Daryan GCSE Media

  1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article? There are 22 movies at that article. 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? MCU has made $18.2bn . 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? the director envisioned   making a shared universe with the avengers.  4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films? Sony bought spiderman 7Ms and is appearing in marvel films because sony owns both. 5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men? Fox own x men and Fox own  fantastic four. 6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+?  There going to add new marvel series like loki, Thors brother.

  1) Why did Facebook buy Instagram for $1bn? They saw a huge potential in instagram and realised it had other services . 2) What are the benefits for media companies of vertical integration? It saves time, has reduced costs and better products 3) What are the benefits for media companies of horizontal integration? They have reduced competition improved market share and improved efficiency . 4) What is a subsidiary? a business owned by another company 5) Give three examples of media companies that have used synergy to maximise the profit from a brand (there is one above to help you). A clothing company also selling accesories and jewlery, a movie company selling merch correlating to the movie or a electronic company selling non electrical items. 6) Read this  BBC article on Disney buying 21st Century Fox . List 10 companies that are part of the Disney media empire. This graphic may help you:  ABC ESPN Pixar Star Wars Hoolywood Records Steamboat Ventures Marvel DC Disney+ Hulu 7) Why d

1) Write a definition of a  passive  audience:   A passive audience is a audience exposed to media or marketing. 2)  Write a definition of an  active  audience:  Active audience are audiences that are engaging and interpreting. 3) Write a definition of the  hypodermic needle  theory:  The theory interprets that we all view media the same way. 4) Write down a  media product  (e.g. TV show, newspaper or videogame)   for each category of Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory and  WHY  it fits that particular audience use/gratification. The first one is done for you:  INFORMATION/SURVEILLANCE:  The Times newspaper  > Why: It tells audiences important information about politics, the world and more. PERSONAL IDENTITY: one piece  > Why:   it tells up about politics, the world, character  development  and more. DIVERSION/ENTERTAINMENT: Fortnite   > Why: it helps time go by faster RELATIONSHIPS: One Piece   > Why:  i built a mental relationship with characters. 5) Re

WWW:  -There is potential here but also a good lesson in the demands of GSCE assessment and exams. EBI:  -Revise terminology and read the question careful (Q1) -You need to write more for 12 or 8 mark questions. -Handwriting LR -see blog marks: Q1) 0 , 1 Q2)1 Q3)3 Q4)2 Q5)1 Q6)2 I did well on Q3 as i used mise en scen which allowed me to achieve the 3 marks. I did bad on Q1 as i guessed it. I should of done more Clamps and i could of added more mise en scen which would of allowed me to reach 12/12, however now that i know what to do hopefully i will do better next time. I can do better by doing more revision and thinking carefully before answering. i can also check when i complete it. As i look at the advert my eyes caught the title heat with may be reffering to the product name or possibly love or romance targeting a certain audience possibly the fermale who are willing to invest a great amount of money to smell nice for their other half.as we look down we see the celebrity beyonce wh

  1) What is the preferred reading of a media text? how the director wants us to view the text 2) What is the oppositional reading of a media text? How the director doesnt want to view your work Re-watch the trailer for the film Harry Brown: 3) How does the Harry Brown trailer position the audience to respond to the teenage characters in the film? He uses violence drugs and money to respond  to teenagers 4) Why might young people reject this reading and construct an oppositional reading of the trailer? By viewing where the life leads you to so to do your own think and not end up like them Look at this McDonald's advert: 5) Write a 150+ word analysis of the McDonald's advert using preferred, negotiated and oppositional readings. The mc donald advert director wants us to  be hungry when we view this succulent big mac and they also want us to view the delicacy of mc donalds is. For how cheap it is the burger looks deluxe and filling.  Some people Might think even though this burge