Pritam's Media GSCE Blog

 1) What information do media companies use to create a demographic profile of their audience? The information that media companies use to create a demographic profile of their audience is age, gender, social class and race. 2) Why are media companies and advertisers increasingly using audience profiling and not just demographics? Because media companies use audience profiling to create a more detailed picture of the audience 3) What are the seven different Psychographic groups?  The seven different Psychographic groups are the Aspirer, Explorer, Reformer, Mainstreamer, Succeeder, Struggler, Resigned. 4) Write a brief summary of what each Psychographic group is seeking or motivated by. Aspirer want status brands. They are happy to invest in luxury goods. They consider themselves stylish and on trend and may be persuaded by celebrity endorsements. They seek status. Explorer like to discover new things. They are attracted to new innovative brands, products, or experiences. They ...

  1) First blog task - 10 questions 2) Denotation and Connotation 3) Introduction to Photoshop: fruit bowls 4) Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things 5) Camerawork: shots and angles 6) Camera movement and editing 7) Blog feedback and learner response 8)  Audience classification: Demographics and Psychographics 9)  Media assessment 1: learner response 10)  Audience: Reception theory 11)  Audience: Effects theory 12)  Blog feedback and learner response 13)  Industries: Ownership and Control 

 1) In  Minority Report , Spielberg uses various camera movements to heighten tension and immerse the audience: Tracking Shot : The camera follows John Anderton closely during action sequences, creating a sense of urgency and making the audience feel like they are running with him. This increases immersion and heightens suspense. Handheld Camera : Used during moments of panic, the shaky camera mirrors Anderton’s instability. This movement creates tension and anxiety, putting the audience on edge as they share the character’s emotional turmoil. High-Angle Shot : These shots look down on Anderton during vulnerable moments, emphasising his powerlessness. This makes the audience sympathise with his struggle, reinforcing the intensity of his situation. Each movement deepens the emotional impact and connects viewers to the action. 2) In  Minority Report , two key editing techniques have strong effects on the audience: 1.  Shot-Reverse Shot (Building Suspense)    ...

  WWW : You have made an excellent start in GCSE Media – well done! Your fruit bowl is superb – you’ve really captured the Winter palette beautifully. I’m also impressed with how you’ve checked your tracker and gone back to make sure all work is complete – that is a brilliant sign you have the right attitude and focus to succeed in your GCSEs. Keep up the good work!     EBI : The key aspect to work on if we want to aim for the top grades is depth and detail in our written work – for example, the ‘connotation’ and ‘analysis’ paragraphs for denotation and connotation. Aim for an extended paragraph analysing a range of meanings that are created in the text.   The other area I would suggest working on is keeping an eye on your written English. Things like capital letters are important in written communication and getting them perfect in your blog is a great preparation for the later exams. LR Questions : What do you feel is your strongest piece of work so far? ...

 1)  3 camera shots: The medium close up at 1.03 shows that the character is very serious and tense while talking about finding Doctor Who to the others characters on the computer. The medium shot shows your shoulders and face. It might convey to the audience that the situation is tense and serious. The close up shot at 1.11 shows that the situation is even more dire and overwhelming. It also shows that if they don't find doctor who then the earth is in serious danger. The close up shot shows your face and sometimes the tip of your shoulder. The medium close up at 2.57 shows that the character has to work fast in the tense situation in order to help find doctor who and if he isn't found then the world is doomed. The medium close up shows the everything expect your legs. 2) One camera angle: The camera angle at 2..22 is over the shoulder. This is where the characters body part over the shoulder        can only be seen. In this time a character seems to be lo...

 Denotation A boy who is wearing a dark blue and black T-shirt. He is sitting in a chair and there is also a house behind him. There is white and blue texts. The advert is from WaterAid because of the name on the top left corner. Connotation The boy seems sad maybe because he does not have water because the adverts name is the WaterAid. The white writing is suggesting that people need to help with anything they can so that there are less deaths. In the background you can see that the boy is living in a undeveloped area and that the boy is poor because of the dark pale blue looking T-shirt. Analysis                                                                                                               ...

 Denotation There is some texts and different colours. There is a rainbow and the background appears to be a sky and also has clouds. Connotation The different colours suggest that there are more than one variety of flavours to choose from and the white phrase suggest that you should try all of them. The background is a sky and some clouds suggesting the this is a exciting product that the audience should taste. Analysis This advert helps the audience to understand that the colours reflect the skittles themself and that the brand does not take it self too seriously. This adds the positive and happy atmosphere that makes the audience try out there new skittles flavours. The white texts suggests that if you eat this then you can reach your own place of mind and go beyond rainbows and reach high places.

 1) Which part of Media are you looking forward to the most? the courses I guess. 2) What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media? everything I can that will help me succeed in life. 3) What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media? best grade that I can achieve.if I get grade 7 at least or 6 I am happy 4) What device do you use most to access the media? (The media = news, TV, music, film, social media etc.)  Mostly my phone 5) What is your average 'screen time' (or equivalent) on your phone each day. Is this about right, too little or too much? Why?  entire day after coming back from school 6) What was the last TV programme or film you watched? Spiderman 7) What device or subscription do you use to listen to music? I use my phone when i listen to music(Spotify or YouTube). 8) Do you play videogames? If so, what do you play games on and what is your favourite game? Yes.i play on playstation 5 and I play whatever game I want to. 9) Are you on socia...