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  Research tasks: 1)  Billboard poster research: Look at the following billboard poster: Now answer the following questions based on the poster above:  1. What historical moment in pop music does this documentary focus on, and why might that moment be significant for audiences interested in music history? It focuses on the charity single 'we are the world', this may be significant for audiences as it involves legends like Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie who were united in one night 2. How might the poster imagery communicate the era of the music being explored (e.g., 1980s)? The poster image shows the most famous artists in the 1980s 3. Who would be the target audience for this documentary and why? The target audience would consist of those who grew up with the song 'we are the wolrd' and are nostalgic of that era and general viewers who are interested in music and the history of it 4. What visual codes (e.g., typeface, colour, style of photograph) would you expect on...
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Conclave film review

 Conclave is a religious thriller that explores corruption in the catholic church. The narrative follows Cardinal Lomeli who overseas the election and discovers hidden truth. This film represents Todorovs theory of equilibrium as the dis-equilibrium is shown through the Popes death and all the hidden actions and the equilibrium is restored through electing a new pope but it has a secret twist. The twist of the new Pope having female body parts perfectly links with Judith Butlers idea of gender performativity as authority in the conclave is with only men and females are not meant to be seen, this disapproves of Mulvey's male gaze as all attention is around the men and women are meant to be invisible, the absence of the traditional male gaze reinforces the idea of guilt and religion. The mise en scene represents traditional Catholic church and constructs power and secrecy within the film, the cinematography intensifies the atmosphere of the Conclave particularly during the bomb explo...
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Clueless film review

 Clueless is a traditional 90s film that is targeted towards teenage girls, it follows similar conventions as the film 'mean girls'. Clueless follows typical teenage lifestyle in Beverly hills while with comedy to keep the audiences attention. Blumer and katz uses and gratifications ca be incorporated through diversion as a source of entertainment, personal identity audiences see themselves in the characters and surveillance audiences learn about the upper class lifestyle. This can be shown through the main character 'Cher' who lives in a large mansion and has a highly fashionable wardrobe and thinks she's better than all the  high school boys, this creates an image for the audience of an upper class teenage life. This aligns with David Gauntlets idea of identity as he claims that the media provide tools  that audiences use to shape themselves through Cher's fashion sense and social life. The film also incorporates Mulvey's male gaze through the centred shot...
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Coursework: Pre-production planning

  1) TikTok  video treatments You may already have THREE detailed TikTok video treatments from your summer project and/or preliminary exercise - definitely use or develop those if it works with your project.  However, you may need to update your treatment or even change it completely now you have finished your preliminary exercise.  Remember  the brief  lists the following possibilities: interviews/AMAs with band members  content created by band members  performances, live shows or personal appearances  band members taking on a TikTok challenge  the band interacting with fans  fan-made content  merchandise or promotion of the band’s music  any other content or combination of content you think would be appealing to the audience and  promote the band effectively. 1st video: My first video will be an interview on the band members talking about the song and explaining the lyrics while being asked questions by an interview...
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Preliminary exercise: Research and planning

  Now complete the following tasks: 1) State the  song  you have chosen for your preliminary exercise. For my preliminary exercise I will use the song starlight Dave same song used in my coursework  2) Choose at least  three  music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make  bullet-point notes  on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene Dave: Starlight - use of multiple shots using long and close ups  - focusing on main subject matching the tempo of the song  -long angle shots showing Dave as powerful  - use of handheld camera shots relating to Tiktok and new digital conventions  -multiple locations being filmed while maintaining being the main subject  - fade at the start and fast paced editing keeping the audiences attention  On E: Visualizer  -fast paced editing with multiple shots of the subject -use of cars and petrol garage to show multiple...
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Coursework: ignite LR

  1) Type up your feedback  in full  including the ratings out of five for each of the categories.  WWW:                                                                               EBI: -good intro                                                                        -pictures on every slide -looked at audience                                                          -include more detail -clear concepts            ...
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Summer Project: coursework planning

  1) Research: TikTok videos You need to write a  150-word close-textual analysis  of  SIX  TikTok videos that will inform your production work. The TikTok videos you analyse are up to you but focus on a different aspect of media language for each one (see guidance below).   TikTok videos TikTok Video 1: Narrative How is narrative used in the TikTok video and what impact does this have on the audience? Can you apply any narrative theories to the story in the TikTok The fast paced and quick editing grabs the audiences attention and can create a trend . Uses and gratification can be applied here through diversion as the audience might listen and watch this tiktok for entertainment. Barthes   enigma code can be applied through the graffitis in the setting that could be having a symbolic meaning this can create the audience to care about the character or the situation. Propps character theory can be applied through the transition between th...
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