Neev media exam

 1) The Lion King  2)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SKinxbXq28 As the scene introduces the road men, you can tell that they are the main characters/ protagonists of the series and when they introduce the homeless couple , you can see that they are the going to be the doners or the helpers of the series. You can see this because of how the road men are the first characters to be introduced and the way they are standing in a group. The homeless couple are seen to already try to help the gang to get something but the way the gang spoke to them shows authority and dominance, showing they are the protagonists   of the series. This scene shows equilibrium where there is no upset of the harmony of the scene as of yet and looks to follow a linear pattern. 3) Harry Potter from Harry potter, Iron Man from Avengers: Endgame, Dom Toretto from fast and furious 4) Good vs evil 5) When binary oppositions conflict, the winner often represents the dominant ideas and values ...

Task 1 Media fact-sheet 03 1) Visual iconographies are important to identify a genre 2) An example of the importance of narrative in identifying genre is the women sitting behind the desk is not genre specific but the background would make people associate it with a TV broadcast. 3) Bordwell says film can be categorised by genre, mode of film practise and 4 levels of meaning. 4) Audiences use genre to anticipate whether they are likely to enjoy a text or not, compare texts through shared characteristics or to reject a text. 5) Producers use genre for production, attracting audiences and marketing texts. Media fact-sheet 126 - case study 1) Superhero genre = The Avengers, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Spider-man 2)  3)  Task 2 Avengers: infinity war -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZfuNTqbHE8 General 1) My favourite marvel film 2) Superhero genre 3) Very heavy on violence and action 4) Subject matter = infinity stones, Basic themes =  good vs evil 5) Very typica...

Part 1 1) Structuralism = a theoretical perspective that emphasises the existence of universal structures underlying the surface differences and assumed randomness of various cultures, stories and media texts. 2)  The binary oppositions are  the messages around 2 directly contrasting concepts, ideas or characters to create conflict, drama and meaning. 3)   Genre and auteur theory link to structuralism because they are also examples of a structuralist way of analysing texts.  4)   Post-structuralism = how external structures can affect meaning. For example, post-structural analysis may look at how attitudes towards gender or ethnicity in society affect the audiences' understanding of a text and the meaning it generates. 5)  In mt opinion, it is a combination of both which take part in what the audience may perceive and understand, also how they look at it and what they decide to take in. Part 2 Structuralist: The trailer conveys a comedic, h...

Part 1 Preferred readings: - fingerprints showing crime - about his past/background - an inspirational poster - showing how to make it from nothing - to show 50 cent as a tough character - The coloured Os to show bullet wounds Negotiated readings: - the 2 images indicate his past and present lie - his facial expressions showing anger or seriousness - dull colour scheme to show bleak history - might be limited edition product - slogan shows 50 cent confidence and strength - slogan shows 50 cent proud where he came from Oppositional readings: -  may seen to be offensive to black people - may be deemed stereotypical - may have negative influence to kids - may show the wrong images of bullets to younger children - may degrade more fortunate children Preferred readings: - showing caramel - showing peanuts - shows the chocolate - trying to show how nice the snickers is - showing it satisfies hunger Negotiated readings: - the caramel is sweet and creamy - the peanuts are crunchy - the cho...