Ali-AbanGCSEMediaStudies

  1) What information do media companies use to create a demographic profile of their audience?                                                 Age gender Education social class Race Ethnicity Job profession Earning Home 2) Why are media companies and advertisers increasingly using audience profiling and not just demographics? It makes it easier o reach target customers  3) What are the seven different Psychographic groups?  Aspirer Explorer Reformer Mainstreamer Succeeded struggler Resigned 4) Write a brief summary of what each Psychographic group is seeking or motivated by. Aspirer: seek status  Explorer: seek discovery  Reformer: enlighten  Mainstreamer seek security  Succeeded: seek control  struggler: seek escape  Resigned :resigned  5) What psychographic group or groups do  YOU  belong in? Think about your own interests and lifestyle and explain your decision. Remember, you may fit into two or three different groups!  I think I fit in Explorer as I like discovering new things but

CAMERA MOVEMENT:     0.05 - 0.09: Pan     This pan shows the scene from a lower angle, likely emphasizing the object (interactive glass) and its significance. The slow movement suggests importance without urgency, creating a deliberate build-up. The upward angle hints at the power of the character in focus, reinforcing their status or authority.     0.13 - 0.16: Handheld     The handheld shot introduces shakiness, reflecting the tense and uncertain nature of the scene. It conveys urgency, immersing the audience in the characters' heightened emotions or danger. The suspense built here keeps the viewer on edge, preparing for the following actions.     1.05 - 1.13: Crane     The crane movement contrasts with the setting by offering smooth, professional motion in an otherwise gritty or dangerous urban environment. The fluidity adds elegance and suggests control, possibly reflecting the character’s composure or mastery in contrast to the chaotic surroundings. EDITING:     Beginning of t

1) First blog task - 10 questions 2) Denotation and Connotation 3) Introduction to Photoshop: fruit bowls 4) Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things 5) Camerawork: shots and angles 6) Camera movement and editing 7) Blog feedback and learner response

  WWW: You have made a very positive start in GCSE Media – well done! Your fruit bowl is superb – you’ve really captured the Autumn palette beautifully.  I like the answers to your first 10 questions and personally am delighted to see you’re a cricket fan – we will need to have plenty of discussions about this as the year progresses! I also really like your analytical writing for mise-en-scene in the Stranger Things work – I can see you’ve clearly been doing good work in English lessons and that is helping you in Media already. Keep up the good work!     EBI:  One thing to address – you have missed the second half of the denotation and connotation work. You’ve analysed the Water Aid advert but then needed to choose an advert of your own to analyse. Go back and finish this when you get a moment and we can update your tracker to green.   The other area I would suggest working on is keeping an eye on your written English. Things like capital letters, apostrophes and sentence structure are

   1) The opening Medium shot of the scene shows the audience the background(house, furniture etc. This helps them establish the era that the scene is taking place. From this shot, you can see the expression and how their feeling.   2) The camera angle at 0:55 is Long shot which shows much more of the clean house which may convey she's professional at her job. Also the lights in the room are lamps which shows how ancient or old the scene is 3) 2:13- The shot in the scene is close up which shows how anxious the character is.  2.58-