Orkena's Media GCSE Blog

 1) CLAMPS = Costume, Lighting, Actor, Makeup and Hair, Props, Setting   2) Stranger Things is a sci-fi Horror and Fantasy TV show  3) First CLAMP is Lighting: The denotation for the lighting is I saw green tinted lights flickering in a lab on the opening scene, I also saw the scenes were all set at night time, These also have connotations of horror because it's very common that horror movies and tv shows are set at night to add an eerie feeling. . The connotations for the green lights are the genre for Sci-Fi but also the flickering part tells us something is about to happen, also usually in horror or thriller movies before something scary happens the lights usually turn off or start to flicker. 3b) Second CLAMP is Setting: My denotations for settings are in the opening scene there was a government laboratory and the next scene was in a family home. My connotations for this is the house looked quite old and not really modern so it looks like the time is set in the 80s. I got thi

  Denotation: I see a boy sitting on a chair outside in front of a sandy wall. The boy has a half frown on his face. Connotation:  The wall behind the boy looks like a clay or sandstone wall which tells us they could be in a hot country due to the sandy texture and color on the wall and floor, and being in a hot country also this tells us it might be easy to get dehydrated which is why WaterAid chose this country for the advertisements. Zooming in on the text used shows that the font looks a bit worn out which could imply that the living conditions are also worn out and not ideal. You can also see the boy's clothes look a bit ripped around the collar. The connotation of the boy's face shows that he could be sad tired and also his facial expression also looks like he's pleading for help on the inside, I don't know how to explain it though. The light shining on the boy's face also connotates a ray of hope coming his way, but it also backs up the statement that they l

 

  Language: The bad moms poster is recognisable as a film poster because the casts names are listed under the films's title. The title is the boldest text in the poster which tells people its the name of the movie. Half of the title is in pink whereas all the other text is in white which also shows the title stands out more than other texts.The central image shows 3 women having fun in a party. The three women stand out because they are standing higher then the rest of the crowd which tells us they are the main characters in the movie. The image tells us that the movie could be a comedy genre. Industries: Bad moms is a STX Entertainment H. Brothers Tang Media Productions film Starring Mila Kunis. The films made $113m against a $20m budget. It was directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Audience: The target audience for Bad moms would likely be people in the age raqnge of 16-40 because the movie is about mothers and might also have some innapropriate language used so it wouldnt be li

  First 10 Questions 1)  Which part of the course are you looking forward to most? The part of the course i'm looking forward to the most is analysing music videos. 2) What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media?  I hope to learn skills to do with movies and photos as i will be doing Photography next year. 3) What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media (5-9)? I hope to achieve at least a 7 in Media. 4) What was the last TV programme or film you watched? The last TV show i watched was Selling Sunset on Netflix. 5) Why do you think that TV programme or film appealed to an audience? Why would an audience like it? An audience would like it because it shows the real events in the peoples lives since its a reality show. 6) What technology have you used to access the media in the last 24 hours? (Radio, TV, phone etc.)  My phone and laptop. 7) What device do you use most to access the media? I use my phone the most. 8) Watch this clip from acclaimed BBC drama se