Media blog 2 (Mr Bush)

Common - Letter to the Free 1) Common has been involved in the move Selma which is about an "Alabama city which became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated in President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965." 2) "The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865." 3) "The Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866 in the United States after the American Civil War with the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labour economy based on low wages or debt." 4) As...

Music Video 1) The video of the music song This is America by Childish Gambino the key music conventions that are shown are the artist being included in the music video but also since this is a rap song and stereotypically things like violence, death, gun, and dancing are included. 2) The video is depicting gun violence as a bad thing which critics the use of guns in America and the normality but also when there is violence caused by a gun, the music continues which could show how there is a various amount of gun related deaths but people have become desensitized to the violence caused by guns. The video could be talking or critiquing American culture by showing how even there are problem going, people ignore it and would rather focus on other things. 3) The video could be referring to Gilroy at the beginning as it used vocals and music that seems Caribbean and African which is then contrasted when it changes to rap song  which could link to Gilroy's theory as it sho...

Film and TV Assessment : Learner Response 1) WWW: Some intelligent points in answering questions but more constituency needed.     EBI: More detailed points for each question only 2/3 concepts covered for Q1. 2) "The increasingly blurred nature of film genres in the contemporary media landscape. Sequels and parodies often offer intertextual references and audience pleasures linked to recognition of other films, franchises, genres or stars." I did not include this when answering question 1 which would have made my answer more detailed and better. 3) Bricolage: something constructed or created from a diverse range of things.      Pastiche: an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.     Intertextuality: the relationship between texts . 4) "Small cinema release in arthouse cinemas appropriate distribution for the film – a British social realist drama. Similarly, Film4 was a good home for TV pre...

Music Video 1) The purpose of the music video is to sell the song and let you remember it and to let you remember it. It gives the listener a better understanding of the song of the song if the video has the right narrative. 2) "The advent of such technologies proved to be problematic for the  music industry as audiences were less inclined to buy a physical  copy of a song if they could listen to it online for free." 3) "In America, three major record  companies, Sony Music  Entertainment, Universal Music  Group and Abu Dhabi Media  (along with content licensed by  EMI), have also launched Vevo, a  video hosting site specifically for  music videos." 4) "As discussed, the purpose of a music video is to encourage viewers  to purchase a copy of the song featured and other products  associated with the artist. To this end, the video needs to add  something to the experience of hearing the song. Though music ...