Newport Free Grammar School AS Media Blog

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Moderator Post May 2012

Dear Moderator

Please find the requested sample students below (their preliminary tasks are also linked for you, you will also find links to their videos on their blogs also)

Sirius Group - Preliminary Task

6053; BYFORD, HARRY G
Blog
Evaluation

6231; TICKLE, WILLIAM C
Blog
Evaluation

Supernova Group - Preliminary Task

6234; TZEN, HARRIS M
Blog
Evaluation

Altair Group - Preliminary Task

6121; DUTTON, JOSHUA S S
Blog
Evaluation

6148; HADDOCK, DANIEL
Blog
Evaluation

Gemini Group - Preliminary Task

6201; PEARCE, MICHAEL A
Blog
Evaluation

Andromeda Group - Preliminary Task

6156; HOOPER, JOSHUA D
Blog
Evaluation
6229; THORNBERG BERGDAHL, SIMON G
Blog
Evaluation

Northstar Group - Preliminary Task

5004; ANDERSON, CAROLINE I J
Blog
Evaluation

5148; PAPIER-BANTICK, MILES
Blog
Evaluation

Monday, 28 November 2011

Uses and gratifications model

• The need to reinforce a view of personal identify by comparing our own roles and values with similar roles and values represented in the media.
• The need to have companionship and interactions with others. Media being used to aid social contact.
• The need to be informed.
• The need for entertainment and diversion.

Audience - Two-step flow model
• The text does not directly go into audience’s head – it is mediated by “opinion leaders” who communicate it to those who have influence.
• Audience then received information directly from the media but influenced with the ideas and thoughts from opinion leaders rather than a direct process.

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Target Audience Profile

Age
Location
Class
Ways of consuming films
Interests
Values
Beliefs
Other films they enjoy

What they want from

settings
plot
characters
actors
music

An analysis of what you are going to take from this.

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

List of Thriller Films

Black Swan
Shutter Island
The Talented Mr Ripley
The Game
Fatal Attraction
The Departed
Cape Fear
Diabolique
Memento
The Usual Suspects
Taxi Driver
Mulholland Drive
Pi
Requiem for a Dream
Following
The Sixth Sense
Donnie Darko
Unbreakable
Jacob’s Ladder
The Machinist
Hard Candy
Frailty

Monday, 14 November 2011

Places for Audience Research

http://boxofficemojo.com/

http://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/resources/how-to-start-a-local-cinema/annex4

Articles that may help

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2001/feature-articles/audiences/

Audience Theory Prezi

Audience Theory on Prezi

Sunday, 27 March 2011

Moderator Post AS Level 2010-11

Dear Moderator

Please find the requested sample students below (their preliminary tasks are also linked for you, you will also find links to their videos on their blogs also)