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Audience 1) What are BLACKPINK fans known as - and what would the demographics / psychographics be for the BLACKPINK audience? they are known as blinks . For demographics the audience is mostly girls younger between 9-25 years old . For psychographics the audience enjoy their music as a pleaser to be relaxed and escape from reality .  2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for How You Like That? Personal relationships: Fan interaction online through social media is a key element of K-pop’s global success. Fans feel like they ‘know’ the band members. Personal identity: K-pop fandom often involves copying the look of band members and seeing their own style reflected on screen 3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to BLACKPINK fans. Why did you choose those moments?  -The start where you can see every member which a fan would love to see them together .  -The part where when they start dancing and...

1) What are the key conventions of music video? the style , the camera work , editing techniques and sounds effects  2) What is intertextuality? Intertextuality is when one media text references another media text – through genre, conventions, mise-en-scene or specific cultural references 3) When did music videos first become a major part of the music industry? In the 1980's  4) What launched in 1981 and why were music videos an important part of the music industry in the 1980s and 1990s? In 19081 MTV lunched on television and it was a marketing tool for artists  5) How are music videos distributed and watched in the digital age? They are watched on any electronics like phones and tv on YouTube  Extension tasks Read this Guardian feature asking whether YouTube is good or bad for the music industry. What is your opinion on this crucial question? the businesses/artists who have been in the industry for a long time  they keep it the same how they used to like being...

tatler magazine   heat magazine learner response

Q1: 2  Q2: 6  Q3: 3  Q4:3  Q2 : • Coming out of post-war shortages/rations etc. readily available items such as washing powder were beginning to make things easier. • Encouraging women to have a competitive ‘winning’ approach to washing ‘whiteness alone won’t do’. • Very strong focus on whiteness and brightness conveys the idea that a woman should take pride in her appearance and her family and that they are a reflection of her ‘This’ll shake you, Mother!’ Q3 : Subvert : they added various different people from the BAME community  reinforce : many of the celebrities are from sporting or performance-based which reinforces stereotypes  Chuka Umunna in suit with Houses of Parliament behind him subverts stereotypes of black men in the media. Again, camera shot and mise-en-scene creates a powerful representation that is notably different to what we usually see in the media. Q4 : • Intertextual references to Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany’s help to c...

  - Heat Media pack 1) Look at the Heat Media Pack. Go to page 2: the Heat mission. Write three things that Heat offers its readers under 'print'. A list access shoots , BAFTA judge Boyd Hilton , Wear It’s At - weekly fashion .  2) Now go to page 3 of the Media Pack - celebrity focus. What does the page say that Heat offers readers? They want their audience to be known with everything and give them conversation-  starters they can show off about to their mates down  the pub. 3) Now look at page 4 of the Heat Media Pack. What other content does Heat magazine offer its readers aside from celebrity news? Fashion advice , life hacks .    4) Look at page 5. What is Heat magazine's audience profile? Write all the key details of their audience here.  FEMALE/MALE: 90% / 10% AVG AGE: 37 AGE PROFILE: 52% AGED 15/34 SEGMENT: 50% ABC1   MARITAL STATUS: 57% MARRIED Media language 1) How are the cover lines written to make the audience want ...

  1) Look at the Tatler Media Pack. Go to page 2: how does the editor introduce the magazine? She described it as a sensational and fabulously targeted .   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? There are 1.2 million people buying this magazine , the average age is 41 that are women about 73% read it , ABC1 is 83% and the HHI is £261,572 and people living in London and south east is   70% who read it these suggest that mostly people with a high class read this .  3) Look at page 6. What do Tatler readers think about fashion? How much do they spend? About £843 million were spent last year about 96% of the tatler users buy the designer brands after reading the magazine .   4)...