Key Concepts

19th september

L/O: To apply the four key concepts to media texts

1. Media Language

2. Institutions

3. Audience

4. Representation

Media Language

Camerawork

Soundtrack

Mise-en-scene

Editing

Masthead: Gamesmaster

Image: Medium Longshot

Date: Above Barcode

Colours: Blue, Black, Orange, White, Green, Brown, Red, Yellows

Font Size: Large

Font Style: Serif and Sans Serif

Facial Expressions: Death Stare

Placement: The middle

Main Cover Line: Mortal Kombat X

Cover Lines: Super Smash Bros, The Crew, Minecraft, Evolve, WWE 2K15, World Of Warcraft: Warlords Of Draenor

Institutions:

Who makes what and for whom.

Audience:

We can define the audience by gender, age range, location, hobbies and interests, lifestyle, wealth and class.

Game cover for teenage boys.

This is for teens because teenage boys

like silly immature things.

Film cover for adult women. This is for
women because there is a topless man
with abs.

 

22nd September

Representation

Involves looking at how you see the world and the world sees you. (Uses stereotypes)

Hair: His hair is very big and makes him look unfashionable.

Clothes: Very sloppy and makes him seem dirty.

Facial Expression: He looks tired and makes it seem like he doesn't get much sleep.

Facial Hair: Looks very messily shaved.

Facial Expression: Looks very tired and bored.

Hair: Messy and greasy, he probably doesn't care.

Body: He looks quite fat and might eat unhealthily and eat a lot.

Clothes: His tie and shirt aren't done properly so he probably doesn't care.

Facial Expression: Sad so he's probably naughty.

Hair: Cut short probably just because its more easy.

Tie: Big so he might be a naughty.