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  Language 1. What is the primary objective for the player in Blackpink: The Game? To solve puzzles for the BLACKPINKS to reach the success that the current BLACKPINK have 2. What is an "Alternate Reality" narrative? How is this used to frame the storyline of the game? To manage and debut the band members. As you play, you interact with CGI "chibi" versions of the band members, managing their hectic schedules and building various departments, such as recording studios and training rooms, to develop their careers 3. Where is the game set? Identify at least two different types of locations the player interacts with. The Management Agency: This is the primary functional setting where you act as the producer. It consists of various customisable departments that you must build and upgrade, including Recording Studios, Training Rooms, and Office Spaces. These locations are essential for the "management sim" aspect of the game. The Concert Hall: A specific high-s...

  Language 1) When did Lara Croft first appear in a videogame? 1996 2) What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games? Indiana Jones 3) How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame? Being featured in films 4) What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on? Phone, iPad 5) What type of game is Lara Croft Go? Turn-based puzzle game 6) How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (storyline) to make the game enjoyable for the audience? The game gives the players a goal to achieve 7) What iconography can be found in Lara Croft Go? How does this help communicate the genre of the game? Think about mise-en-scene and setting here. The use of jewels (sapphire) as a reward, the equipment used as setting options, Lara's clothing implying that she is going on a adventure 8) What other characters or enemies feature in the game? Snakes, spiders, 9) What is the setting for Lara Croft Go? How does this compare to previous Lara Croft or Tomb Raider g...

 Introduction to Videogames: Blog Tasks Lara Croft Go CSP Blog Tasks BLACKPINK: The Game CSP

 Watch the YouTube video outlining the history of the videogames industry from the 1970s to the 2010s. Now answer the following questions: 1) What were the first videogames like? It was basic, simple and somewhat bad quality. For example the first game was a tennis game for two people with low no no detail. 2) How have videogames changed over time? They've become more complex, high quality focusing on multiple sources of entertainment 3)What do the most successful games have in common? .social connection .marketing .accessibility 4) What criticisms have been made towards videogames? violence toxicity addiction Next, read this Guardian feature from when Fortnite first became sensationally popular and watch the original trailer below. 1) At the time of the article, how many Fortnite players were there worldwide? (Bonus question - how many are there now? Try Googling it.) 200m players worldwide but now there are between 1.4 and 1.5 million active players in 2026 2) Why is it so pop...

 Audience 1) What are the main audience demographics for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can. Class- Upper class Age- Middle aged/older Education- Advanced Ethnicity- White 2) What aspects of the front page of the Times CSP edition suggest that their readers are likely to be more educated and interested in hard news rather than entertainment? The Times uses a more organised structure of writing, using less images than the Daily Mirror to look more sophisticated than them. The Times also covers more Hard news such as politics rather than more entertainment based stories. This tells us that their audience likes this type of structure since the number of readers is increasing/ the same. 3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected or challenged by the design and news stories in the CSP pages we have studied?   The Times' readers are mainly 55 years old due to todays society and how we don't read newspapers now compared t...

  Language 1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers? The main story of the front cover involves the post office scandal and it appeals to the audience because the readers are educated and from a upper class. The Times supports the right wing which is the conservatives so it is was for people that are not interested in entertainment and gossip news like Daily Mirror.   2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it?  The Times are seen as for educated people as Times is a broadsheet and doesn't have that many images and is mostly focused on big chunks of texts on specific topic whereas the Mirror focuses on multiple things as its a tabloid that is mostly for entertainment and celebrity gossip 3) How is the Times front page designed to reflect broadsheet newspaper conventions? The Times is a broadsheet and it is shown through the big chunks of writing and barely...

 Read the About Us page of the Times website and answer the following questions: 1) What year was The Times founded and when did it start using the Times name? Founded in 1785 as the Daily Universal Register and started using the Times name in 1788 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? It should include politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisements and “amusements”.  3) What does the page say about the political views in The Times?  For it to be a fair argument and support the both the Labour and the Conservatives. Walter reserved the right of the newspaper “to censure or applaud either political party”  4) Who owns The Times today and how is editorial integrity protected? Owned by News UK (CEO is Rupert Murdoch). Editorial integrity is protected though fair arguments and that they don't side to one party  5) What did The Times introduce in 2010 and why? A strict digital paywall...

Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. The Daily Mirror audience is older with almost half the audience aged 65+. In terms of social class, most are in the C1, C2 DE social classes. They are likely to be in the Struggler, Resigned or Mainstream psychographic groups.  2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? The newspaper is a tabloid meaning its a more cheap and gossip based newspaper which appeals to the audience. 3) Why might a reader enjoy the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. One reason is they might like to read other people opinions and compare them to their own beliefs which relates to diversion/entertainment - working-class young adults might enjoy reading The Daily Mirror because of its sports and celebrity gossip and also the audience having a interest and being entertained. 4) Why are print newspapers generally read by older au...

Language 1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages (you may want to add an example for each from our Daily Mirror CSP): Masthead: The title block of the newspaper Pug: something to catch the reader's eyes Splash Head: the lead story Slogan: sums up ethos of newspaper Dateline: date newspaper was published Byline: gives the name of journalist/writer Standfirst: introduction paragraph usually in bold 2) What is the main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Make sure you learn the headline and what the story is about. A post office scandal that happened due to the software they used which was produced by Fujistu. This scandal cause many people in financial jeopardy. The Daily Mirror directs the anger of the audience towards the CEO of the post office and the OBE of the former chairman of Fujistu   3) What is the 'pug' or smaller celebrity story on the front cover? Why might it appeal to Daily Mirror readers? "excl...

 Introduction to Newspaper Blog Tasks: Daily Mirror Language & Representations Blog Tasks: Daily Mirror - Audience and Industries Blog Tasks: The Times Introduction    Blog Tasks: The Times - Language and Representation The Times - Audience and Industries

 1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper? Tabloids tend to be easier to read, feature shorter articles and include more photographs. They report on major news, but also include a lot of showbiz gossip, entertainment and sport. They tend to be the better sellers. Examples include The Sun and the Daily Mirror. 2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper? Broadsheet newspapers traditionally used to be larger (printed on ‘broad sheets’) although most are the same size as tabloids now. They tend to be more serious, have smaller fonts, more advanced use of language and less photography (although they have included more over the last 20 years to be more popular). They tend to have lower circulation figures than tabloids. Examples include the Times and the Daily Telegraph. 3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspapers would they be likely to read? Left-wing (Socialist): in f...

  1) Type up any feedback on your paper (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/Next Steps yourself based on your scores. Q1.3 feedback - Consider moments that present will as well as lyra as strong/dominant  Q1.4 feedback - consider how lyra's costume and eating habits are unlady-like Q2 feedback - remember to link to the societies that produced them Q4 feedback - can you consider the pair's social engagement  Q5 feedback - what would more regulations help to prevent and what could they get in the way of 2) Use the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock (posted on GC) to read the answers AQA were looking for. First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).  Non-diegetic sound is sound that can't be heard by characters in the story, eg background music, narration, sound effects 3) Next, identify three points you could have made in Q1.3 ...

  The title of my magazine is called 'Expose’. The main point of the story consists of the the donor who is a British actor who helps a working-class girl improve her life since she is suffering from her illness and also she is the heroine (Propp) of the story. The point of the magazine is to help people improve their lifestyle and influence the people of todays society. The magazine is taking during the heroines illness, so the magazine is featuring gossips about the current situation maybe in order to help the girl or to attract awareness, because of that the magazine is now very popular in the film industry. However the actor who is the donor( Propp) also had his own past that no one has ever known about and that might be the root of why he helped the girl. The actor also writes a book called 'Light After Shadow' which talks about how to help people improve their life and it also have a hint of what happened to the actors past; how it relates to him helping the working...

 Audience 1) Who are the potential target audiences for Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's online content? Try and cover both demographics and psychographics. The potential target audience for Marcus is young boy/men who have a passion for football or who is Rashford as a role model of sort. Whereas the target audience for Kim is young girls/women who have a interest in fashion  2) Marcus Rashford’s online presence is partly driven by his excellent use of social media. How does he use social media to engage with his fans and make them feel part of his brand? Rashford is in a lot of adverts and uses social media to promote brands like Nike or Burberry and others. This could influence young boys to be more/feel like Rashford as some consider him as a role model since he has helped a lot of people 3) What is Instagram engagement rate and what engagement rates do Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian have?  Instagram engagement rate is a measure of how much audiences engage wi...

 Language 1) Make two lists - one of website conventions used on Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's official website and one of social media conventions found on their Instagram pages.  Website - Logo/brand identity, menu/navigation bar, search, central image Instagram/twitter - background/banner, profile picture, bio, verification symbol 2) How does Marcus Rashford's website and social media promote his brand? Give at least three examples of different pages / posts / images from his website or social media.  He promotes his books on twitter/website, "works" at charities such as FareShare and reposts tweets about his club or other charity work. He self promotes his books as he already has a audience 3) How does Kim Kardashian's website and social media promote her brand? Give at least three examples of different pages / posts / images from her brand websites or social media.  She has links to her fashion and make up brand, she self promotes  her products on tw...

 Read this article in The Week magazine on the rise of social media influencers and answer the following questions:   1) What years did YouTube, Twitter and Instagram launch? YouTube launched on the year 2005 Twitter launched on the year 2006 Instagram launched on the year 2010 2) What is the definition of an influencer? social media users – mostly women – with a large, devoted following, who give their followers access to a carefully curated version of their lives 3) Give an example of an influencer and how many followers they have. Try and add some additional information, brand associations or other statistics if you can.  Kim Kardashian (who has 221 million Instagram followers) graduated from reality TV – another carefully crafted version of “real life” 4) How big is the influencer industry according to the article?  By the end of 2019, the influencer marketing industry was worth some $8bn a year. 5) What are the problems associated with being an influencer?...

  Completed = Green In Progress/Partially Done = Orange Not Started Yet = Red Print Table: Item Progress Statement of Intent (Max. 300 Words)                     Front Cover Title for the Magazine w/ Original Masthead Design                           Selling Line                           Cover Price                   Dateline              Main Original Cover Image                      Min. Four Cover Lines                             Double Page Spread Headline                           Standfirst             ...

1) Type up your teacher's feedback  in full . If you've received your feedback via email, you can simply cut and paste it from the email into your blog. WWW Your alliterative masthead works in emphasising the overall tone of the magazine as one of realism and seriousness. The cover lines that you have written seem to be consistent with the gossip and celebrity news direction that you have taken with the bottom line of your cover. Using a combination of your cover image with yourself looking off into the distance and the well known London skyline gives the impression of looking into the future of seeking out success which I suspect is the goal. Your article within the 1 page spread meets the intended tone with a clear 'influencer' as your focus and their overall message of coming back from a crisis evident throughout. NEXT STEPS I would consider the positioning of your cover lines as they currently appear to be randomly placed rather than following a pattern. The font ch...