܄ ۪𓍼 Demographics and Psychographics: blog tasks ຼ ͜𓐇˚ִִ𓈒

 Demographics and Psychographics: blog task  ﹕⸝⸝💧

1) How do media companies classify (groups) potential audiences for their products? (think about demographics)

❤︎ Media companies classify potential audiences using demographics—measurable, factual traits about a population—as well as social and economic tiers.

2) What are the names of the seven different psychographic groups that Young and Rubicam use to profile audiences?

❤︎ Explorer (seeks discovery)

❤︎ Aspirer (seeks status)

❤︎ Succeeder (seeks control)

❤︎ Reformer (seeks enlightenment)

❤︎ Mainstreamer (seeks security)

❤︎ Struggler (seeks escape)

❤︎ Resigned (seeks survival)

3) 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 am mostly the struggler

4) Who are the target demographics for this Heat magazine front cover and why? (CAGE)

❤︎ Class: Mainly working and middle class, as it is an affordable gossip magazine.
❤︎ Age: Adults aged around 25–50 who enjoy celebrity news.
❤︎ Gender: Mainly females, as the magazine focuses on celebrity relationships, drama and gossip.
❤︎ Ethnicity: All ethnic backgrounds, as celebrity gossip appeals to a wide audience.

5) Which psychographic groups would consume this Heat magazine and why? (PAILS)

❤︎ Mainstreamers: People who enjoy popular celebrity news and keeping up with familiar famous people.
❤︎ Aspirers: People who are interested in fame, wealth, fashion and glamorous celebrity lifestyles. They enjoy reading about celebrities and their relationships.

6) Who are the target demographics for The Great British Bake Off TV show and why? (CAGE)

❤︎ Class: Mainly middle class, as it appeals to people who enjoy baking and cooking.
❤︎ Age: All ages, especially adults and older viewers.
❤︎ Gender: Both males and females, as baking appeals to everyone.
❤︎ Ethnicity: All ethnic backgrounds, as the show is inclusive and features different contestants.

7) Which psychographic groups would consume this TV show and why? (PAILS)

❤︎ Mainstreamers: People who enjoy popular, relaxing TV shows and watching baking competitions.
❤︎ Reformers: People who enjoy creativity, learning new baking skills and watching contestants use different ingredients and techniques.
❤︎ Explorers: People who enjoy trying new recipes, experimenting with food and discovering new baking ideas.

 

˖ ࣪ꉂ`𖦹.┆Blog feedback and Learner ⸝⸝

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❤︎ WWW: A fantastic start to GCSE Media Studies – you are completely up-to-date on your blog tasks and you have shown originality and flair in your responses. I really think the anime style is visually appealing even though it means you have blocked yourself out of viewing it at school! I like your honest reflection on the colour palette of your Photoshop parrot.

❤︎ EBI: The main thing to work on is the depth and detail of your written work on the blog using more media terminology – for example such as the Mise-en-scene and camerawork blog tasks. It is fantastic that you are ahead compared to the others in the class, but that extra bit of detail will give you that edge and potentially higher grade. 

❤︎ Reflect on your first month of Media. What do you feel is your strongest piece of work so far? What is your weakest? What specific skills or knowledge do you need to develop over the rest of the course?

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❤︎ During the first month, I feel like I have learnt more than I expected. I think my strongest piece of work was about camera angles because I found it easier to understand and explain the different shots. My weakest piece of work was mise-en-scene because I sometimes struggled to explain the meanings behind certain details.

❤︎ A skill I would like to improve is my ability to analyze scenes better. I want to get better at explaining why certain techniques are used and what effect they have on the audience. I also want to become more confident in writing detailed answers.

˖⁺‧₊˚completed Parrot ˚₊‧⁺˖

Introduction to Photoshop ♪‧₊˚

3) Write a short description of the type of colour palette you chose to represent from the list above and what image you chose and why? Give a brief description of how you found the task? Did you find any parts difficult? If you could do anything differently, what would you do and why?

❤︎ I chose an autumn colour pallet and I picked a autumn photo since it is autumn and I was feeling the autumn mood.

❤︎ I found the task very easy and I have never used adobe or done Photoshop and if I could do anything different I would change the colour pallet since its too dull for me

𖥻 ׁ ׅ Camerawork: Blog Tasks ! ﹒ ◡◡

Camerawork: Blog Tasks 📷 .ᐟ.ᐟ

1) Pick three camera shots from the Doctor Who scene, take a screenshot and explain what type of shot it is and what meanings or effect they have on the audience.

 

Close-up shot

❤︎ A close-up shot shows the character's facial expressions and emotions. It helps the audience understand how the character feels and makes the scene more emotional.

Medium long shot

❤︎ A mid-shot allows the audience to see the character's expressions and body language while also showing their actions. This helps the audience understand the conversation and the relationship between characters.

Medium close up

❤︎ A medium close-up shows the character’s facial expressions and emotions clearly. It helps the audience understand how the character is feeling and makes the scene feel more personal.

2) Pick one camera angle that is used in the scene, take a screenshot and explain the effect it has on the audience. 

High angle shot

❤︎ A high-angle shot can make a character look weak or powerless. This makes the audience feel that the character is vulnerable and has less control over the situation.

3) Pick one aspect of mise-en-scene from the scene, take a screenshot and explain what connotations are being communicated to the audience.

Costume

❤︎ The character’s costume can communicate their personality and role. Dark clothing can connote danger and mystery, making the audience see the character as intimidating or untrustworthy

· · ─ ·ʚ Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things analysis ɞ· ─ · ·

Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things analysis ﹕⸝⸝💧

1) Choose THREE aspects of mise-en-scene (e.g. costume, lighting and setting) and write a short paragraph for each about the denotation and connotation and what is communicated to the audience.

 ❤︎ Lighting: we can see that most of the time its dark or night and in the house at the end his house is dark showing the fear of will

❤︎ Setting: for the first half they use a neighbourhood to seem like its not a scary movie. But then they show wills house in a restricted area in the forest 

❤︎ Props: board games bikes and pizza have been used to show how calm and relaxing the series was going to look but it was the opposite since this is a horror series

✮ ⋆ ˚｡ film poster analysis ⋆｡°✩

 Denotation and Connotation ⿁⋆˙⟡

1) choose your own choice of advert from Google images. Save it to your documents, insert it into your blog post and write an analysis using denotation and connotation (point, evidence, terminology, analysis), explaining what the advert is communicating to the audience.

❤︎ Language: The poster uses dark colours and bright reds to create a mysterious, magical atmosphere. Chihiro is placed in the centre to show that she is the main character. The large title makes the film immediately recognisable.

❤︎ Institution: The poster includes Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki and Walt Disney Studios. These names help promote the film and show that it is a professional, internationally distributed animation.

❤︎ Audience: The poster appeals to children and families through its animated style, while the fantasy setting and award information can attract older audiences and anime fans.

❤︎ Representation: Chihiro is represented as an ordinary young girl entering a strange fantasy world. The Japanese buildings, lanterns and signs represent Japanese culture and help create the film’s unique setting.

𐔌 . First 10 questions ! ୧

 First 10 questions ⊹ ࣪ ˖ ໒꒱

1) Which part of Media are you looking forward to the most?

❤︎ learning how music videos are made

2) What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media?

❤︎ i hope to learn how to be safer online and see how movies are made

3) What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media?

at least a 5-6

4) What device do you use most to access the media? (The media = news, TV, music, film, social media etc.) 

❤︎ phone, iPad ,PC

5) What is your average 'screen time' (or equivalent) on your phone each day. Is this about right, too little or too much? Why? 

❤︎ my screen time is normally 6-8 hrs and I think its about right because i like listening to music 

6) What was the last TV programme or film you watched?

❤︎ i don't remember 

7) What device or subscription do you use to listen to music?

spotify

8) Do you play videogames? If so, what do you play games on and what is your favourite game?

❤︎ i play games on my PC and i mostly like genshin impact roblox hsr and zzz

9) Are you on social media? If so, what social media do you have and why do you like it?

❤︎ tiktok, insta 

10) Finally, do you think the media is a positive or negative thing for young people? Why?

❤︎ i think its positive because you can meet new people and become friends unless the person is weird.