Sukhveen's Media blog 2 (2018)- Mr Halsey

1) WWW : Plenty of potential here! Excellent answer and good knowledge of TV texts.      EBI :  Revise postmodernism in more depth, and have tighter analysis. Learn the role of regulating body. 2) Q1: The poster is a good example of bricolage: the juxtaposition of old and new texts, images, ideas, and narratives to create new meanings. Q2: Chicken film festival circuit. Q3: Capital- 'State of the nation' drama. Repetition and difference of storylines for the purpose of audience interaction. D83- The focus on the cold war is a reference to actual historical and political events. Postmodern ideas as repetitive and different, link to Steve Neale. 3)  Bricolage: juxtapositions between old and new texts. Pastiche: imitating other texts. Intertextuality: referencing to another text. 4) Points  could have added in Q2 are: Role of regulating bodies, what they actually do. Each criteria etc. 5) Question 3 essay plan: Introduction- ...

1) The 'This Is America' video meets the key conventions of a music video because it has a performance, the artist is featured in the video. The video also uses narrative, he uses real life references to drive the narrative. The use of intertextuality is used frequently in the video, the reference to Jim Crow, the Choir and Stephen Clarke. 2) The video is commenting on the position of black people in America and how they are viewed or treated by society. Gambino strikes a Jim Crow pose at the beginning of the video. Also, the dance and movement of him links to Stuart Hall's theory of black people being represented as the clowns/comedic. The use of guns in America has increased, people are more independent on them. People is America use guns on innocent black people. Additionally, the reference to the Charleston shooting (the choir) indicates how black people have been killed brutally and there has been no change about the treatment of them. 3)A pplying the theories ...

1) The purpose of a music video is to sell products, the most obvious of which is the song featured in the video. However, other connected products are also marketed by a music video. Music videos are an unusual form of marketing as they allow full access to the product they are selling. 2) The digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos because it means that they are more widely distributed and are easily accessible. Videos updated on YouTube and other sites means that viewers can access them on portable devices whenever they want and wherever they are. 3) VEVO is an american multinational video hoisting service founded on December 8 2009. The concept for VEVO was described as being a streaming service for music videos with the goal being to attract more high-end advertisers.  The three major record labels that are behind VEVO are: Warner Music Group. Universal Music Group. Sony Music Entertainment. 4) The key conventions for music videos are: ...