Ranvir GCSE Media

  Read  this BBC article on the Marvel Cinematic Universe  and answer the following questions based on the article: 1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article? 34 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? 18.2 gbp  3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films?     To make money  4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films? In 2007, Marvel was recovering from bankruptcy and had sold off the film rights to some of the company's most popular characters like the X-Men and Spider-Man. 5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men? The Fantastic Four and the X-Men were sold to 20th Century Fox. However, Marvel expects to regain the rights due to horizontal integration between Disney and Fox (this has already happened as of now). Therefore, this may mean Marvel could use these characters in new films. 6)...

1) What is a conglomerate in the media industries?  A company that owns many other companies 2) What is a subsidiary? A company that belongs to another company 3) What are the benefits for media companies of vertical integration? They get more money therefore get more profit. 4) What are the benefits for media companies of horizontal integration? Companies can expand their audience. 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. Disney universal and Amazon 6) What is convergence and what device has changed the relationship between audiences and producers?  Technological convergence refers to the fact we can now access all different types of media on one device - phone Now read this article about Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram and answer the following questions: 7) Why did Facebook buy Instagram for $1bn? Answer in as much detail as possible Facebook bought Instagram f...

  1)  List any tasks you have that are missing or incomplete.  provided Introductory 10 Qs Denotation & Connotation x2 Fruit bowl Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things Blog marking LR Camerawork - Doctor Who Camera movement and editing Index so far Demographics and psychographics October assessment LR Reception theory blog tasks Audience effects theory - Blue Planet 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. This week i will go home and catch up with my media homework by using blogger  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.  this half term i wll do my revison cardsd and focus in lessons and put my homework all up to date 

Create a new blogpost called ‘Audience Effects Theory’ and complete the following tasks: 1) Write a definition of a passive audience passive audience are audiece that all think what is implied and believe everything they see. 2) Write a definition of an active audience: the audience interats with the show and have their own opinions   3) Write a definition of the hypodermic needle theory:  A theory that shows audiences are passive and it is believed the media trying to be communicated is interpreted the same as the producers wanted them to see 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: ...

  Reception theory is an important media theory exploring how audiences respond to media texts. Stuart Hall is a cultural theorist who looked at the relationship between the text and the audience. He suggested that meanings are fluid and open to interpretation depending on context and the consumer’s experiences as individuals as well as communities. Hall states there are three readings to any media text: Preferred reading The meaning the producers intend to communicate. This builds on the idea that producers can position the audience in a certain way and influence their reading so they accept the intended message by using recognised codes and conventions (such as stereotypes). Negotiated reading Somewhere between the preferred and oppositional reading. The message is modified (partly accepted and partly rejected) depending on the individual experiences of the audience (e.g their age, gender or social class). Oppositional reading The oppositional reading goes against the meaning the...