Rohzeb's Media

1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters? Its a cinema which produced outside of a huge studios with a small to medium budget.Its different to Hollywood blockbusters because Hollywood blockbuster is a team of people not making films by them self's they make films with other celebrates and other famous people.  2) What is I, Daniel Blake about? Its about a 59 year old man who was a carpenter who must rely on the welfare after a recent heart attack which leaves him unable to work. Despite his doctors diagnosis, some British authorities deny his benefits because they think he can still find work and do it despite his issues  he starts to develop a strong bond with a single mother who's struggling to take care of her two children. 3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important? It was directed by  Ken Loach.Its important because its based on a true story and it shows us that there are people struggling like this and we shouldn

1) Copy and paste your feedback from the email in  full - WWW, EBI and LR. Rohzeb GCSE Media blog feedback – Audience Essay feedback  (December 2019): Rohzeb, your contributions in lessons are very limited. I want to see you contributing more when we come back in 2020. You also need to work on using more media terminology in your blog tasks. WWW: ·          Some ability to comment on the three traditional types of media industries e.g. music, film and television and print and how the internet has impacted these. ·          Some good vocabulary used – ‘socialism’, ‘consumers’ and ‘fake news’. EBI: ·          Lacking literacy in your writing e.g. poor written English and grammatical errors. ·          Some advantages and disadvantages that you have stated are not accurate. LR: ·          Check SPaG throughout essay. ·          In your introduction, you should mention the general advantages that the internet has had on audiences. For the disadvantages, you need

1) List the companies involved in the creation of Doctor Strange. Ma rvel and Disney 2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Doctor Strange? Most major media companies are conglomerates that own a range of smaller companies.It links to Dr. Strange because Disney owns Marvel. 3) Who regulates the film industry in the UK? Films in the UK are checked by the British Board Film Classification. 4) What age rating was Doctor Strange given? Why? 12A which mean children under  12 years have to have an adult accompany them to be able to watch the movie.   5) How was Doctor Strange promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign. Fans of Marvel or the fans of that specific character in the movies will of had gone through the celebrity's social media Instagram, Twitter and Snap chat. Cumberbatch appeared on a range of promotional TV shows and other shows. Posters, Adverts, Billboards and Video trailers

1) How many films are there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)? There are  22 films altogether in the MCU. 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total so far?  they have made more than $18.2bn (£13.7bn) to date in total so far. 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? It was because  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. 4) What will Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe involve? Phase Four begins with the release of Spider-Man: Far from Home on July 5 2019. 5) What will happen with Doctor Strange and who is the main star? Doctor Strange will return for a sequel at "some point in the future". Main characters are  Benedict Cumberbatch's and  Kevin Feige. 6) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films? Long before Marvel Studios existed, Marvel Entertainment had sold the rights t

1) Why did Facebook buy Instagram for $1bn in 2012? Because facebook could make lots of products at the same time and also everyone said that facebook was the best place in  Silicon Valley  to drive massive growth. 2) What are the benefits for media companies of vertical integration? The benefits are that companies by allowing them to take over the process ,reduce costs and make  efficiencies better. Most companies focus on one part of the supply chain. For example, a manufacturer might focus only on producing goods. 3) What are the benefits for media companies of horizontal integration? The benefits are that they have lower cost and increased differentiation, t he combined  company  can offer more product or service features.Also Increased market power,reduced competition and acces to new markets. 4) What is a subsidiary? A subsidiary is owned or controlled by another company,which is called the holding company.the subsidiary can be a company,corporation,or in

Industry and audience power essay “The internet has given audiences much more power than ever before.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? It is evident that the internet has given much more power than before to the audience because they now have access to movies without actually having to go to cinemas or buying it on apps but the disadvantages are that they can find out where you live and you will probably be in big trouble the advantages are that they watch it at home. The Advantages are that you are able to hear the songs at home instead of going to shops or somewhere else to buy them instead you can listen to music on so many apps on ios,android or pc there are apps like apple music,spotify,shazam,tunien,soundcloud, pandora and tidal these are the apps you can use to listen to music on and i think for some you have to pay for.I t is very entertaining for the audience and it can be more participating for the audience. The Disadvantages are that the producer

1) Write a definition of a  passive  audience:  Passive:This is the view that audiences take in information from the media that has the same effect on everyone. 2)  Write a definition of an  active  audience: Active:This is the more modern and generally accepted view that audience interact with the media they consume. 3) Write a definition of the  hypodermic needle  theory:  This is the suggestion that audiences are always  passive  and therefore take the intended message from the producer as if it was injected into their minds. This assumes no individual difference in audience members.  4) Write down a  media product  for each category of Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory and  WHY  it fits that particular audience use/gratification:  INFORMATION/SURVEILLANCE:   Blue Planet II it fits that because because it tells us not to be on the computers or phones to much because then you will then be broken apart from the real life instead of this virtual l

1) What is the preferred reading of a media text? The  preferred reading of the media text is that teenagers are shown as dangerous,violent,cause havoc and ruin other peoples lives so they don't enjoy the life there going with right now that they have,so that's why they are shown as like that in the clip so they want us to know that teenagers are dangerous.  2) What is the oppositional reading of a media text? the  oppositional reading of a media text is that they are good people and they do good stuff like help people and other related stuff so in general they are good people in  oppositional reading side of the text and sometimes they could be dragged into gang related stuff either because of there cousins and relatives or friends. 3) How does the Harry Brown trailer position the audience to respond to the teenage characters in the film? The trailer positions the teenagers as dangerous,violent, to cause havoc and to ruin other peoples lives so they don't hav

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). You need to refer to the correct figure! 2) Read the  mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question: Q1: 1/1 Q2: 0/1 Q3: 1/2 Q4: 1/2 Q5: 0/2 Q6: 1/3 Q7: 1/2 Q8: 1/4 Q9: 1/8 Where you didn't achieve full marks, write  WHY  you think you missed out on the extra marks. Use the indicative content suggestions in the mark scheme to help with this. For Q3 i got 1/2 i missed 1 mark because i didn't use media terminology i need to say  entertainment produced by the media to get that 1 mark. For Q4 i got 1/2 because i didn't say the specific demographic (type) of individual or group. but i did say that the media product is aimed at this age (1). For  Q5 i got 0 marks because i refer to the wrong figure next time i need to refer to the right figure by looking and reading more. For Q6 i g

                                 Camerawork analysis                                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwkDaXaUTew -0:01 - 0:03 shows a high angle shot which makes the character look small and weak. -0:03 - 0:09 shows a over the shoulder shot like a first person. -The clip from 0:03 - 0:05 shows a above shoulder -From 0:14 - 0:21 showed a film transition which is when it straight cut. -Then at 1:02 shows a medium close up which shows there expression and how they feel or what is going to happen after. -The clip at 0:58 shows a dolly shot because the camera is still and not moving unlike handheld camera because that one shakes allot more then the dolly one. -At 1:07 -1:13 it slowly zooms into his face so the audience can see his expression. -Also at 1:23 - 1:25 shows a hand held camera because it shakes when the camera man is holding it and moving it.  -The specific time 1:23 - 1:25 there is a pan shot a really quick one to create suspense at scare the

                                            October 2019 - Blog feedback and Learner Response WWW : Introductory questions task attempted with some good effort. EBI: ·          Proofread your work and make sure there are no spelling, punctuation or grammar issues. ·          You must complete work to the best of your ability – what I have seen so far is not acceptable. LR: Complete and improve the following work urgently: 1) Introductory questions ·          Proofread your work and make sure there are no spelling, punctuation or grammar issues. ·          Attempt extension questions. Extension question:   What can you spot in Doctor Who that you will find in most television dramas? (E.g. characters, dramatic music etc.) These are called  key  conventions  - list as many as you can think of .   T he things i can spot in the doctor who is that the uneasy feeling it brings to the audience.How it make the member of the audience on the edge of there seat,also