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 ...

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

The rise of foreign-language TV 1) The fact that it has different conventions making it more enjoyable to watch for new audience thus making it more interactive for the viewer. 2) The fact that he picks out TV shows that he views as good or worthy to watch which then makes the audience want to watch it as they view the TV show as good and worthy to watch. 3) The fact that the subtitles are needed to watch the TV show makes it more important but also makes it easier to relate to the characters as you are able to understand what they are able to say. 4) Different conventions, the fact that you are able to to view and watch different cultures and areas in the world making it more interesting as you want to find out about the place and what it has to offer. 5) "Most, or perhaps all, long-form TV dramas have their dedicated websites, online forums and instant hashtag Twitter responses, and it's a truism to add that the internet has changed the way we watch ...

The impact of new/digital media on TV 1) "The ‘industry’ concept refers to the  companies that create and distribute  media texts, the standard practices  of media production, as well as the  regulatory and legal frameworks  in which the companies operate." 2) "In the 1980s media  companies began to see the benefit of  synergy", the government released such as a strong cultural sector is important which they could do through film, television and music. 3) "Digitisation has allowed the  technology sector to compete  directly with traditional  media companies", things like streaming services such as Netflix are overshadowing things such as TV which are traditional in society. "There has been an increase in media  corporations owning companies in  different sectors of the industry", an example of this is Disney owning Pixar, Lucasfilm, Marvel and now 20th Century Fox. "Cultural industries have moved closer...