Ishmeet Mr Pall media exam 1

Magazines: final index 1)  Magazines: Front cover practical task 2)   Magazines: GQ - Language and Representation 3)  Magazines: GQ - Audience & Industry 4)  Magazines: Front cover practical task LR 5)  Magazines: The Gentlewoman - Language and Representations 6)  Magazines: The Gentlewoman - Audience and Industries 7)  Magazines: Industries - the appeal of print and independent mag azines

Industries: the appeal of print and independent magazines Work through the following tasks to complete your work on magazines. You will find the reading gives you a brilliant insight into a vital aspect of media - the power of independent institutions. 1) Writer's Edit journal article Read this excellent  Writer's Edit academic journal article on the independent magazine industry  and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of an independent print magazine? The independent print magazine is characterised as “published without the financial support of a large corporation or institution in which the makers control publication and distribution. 2) What does Hamilton (2013) suggest about independent magazines in the digital age? A small but growing body of evidence suggests that small printed magazines are quietly thriving even as the global newspaper and book industries falter”. 3) Why does the article suggest that independent magazines might be succeeding while

End of Yr12 exam- Media Paper 1: Learner response 1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW: Ishmeet, a fair attempt overall. Some ability to consider contexts of historical + social contexts for score CSP. EBI: Not enough focus or detail for unseen media product analysis (Q1). For Q6, do not describe film plot just go straight into explaining the question. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. This is some of the best analysis you can do as it gives you an idea of what the exam board is expecting. For your LR blogpost, identify  ONE  point you could have added for the first three questions in Section A: Q1 (unseen text) additional point/theory:  The typography on the advert is all sans serif, offering connotations of a more youthful, modern brand. The fact the campaign encourages the audience to make this product their “first Swiss wat

The Gentlewoman: Audience and Industries There are five reasonably short tasks for The Gentlewoman - Audience and Industries plus some optional extension work for those aiming for the very top grades. Create a blogpost called 'The Gentlewoman: Audience and Industries' and work through the following: 1) Media Magazine feature: Pleasures of The Gentlewoman Go to  our Media Magazine archive  and read the article on The Gentlewoman (MM84 - page 34). Answer the following questions: 1) What does the article suggest is different about the Gentlewoman compared to traditional women's magazines?  Its minimalist covers are so completely different that it’s actually shocking. The only text is the title, subtitle and name of the person in the photograph, which is taken as a portrait and framed like a painting. It’s a bold statement that says this is more than just a magazine, this is art. In case it wasn’t different enough, the masthead is in lower case! Compared with Vogue, Elle or Cos

The Gentlewoman: Language and Representation Close-textual analysis Work through the following tasks to complete your close-textual analysis of the Gentlewoman   CSP pages: Gentlewoman front cover  1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? The serif and sans serif fonts are used to be simple yet effective in terms of what the cover wants its full attention on, which is what the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience. It created a very modern look and reflects the values of the magazine. 2) How does the cover subvert conventional magazine cover design? A typical magazine cover would be a medium shot however this one is more of a close up. It also has no cover lines and magazines usually have those all along the sides. This cover also looks a lot like a novel cover. 3) Write an analysis of the central image. Because the magazine's main image challenges traditional views regarding women, it was able to include strong representations of