Kaya's media blog 2

 

1) Type up your  feedback  in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW: Both texts covered and basic points made. EBI: Needs much more development and detail, including theory and audience/industry reference. 2)  Did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your  target grade  for A Level Media in this paper? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in Paper 2? No i'm quite far off my target grade. I need 22 more marks for my target grade.  3) Write a  question-by-question analysis  of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme: Q1: 0/9 • the skyline of contemporary/futuristic skyscrapers are signifiers of the city,  banking/finance etc; this is reinforced by the costumes which suggest  white-collar professionals • the positioning of character and mode of address can be

My crime drama: Title: King of the 6 Tagline: Kill or be killed Genre: Crime Drama Concept/media language: This extract will be about a son who is a drug dealer due to his life experiences. He has grown up without a dad and his mother is a drug addict who uses quite frequently so his life isn't easy. The mum attempts to buy off her son when he doesn't agree and refuses to sell to her. He then leaves and we see someone follow him but we are not sure of who and we are not shown either. Towards the end, the stalker who had followed him ends up strangling him and we are then revealed who the killer and stalker are and to our surprise, it's his mother.  Locations:  Ravenor Park which is where Idris deals My house which is where his mum lives and it's where they have their disagreement Shots: Close up when they exchange substances Establishing shot of the first setting Shot reverse shot on the conversations  Use of enigma codes (Barthes) towards the end as we don't know w

  Front cover:  1) Research  TV listing magazine front cover key conventions . Find at least five examples of TV listings magazine front covers and post them to your blog. This will give you a good idea of the type of magazine you need to produce. 2) Note down the   design elements  you notice in each front cover example you research and look for aspects you can use in your own work (e.g. camera shots, page design or cover lines).  Range of pictures and colours.  Font designs and effects. Multiple pictures.  Slogan. Name of magazine. Rhetorical questions. Quotes. Main person is always the biggest on the front cover. 3) What  key conventions  can you find across different types of front cover - e.g. title placement, cover lines, main flash or cover line, date/price/barcode etc. Title is sometimes faded behind protagonist head. Not all magazine covers have bar codes on the front however some of them are either at the bottom or on the side.  Date on the top right corner. Brand's achi