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Clay Shirky - End of Audience theory
- the idea that internet and digital technologies have had a profound effect on the relations between media and individuals - the idea...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read


Overview of representation theorists
Theories of Representation – Stuart Hall The idea that representation is the production of meaning through language, with language...
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The Daily Mail and The Guardian - News Values and Target Audience
The Daily Mail case study - established in 1896 - uses and refers to tradition - supporters of the British Royal Family - outspoken right...
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Nov 15, 20222 min read


Glee poster analysis
boy and girl centre, closer to the front - shows their importance and that they are a couple - they are looking at each other to suggest...
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Nov 10, 20221 min read


Semiotics
Definition: the study of signs Denotation Definition: what we see when we look at an image (what it is) Connotation Definition: what we...
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Nov 10, 20221 min read


Albert Bandura's 'Media Effects' Theory
Albert Bandura is a famous psychologist who created the theory called the 'Media Effects' What is the 'Media Effects' theory? this theory...
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Nov 10, 20221 min read


George Gerbner's 'Cultivation' Theory
George Gerbner is a professor of communications who founded the Cultivation theory in the 1960s, as a part of the Cultural Indicators...
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Genre photos
Musical Romance Anime Teen
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Mise-en-scene
Definition: put in the scene CLAMPS: C - costume L - lighting A - Actors M - makeup P - props S - setting Types of lighting Low key...
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Nov 10, 20221 min read


Stuart Hall
Polysemia theory - multiple meanings/readings of text - audiences can have different reactions to a media text Preferred reading - how...
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Editing
STOPS: S - SFX T - transition O - order of narrative P - pace S - screen time Cut - a simple change from one shot to another shot Good...
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Nov 10, 20222 min read


Titanic film poster analysis
The Titanic uses mise-en-scene to portray conventions of a tragedy/love movie. The use of costumes allows the audience to establish the...
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Nov 10, 20222 min read


Introduction to news
A level media studies (gbhsmedia22.blogspot.com) IPSO - Independent Press Standard Organisation - regulates the news The Leveson Inquiry...
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Desert island disc
What three media types would you take on a desert island? - films - video games - social media If you could pick one text from each media...
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Nov 3, 20220 min read


Advert overview
What went well with your practical task? We worked well as a group ensuring everyone had equal roles when filming and creating the...
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Nov 2, 20221 min read


Features of tabloid and broadsheets
Tabloid - huge images - soft news - celebrity gossip, sport, TV, royal family etc - informal language - 'dramatic news'- to create a...
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Nov 2, 20221 min read
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