and answer the following questions:   1) What game information is provided on this page? Pick out three elements you think are important in terms of making the game appeal to an audience. -Customise 34 sims -Love, romance, relationships and marriage watch your sims live trough it all  -Choose what careers your sims will have 2) How does the game information on this page reflect the strong element of participatory culture in The Sims? Offers highly detailed character creation and creating families allowing the audience to shape representations and narratives themselves, also through fan communities called the 'simmers' and modding 3) Read a few of the user reviews. What do they suggest about the audience pleasures of the game?  The user reviews suggest the main audience pleasure is diversification as they play the game to be entertained but also personal relationships...

  1)  OSP: Clay Shirky - End of Audience blog tasks 2)  OSP: Influencers and celebrity culture 3)  OSP: Taylor Swift CSP - Language and Representations 4)  OSP: Taylor Swift CSP - Audience and Industries   5)  Baseline Assessment learner response 6)  OSP: Postcolonial theory - Gilroy and diasporic identity 7)  OSP: The Voice - blog case study

  Language / Gameplay analysis 1) What elements of gameplay are shown? Building relationships and creating a family, creating different characters with different ages and race, also playing with pets  2) What audience is the trailer targeting? A younger teenage audience who have a smart phone 3) What audience pleasures are suggested by the trailer? diversion- entertaining yourself away from real life personal relationships- building relationships with the sims personal identity- creating different characters that could represent you  Now watch this walk-through of the beginning of The Sims FreePlay and answer the following questions: 1) How is the game constructed? Simple and straightforward with daily quests, a tutorial and rewards. A need for jobs for money and xp 2) What audience is this game targeting? Aimed at both male and female but slightly leaning towards females due to the clothes selection 3) What audience pleasures does the game provide? diversion- with a diff...

  Factsheet #107 - Fandom Read  Media Factsheet #107 on Fandom .  Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or log into your Greenford Google account to access the link. Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of a fan? Fans do more than like or even love a particular media text, true fans have a devotion going beyond consumption of media texts  2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet? Hard core, newbie, anti-fan  3) What makes a ‘fandom’? Fandoms exhibit a passion that binds enthusiasts in the manner of people who share a secret  4) What is Bordieu’s argument regarding the ‘cultural capital’ of fandom? Which confers a symbolic power and status for the fan, especially within the realm of their fandom  5) What examples of fandom are provided on pages 2 and 3 of the factsheet? Rocky horror picture show, vampire diaries ...

  Language and contexts Homepage Go to  the Voice homepage  and answer the following: 1) What news website key conventions can you find on the Voice homepage? You can find a top menu and recent news invents on the front page linking to news websites key conventions  2) What are some of the items in the top menu bar and what does this tell you about the content, values and ideologies of the Voice? news, sport, lifestyle, entertainment this shows the voices content as also celebrational to the black community  3) Look at the news stories on the Voice homepage. Pick  two  stories and explain why they might appeal to the Voice's target audience.  Top Jamaican diplomat and fundraiser to support with memorial, this celebrates and shows support to people in the black community   4) How is narrative used to encourage audience engagement with the Voice? Apply narrative theories (e.g. Todorov equilibrium or Barthes’ enigma codes) and make specific...