Vithusan Media GCSE

"The internet has given the audience much more power than ever before." I highly agree with the statement " The internet has given the audience much more power than ever before." I agree with that statement because of 3 main industries : Music industry, Film + TV Industry, News. Nowadays the consumer has an extraordinary amount of power because by using the internet , they can spread around stuff and also without people knowing who the person actually is. Ever since the rise of the internet , the music industry has  blown up tremendously , many artists have became popular threw expressing their talent online. Nowadays, everyone has the chance to become famous through Youtube. Also now you can stream you favourite songs on apps, such as Spotify, and also acquire digital downloads of them .These aspects are great and because of them life has become alot easier for the audience.The main reasons are:It is easy to access ; its cheaper ; its global and you can ...

BLUE PLANET II 1) Passive audience - The information from the media that has the same effect on everyone 2) Active audience - The information from the media that makes people interact with and  make              choices regardless the media they consume 3) Hypodermic needle theory - The audience takes in the intended message from the producer                  without disagreeing with anything. 4 )       INFORMATION/SURVEILLANCE      Blue planet - This fits information/surveillance because from watching the TV show you learn             new information and also their is close surveillance of the creatures of the sea.       IDENTITY:        Ball in the family - This fits identity because your lifestyle could be as devoted basketball also             ...

RECEPTION THEORY 1. Preferred reading of media text is the message that the producer wants to portray to the audience. 2. Oppositional reading is when the audience ignore the meaning the producer is trying to give and          instead using their beliefs and values come up with another meaning. 3. The audience will respond to the teenage character in this film in a negative way. This is because        in the trailer the teenagers are presented in a negative way connoting their aggressive and                    malicious  attitude. 4. A younger audience would reject this reading and construct an oppositional reading of the trailer        because the trailer is suggesting that  "all" young people are troublesome and aggressive, which is      false. The soft ,  kind young people would feel offended by this therefore changin...

MARK :17/25      GRADE:5 WWW -    This is a great start to Media and demonstrates you have learned a lot in the first half-                          term! You pick out conventions and the effects on audiences particularly well. EBI      -    Revise key terminology (e.g. Q1 - denote !) Also, medium close-up is acceptable for Q8                        but you then describe a medium shot. Make sure you get this right.                 -     For Q9 (8 mark) you need at least two extended paragraphs to reach the top level. Use                           specific examples from media products. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Medium Close-Up Shot A 'Medium Close-Up' is used effectively to show the facial expressions of the police men .It also shows the body language of the officers which conveys their shocked emotion.In the shot , the clothing is visible to show the futuristic time the clip is set in and also how advanced everything became.The use of the 1 man  in front  of the rest shows his superiority of the others. Establishing Shot A 'Establishing Shot' is used to show the setting of where the action is going to take place. By viewing the shot, you are able to see it in what looks to be a dark alley way.This shot is effective because it shows the time/year the clip is set in, which is in the future. Close-Up Shot A 'Close-Up Shot' mainly has the face covering most of the screen,this is extremely effective as it emphasises the protagonists emotion/facial expression.In the picture,you can tell that the protagonist feels worried by his eyebrow...

     Camera Shots/Angles: This is a Over-the-shoulder shot and is shows that the bully and victim are in the middle of a conversation.It also creates suspense as the bully is staring right at the victim. This is a full shot from a low angle.In this picture you can see the superiority of the bully as he is standing tall and staring down at the victim.You can also see the vulnerability of the victim as he looking down towards the ground with his legs crossed. This is a medium shot ,it shows visibly shows the facial expression of the bully and victim. You can tell that the bully looks angry and that the victim looks vulnerable and powerless.It also builds suspense as the bully has his hands gripped onto the victims blazer. This is a full shot from a high angle which shows the villainous actions taking place. This photo makes the reader feel sympathetic towards the victim as he is about to take a blow to the face by the victim.

Stranger Things | The First 8 Minutes - Series Opener [HD] | Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKtq-bZgS8I Costume The clothes worn by the actors are quite modern , clothes that people would wear nowdays. This suggests the age of actors connoting how young they are. The white costume worn by the person at the beginning suggest that he could be like a scientist . Setting At the beginning the clip is set in what seems to be a long hallway with nothing much on the walls. In the middle ,the setting changes to house's basement.The basement was dark as there was only 1 lamp used as a source of light.It was quite stuffy inside the basement as there was a lot of things scattered everywhere therefore causing it hard for the children to find the missing toy. Lighting In the opening scene , there are    fluorescent , flic kering light  which tell the reader that this is a science fiction show.In the basement very little lighting was used to ...