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Intro to photoshop

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  I chose fruity because it has vibrant colours and I believe that the vibrant and fruity colours are best fit for a parrot I chose colours such as orange, blue , red and purple these colours can be a way for people to express themselves in ways other than talking.

Denotation and Connotation

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  1) Write an analysis of the WaterAid advert above using point, evidence, terminology, analysis . What can you see? What are the deeper meanings in the advert? What does the advert communicate to the audience? How might an audience react after seeing the advert? Point. In this photo you can see a black young boy who looks sad with the writing 'Dig toilets not graves' Evidence. Additionally you can see that the text where it says 'dig toilets not graves' could mean to build toilets for poor people who may not have a toilet, the boy looking sad could mean that he is in that situation  Terminology. This advert tells the audience that there are people who need toilets and additional help while they are sitting at home doing nothing, therefore possibly asking them to donate Analysis. Water Aid may be doing this to raise awareness for children in poor areas of the world and this photo may make the audience feel bad that they are doing nothing to help Point. In this photo yo...

Key Concepts film poster analysis

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  In this poster you can identify one of the main characters standing in front of a crumbling building with a symbol engraved in fire in the centre of it, from this picture I can see that it looks like a dystopian city with clouds floating above, you can see that there is debris falling from the sky near one of the main characters and by his facial expression he appears to be unfazed, you can see on the title that the same symbol comes up twice, once engraved in the building and once in the title, additionally you can see that there is text at the top that reads 'welcome to a world without rules' which further corroborates my point of the city being dystopian. The companies behind the film are warner brothers, legendary pictures and DC comics  the person who directed the movie was Christopher Nolan  and the people who star in the film are Christian Bale, Heath Ledger etc.  The target audience is 12+ people . The representation of individuals and social groups centres...

'First 10 questions'

  1) Which part of Media are you looking forward to the most? 2) What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media? 3) What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media? 4) What device do you use most to access the media? (The media = news, TV, music, film, social media etc.)  5) What is your average 'screen time' (or equivalent) on your phone each day. Is this about right, too little or too much? Why?  6) What was the last TV programme or film you watched? 7) What device or subscription do you use to listen to music? 8) Do you play videogames? If so, what do you play games on and what is your favourite game? 9) Are you on social media? If so, what social media do you have and why do you like it?  10) Finally, do you think the media is a positive or negative thing for young people? Why? 1) Part of Media looking forward to: I am looking forward to practical production the most, especially learning how to film and edit music videos or advertisements. ...