Question 8 - gratifications in the LEGO movie

The "LEGO movie" offers multiple angles for it to be seen from. For one, there is what different ages will perceive the film for example: adults and children. This would mean that the film would interest children but also allow the parents or adults to still be entertained.

For starters, let's look at how adults could relate to the film in order for them to enjoy it. Throughout the film, we see the main antagonist, Lord Business, boss and shout everyone around. This would relate to most of the adults as there is most likely one person at work who likes to boss everyone around. Looking at his character Lord Business clearly resembles an adult dealing with children messing around, as he wants things to be "perfect". This would relate to parents who are finding their children a struggle to deal with, so in return, they may support Lord Business as they feel like they are in the same position as he is in, "having to clear up the mess". 

The child viewers may relate to the protagonists (the master builders) as usually, parents ruin all the fun. Some children may relate directly to Emmet (the main character) as he doesn't seem to fit into his society. The film may draw children into watching it purely because most children love LEGO as I can personally relate to as a lot of my younger days of my life were spent playing with LEGO.

10 D: 02 MUSIC MAGAZINES: MOJO BOWIE COVER

The mojo magazine consists of a more consistent colour scheme than the magazine I had created, as it follows a blue and white theme. On the other hand my magazine it doesn't follow such a strict scheme, yes you could say that it is white and "rainbow". Everything has been selected to match this scheme on the Mojo magazine, even what the main splash is wearing matches with the colour scheme. 
A similarity between the Magazines is that they both promote something that is free, on my magazine it promotes a chance to win tickets. On the Mojo magazine, it promotes a free CD. The reason that I had put a promotion on my magazine is that it is very common on a magazine of that genre. However, I believe that Mojo used a promotion to give the reader more intent to pick up the magazine. Another difference between the promotions is that on my magazine it is very big and takes up a large area of the magazine. However, on Mojo the promotion is in the form of a puff.
The Mojo magazine contains a lot more text on the cover, which talks about the contents of the magazine. On my magazine, there are less of these but they are in more depth and explain more on what it is about. 

02 music MOJO 2017

How representations on magazine covers reflect the social and cultural contexts in which they were produced

• Mojo magazines claim to be the worlds largest music magazine.
• The magazine claims to showcase iconic acts.
• Branded towards people that are obsessed with music. 
• It says that it delivers world-class journalism.
• It is said to be loved by its readers.

Sex Pistols

1.  

The Sex Pistols were a punk rock band that began in the 1970's. They were known for their violent tendencies. Their array of songs included titles such as God save the queen, Anarchy in the UK and pretty vacant.
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They shocked the establishment as their songs were based on aggressive actions. For one, their song "Anarchy in the UK" is self-explanatory, it means that they want the UK to be in complete chaos.  In the same song, he says "I am an antichrist". This means that the singer is portraying is saying that he will destroy everything to do with God.
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The Sex Pistols logo contains acid yellow and hot pin. It is an interesting choice of colours as the clash. Is this the band saying that they clash with society? On the Mojo magazine Jonny "Rotten" can be staring right at the reader in an "in your face" manner.

Language in media

1. Performance - the singer / band are seen to be singing and playing (including lip synching), to provide authenticity, so that followers believe in the talent and can see their star. Record labels sign stars and promote them  to ensure sales. Avril Lavigne sings throughout the video using a mike and draws a huge crowd of fans around her when she jumps onto a car roof in the street. She sings with great passion, energy and conviction, holding the mike close to her mouth. Close-ups show her every word (lip synching is a feature of music videos.) She performs for her fans and for her 'boyfriend' the sk8er boi who features in the narrative. Screens often feature in music video and the sk8er boi is videoing Avril Lavigne as he gazes adoringly up at her. She returns his gaze as she sings about 'we rock each other's world'. The performance element creates authenticity (fans have proof of her talent) because we see her sing.
2. Star - use of close-ups, sometimes direct eye contact with audience, to build relationship with audience. As Avril is describing the story of the sk8ter boi she remains constant eye contact with the audience. This makes us feel that she explaining to the audience what is happening. As they way she looks, arrogant and cocky, we are made to believe that this her personality.
3. The visuals (what the star and other characters are seen doing) illustrate, amplify or contradict the lyrics (the 'story in the words'). Illustration = the visuals play out the story more or less literally; amplify = the words in the lyrics are only the starting point and the story develops in other directions; contradiction / disjuncture = the visuals do not interpret the words of the lyrics and may even show something contradictory. Constantly we see the image of the star all over the video, this seems like a sublimation message as to say that Avril is now the star of the show. Also the sightings of the star may suggest that currently there is a turf war on. While the "gang" has blocked up the road we see a sign saying not to block up the road. This may mean they want to have fun wither or not its breaking the law.
4. The narrative usually features the performer in 'real life' situations but often with experimental types of film making such as hand-held, dramatic camera angles, symbolic codes and lighting. As Avril is in the car she is surrounded by people and everyone is smiling at her. This could mean that she has lots friends where the girl is "all on her own".
5. The visuals are usually cut to the beat of the music; the editing is often fast-paced; there is often use of montage, ellipsis and intercutting, stylish effects. During the beginning of the song the camera constantly shifts position in time with beat of the drums. This builds more as beat is fast pace, therefor the editing is fast pace. Along with cuts we are shown a montage of Avril's "gang" tagging places with spray paint. This gives us the idea that she takes part in mischievous acts. 
6. Refrain - repeated chorus, sometimes with variations. The constant repeating of "he was a skater boy, she said see you later boy" this must mean that Avril is saying that it was the girl's fault that she lost st8ter boi. The montages during chorus build up tensions for what is to come. 

Music Video - Visuals/camera work

Song = Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus
During the start of the video movement of the camera and people are slow, this is much like the rhythm of the song. As the song goes on to say about the girl, we are given a slow-motion view of her swishing her hair. At the chorus of the song we are view snapping movements of the camera facing the band as the pace of the song speeds up. Also during the chorus, we see the band and people in the background enjoying the song then we get a cross-cut to the boy having a hard time at the school. 
Later on, the song describes the girl's boyfriend as this is being done we see boyfriend walking down the corridor. 

Cuffs Editing

1. T  identify the term  
2. E describes the example  
3. EAA explain, analyse, argue how meaning is made

PREP Analyse how editing is used in the extract from Cuffs to create meaning. Refer to at least two examples from the extract in your answer. (This means that a good candidate will write fully and freely, covering more than just 2 examples, as we practised in class).
Worth 5 marks: write half a side of A4 and post on your blog tonight. If you have DoE, take an extra 24 hours.

Halfway through the episode Jake, Joe and her assistant enter the racist's house. As Joe and her assistant begin fighting off the men in the house, at this point everything begins to slow down, literally. This editing technic is called slow-motion, it is part of post-production effect. This is clear that the producer wants us to see what is in Jake's mind. He is in a scenario where he has absolutely no idea what to do, everyone is fighting he does know who to hit and who to help.

Further on, the detective is reviewing the view of the father with his abducted daughter. As the camera goes closer to the piece of paper on the Dad's bed. As the camera gets closer to paper we see his face change expression. This is called extream cross-cutting as we then understand that the detective has realised that the father is at a hotel.

As the detective finds where the father was he walks out to the balcony, he finds the father is about to jump off it. The detective looks at him then at the daughter, as this is done we see the daughter in the hotel room. This is another use of cross-cutting this is a way in which the detective is reminding the father what he has to live for.

10D Cuffs Mise-en-scene

In the beginning of the show, we get a view of Brighton. Here the director uses the location mise-en-scene technic. This makes the audience fully aware of where the show is to be set. The city is brightly lit, this is the use of lighting. This would show to use, the audience, that it is daytime at the moment.
Later on in the show during the time where Jake a Ryan are dealing with the drug addict. The drug addict has blood, cuts and sores all over his face this would be using make-up and costume.This shows us that he has not been living a nice life, where he has been hurt. 

Camerawork in Cuffs

later on, in the first episode of cuffs, Ryan and Jake are taking a woman into custody, the woman explains that her mother is a lawyer. Ryan replies that "we" don't care about parents, Jake, who is still blurred in the background, smiles at this as he sees this as a score against the woman but then he sees that the other policemen are laughing at that. The camera then focuses on him and shows that they are laughing at the fact Ryan is referring to his father.
Further on we see Joe and the superintendent are talking to one another. Joe asks him if they could get something to eat, he declines this offer. Joe realises her mistake as the camera shows a view of the superintendent's photo of his family. This technic is called a point of view shot.
During one of the episode's climaxes we see Jake and Ryan are chasing after the robbers, we get a high angle shot of the road. This gives us an overall view of where we are in Brighton.

Question Five

In season four episode one, we find the main characters, John Steed and Emma Peel in the town of Whittington. Where all is not as it seems as all the of the town's people are miss and only a few remain. In this episode, we get a view of what life is like for the characters and what the show is trying to say.
In the beginning of the episode, Steed enters Emma's room she can be seen wearing a rather inappropriate suit, especially for fencing. This show one of the major reasons for her character's design, as Emma peel's purpose, was for "man appeal" which was mentioned in the explanation of what the show was.
later on in the show, we see Emma and Steed on the train to Whittington, Steed then takes a teapot and a set of scones. This really emphasizes that fact that the both of them come from an upper-class life, this showed how people at the wanted to live. Another upper-class resemblance is the thick "posh" accent they both have which would show they have lived an upper-class life for a while. The way Steed dresses also reflects on his lifestyle, he is constantly in a suit and after a fight, he makes sure that he is still looking good.
Certain things in the show which suggest to that effect of the war is still present, as Steed visits an airfield it is heavily damaged but it is still there. Also as Steed looks around you can hear in the background the sounds of planes, he then salutes, this shows that he can still remember the war. Underneath the school there was a bunker, again this shows the presence of the war is still there. 
In said episode, Emma is given real standing ground as women in those times, at the inn that they stay in she is offered her own room. A lot of the investigating she does is on her own meaning she has her own free will. 
Overall this episode really shows what life was like in the 1960's without giving too much away. It does this by using the surroundings and how the characters respond to the scene.

Exam Question two

The film starts off with the camera facing Ryan in his police car, the chief can be heard speaking over the scene commending the police force as brave people. He begins to walk towards a nudist beach, as he does this the chief says that they carry out every action with pride and admiration. on the beach, a scene is unfolding where the nudists on the beach are being harassed by some men who appear to have come from a stag-do. when this happens the chief goes on about how the force has the most morel responsibilities. He informs on the fact that the police can stay calm in any situation, as this is being said Ryan clearly has some problems dealing with the situation. The chief continues to say that the force is able to carry out of the best choices, while that is being said Ryan is clearly running out of ideas and one of the stag-do members builds up the courage to punch him in the face. The lines from the chief are that public share an undying respect for the police. In this scene whatever the chief says completely contradicts what is actually happening. This shows that the public is not respected by the public and the have to deal the most stupid cases.
The next scene both Jake and Ryan are told that there has been an incident with a drug addict. When Jake tries to get the man to open the door he does it in an aggressive manner, this startles the man and causes him to see him as a threat and begins to threaten Jake telling him to go away and he hadn't done anything. Then Ryan lifts up Jake and moves him to the side, to indicate that he should stop and was clearly upsetting the man. Ryan pears through the letter flap and asks him to drop the knife in a calm as reassuring attitude, it is clear that Ryan wants to build a relationship with the man so he can trust him. The man calms down and opens the door. Ryan notices that his arm is all slashed up realises that it needs to be bandaged up, before doing this he asks the man if it okay to bandage him. Again this shows that he experienced enough to know that they have to fully true him for things to work. Jake begins to bandage him up the man moves his arms about as he is still traumatised, this angers Jake. The man stops moving and says to Jake "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it, things just on top of me", Jake looks at him then around at the house he has a look in his eye which shows that he can sympathise with the man. Jake then tells him that he won't leave him, thus reassuring the man. This scene shows that Jake has many things to learn about, especially how to work with people. Ryan's vast knowledge shows that he has been in the force for a long time. Also, this shows that not all criminals are bad people, just been put on the wrong path.
We are then taken to a scene where a young man has just been attacked in a shop and is in critical condition, the only visual witness was the shopkeeper's son. Joe, another police officer, is trying her best to get some evidence on what has happened. She asks the shopkeeper if there is anything that he could tell her in calm and nice manner, this is similar to how Ryan deals with things, the man tells her that his son was the only witness to what has happened. She begins to ask to child questions but the man steps in disallows her to speak to him. Later on, she is in a room with the shopkeeper family, his lawyer and himself he pleads to him to let her speak with his son, again he refuses. Their lawyer tells her that he is in his right to decline to speak with his son. In this scene Joe is clearly desperate to find evidence and this shows that she cares for public and wants it to be safe.

Exam Question one

In the text we are given a scene were Jake and Ryan have the police car parked up by a main road. Jake gets out of the car and begins talking the camera follows, although the majority of the sound is taken up by Jake’s voice the diegetic sound of the traffic is always present. This gives the audience a clear idea of what area they are in, the diegetic sound shows that the area that they are in contains a large amount road action.

Also as Jake leave the car we are able to hear what is being said over the radio, this helps the audience understand that there is a world outside of the main characters. As Jake begins to walk towards Ryan the camera zooms out of Jake to show where Ryan is standing when this is done Jake’s voice becomes quieter. This gives the effect that we are hearing what Ryan is hearing as we are given his reaction to what Jake is saying.

Ryan turns to look at Jake to confront him about how he feels about him being a police, the camera moves with Jake as he turns. When he does this the diegetic noise quietens, this would show that an important scene is about to unfold. Although that the diegetic sounds a harder to we still can hear them clearly, to show that there may be a drama unfolding life still carry’s on as normal. This shows that the main characters are average policemen as their arguments have no effect on every person’s life.

Contrasts between The Avengers and Cuffs

the avengers	Cuffs
SURREL	NATURALISTIC
comical	SERIOUS
1960S	2015
UPPER CLASS	ALL SOCIAL GROUPS
NEW FEMINIST REPRESENTATION	MEN AND WOMEN EQUAL STATUS
LIGHT-HEARTED ESCAPISM	SERIOUS TOPICAL THEMES
TWO MAIN PROTAGONISTS	MULTIPLE THREATS
MYSTERIOUS SECRET AGAINT	PUBLIC POLICEMEN
FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES	LIMITED TO TODAYS RESOURCES
MOST CHARACTERS ARE MOSTLY HAPPY	ALL CHARACTERS HAVE MANY EMOTIONS
there are very few deaths	THE DEATHS ARE HEAVILY DRAMATISED

  

The avengers

The TV series "The Avengers" Took off with its first episode on the 7th of January 1961. The show stared Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson and Honor black in the weird and wonderful world of "The Avengers".The show then lasted a total 8 years on the air. It received good reviews, for an example today the Internet movie database gave the show a healthy 8.4 out of 10, TV.com gave "The Avengers" a score of 8.5 and the overall ratings on the iTunes store gave it 4.9 out of 5.The show consisted of strange futuristic technologies that were far out of reach for the current times. 

The show totalled 161 episodes that were aired between its lifespan, then a few years later in 1976, the TV show "The NEW Avengers" began. However, this series only lasted a year and consisted of 26 episodes. However, the reviews and opinions on the new show didn't live up to the expectations of its predecessor. 

Cuffs

• 7.4/10- IMDb, This went down due to the show being cancelled. 
• Every week since its release it has been going up in popularity, going up to 500 new viewers a week.
• Over 100 people star in the TV series' cast.
• It was one of the BBC's most well-received show.
• It was shut down as the BBC saw it as irrelevant and was removed for other shows.
• The show displays the lives of different ethnic and social groups. 
• Cuffs have one of the main characters sexual orientation as a gay.  
• The show is aired after nine o'clock as there are some subjects that may upset children and scare them 

TELEVISION SCHEDULING

BBC 1 Sunday 9:00 : Strike

BBC 1 Monday 9:00 : Rellik

BBC 1 Tuesday 9:00 : Doctor Foster

BBC 1 Sunday 9:00 : Strike
Does long-form narrative seem to be a popular form?  On BBC 1 on at nine O'clock long-form narratives seem to be a popular form.