Sheldon Media A level exam blog - Mr Bush

 Part 1: Background reading on Gamergate Read this Guardian article on Gamergate 10 years on. Answer the following questions: 1) What was Gamergate?  one of the first fronts of the modern culture wars, driven by social media, misogyny and the weaponised disaffection of young men. 2) What is the recent controversy surrounding narrative design studio Sweet Baby Inc?  people beleived Sweet Baby Inc is secretly forcing game developers to change the bodies, ethnicities and sexualities of video game characters to conform to “woke” ideology. They think that Sweet Baby has written and controlled almost every popular video game of the past five years. 3) What does the article conclude regarding diversity in videogames? Nobody is forcing diversity into games. Part 2: Further Feminist Theory: Media Factsheet Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or here using your Greenford Google login. Find Media Factsheet #169 Further...

 Audience Read this App Store description and the customer reviews for The Sims FreePlay and answer the following questions:   1) What game information is provided on this page? Pick out three elements you think are important in terms of making the game appeal to an audience. The category of the game - Tells potential audience what game type it is and what to expect. ages- shows how sophisticated or the tone  of what the game is going to be like  ratings/reviews - what other audience members think of the game  2) How does the game information on this page reflect the strong element of participatory culture in The Sims? It has the game review section at the bottom where fans can share what they do and don't like about the game  and what improvements need to be made  allowing  a new fan  to understand the game  system better or if the game is worth it or not. 3) Read a few of the user reviews. What do they suggest about the audience p...

 Your learner response is as follows: Create a new blog post on your Media 1 Exam blog called 'OSP assessment learner response' and complete the following tasks: 1. Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 22/34- mark   grade-c  Q1 WWW: Some good textual analysis on connotation EBI: More explicit reference to "myths"  and how it works  Q2; WWW: A balanced answer covering  both texts well and including a range of theory's EBI: more on audience - The consumption of products   2. Read the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully (posted on your Google Classroom). Identify three specific aspects from Figure 1 (the Bioshock Infinite game cover) that you could have mentioned in your answer (e.g. selection of images, colour scheme, text etc). Denotation: The cover shows Booker DeWitt, the male protagonist, in a three-quarter pose. He’s holding a gun (slung over his shoul...

s  Conclave surprised me in the best way. I didn’t expect a movie about a bunch of cardinals locked in the Vatican choosing a new Pope to feel tense, emotional, and honestly kind of epic  but it really does. The story follows Cardinal Lawrence, who’s put in charge of the whole election, and you can practically feel the pressure on him. He’s trying to do the right thing even while everyone around him has their own agenda, and that makes him easy to root for. Ralph Fiennes is incredible —not in a flashy, dramatic way, but in a quiet “wow, he’s carrying centuries of history on his shoulders” kind of way. The supporting cast adds so much personality, especially in the small moments where they exchange these loaded glances across the voting hall. It’s like political drama mixed with a tiny bit of mystery, but done with way more elegance than most films aimed at younger audiences. I also thought it did a great job of explaining the hierarchy of Catholicism 

 Language / Gameplay analysis Watch The Sims: FreePlay trailer and answer the following questions: 1) What elements of gameplay are shown? Building relationships and creating a family, creating different characters with different ages and race. 2) What audience is the trailer targeting? A younger teenage audience  3) What audience pleasures are suggested by the trailer? diversion- entertaining yourself away from real life personal relationships- building relationships with the sims personal identity- creating different characters that could represent you 1) How is the game constructed?  straightforward with daily quests, a tutorial and rewards. A need for jobs for money  2) What audience is this game targeting? Aimed at both male and female but slightly leaning towards females due to fashion 3) What audience pleasures does the game provide? diversion- with a different choice of activities and jobs personal relationships- through building a community surveillance- thr...

 Henry Jenkins - fandom blog tasks The following tasks will give you an excellent introduction to fandom and also allow you to start exploring degree-level insight into audience studies. Work through the following: Factsheet #107 - Fandom Read Media Factsheet #107 on Fandom. Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or log into your Greenford Google account to access the link. Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of a fan? A fan (fanatic) is a person with extreme and uncritical enthusiasm. 2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet? Fan, fanatic, newbie  hardcore/ true fan  and anit-fan   3) What makes a ‘fandom’? True fans have devotions that go beyond their media texts, and affects their identity in the same way class gender ethnicity and age do.  A fandom has its roots in a group people with an exceptional enthusiasm in any ...