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Reveal: case study blog task

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  Media language 1) How many of the 12 magazine cover key conventions feature on this edition of Reveal? List them with specific reference to the convention on the CSP edition of Reveal. Cover lines: such as 'STUFF THE DIET' which tries to give the reader more information abut the image. Colour scheme: such as white which could connote that it pure and clean and yellow which could connote that it stands out and black to connote that the important information (price) is more bolder than the rest of the information.  Language: such as the tag lines around the Reveal magazine. For example 'BLOOMING BABY BUMPS' which could connote that the language used for that tag line would be targeting women's. egtu 2)  What is the font choice used on the cover and what does this choice connote? Here's  a blog to help you with this  as we haven't been able to complete the Photoshop typography lesson yet due to Covid-19. The font choice used on the Reveal  magazine is s...

Tatler CSP case study

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  1 ) Look at the  Tatler Media Pack . Go to  page 2 : how does the editor introduce the magazine? The editor introduces the magazine by saying positive things about it so that it grips the readers intention and then says some more positive things about it so that the editor can reel the reader in so the reader can buy the magazine I read it. 2) Now go to  page 4  of the Media Pack. Focus on the print magazine ( NOT  tatler.com - the website). List the key demographic details: age, gender %, ABC1 % (social class), HHI (Household Income), % of those living in London and the South East. What do these demographic details suggest about the average Tatler reader? Tatler is for women mostly women because the percentage of it is 73% also the ae group for Tatler is around 41. For ABC1 it shows that it's 83%. However, for HHI it's £261,572 but for for those living in London and the South East it is 70%. 3) Look at  page 6 . What do Tatler readers think about fa...

Magazines: Introduction to Representation

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 Look at the magazine cover for Closer that we studied last week: Answer the following questions on your blog: 1) Write a definition of  representation  in media studies. Clue: The answer is in the notes above! Representation connotes the way the media portrays the world. 2) Now look at the cover of Closer magazine above.  List  all different types of people and groups represented on the front cover. E.g. women, celebrities, race/ethnicity etc . That it shows celebrities and that it shows famous people having babies and that people losing weight also it shows people revealing secrets. 3) What does the representation of  women  on this front cover suggest female audiences are mainly interested in? It connotes that women's are interested in babies and that they want to stay slim and fit because of the amount of weight that women lost. 4) Are there any  stereotypes  you can identify? E.g. women and motherhood; celebrities etc. That if an ordinar...

OMO advert: blog tasks

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1) What year was the advert produced? The year of when this advert was produced was in 1950's. 2) How were women represented in most adverts in the 1950s? Women were represented during the 1950's as the people who looked after the kids and who did the laundry while the men's went to work. 3) How does the heading message ('OMO makes whites bright') and typography promote the product? It connotes that if you use our product (washing powder) it will make you clothes instead of just white. It will make it bright which means that if will practically shine and glow.    4) Analyse the mise-en-scene in the advert (CLAMPS): how is costume, make-up and placement of the model used to suggest women's role in society? It connotes that the women's in society are the ones that do the clothes, washing and cooking. 5) Why is a picture of the product added to the bottom right of the advert? The reason why they show an image of the product is because if the consumers like what...