Annya's A-Level Media Blog // Mr Halsey

  1) How does the  This Is America  video meet the key conventions of a music video? Firstly, there is lip syncing throughout the video which is the most common convention of a music video. There is then the performance element that uses narrative ad intertextuality to speak tot he audience.   2) What comment is the video making on American culture, racism and gun violence? He is highlighting the different racial injustices in the US by refering t different occurances of police brutality on black people. He also refers to differnt 'shoot-outs' and how loose the gun control is. 3) Write an analysis of the video applying the theories we have learned: Gilroy, Hall, Rose and Dyson.  In this video, Childish Gambino plays various different roles there are in American society today. The role he plays in the throughout the video which is consistent is 'the entertainer' which reflects how black people are always represented to be the clown or innately funny- we see...

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: You get into the political contexts of Capital impressively. Definite potential here if you can improve detail and exam technique EBI: You must answer the question. Q3 specifically says representations but you don't use the word in your answer. 2) Read the  whole mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Identify at least  one  potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment (even if you got full marks for the question). 3) The first question demanded a response using postmodern terminology. Write a definition here of the three main terms: Bricolage: the juxtaposing of old and new texts, images, ideas. and narratives to create new meanings. Pastiche: Refers to media products that imitate the style of another text, artist, or time period.   Intertextuality: The use of different brands...

1)  Introduction to TV Drama 2)  Capital: Case study 3)  Capital: Representations scene analysis notes 4)  Capital: Representation essay question 5)  Capital: Marxism and Hegemony 6)  Capital: Applying Marxism 7)  Deutschland 83: Case study 8)  Deutschland 83: Close-textual analysis notes 9)  Deutschland 83: Postmodernism 10)  TV: The rise of foreign-language TV dramas 11)  TV: The impact of new/digital media on television

What is the purpose of a music video? '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. For example, the  album the song is featured on, the film the song is part of the  soundtrack for, an upcoming tour by the artist and merchandise like  t-shirts.' 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? The concept of music videos used to be shown on channels like MTV and Top of the Pops. Nowadays they are shown on youtube and instagram which earns the artist a lot less money directly but ultimately profits from the amount of shares and streams it gets. 3) Which three major record labels are behind VEVO? What is VEVO and why was it created? 'In America, three major record  companies, Sony Music  Entertainment, Universal Music  Group and Abu Dhabi Media  (along with content lic...

British Film Industry factsheets #132 & #100 Chicken  case study research   Regulation - BBFC research and tasks A Field In England  - initial research and tasks A Field In England  & Arthouse cinema - concluded