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Year 10 Mock Exam DIRT

DIRT Lo - to review and reflect on the year 10 mock exam and set personal targets. Section A: Music. Q1   my mark:0/1 Type of media                     UK regulator Film (including trailers) - BBFC TV and RADIO - OFCOM Advertising - ASA Magazines and newspapers - IPSO and IMPRESS Video games - Video standard council Target for question - Remember UK regulators. Q2   my mark:4/4 Media language means what? You could have talked about: - Camera work - Editing - Mise-en-scene - Narrative style Talk about: - Contrasting settings, associated lighting: location or studio or in performance, urban or rural, exotic or everyday, to match the style of music and the musicians image. - Contrasting camera work and editing - Videos may only use music track as soundtrack may add diegetic elements - Any other valid contrasting media language Target for question - Improve/ use correct terminology. Q...

Experiment with illustrator

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Thursday 28th March 2019 Lo - to experiment with illustrator. Monday 1st April 2019 Lo - to practise skills needed for coursework development. Thursday 4th March 2019 Lo - to practise skills needed for coursework development.
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Photoshop Skills Development.                                                     07/02/19 Lo - to explore and develop creative techniques in photoshop. Spot healing: Before:                                                                   After:    Before:                                               After:    Monday 11th February 2019. Liquifying: Before:                                            After:    Before:...

stereotypes sell

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Stereotypes sell Pop / female. The target audience for this magazine cover would usually be for Teenage girls. The main object on the cover is Justin Bieber, which attracts teenage girls. The covers are stereotypical towards teenage girls due to the fact that the main colour palette is pink. The other stereotype on the cover is the way Justin Bieber looks. He is posing in a way that girls like and it attracts them. There are also lots of other men in a smaller picture which may also attract girls. This is stereotyped to the way girls like. The percentage of girls to boys that buy this would be higher. Rap / ethnicity. The target audience for this rap poster would normally be black men. One of the stereotypical features of the poster that show that it is rap is the sunglasses and the cap. This shows that they are 'cool' in the way that rap music is. Also the tie is not done up properly which shows that they are chavy in the way that rap is also. Pop / Male This m...

Music genres

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Music genres                                                                                 12/07/18 POP - One direction - Little mix - The Beatles - Maroon 5   Maroon 5 - Girls Like You ft. Cardi B - YouTube Radio stations - Heart radio, BBC radio 1, Absolute radio, BBC radio 2 Rock - Arctic monkeys - The rolling stones - Oasis - Foo fighters Foo Fighters - The Pretender - YouTube Radio stations - Absolute radio Hip Hop - The roots - Fugees - The roots - Outkast Radio stations - BBC radio 2, BBC radio 1xtra The Fugees - Ready or Not - YouTube Country - The beatles - Big and rich - Little big town - Carter family The Beatles - Act Naturally - YouTube Radio stations - Listen live Jazz - Rat pack - ...

Photography challenge #2

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LO - to experiment with macro photography.                                         09/07/18 Macro - Means a big close up of an object. I like the photo of the mini figure looking into the glasses which act as a mirror.

DIRT on mock

Q7 Releasing a video game keeps the brand - the film - in the public eye for longer so increases the publicity for the film. This would help sell DVD or streaming releases of the film. This diversifies the company - if it is making money from more than one media form it spreads the risk there always is in releasing a film that you might lose money. Q8 Uses that creating video games for a movie were a good idea and used Blumler and Katz's theory was for entertainment. The video games created entertainment for the world.  The second reason was fro personal identity. It could help us consider who we are and show us our values of what we like. An example of this is Emmet. He is himself and dresses what he shows to be. He doesn't think he is the hero however succeeds in the quest he is set. Next is for relationships. The games could help us find what we relate to and also help us to share what we like. It could lead to communication with others and improve those skills. ...