Media Studies Blog 1

Create a new blogpost on your Media Exam blog called 'End of Year 1 exam learner response' and work through the following tasks: 2) Read the  mark scheme for this exam  carefully, paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Identify  ONE  point you could have added for the first three questions in Section A: Q1 additional point/theory:  Intertextuality: cover creates intertextual reference to King Kong stories/movies of 1950s which engages audience using narrative. Q2 additional point/theory/CSP reference: Propp’s character types reflect traditional gender roles in wider culture – active male hero, passive female heroine (‘damsel in distress’). Bell boy characters reflects change in culture and society – traditionally masculine role/appearance but ends advert in purple jacket putting on mascara. Q3 additional point/theory/CSP reference: Protest song with cultural significance: slavery, 13th amendment, ‘black co...

1)   Men's Health - Audience 2)   Men's Health - booklet blog summary 3)  Men's Health - Representation journal article and questions 4)   Magazine production task - learner response 5)   Men's Health - Industries and the impact of digital media 6)   Oh Comely - Audience 7)   Oh Comely - Close-textual analysis 8)   Oh Comely - Representation 9)  Oh Comely - Industry case study 10)   End of Year 1 exam - learner response

Work through the following questions on representation and  Oh Comely : 1) How do representations in  Oh Comely  challenge stereotypes?  Women are not sexualised and made to look appealing for men to be attracted, they are shown without make up on, not wearing clothes that show skin, different ethnic minorities, overweight females 2) What representations of race, ethnicity and nationality can be found in the 'Speaking Out' feature? They are represented positively. 3) What representation of women and femininity can be found in  Oh Comely ? Women empowerment is a big feature in Oh Comely, we are shown a picture of a protest to do with the empowerment of women. 4) Why might  Oh Comely  deliberately under-represent men? (The absence of men in the magazine appears to be a largely deliberate move by the editors). I think this highlights the feminism even more and emphasizes that men are not needed in order for the magazine to be seen as ...

Oh Comely Industries case study - blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete your work on the  Oh Comely  magazine CSP. There are plenty of questions here but you will be given plenty of time to complete it and will find this gives you a brilliant insight into a vital aspect of media - the power of independent institutions. Iceberg Press  Visit the Iceberg Press website - particularly the Who Are We page and the Why Are We Here page. 1) Why did the people behind Iceberg Press set it up? The people behind Iceberg Press set it up because they believe in the "power of word" and "other magazines are giving up on their readers." Iceberg wish to do things differently and are independent. 2) What is the Iceberg Press mission statement? (It's on the  Why Are We Here page  and is a series of statements). It's all about the audience. Chase the work, not the money. Compromise isn't our friend. We will alw...

Read the  Oh Comely website page on advertising and audience  to get a good idea of the demographics and psychographics for the Oh Comely target audience then answer the following questions: 1) How does Oh Comely introduce itself? Oh Comely introduces itself in a very straightforward way, letting the reader know instantly that this is not a typical magazine. They put emphasis on style and context, rather than being a profit-seeking magazine. They also state that they are a  'breath of fresh air'  for intelligent women to relate to. 2) How do the print circulation/readership statistics for Oh Comely compare to Men's Health? The print circulation/readership for Oh Comely is much lower compared to Men's Health. 3) How is Oh Comely distributed to the audience?  Oh Comely is distributed to the audience through independents- available for purchase in WHSmith and international outlets. Readers can also subscribe to the magazine and receive a copy throug...

Front cover 1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? It is a niche audience seeing as it does not follow the basic magazine conventions 2) The words under the title introduce the content and topics addressed. What do these suggest about the potential audience of  Oh Comely ? The topics seem to be aimed at more creative females who may go against the rules. 3) How do the cover lines use narrative to create enigma? What do the cover lines suggest about the magazine's content and audience? The cover lines create enigma codes. They empower women. The second page features a double spread of a woman holding up a sign of 'empowering women' and the magazine is clearly a feminist magazine. This issue is named 'Strength' which gives further clues of what is inside the pages. 4) Write an analysis of the central image. The central image features a woman. It is only a shot of her face therefore she is not being sexualised because of ...