Junior Media Studies Blog

One camera shot that was shown in the movie was extreme close up at 0:47. This  successfully communicates the intensity of the scene and the mixture of fear and emotion she feels when they are trying to construct a plan to find the doctor. The camera angle is set a low angle. This is because she's urging the people to start on the plan and retrieve all the evidence to find the doctor. The lady portrays a sense of domination and ferocity. They used lighting since you can see bright light radiating off her face to expose her more and stand out to the audience more.

 1) What information do media companies use to create a demographic profile of their audience? Media companies use audience profiling to create a more detailed picture of their audience. This means  looking at the audience's personality, interests and the brands and lifestyle they enjoy. 2) Why are media companies and advertisers increasingly using audience profiling and not just demographics?  It makes it easier for you to reach your target customer 3) What are the seven different Psychographic groups?  Aspirer Reformer Explorer Mainstreamer  Succeeded Resigned Struggler 4) Write a brief summary of what each Psychographic group is seeking or motivated by. The aspirer is a group that are shown as the luxurious lot and they are up to date to all the latest trends. They are seeking status. The explorer likes to seek discovery and also to are attracted to new and innovative brands. The reformer are a group which aren't influenced by the status of others. They mostl...

 1) First blog task - 10 questions 2) Denotation and Connotation 3) Introduction to Photoshop: fruit bowls 4) Mise-en-scene: Stranger Thin gs 5) Camerawork: shots and angles 6) Camera movement and editing 7) Blog feedback and learner response

 Blog Feedback & Learner Response WWW: You have made a really outstanding start to GCSE Media – well done! Your fruit bowl is stunning and your Stranger Things analysis is extensive and covering a wide variety of aspects of mise-en-scene. Keep up the good work!     EBI: For your Stranger Things mise-en-scene analysis, paragraphs would really help in terms of breaking up your ideas and making the analysis easier to read. The other aspect to work on is the depth and detail of your written work – for example, for denotation and connotation you could offer more for the ‘connotation’ and ‘analysis’ parts as this is where you need to offer a range of meanings to access the top levels.   LR: Create a new blogpost on your Media blog called ‘Blog feedback and Learner Response’. Copy and paste this WWW/EBI feedback into your blogpost then complete the LR tasks/questions below.   Reflect on your first month of Media. What do you feel is your strongest piece o...