MEST 1 Easter Homework

Make sure you spend a minimum of FIFTEEN minutes doing MEST1 practice EVERY DAY during the Easter holiday (so a minimum of FOURTEEN timed answers).

• Post up the embedded clip, details about the timings, and the questions you answered on your blog.
• Either post the answers on your blog OR bring them on paper to the first lesson after the holiday (Mon 16/04) OR do a mixture of both. Always highlight/underline media terminology/theory.
• Obviously, feel free to do more!!

Typical questions...

• Media Forms: What techniques does the extract use to establish the text’s genre and/or engage the audience?
• Media Representations: How is gender/ethnicity/age/disability/sexuality/a place represented in the extract?
• Media Institutions: In what ways is the extract typical of the film/advertising/television industry and/or what values does it promote?
• Media Audiences: Who does this text/brand appeal to?

Typical texts...

• TV programme extracts (drama/soap, news, game show, documentary, etc.)
• Adverts
• Film extracts/ trailers (variety of genres)
• Music videos
• Video game extracts/trailers

Guardian Advert Analysis part 2

For 12A (for Mon 12/3):

Read the answers/make notes from THREE other student blogs.

Rewrite (on paper) under timed conditions, your answers to Q2 and Q3.

Interim Targets

For 12A (for Mon 12/3):

Write out your four targets on your blog with the plan/actions you will put in place to achieve them.

Copy/paste your primary pledge to the comments section at the end of this post so we can review it in class.

Advert Analysis

For Mr Bush (12A).

Analyse the following advert, answering the exam style questions below, and post up on your blog by Friday 9th March...

[Remember to include media terminology, media theory, and detailed examples].

• Codes & Conventions: What techniques does the ad use to persuade the audience to consume the Guardian?
• Representation: How is the news represented in the ad?
• Media Institution: What issues of new technology does this ad raise and what does it tell us about the values of The Guardian?
• Audience: On the basis of this ad, who does the Guardian brand appeal to?

Trailer Analysis HW

For Mr Bush (12A, for Monday 5th).

Choose any Hollywood film trailer:

• Embed the YouTube clip in your blog.
• Answer the following Media Forms question on your blog: What techniques does this trailer use to persuade an audience to see the film?
• Highlight media terminology.
• Italicize any examples.
• Put any reference to media theory in bold.