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Thursday 23 September 2010
AS Media Homework
Find a (music) magazine front cover.
Analyse it, concluding with who the intended audience is.
Consider in particular detail the image, making reference to the denotations and connotations (e.g. what is the model wearing, what kind of pose is she/he making, how does the framing make meaning? etc.)
Also consider:
Font
Text sizes
Layout
Mode of address (what kind of language used?)
Mise en scene (set - if any - props, etc)
Magazine name
Selling line
Cover lines
Analyse it, concluding with who the intended audience is.
Consider in particular detail the image, making reference to the denotations and connotations (e.g. what is the model wearing, what kind of pose is she/he making, how does the framing make meaning? etc.)
Also consider:
Font
Text sizes
Layout
Mode of address (what kind of language used?)
Mise en scene (set - if any - props, etc)
Magazine name
Selling line
Cover lines
Wednesday 22 September 2010
AS Media
Did you get everything about semiotics last week?
Answer 1) Yes! It was easy!
Answer 2) Oh yeah, I think so. Except for that bit about... um...
Answer 3) Semi-what now?
If you responded Answer 1: Well done. You don't have to come in next lesson (as if - have a gold star instead)
If you responded Answer 2 or 3: Try here
Don't worry if you're not sure about some of this - it's not all relevant to us just yet. Make sure you know all the stuff about the ideas of signifier and signified and the bit about halfway down about symbolic, iconic and indexical signs.
Don't worry if you're not sure about some of this - it's not all relevant to us just yet. Make sure you know all the stuff about the ideas of signifier and signified and the bit about halfway down about symbolic, iconic and indexical signs.
Tuesday 21 September 2010
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