MOJO MAGAZINE Q4

On the magazine cover, one of the first things to catch our eyes is the main splash. The main splash is the large image in the center of the page. In this case, it's of Ray Davies. Ray Davies' head covers the masthead as well. The masthead is the big text at the top of the page which has the logo of the magazine on it. As MOJO is a well known music magazine company, they have edited Ray Davies head over it as people will be familiar with MOJO. This also creates an effect as it could also show that he stands out more as he is on top of the title.


The colours on the cover work quite well as they have chosen a black background with a black and white picture of Ray Davies. The main colours we can see on the page are black and white with a bit of yellow and red. This makes the yellow and red stand out more and it shows that they're giving exclusive and informative information that you wouldn't want to miss on as it's all on a black background.

Finally, the cover lines on the side give us lots of information as well. The cover lines go on the edges of magazines so we know what else is inside of the issue instead of the main splash because not everyone would be interested in just the main splash itself. Also, the title 'Ray Davies' blends in with the cover lines in the sense that it's in the same place as the other ones. The only difference is that it has a white outline of each letter so it stands out a bit more.

SOAP OPERA

This photo is the title sequence. This shows us where the show is set, as the show is called eastenders, they got an aerial shot of above the east end.

In this photo, the person on the left looks upset and disappointed as she is in hospital and the person on the right looks upset as well as it looks like he wants her to get better.

This photo shows us two people. The man on the right looks like he has maybe been punched in the stomach ans he is holding it and he looks like he is in pain.

In this photo, the man looks like he is scared as he has possibly been threatened by someone about something as he looks shocked.

CUFFS Q3

HOW FAR DOES THE EXTRACT TRY TO CREATE A SENSE THAT IT IS PORTRAYING 'REAL LIFE?'


In this extract, we can see that some scenes try to create a sense that portrays real life.
An example of this happening in the extract, is when the extras get involved and get scared. In the extract, we see that when the police officers catch the criminals' breaking into the shop, they tell the extras to get away from the site to avoid any danger put towards them. After this, they start screaming, getting low and running away. This shows us how frightened they really are which also shows a sense of realism and how real the scene is.

Another example that shows how realistic the scene is, is the clothing the police and criminals' are wearing. This is an example of mise-en-scene as clothing is to do with the set. The police wear their uniforms and the criminals' wear dark black clothing with balaclava which is the stereotypical clothing for them. This shows a sense of realism as this is what we imagine them in and what we think of if they get mentioned, and that is what they show on the screen to us.

We also hear the sirens when they the police officers are in their cars on their way to the crime scene. This is one of the sounds that we hear that show some realism as when police officers need to get to the crime scene as soon as possible, they would put their sirens on so people can hear them and so the police can get through any traffic. This happens in the show as well because we can hear the sirens in one of the scenes when they are in their cars so this shows that they are trying to make the show as realistic as possible by using most features police officers would use.

A final example that shows the realism of the show is the timing that it would be on TV. The watershed time is 9pm which means that any shows aired on TV from 9pm and onwards would not be suitable for children. The show 'Cuffs' was aired on TV every week at 9pm. This tells us that this show is not suitable for young children to be watching on their own. In the extract, there is a scene where we see a group of 2-3 armed robbers, breaking into a shop and stealing different items. Parents wouldn't want their children to be seeing this, so that they don't do it themselves when they are older because they saw someone else do it. This shows a sense of realism because in real life, if there was a crime scene during the day, then police would tell everyone to clear the area as they don't wasn't anyone to get hurt and sometimes children are told to get away as well. The violence and swearing shows that the show is on at the correct time of night.

In conclusion, I feel that the extract does try really hard to create a sense that is portraying real life and I think that it does very well as nearly everything we see on screen about police officers, police scene etc, is done in real life the same way.

CUFFS QUESTION 2

Analyse how far the extract depicts the police's point of view rather than the criminals' point of view.

In this extract we can clearly tell that the police's view is depicted more than the criminal's view as it is mainly focused on the police. There are more close up shots of the police officers than the criminals an example of this would be at the beginning of the extract in the restaurant and there were longer shots of the criminals. When they broke into the shop, the camera angles and shots were far shots are wide angles as one of them was on the CCTV camera which shows that they won't shown close up. Therefore, this is an example of the police's view being depicted more than the police.

The costumes that the criminals are wearing suggest stereotypical costumes as they are wearing balaclavas to cover their faces with cut out holes for their eyes and mouths as we can see by one of the very few close up shots of them. Another example is when a few shots wouldn't been seen by the police's point of view for example the CCTV footage which we know got recorded because we as the audience saw it as one of the shots of them breaking in and the police didn't see them.

A final example of when the police's point of view is depicted more than the criminal's is the editing in the scene. It allows the police to predominate for example, shots of the criminal get followed by shots of the police reacting to them. There is one point in the scene when we can see the criminals through the window and then next shot is cut to the police officers receiving the message through their radios that a robbery is happening at that time, then they rush into their cars and get straight on with their job and the action.

CUFFS QUESTION 1

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Analyse how sound is used in the extract to create meaning. Refer to at least two examples from the extract in your answer.

Notes

Glass breaking into building loud and exaggerated.

Sirens showing that their on a mission - diegetic.

The noises of the police car show that they're going fast as we can hear them drift and its also very exaggerated.

At the start of the robbery, we can tell that the people controlling the digger aren't caring about the speed as we can hear the drifting sound effect of them turning into the building.

The music starts when they get into the car and it builds up and gets slightly louder very slowly and it makes it more intense and build up the pace of the scene.

The women speaking through the radio makes it sound likes she's really scared as she is breathing heavily and quickly.

In the extract, we can see many different examples of sound coming through. One example is the music in the background. When all the police officers get into their cars, the music starts and build up and slowly but surely get louder and louder making the scene be more intense and it also builds up the pace of the scene.

Another example is when the women speaking through the radio. We as the audience can tell that she is scared as she is breathing really heavily and quickly showing lots of tension.

HORROR FILM

In our film, we worked on making a film that would have two school children being late for their next class at school and we they would come across a wooden man and a wooden box while going up the stairs. We went for a few different types of shots, we did a few close up shots,  we did some far shots which would eventually be zoomed into our faces. We planned the film out before we shot the 60 second clip. Now, we are editing it and are looking forward with the outcome.

THE USE OF MEDIA LANGUAGE TO CREATE MEANING IN THE ONLINE OBSERVER HOME PAGE

The Observer home page shows different types of media language. People that read the Observer think that they are open minded. We know this because they show both sides of arguments equally. However, if the reader of the article doesn't agree, they will still agree with the Observer's and their own values. In the Observer, the entertainment articles take the form of humour, they would have cartoons, punning headlines. Another thing they include under entertainment are puzzles, crosswords and some short and fun games. They also include some biased ratings and reviews talking about how good their articles are and how good their newspapers are as a whole.

Another example is of the imagery used on the front page. On the front page, they pick the main headlines and the pictures they use would have colour in them so they stand out. These images with a variety of different and bright colours will catch peoples eye in wanting to read it. We also get to know what they article is about as it would show a little sneak peak of what to expect in it.

All of these examples show a variety of different types of media language that create meaning i=on the Observer home page.

PHOTOSHOP

EXPLAIN TWO REASONS WHY A FILM COMPANY WOULD RELEASE A VIDEO GAME LINKED TO A FILM

The Lego Movie released a video game about their film with the story line of their film for a few reasons.

One of them would be that teenagers usually play video games so if they would buy it, and like the story line they would probably want to watch the film themselves as it would be based on roughly the same story line after playing the game on it.

Another reason would be because they would like to promote their film on many different platforms and a video game would be a good idea because after promoting it, they would receive more money as people would buy the game and play it and maybe go and watch the film after to get the double the amount of money.

So it would be a good idea to do this because they want to get more money by releasing their film on different platforms like, social media, merchandise but in this case they have made a video game which is a great way to promote their film.

GENRE CODES

In the Lego Movie poster the title of the movie is very important so people will know what the film is called and it also stands out as it is made out of separate lego pieces. The title is the main splash and it is in the biggest size font out of all them. I think that it was a very good and clever idea with making the the title all out of lego pieces because the movie is about lego as it's called The Lego Movie.

The main image stands out a lot as well as it is multicoloured and it has the main 3 characters at the front and we have a rough idea of the story line as we see the main characters at the front running away and screaming and the bad guy at the back very tall, and he is looking over everyone and doing an evil laugh so we can instantly tell who the good characters are and who the bad characters are.

They also have the strap line which is "The story of a nobody who saved everybody." Again just from reading this, we have a rough idea of the story line as it says that there was some ordinary man who went from nothing to something. It is also quite catchy as it rhymes so you wouldn't forget it for a while.

They have also included a billing board which shows all cast and crew that helped to make this film. As they have included one, people can see who is starring in the film and their favourite actor could be in the film, so they decide to come and watch it because they want to see their character.

Additional Content

We can tell by the main poster that the film is an action movie as we can see explosions, flying cars and more. We can also see that the main characters at the front are running from the explosions and that also shows an element of action as it looks like they are trying to save themselves.

On each character's poster we have an extreme close up of them and the actors/actresses names. They are there to appeal to the audience that are fans of the actors as they will see their name and want to see the film.

Lord Business's poster is an extreme close up because as well as seeing the face of the character, the we can also see the detail in his face. We can see that it looks like he is panning something evil because of his smile. This also gives us a sense of what his character is like and his qualities. We also get told that Will Ferrell is doing the voiceover, and he is a popular actor as he is in many movies e.g. elf, anchor man etc.

Wyldstyle's poster is a close up as well. We can very clearly see her jacket, lipstick and hair. This shows a sense of different colours as her hair has pink and blue highlights in them and her lipstick is red and it will appeal to the audience more as there are a variety of different colours involved with her character. It shows us, by her smile, that she is a bit more of a heroic character by the smile on her face which also shows us that she is a confident person.