Alegra's Media Blog

 Article Draft   Wolves in Hollywood - title Ideas:  The video is about the mistreatment and over-sexualisation of women in the film and music industry. The artists is a feminist and expresses her beliefs in the video; my main inspirations for the plot were Marilyn Monroe and Joan Collins - Marilyn Monroe had warned   Joan collins - " Watch out for the wolves in Hollywood, honey" Harvey Weinstein - sexual abuse of actresses, assistants, etc; covered it up with money, "false allegations" ; victims - Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Asia Argento, Kate Beckinsale, Cate Blanchett, Cara Delevigne Weinstein didn't have to admit his sexual misconduct allegations as he paid a 25 million dollar settlement. therefore the actress and model Emily Ratajkowski expressed her opinion at the premier of Uncut Gems in Hollywood. He is serving a 23 year sentence - found guilty of rape and sexual harassment; detained in Wende correctional facility in NY. Me Too Movement - i could ...

 Initial Planning - Coursework I will use a Lana Del Rey song for the music video; i will look into the cinematography of her videos and similar videos to her genre;  i like the femme fatale media trope so i will research film noir and their portrayal of female leads; i could try to revert it into a portrayal that is not misogynistic, but empowering; In terms of the article, i could have my artist speak about her portrayal in the film, and how she is not trying to subject herself to the male gaze; Intertextual references: The Love Witch, Basic instinct, Cruel Intentions,  Film Noir - Gilda. 

  Production: Defining your artist artist:  genre: indie, indie pop brief summary of artist: female artists, Duet. 18-19 years old; in the article, the artists could talk about her own representation in the video as a femme fatale; similar to the Russian duo  t.A.T.u; feminist artists going mainstream, even though the song is indie  Biography of the duo:   similar artists: Lana Del Rey, Halsey,  song to use: Carmen - Lana del Rey  initial narrative: the artist's performance in the video will be inspired by the "femme fatale" trope and it will have a similar narrative to a film noir with a femme fatale lead;   similar timeline to Aerosmith - Crazy with Liv Tyler and Alicia Silverstone; As they are a duo, one of the girls will have a bad influence on the other and that will show throughout the narrative of the music video; I could do a similar narrative to Cruel Intentions Narrative Update: an actress being abused by men in the industry; she is...

  RADIO INDUSTRY RESEARCH TASKS Podcasting: on demand talk radio where you can get different content; there's information, comedy, current events. You can consume that content anywhere. The  best podcast hosting  companies as of January 2021 are: Buzzsprout   - simple & limited Captivate  - advanced but understandable analytics Transistor  - focused on brands, serious, Cards against humanity is one of their early customers Castos Podbean Simplecast Resonate Live broadcasting radio is scheduled whereas podcasting can be listened to on demand. Radio tends to appeal to a mass audience, whereas podcasts are niche, as they each focus on specific topics. Radio is live and podcasts are pre recorded. Also radios need to be regulated and licensed as they play music, and podcasts can't because of copyright issues. Radio is short life as the audience can only listen to it while it is happening, whereas podcasts have a long life and as they are supposed to be onlin...

  RADIO INDUSTRY : Initial research Based on the images on the website and the content, briefly describe and contrast the target audience and genres of sounds ( music genres /spoken word genres   ) covered in the following channels Radio 1 -   It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day.   Radio 3 -  Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. Radio 4 -  a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London. Music genres  may include pop/rap/classical/indie etc. and give a clue to the station's target audience. Spoken word genres  may include chat segments, interviews, podcasts ,documentaries, comedy panel shows, drama, news broadcasts and lifestyle programmes and also give an idea about the station's target audience.

 Newspapers Overview ·        Circulation – a count of how many copies of a particular publication are distributed ·        Readership – an estimate of how many readers a publication has ·        Left wing – ideas such as freedom, internationalism, socialism, equality, and progress; has an interest in the wellbeing of society. ·        Right wing – ideas such as hierarchy, nationalism, capitalism, and tradition. ·        Tabloid – image led popular newspapers, focus more on celebrity gossip and scandal than politics ·        Broadsheet – “quality” newspapers, more complex language with in depth-analysis   Answer the following questions using the material sent to you.   1.        By what percentage has circulation for the Sunday Mirror decreased? ...

PAPER 1 Section B FILM MARKETING : Mainstream and independent films TASK 1 MAINSTREAM AND INDEPENDENT FILMS  What are  the main differences between a mainstream and an independent film ?  Independent Film: Makes you think, ask questions, associated with critical issues, film more as art and cultural expression; mixture/undefined dramas,  Social Themes/ Messages Downbeat/ open endings  Unknown actors, cheap stars Small budget Niche + small, older active audience  Limited distribution Lower production values Typically targets older audiences Conventions: no non diegetic sound, documentary feel (use of hand held camera), complex narrative,  Realist genres, less  escapist on location shooting  desaturated colour palette, natural lighting Biutiful - 2010 - social realism - Alejandro Inarritu - social realism; conventions -  Mainstream Film: Makes you laugh, makes you cry, associated with commercial success, film as escapist entertainment...