Harshprit GCSE Media Blog

                      Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe blog tasks 1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article?  22 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? The MCU is the  most successful film franchise of all time , making more than $18.2bn (£13.7bn) to date. 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? The Avengers were created  to create a new line of books to sell and to cross-promote Marvel Comics characters . 4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films?  Sony 5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men? Fox own x men and fox own fantastic four 6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+? They are going to add new marvel series like thor brother

  Full Name Blog set up and URL provided Introductory 10 Qs Fruit bowl Denotation & Connotation x2 Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things Blog marking LR Camerawork - Doctor Who Camera movement and editing Demographics and psychographics October assessment LR Reception theory blog tasks Audience effects theory - Blue Planet Industry: Ownership and control CHOPRA, Harshprit     GHS Character Strengths -  COMMUNITY  COMPASSION  COURAGE  RESPONSIBILITY  RESILIENCE

  1) Why did Facebook buy Instagram for $1bn? instagram was brought as Mark Zuckerberg's  goal is  to help spread this app and brand to even more people . “We think the fact that Instagram is connected to other services beyond Facebook is an important part of the experience. 2) What are the benefits for media companies of vertical integration? Saves time,Reduces costs,Better products,Increased expertise,Improves marketability,Increased market control/share,Creates economies of scale 3) What are the benefits for media companies of horizontal integration? Undergoing horizontal integration can benefit companies and typically takes place when they are competing in the same industry. The advantages include  increasing market share, reducing competition, and creating economies of scale . 4) What is a subsidiary?  A  company that belongs to another company, which is usually referred to as the  parent company  or holding company 5) Give three examples of media companies that have used syne

                   Audience Effects Theory 1) Write a definition of a  passive  audience:  Passive: This is the belief that audiences passively consume media material and that these messages have the same effect on everyone. 2)  Write a definition of an  active  audience:  Active: This is the more recent and widely held belief that audiences interact with and make intentional decisions about the media they watch. 3) Write a definition of the  hypodermic needle  theory:  The Hypodermic needle theory is a linear communication theory that proposes that media messages are injected directly into the brains of passive audience members. 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:  The Times newspaper  > Why: It tells audiences important information about politics, the wor

       Media assessment learner response       total = 14/30 = grade 4 www : you start really well and overall this is a solid first assessment in media well done  ebi :read the question carefully  and focus on what it is asking q5 :written english :revise camera shots   Read  the mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  q1: 1 q2: 1 q3: 6/12 q4: 1/2 q5: 2/6 q6: 3/8 3) Identify one of your  stronger  questions. Why did you do better on this question? Use the mark scheme to help you with this. I think i done well on question 3 as i've achieved half of the marks for the question and written an well detailed paragraph although i forgot to mention some details. 4) Identify one of your weaker questions. Why did you score lower on this particular question? Use the mark scheme to help you with this I think question 6 was more of a weaker question for me as it was quite difficult to write in detail as the picture was quite simple and

                              Reception theory 1) What is the preferred reading of a media text ? The message that the creators want to convey. This is based on the premise that by employing established rules and conventions (such as stereotypes), producers may position the audience and influence their reading such that they accept the desired message.  2) What is the opposition reading of a media text ? Op-positional reading occurs when the audience rejects the intended message, constructing an opposite reading due to their own social, political, or moral beliefs and values, contradicting the intended message. 3) How does the Harry Brown trailer position the audience to respond to the teenage characters in the film ? The trailer for the movie "Harry Brown" presents the teenage audience in a negative light, portraying them as criminals who engage in violence and aggression through depictions of gang violence and violent imagery. 4) Why might young people reject this reading