Sunday, 16 September 2012

Media Signs..

Media Signs:


The image I have chosen is from 'The Guardian' newspaper. Although this image does not use any of the arbitrary, iconic, or indexical signs, I chose this image because I feel it could be interpreted in many different ways, also known as the term 'Polysemic'. The fact that the man is shown in the foreground of the image and in the dark shows that he may be leaving the city; maybe he had a dream and ambitions which he could not fulfill, or he may be fed up with the city life, and want to move somewhere different, maybe somewhere like the countryside or a more posh place.
The fact that half of the image is covered with the dark strip which is meant to be the ground on which the person is walking; if you look in the background, the ground is covering the bottom half of the skyline, which could symbolically present the city as an ugly place, rather than what everyone else sees it as a beautiful city. I think that the darkness in the bottom of the image is very effective as it shows there is something about the city which does not make it a very pretty place or the place of 'dreams' as people believe.

Sunday, 9 September 2012

My Media Summer

 Films: Harry Potter
  

Over the summer, I had a Harry Potter Marathon. My favourite films from the Harry Potter collection would be the Philosophers Stone and The Deathly Hallows part 2. I enjoy these films because they show how the characters have grown up, and their use of props, costume and lighting has also improved throughout the series. it also follows the basic 'Todorov's Theory'.The main reason as to why I like Harry Potter is because the narrative and theme of the overall series is very unique and involves the genre fantasy which really appeals to me.



Songs: Justin Bieber Album 'Believe'


 My favourite album over the summer has been Justin Biebers new album 'Believe'. The reason I enjoy listening to Justin Bieber, is because, like any other teenage girl, I think he is the "teenage heartthrob" with majority of his music and merchandise appealing to a target market of girls from the ages 6-20.







TV Programme: Celebrity Big Brother
The programme I watched religiously during the summer from when it started was Celebrity Big Brother; who's institution was channel 5. It appealed to me because I was familiar with a lot of the celebrities within the show and it also gave me something to talk about with my friends. It was a fairly popular programme as it was aired on channel 5.

                                                                         


Websites:Youtube
 
Youtube is probably the most popular and frequently used website. Mainly used to watch music videos, it appeals to me and has one of the largest target markets. It appeals to me as I find it extremely convenient how you can type in anything and watch or listen to whatever you want, from news reports to music videos, and educational videos.

Stories in the News: Shooting in Gurdwara in Wisconsin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4A0Fx3B_lQ
Although the shooting in Wisconsin Gurdwara was briefly shown on all news channels, different institutions presented this news differently. The Sikh channel showed full footage of the events and interviewed members of family in England and other people they thought that this may have affected, where as BBC 1 only briefly stated the facts on the event.