Orkena's Media GCSE Blog

  1) Who is Lara Croft and when did she first appear in a videogame? Lara roft is the main character and protagonist of the video game for tomb raider. she first appeared in a tomb raider videogame in 1996. 2) What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games? Tomb raider 3) How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame? Lara croft is now a well known character and sex symbol. 4)  What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on? phone and ipad 5) What type of game is Lara Croft Go? Its a action-adventure game. 6) How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (storyline) to make the game enjoyable for the audience? The narrative keeps the audiences attention and allows them to escape reality. Representation 1) How are women usually represented in video games? As a sexual object for men. 2) How does the character of Lara Croft reinforce female stereotypes in the media? She is portrayed as a dream girl, a strong sexy confident character  which r

  Current mark: 5 Approximate grade: 5 WWW: This is a clear statement of intent with a good idea for a TV drama sequence that meets the science fiction/fantasy genre brief. There are some nice creative touches and a clear understanding shown of target audience. Specific reference to media language and representation holds this back from the upper levels. EBI: There’s a little too much narrative development – keep this to just a sentence or two so you are not using too many words on description. The biggest issue is a lack of specific media language planning – you say what shots you plan to film but not why you will do it and the effect this will have on the audience. You need to use terminology and discuss the connotations of the media language choices you are planning. The main areas to do this are the camera shots, mise-en-scene, sound or editing (write about specific camera shots you will use and what they will communicate to the audience, specific aspects of mise-en-scene in detail