Summer work

POLITICS
· David Cameron resigned from MP on 24th June 2016 after he didn't like the overall result to leave the EU , Theresa May followed as MP and continued as MP until 7th June
·The last General Election was 8th June 2017 between Theresa May and Boris Johnson with the Conservative Party winning the election.
· Corbyn decided to follow the path in the Labour Party after Miliband resigned after their defeat in the 2015 general election. After becoming leader of the Labour Party, he delivered many conferences and speeches to argue his opinions that he believed lacked in his local newspaper, the Islington Tribune.


ROYALS Engagements, Queen’s 90th, babies


TERRORISM and HATRED
· Westminster Bridge
· London Bridge
· Borough
· Finsbury Park mosque
· Manchester
· Jo Cox

SYRIAN WAR
· Brief summary, still ongoing, huge humanitarian issues, refugees


SPECIFIC UK ISSUES
- Brexit of course and May's downfall
· Grenfell tower – what issues did this event highlight?
· Windrush
· NHS – doctor’s strikes, worry over privatisation, waiting times
· Charlie Gard
· Football sex abuse
· Murray wins Wimbledon
· 2016 Great Britain Olympics success
· Immigration
YOUTH AGGRESSION – Acid attacks and spate of stabbings
TRUMP ELECTION – Lead up and Reaction
METOO CAMPAIGN #BLACKLIVESMATTER


CULTURAL TRENDS OF 2017-2019 (and how other media has influenced a product) Spider diagram, Moodboard whatever you fancy to get an idea of the zeitgeist (look it up).
· Films= many films that have been released recently have lacked originality, an example of this would be disneys remakes of old films.
· Tv programmes= these gave also been lacking of originality
· Music= most music that isnt liked by the majoity of people are looked over and seen as not good
· Video games= increase of technology devices are inclining over the years and getting more and more popular
· Youtube, memes, twitter storms= this is steadly increasing with the amount of social media as this is what many young people do with their spare time.
· Find three examples of intertextuality
· TOP CULTURAL FADS ie dab, fortnite and links to dance moves which footballers then took on in world cup
- Films: More recent films have been lacking originality due to many methods of film production already have being done, so creating a new formula is harder to do. Currently, remakes are a popular way of making a new film such as Lion King

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SOCIAL CONTEXT – changes in wider society find some egs in media for each
· DISABILITY (more publicity in Olympics), look at tv programmes that have tackled this, physical, mental and emotional issues have had more recent attention recently
· REGIONALISM – Made in Chelsea vs TOWIE vs Geordie Shore?
· CLASS – do chavs still exist? How are they represented? What is ABC1? Beyonce/Jay Z collaboration
· AGE – youth, elderly
· GENDER - look at #metoo and various gender identities on the rise
· ETHNICITY – look at The Carters Apes**t, This is America, Black Panther, North Korea and Kim Jong-Un reps, Immigration issue
· SEXUALITY – there has been a year on year increase in LGBT characters in the media, find three characters from different media in the last five years

big six

The Big Six  

summer work task 4-


The 'big six' represent the six most popular companies within the film industry they are:

• Walt Disney Pictures
• Universal Studios
• 20th-century fox
•  Paramount 
• Columbia Pictures.
• warner bros pictures 

 This might become the 'big five' due to Disney buying 20th-century fox and then it would become the big five.


The big five are the top six biggest film companies, they all own little companies that branch off which makes them more well known and creates more income.

what other companies do the big six own?

Walt Disney pictures - Marvel, Pixar, ABC television group, ESPN Inc, Walt Disney park and resort
Universal Studios- NBC Universal, Universal Studios (theme park) 
20th-Century Fox - Fox news, Fox music
Paramount - CBS library
Columbia Pictures- play station, Toshiba
Warner Bros Pictures - DC comics

Paramount Pictures- 

The total worldwide income that Baywatch received was $177.8 million against a production budget of $69 million. Paramount advertised through television and youtube trailers. The release date that Baywatch came out was 29th may 2017.

Actors = Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, David Hasselhoff, and Pamela Anderson.

Walt Disney Studios-

The total amount for the budget was 200 million USD  $504.382 million in 24 days of domestic release. The release date that Incredibles 2 came out was 13th July 2018.
The most famous people that did the voice over was Samuel L Jackson and Craige T Nelson.

Universal Studios-

The total income that Jurassic world fallen kingdom received was $1 billion where the budget was set at $150 million USD. The release date that Jurassic world fallen kingdom previewed on was 6th June 2018. 

Actors= Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Jeff Goldblum.

20th Century Fox- 

The film grossed $40 million worldwide against its $34 million production budget. The release date was 10th August 2018. 

Actors=Amandla Stenberg, Gwendoline Christie

Columbia Pictures- 

It grossed over $962 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2017 and the 42nd-highest-grossing film of all time. The budget, however, was $90 million the release date was 20th December 2017. The famous actors were = Kevin Heart, Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, Nick Jonas.

Warner Bros Pictures-

The total budget was $22 million whereas the total income was $64,668,768. The release date was 7th September 2018 with famous actors such as Taissa Farmiga and Bonnie Aarons.

comparison

summer task 3-

The image of the advert campaign for weight loss tables displayed in the London undergrounds showed a young model with a slim figure. 'Beach body' implies that you have to look a certain way to look good when you go to the beach. This could affect people that aren't happy with their weight or don't have time to exercise. This has been banned due to the offensive implication, and many people complaining to protein word and branding the advert as 'offensive' and 'sexist'.

This advert, however, shows body confidence and shows that you should be happy with yourself no matter what impurities you have. This advert differs with the first as its more realistic and doesn't show any signs of photoshop. It helps women as it shows that you should be confident with yourself,  and not worry about what anyone thinks. this compares with the first one as it expresses their body. both ads controversy each other and represent different things.

daily mail

summer task 3-

The image above of a news article clearly demonstrates that the title can capture the reader's attention straight away. This allows the reader to instantly know what is happening without having to read the whole story. The sub title also shows a big part of story which captures the readers attention wanting them to purchase the news paper. 

The picture on the right is not connected to the main headline and gives false representation towards the story. The main story headline appeals to both the younger and older generation, this is because most young people like social media and also the story is about ten year olds. This also interests the older generation due to them having children and them not having social media.

 This shapes the public's perceptions on the younger generation as its a negative reputation.

summer work

summer work task 1:

• The fire shows how strong the character is as she’s standing close to it and it makes her look powerful as this would attract all ages as its eye-catching.

• She doesn’t show any emotion on her face which makes her look like she’s concentrating this would attract males as this is a masculine trait

• As she’s standing broad this attracts males as it makes her look fearless.

• By presenting the wings straight this makes it look like she’s preparing to take off attracting the younger generation.

• The slim female figure, which attracts male viewers.

• The bold headline which attracts the audience as its eye-catching. It’s also central and has a big font size which draws the public’s attention. 

• Carrying her signature bow and arrow which attracts the audience as they already know from the previous films that she’s good at it.

Deutschland 83

summer work task 2:



sound 

 Throughout the whole of the trailer, there is a strong beat in the background, the director/producer would have done this to make it sound like there is never slowing down or resting. Using the crash symbols to create the beat helps attract the audience’s attention as it’s a sort and abrupt sound but then repeated. The music creates an intense atmosphere, but later on, it changes at 0.14 seconds to fast and upbeat with a man singing in the background. It has a fast tempo due to the clip of a countdown being showed ticking to 0 seconds and after that, the music changes.

Later on, the music becomes more techno and also links because it shows videos of the mechanics. Towards the middle, it shows a strong beat with the drum in the background and also shows the sound effects taking place such as when the man punches the wall and when the gun blows off.

Throughout the whole entire trailer, in the background behind the sound effects and the music, you can hear a man on the television saying a speech on the news. The producer/director has done this to give effect and imply that the speech is important as its constantly playing throughout the whole trailer. 

camera 
during the beginning of the trailer, it shows a series of split-screen shots four in total. This is used to show the audience that the main character is living a lie as through the center of the clip it has two different words that contrast in each other for example 'solider' and 'spy' this captures the audience as they don't know what one to believe and as its set in 1986 and in war. It also gives effect as it shows the same man but in different situations and clothes.

The trailer shows a range of different camera shots for example Birdseye where we see a woman in a hospital bed just after we see a man punching. This captures the attention of the audience as women in the media are seen to be weak and men are seen as strong.

It also shows a German shepherded barking aggressively at the camera at a close-up angle. This is used as they have a reputation for obeying orders and attacking someone if they aren't following the law so it gives suspicion to the character and makes the audience question why it's doing that.