Internet's impact on Media Production
- Anyone can produce media nowadays. This links with the theory of participatory culture in which Henry Jenkins suggests that we are able to expand communities, extend opportunities and exchange knowledge.
- There is an argument against this theory as most people who upload videos are white middle class males so there is still room for participatory culture to expand so a range of different cultures and types of people can get involved.
- Furthermore to this statement that anyone can produce media the Crowd Sourcing theory by Jeff Howe shows that even people without a budget can produce. Jeff Howe's theory is about when someone puts their intent out onto the internet and then get free support, information, ideas, labour from other people on the internet for a project they want to do.
- Charlie McDonell makes a living out of creating YouTube videos on his own channel called Charlieiscool. He is a prosumer - the internet has a massive impact on prosumers! He gets lots of money from sponsorship on his page and his website and is famous amongst his own fans.
Internet's impact on Distribution
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Internet's impact on Exhibition
Plan for Exam Answer
- Introduction
- Main Body
- Conclusion
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Friday, 20 May 2011
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Essay Analysis - TEA
From reading the essay answer and evaluating it we have come to the conclusion that it has both positive and negative points. We feel that there was a lot of good analysis in the answer but we feel they need to include a lot more terminology and theories. The answer only included 2 theories which were the Marxist theory and the Althusser theory. Their terminology could be more media specific to enhance their answer and show their media knowledge. Also, although there is a lot of analysis there isn't much on the candidates own opinion. We feel if they included this, the answer would be much improved. We are happy with the examples used in the essay answer as there is a range such as "Eastenders", "Shameless", "Cinderella Man", "2009 Lloyds TSB Advert" and "Facebook"plus many more.
T - Level 2
E - Level 3
A - Level 4
Essay Analysis - TEA
From reading the essay answer and evaluating it we have come to the conclusion that it has both positive and negative points. We feel that there was a lot of good analysis in the answer but we feel they need to include a lot more terminology and theories. The answer only included 2 theories which were the Marxist theory and the Althusser theory. Their terminology could be more media specific to enhance their answer and show their media knowledge. Also, although there is a lot of analysis there isn't much on the candidates own opinion. We feel if they included this, the answer would be much improved. We are happy with the examples used in the essay answer as there is a range such as "Eastenders", "Shameless", "Cinderella Man", "2009 Lloyds TSB Advert" and "Facebook"plus many more.
T - Level 2
E - Level 3
A - Level 4
Friday, 18 February 2011
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
The effects debate - X Factor
Should images in your case study be censored-if so why?
I think that there are not any images that need to be censored because there are not any images that are not suitable for younger viewers or that may offend people. I believe that there are not any images that would have any effects on collective groups.
If you think your case study can have a negative effect on collective groups, could it have a positive effect?
I think that in the earlier stages of the program X Factor can have a negative affect because they put the people who cannot sing on TV. This encourages people to laugh at them and they then become known for this. I also think that it can have a positive affect because it can lead to people becoming well known for a good reason and for a talent they have. I believe that it only really has an effect on single people and not really on a whole group because it is the way that the person performs rather then what they do in there everyday lives.
Do you agree that your case study could influence/change someones behaviour?
I do not believe that X Factor could change someones behaviour because it is not a situation that people would normally find themselves in. I believe that it can only really change their opinions of other people but not the way that they behave themselves.
The Effects Debate
What different effects does Charlie Brooker say repeated visions of middle class lifestyle is having on British people?
Over time our perception of having a good quality of life is to match that of celebrities. We are exposed to these "lifestyles" through the media such as adverts, programmes and magazines and this has led to us believing that we must follow this lifestyle by purchasing lavish and expensive goods such as the hyped-up goods we see advertised in the exaggerated commercial breaks.
TV programmes such as Gossip Girl and Sex & The City create a vision that life is full of 'beautiful' looking people having arguments about who has the best dress or boyfriend and when they try to touch on truthful and realistic scenarios they manage to remove all seriousness by deploying a single-minded view to which the audience is glued to.
News-agents are full of magazines with large bold headlines displaying who has had plastic surgery or who is splitting up with their husband because he was sleeping with someone else. All these magazines are displaying very inferior blemishes to such a large scale that people literally judge a book by its cover (magazine in this case).
British people have become so attached to the effects that the medias representation of middle class lifestyle it has become a necessity to better others and even family and friends. This leads to British people not having a realistic perception of life and being unable to comprehend with real life scenarios.
Over time our perception of having a good quality of life is to match that of celebrities. We are exposed to these "lifestyles" through the media such as adverts, programmes and magazines and this has led to us believing that we must follow this lifestyle by purchasing lavish and expensive goods such as the hyped-up goods we see advertised in the exaggerated commercial breaks.
TV programmes such as Gossip Girl and Sex & The City create a vision that life is full of 'beautiful' looking people having arguments about who has the best dress or boyfriend and when they try to touch on truthful and realistic scenarios they manage to remove all seriousness by deploying a single-minded view to which the audience is glued to.
News-agents are full of magazines with large bold headlines displaying who has had plastic surgery or who is splitting up with their husband because he was sleeping with someone else. All these magazines are displaying very inferior blemishes to such a large scale that people literally judge a book by its cover (magazine in this case).
British people have become so attached to the effects that the medias representation of middle class lifestyle it has become a necessity to better others and even family and friends. This leads to British people not having a realistic perception of life and being unable to comprehend with real life scenarios.
Friday, 11 February 2011
Roland Barthes Theory - Semiology
Are You Being Served?
Signifier = The departments are separated
Signified = They are for different sections of the store i.e mens and womens clothing
Sign = Men and Women are separated in society at this time.
Upstairs Downstairs
Signifier = The two sections of the house are divided
Signified = Upstairs for the owners of the house, Downstairs for the workers.
Sign = Shows the divide between classes. The workers are the lower class and the owners are the higher class.
Alfie
Signifier = Abortion
Signified = Character does not want the child.
Sign = Society at that time would look down upon women who have bastard children.
Signifier = The departments are separated
Signified = They are for different sections of the store i.e mens and womens clothing
Sign = Men and Women are separated in society at this time.
Upstairs Downstairs
Signifier = The two sections of the house are divided
Signified = Upstairs for the owners of the house, Downstairs for the workers.
Sign = Shows the divide between classes. The workers are the lower class and the owners are the higher class.
Alfie
Signifier = Abortion
Signified = Character does not want the child.
Sign = Society at that time would look down upon women who have bastard children.
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Are there any cultural or fashion movements in Britain now that you think will be strong enough to form a collective identity?
The cultural movement that comes to mind is the 'football hooligans'. They wear the shirts of their club to show others that they are supporters of this team and therefore show there collective identity. An example of this is Manchester. This large city is broken up into two footballing divides, Manchester United and Manchester City. Fans will wear their teams colours around the city to show support for their identity.
Argue ways that you could relate each theorists argument to one of our case study texts
Stryker's Theory
In Alfie the view of the masses is that sex should only be after marriage. Obviously we know that Alfie does not take this view as his own. He instead chooses to sleep around with women before either of them are married. This shows he goes against the social expectations seen in the film and that were expected in the 1960's.
Althusser Theory
In Fish Tank we see Connor come into the family as a friendly irishman. He then starts to become more of a father figure to the daughters as the film goes on. This gives the audience an impression that he is a good man and the audience like him. In the scene where he takes Mia's tracksuit bottoms off as he puts her into her bed, we start to see that he might not be the person we first thought and the audience start to doubt him. The audience feel this way because of how little he knows Mia when this scene takes place. This recent view of Connor is shown to be correct as the film develops and we see him have sex with 15 year old Mia.
Marcuse Theory
At the beginning of Fish Tank our first impressions of Connor is that he is a friendly irish-man. The passive audience if this film will take their impression of Connor on face value and will think he is a genuine person. Obviously later on the film we see that this is not the case.
Argue ways that you could relate each theorists argument to one of our case study texts
Stryker's Theory
In Alfie the view of the masses is that sex should only be after marriage. Obviously we know that Alfie does not take this view as his own. He instead chooses to sleep around with women before either of them are married. This shows he goes against the social expectations seen in the film and that were expected in the 1960's.
Althusser Theory
In Fish Tank we see Connor come into the family as a friendly irishman. He then starts to become more of a father figure to the daughters as the film goes on. This gives the audience an impression that he is a good man and the audience like him. In the scene where he takes Mia's tracksuit bottoms off as he puts her into her bed, we start to see that he might not be the person we first thought and the audience start to doubt him. The audience feel this way because of how little he knows Mia when this scene takes place. This recent view of Connor is shown to be correct as the film develops and we see him have sex with 15 year old Mia.
Marcuse Theory
At the beginning of Fish Tank our first impressions of Connor is that he is a friendly irish-man. The passive audience if this film will take their impression of Connor on face value and will think he is a genuine person. Obviously later on the film we see that this is not the case.
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Fish Tank Questions
Is Conner a father figure to Mia?
Our overall opinion is that Conner does seem to act as a father figure to Mia until towards the end of the film where he takes advantage and starts a sexual relationship with the 15 year old. Conner realises this and therefore leaves the family home and returns to his other life with his other family. He acts as a dominant male in the household when her mum reveals him as her new boyfriend.
Do your decisions from the article changed after seeing the film?
Our decisions do not change after reading a review of the film before we watched it. The review stated that the lead character Mia was a hoodlum and possibly not excelling in her studies or friendships. We had a feeling she was part of an unstable family stricken with many problems due to the 3 strong women but this changes due to the introduction of Connor, the "friendly" Irishman.
What does the film say about the state of British families today?
The film suggests that all British families all live on council estates in rough areas where the parents don't really care about their children. Families are seen as broken on the council estate as Mia and her sister only have their mum living at home. The film suggests British families don't have much money and that the youths in families today are wild. Near the end of the film we see a difference in the way that British families are portrayed. We see Conner's family as a unit which suggests that not all British families are the same as Mia's.
Our overall opinion is that Conner does seem to act as a father figure to Mia until towards the end of the film where he takes advantage and starts a sexual relationship with the 15 year old. Conner realises this and therefore leaves the family home and returns to his other life with his other family. He acts as a dominant male in the household when her mum reveals him as her new boyfriend. Do your decisions from the article changed after seeing the film?
Our decisions do not change after reading a review of the film before we watched it. The review stated that the lead character Mia was a hoodlum and possibly not excelling in her studies or friendships. We had a feeling she was part of an unstable family stricken with many problems due to the 3 strong women but this changes due to the introduction of Connor, the "friendly" Irishman.What does the film say about the state of British families today?
The film suggests that all British families all live on council estates in rough areas where the parents don't really care about their children. Families are seen as broken on the council estate as Mia and her sister only have their mum living at home. The film suggests British families don't have much money and that the youths in families today are wild. Near the end of the film we see a difference in the way that British families are portrayed. We see Conner's family as a unit which suggests that not all British families are the same as Mia's.
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