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Y12 Media exam: Paper 1 Learner response

  1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). www: some good textual analysis in the same questions and attempts to apply theory throughout. EBI: Missed marks on industry questions Q4 Q6 the third question requires more focus on "new technology" 2) Read   the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. This is some of the best analysis you can do as it gives you an idea of what the exam board is expecting. For your LR blogpost, identify   ONE  point you could have added for the first three questions in Section A: Q1 (unseen text) additional point/theory:  The black and white colour scheme offers connotations of class, traditional and style with the limited use of red drawing attention to the brand logo. Overall the use of media language is consistent with the codes and conventions of the media form (print advertisement) how the different modes and lan

Magazines: The Gentlewoman - Language and Representations

 Gentlewoman front cover  1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? The masthead would be the typography in which the main font used is a sans serif which connotes that the magazine is modern and it's modern fashion. However, the star on the front's name is written in serif font to connote authenticity and power. 2) How does the cover subvert conventional magazine cover design? The magazine has no cover lines and the image is put inside of a box and doesn't cover the entire front cover, there are also other magazines that have a very monochrome colour on the front, in this case, the box would be orange and other magazines they would have them be white or such. 3) Write an analysis of the central image. The front cover box could connote how as women they are oppressed and confined into a space. However, t he low camera angle, direct mode of address and bold and vibrant make-up show how the main subject: Scarlett Johansson, is dominant and brave

Magazines: GQ - Audience & Industry

  GQ - Audience & Industries blog tasks Audience Look through  the GQ Media Kit  and answer the following questions:  1) How does the media kit introduction describe GQ? They say that they are the flagship of men's fashion and style in Britain. 2) What does the media kit suggest about masculinity?  They say that it evolves and has never been broader or stronger. 3) Pick out three statistics from the data on page 2 and explain what they suggest about the GQ audience. 61% ABC1 audiences- This shows their target class for their audience. 1.8M social followers show how many people are interested in their company £7.7k average annual spend on fashion This all shows their target audience and how wealthy they may be. 4) Look at page 3 - brand highlights. What special editions do GQ run and what do these suggest about the GQ audience? -GQ Heroes: Issues and events -GQ Hype -Men of the year This shows that that GQ  audiences are also interested in life styles and news content in their m