Elisa's GCSE blog

  1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article?  is the shared place where all 22 films featuring the comic book characters are set. 2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article? The MCU is the most successful film franchise  , external , making more than $18.2bn (£13.7bn) to date 3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films? to introduce the avengers  4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films? sonny bought Spiderman because he's been the most successful character  5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men? Marvel Studios   6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+? Disney announced plans for several new Marvel TV series , including one based on Thor's adopted brother Loki, on their new streaming service, Disney+, ...

    1- What is a   conglomerate  in the media industries? A very large organisation that owns different types of media company 2- What is a subsidiary? A company that belongs to another company which is usually referred to as the parent company or holding   What are the benefits for media companies of vertical integration? cost saving, market control  3- What are the benefits for media companies of horizontal integration? it allows companies to gain to get better revenue  4- What is convergence and what device has changed the relationship between audiences and producers? The  advantage is that it allows different platforms to interact 5- Give  three  examples of media companies or brands that have used  synergy  to maximise their profits. There are examples in the notes above to help you. call of Duty, FIFA, Disney  6) What is convergence and what device has changed the relationshi...

  1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 1/1 Q2: 1/1 Q3: 1/12 Q4 : 2/2 Q5: 1/6 3) Identify one of your  stronger  questions. Why did you do better on this question? Use the mark scheme to help you with this. On  question 4 I did well because I was able to identify the picture  4) Identify one of your  weaker  questions. Why did you score lower on this particular question? Use the mark scheme to help you with this.  question 3 because maybe I didn't add that much details and not well explained  5) Finally, write a  new , detailed paragraph for  Question 3 - the unseen text 12 mark question . Use the mark scheme to identify anticipated content you can add to your response and make sure you refer to the text and write in...

  1)  Which part of Media are you looking forward to the most? LEARNING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS IN MEDIA  (EDITING, FILMING) 2) What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media? Building Technical Skills 3) What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media? hoping to get a grade 6,7,8 4) What device do you use most to access the media? (The media = news, TV, music, film, social media etc.)    WATCHING FILMS THEN I GET AN IDEA OF WHAT MEDIA IS ABOUT AND WHAT SKILLS THEY USE 5) What is your average 'screen time' (or equivalent) on your phone each day. Is this about right, too little or too much? Why?  PROBALY 5-6 HOURS  6) What was the last TV programme or film you watched? PAW PATROL  7) What device or subscription do you use to listen to music?  TELEVISION OR PHONE 8) Do you play videogames? If so, what do you play games on and what is your favourite game? NO I DONT  9) Are you on social media? If so, what social media do...

   Write down a media product (e.g. TV show, newspaper or videogame) for each category of Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory and WHY it fits that particular audience use/gratification. The first one is done for you:  INFORMATION/SURVEILLANCE:  Media text - The Times newspaper  > Why: It tells audiences important information about politics, the world and more. PERSONAL IDENTITY:   > Why:   DIVERSION/ENTERTAINMENT:   > Why:  RELATIONSHIPS:  > Why:    the blue planet video suggests that its a relaxing and calming diversion and it can be really entertaining. the information can be related to oceans and wildlife and it can be a good documentary to watch. 1) Write a definition of a passive audience:  An audience which accepts the messages encoded in a media text without challenge  2)  Write a definition of an active audience:  ...