Media Studies

Representations Events: The artist performs in an inner-city setting. She walks along the LA streets Issues: Social prejudice, discrimination, urbanisation, individualism, multiculturalism Social Groups: Working-class; adults/ youth; men/ women; white American/ Ethnic minorities; able bodied and disabled Individuals: Shara Nelson These are the groups that are often underrepresented in the media:   C lass A ge G ender E thnicity D isability Class normal, working class people throughout the video - wearing casual street clothing (jeans, jackets)  poverty shown through the location of low-income Los Angeles, with littered streets, graffiti and cheap shops. Age youth are represented as stereo-typically aggressive, free-spirited - left alone to play in the streets  older people are included in a range of roles - drinkers, listening to a ghetto blaster middle-aged people make up many of the characters - pair kissing Gender women...

Gravity Falls Karting Just West of Weird For my game, I have decided to take a popular Disney XD TV show and convert it to a karting video game. The show in question is Gravity Falls and the game will be available for PlayStation and Xbox users. The slogan is 'Just West of Weird', which is the same as the original TV show slogan. I didn't think it needed to be changed as the word 'west' holds connotations of travelling and a journey - which links to the aspect of karting. The game will be rated PEGI 7 as it contains non realistic looking violence towards fantasy characters, some pictures or sounds likely to be scary to young children, and because this game allows the player to interact with other players online. What is the game-play like? It is a racing game in which players race against a variety of human or computer controlled opponents across various tracks, with the goal to come in first place. Similar to other action kart-racing games, playe...

The Gaming Industry The video game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of video games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide. History The Magnavox Odyssey was the first video game console, released in 1972. Pong In October 1958 , Physicist William Higinbotham created what is thought to be the first video game. It was a very simple tennis game, similar to the classic 1970s video game Pong, and it was quite a hit at a Brookhaven National Laboratory open house. Golden age of arcade video games ( 1978–1982 ) Space Invaders Pong Computer Space The first virtual reality headset was created in 1968 by American computer scientist Ivan Sutherland and his student, Bob Sproull. Consumer virtual reality headsets were first released by video game companies in the early-mid 1990s . Beginning in the 2010s, next-generation commercial tethered headsets were released b...

Research The song was released as the second single from the band's debut album Blue Lines, on the band's Wild Bunch label distributed through Circa Records on 11 February 1991.  Blue Lines is the 37th best-received album of all time, and third best-received of the 1990s. (seminal album) It was and still is a very respected album. The lead vocals are sung by Shara Nelson The music video was filmed in a single continuous shot from 1311 South New Hampshire Avenue to 2632 West Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The genre of this sing is Trip Hop Massive Attack English musical group formed in 1988 in Bristol They have released five studio albums that have sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Some of the people in the background of the music video were actual people who couldn't be bothered to move. DJs Daddy G and Andrew Vowles and graffiti artist-turned-rapper Robert Del Naja met as members of partying collective The Wild Bunch. In the 1990s, the trio ...

Explain why popular music radio programmes struggle to gain recognition as Public Service Broadcasting. Refer to The BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show to support your answer.  Public Service Broadcasting is the action of providing information, advice, or entertainment to the public without being solely focuses on making a profit. All of the BBC's television and radio stations have a public service remit, including those that broadcast digitally, to 'educate, inform, entertain' - thus making them PSB. Despite this, the idea of it being PSB is becoming less and less recognizable in account to it playing popular music through many of its channels - such as BBC Radio 1. The BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show is broadcasted during the morning at 6:30 on BBC Radio 1 and at the heart of it is its popular, modern music. The reason for this is driven by their target demographic of 15-29 year olds. The BBC is funded through Public Licence Fees - which are currently £154.50 - which allow th...

Scala Radio Scala Radio is a classical music digital radio station in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by Bauer Radio since its launch in March 2019. The station broadcasts around the clock nationally on DAB via the Sound Digital multiplex, and online through websites and apps, including the station's own.  Bringing together familiar masters along with fresh and exciting new classical pieces, Scala Radio launched on the 4th of March and features special guests, intriguing mini-series', and shows about classical music in popular gaming and mindfulness, reaching an audience of 45+ 'cultural explorers'. The station attracts around 231,000 listeners with an average of 5.3 hours per listener. Scala Radio is for those that love classical music, and lead a modern life. Expect a broad and topical variety of the world's most stunning music, including familiar masters from Mozart and Holst to surprising new works from living composers such as Karl Jenkins, Reb...

Mainstream  vs  Alternative mainstream -  Popular - Top charts music - Appeals to a wider audience alternative -  Independent - Rock / Indie - Smaller audience Can you think of music video examples which are mainstream or alternative? Katy Perry - California Girls - mainstream Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - alternative Ed Sheeren - Shape of You - mainstream Foals - alternative Radiohead - alternative Types of Music Video Performance: Live concert footage or the artist presented in a location or wandering around locations deemed to be meaningful or of adding pathetic fallacy to the mood/ tone/ lyrics. Often Heavy rock or rap. Linear Narrative: The song soundtracks a story with a plot that mirrors the lyrics of the song or is empathetic to the story and mood of the song - has a resolution. Often Pop or romantic songs. Meaningful Symbolic: A mix of images that offer some hinted at 'meaning' of the song, yet with no perceptible na...