Thursday 27 January 2022

Magazines: Tatler CSP case study

 Introduction: 

1. It is introducing what tatler is and explaining in brief detail by using posh long adjectives. 

2. Age: 41 , Gender: Female 73%  , ABC1: 83%  , HHI: £261572  ,  These suggest that these tatler readers are very high class  and mostly female and posh.

3.They spends 843 million on fashion which suggest they care a lot about their clothing and how they appear to others and also spend lots of money on clothes.

4.Travel guide,  weddings guide,  beauty and cosmetic surgery guide, spa guide,, watches and jewellery, schools guide.

Media language:

1. There is a serif font on the title of publication  and this connotes that the magazine is  stylish. 
There is a sans serif font on the cover line and this connotes that the magazine is modern, clean and approachable to the audience.

2.This cover line appeals to the Tatler target audience because the upper class care about their appearance  and how they are viewed in society.

3.The connotations of the Tatler colour scheme is female based but a warm and fun type of colours.

4.The central image is designed to create interest because of the girls makeup and the jewels she has  for that elegant and posh look to catch the audiences attention.


Representations

1) Th
e different groups that are represented are mostly women and white people 

2) The cover line suggest that rich people in UK are mostly self centred and want to be the main characters and live a good life even with global pandemic.


3) Are there any stereotypes being reinforced or subverted? How? Why?


4) 
 A preferred reading is how the magazine would be how young girls seem beautiful and  well presented upper class models. On the other hand an oppositional reading would be that it puts young girls into a lot of pressure into being represented like those weddings.  

Social and cultural context:

1.The Tatler magazine hasn't talked about the other classes apart for the upper class for the magazine only attracts ABC1

2. That everyone dos these things however people from middle lass and owner class wouldn't do a lot of these things therefore the magazine is only repressing ABC1

3.Females might be offended because not all females look like that so it might be insulting to portray female in that way

4. Females, upper class ,marriage hot trends,events


Thursday 13 January 2022

industries:ownership and control,

 1) Why did Facebook buy Instagram for $1bn in 2012?

Zuckerberg believed that he could make the company into a global, multi-million maybe billion company and aspired to make changes to accomplish this in the future. 

2) What are the benefits for media companies of vertical integration?

 The media company can make money in each stage of production rather than in just one aspect of the production.

3) What are the benefits for media companies of horizontal integration?

They would eliminate the risk of losing everything because if you own multiple companies in different areas of media, if one shuts down you would still be making money on other accounts. 

4) What is a subsidiary?

 Smaller companies

5) Give three examples of media companies that have used synergy to maximise the profit from a brand (there is one above to help you).

Marvel, Star Wars, X-Men (Disney). Warner Bros and Peppa Pig. 



6) Read this BBC article on Disney buying 21st Century Fox. List 10 companies that are part of the Disney media empire. This graphic may help you: 

Disney now owns stocks over Fox so on Disney+ they can add on iconic shows such as The Simpsons which would introduce a wider audience who would want to watch these shows. Disney now also own stocks to the National Geographic and can introduce that into Disney+. Rather then having just Disney shows and movies, the streaming site has a wider variety of shows and movies therefore introducing an increase of users meaning more Money. Disney would probably also get money from anything Fox's shows are streamed on channel TV.

mise-en-scene

  1) Denotation - In this scene you can see a scared-looking man wearing a white lab coat in a dimly - lit elevator.

2) Connotations - The setting of this scene is in a dimly - lit elevator with the lights continually flashing increasing the eeriness of the atmosphere. The elevator seems to be quite confined, suggesting that there is no form of escapism available and the constant flashing of the lights almost hints the audience that 'danger is nearby' (this most likely suggests that something unworldly is lurking around the place seeking for its prey). The actor is wearing a white lab coat - this most likely suggests that he does science experiment and is maybe associated with supernatural beings (science typically leads to unworldly things in movies). His petrified facial expression clearly reveals he is unfamiliar to bizarre/paranormal events occurring and is  inferior/defenceless to the current situation.


Tuesday 11 January 2022

black widow

 1) List the companies involved in the creation of Black Widow. You may wish to use Black Widow's IMDB entry to help with this but the answers can also be found above.

The companies that were involved were Marvel and Disney. The distributor for this film was Walt Disney studio motion pictures.


2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Black Widow?

 
When one company owns everything in the chain. In this case Disney owns marvel therefore Disney is the conglomerate.

3) Analyse the film trailer for Black Widow. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie?

One thing I can point out is that theres matchinery and loud music. Theres many action peices.,


4) How was Black Widow promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign.

They used billboards,  Adverts for the films marketing and social media.

5) What was the production budget for Black Widow and how much did it make at the box office?

The budget For the film was 200 million and they made at the box office over 360 million. This number could've been higher however there were complications in the process such as lock down.

6) Would you consider Black Widow a successful Hollywood blockbuster? Why?

No because the film made less then the money spent it made a total of 140 million but spent around 200 million to make the film

7) Who regulates the film industry in the UK?

The film industry in the UK is regulated by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)

8) What age rating was Black Widow given? Why?

The movie was given a 12A by the BBFC. It was rated 12A meaning that people over 12 can watch and people under 12 can only watch with a supervisor. Getting a 12A is crucial for marvel movies as a majority of their fan base are kids and teenagers. If they neglect these people  and the age rating is higher something like 15 or above this will mean that Marvel is losing out on a lot of money as the movie wouldn't be readily available to most of the target demographic 

Thursday 6 January 2022

i, daniel blake.

 1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters?

Independent films are mostly on low budgets and have more creative input while Hollywood is on higher budgets with less of a say with what they want.

2) What is I, Daniel Blake about?

I, Daniel Blake is about a man who gets a heart attack and is forced to get back to work in order to get money and the benefits aren't helping and finds a single mother on the way with her kids and helps her out while getting attention to people about benefits and the way their being treated.

3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important?

Ken Loach is the director of the film. This is important because Ken is filming these type of films for political reasons and wanting to get peoples attention and showing them how their life is like and how people are being treated.

4) How was I, Daniel Blake promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and how they targeted their audience.

Quotes from the film was projected  around England for people to see, did interviews and wrote it on the newspapers, video being revealed about people saying the quotes from the film. 

5) What unusual or creative marketing methods were used to get audiences talking about the film?
 
Guerrilla marketing. 

6) What was the estimated production budget for I, Daniel Blake and how much did it make at the box office?

Budget: £2mil
 BoxOffice:£11mil

7) How can independent films like I, Daniel Blake compete with Hollywood blockbusters like Black Widow?

They should get well known actors so the film can be more known so they can make more profit and are able to compete with black widow.

8) In your opinion, was I, Daniel Blake a success?

Yes it was it made more 5x more money then it took being made.

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