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Tabloids Tabloids- informal language, more images, content driven by- gossip, celebrity news, sports coverage, competitions- i.e the news values are low ​ Cheaper than broadsheets – targets working class reader​ Also, manual/ semi-skilled workers Broadsheet Based on politics and current affairs- serious current events , examined from a serious perspective- truth, information, argument ​ More text than images- in depth journalism ​ Formal language​ The Telegraph / Sunday Telegraph- always Conservative/ Tory ​ The Times/ Sunday Times- change political view depending on who Murdoch wants to please. Blair / Labour was in power, Murdoch’s newspapers supported Blair ​ The Independent/Guardian – centre/ left of centre/ moderate view/ traditionally Labour  Mediation The process through which events or information are interpreted and represented, shaping how audiences perceive reality, rather than simply reflecting it. Independent - Broadsheet Reasons why The Independent went online  N...

 Key word recap Niche - Appeals to a smaller audience Mass/Mainstream - Appeals to a wider audience Conglomerate - A big company that owns multiple subsidiary companies  Time Shifting - Watching a show on demand Escapism - Using a media sector to offer escapism for your entertainment or relaxation Kerrang! Music Magazine - Both print and online Genre Audience Males Late teens Ownership - Kerrang! Wasted talent own: Magazine Website Music Awards Bauer Media own: Radio Box Plus Network own: TV Gone digital - Monthly not weekly Implications Synergy - Different companies work together to create kerrang! Psychographics - Peoples beliefs and values Demographics - GRACE; Target audience Above-the-line - Targeting a mass/mainstream audience Below-the-line - Targeting a niche audience Digital Advertising for Kerrang! Youtube - Links to magazine website for subscriptions Social Media - X; Facebook - Older audience; Instagram - Younger audience Jan 2017 Past paper question 7a 7...

GRACE Encanto Target Audience Gender - Mostly female Race - Inclusive to all/ Mixed Age - Young audiences aged 6-13 Class - Low/Middle Ethnicity - Inclusive to all/ Mixed Get Out Target Audience Gender - Male/Female Race -  Age - 15+ Class - Low/Middle Ethnicity - Inclusive to all/ Mixed Age Rating 15 Get Out Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Rated R for violence, bloody images, and language including sexual references Violence & Gore: Severe Profanity: Severe Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Mild  Frightening & Intense Scenes: Severe Encanto Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Rated PG for some action and mild rude humour Sex & Nudity: None Violence & Gore: Mild Profanity: None Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: None Frightening & Intense Scenes: Mild Target audience for Get Out Primary- men and women 16-30 enjoy horror movies​ Secondary- broader age range ​ Fans of indie films/ or thriller films​ Tertiary- fans of the director Jordan Peele​ Appeal to members of black c...

Micro Elements -         Sound -         Camera shots, angles, movement -         Mise-en-scene -         Editing Sound SOUND: Diegetic/Non- Diegetic -         Diegetic – Refers to the world o f the text. E.g.: Dialogue, sound effects, music with a source within the text – radio -         Non-Diegetic – refers to everything outside the world of the text. E.g.: Voiceover, soundtrack, captions, titles, subtitles SOUND: On/Off Screen -         On-Screen sound – the audience can see the source of the sound. -         Off-Screen sound – the audience can’t see the source of the sound. SOUND: Parallel/Contrapuntal -         Parallel sound – matches the action. ...

Verisimilitude​ How real the world of the story appears to the audience – is it believable, for example.​ Diegetic/non-diegetic world​ The world in which the film takes place.​ ​ Juxtaposition​ Placing one object next to another to create meaning.​ ​ Narrative theory​ Theories that categorise narratives and find features common to them. Levi-Strauss and Binary Opposition -         You can’t have a story/narrative unless you have an idea of a conflict . If you have a conflict, there needs to be opposition – narrative tension is based on opposition or conflict . This can be as simple as two characters fighting, but more often functions at an ideological level. Examples of binary opposites : good vs evil, black vs white, boy vs girl, peace vs war, humanity vs technology, protagonist to vs antagonist, young vs old, man vs nature, strong vs weak, good-looking vs ugly Examples of binary opposites in Get out : good vs evil, black vs white, boy vs girl...

Genre: Horror, Psychological thriller Theme: Racism- contemporary America Opening sequence - very important; why? Information which is intriguing- as we meet him later in the film - suspense - mood, scene, grabs our attention 'white suburb' - black man who is abducted into a car Chris (a black photographer) goes to his (white) girlfriend's Rose's parents' house Strange things take place including Rose's mum hypnotising Chris - feelings of guilt; she wants him to stop smoking Party at the house - 'black is in fashion' Codes and conventions Expectations of the media product-  Horror films- jump scares; drug misuse, mature language, dark settings Genre- horror/ psychological thriller / thriller What does the audience expect from a film in this genre? Music- spooky; eerie music Settings- scary- isolated, woods, out of the way Lighting- night shots and Narrative Story How it is put together Structure Is the story linear or cyclical? Linear is to tell the stor...

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Production Post production (editing film) - after the production; putting the final product together Editor - Sound, video Independent - Opposite of conglomerate Independent film companies A24 A Band Apart New Line Cinema Content differs from conglomerate because Smaller budget Fewer overall resources- personnel, equipment Origanal Independent Film An independent film is one made outside of the Hollywood studio system.​  ​   The major Hollywood film studios are often referred to as ‘The Big Six’. These command a significant market share, and the budgets tend to be much bigger than those of an independent film. The Big Six are:​   Paramount​   Warner Brothers​   20th Century Fox​   Universal​   Columbia​   Walt Disney Bait ​   An independent UK film, released in August 2019.​  ​   Described as a “no-budget” film (no exact budget has been given), it was directed by Mark Jenkin and initially...