1.    What is a Media Institution?

      media institution is a company that owns large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet.

2.    Give an example of a negative stereotype.

           gender remarks

3.    Give an example of a positive stereotype.

           social groups

4.    What is the difference between denotation and connotation.

     Connotation represents the various social overtones, cultural implications, or emotional meanings associated with a sign whereas Denotation represents the explicit or referential meaning of a sign.

       5.    TV is an example of a media platform – name 3 others.

 newspapers, posters and the internet

6.    Name 3 camera SHOT TYPES.

            extreme close up, long shot and mid shot

7.   Name 3 camera ANGLES.

            eye level, high angle and low angle

 

8.    Name 3 camera MOVEMENTS

           zoom, pan and dolly

9.  Name 3 TRANSITIONS (EDITS)

     cut, fade and wipe

     10. What is mise-en-scene?

the arrangement of scenery and stage properties in a play.

11. List all of the NRS social categories.

     upper class, middle class, lower middle class, skilled working class, working class, lowest grade   workers.
 

12. Identify 4 different lighting techniques.

       key, fill, back and high key

13. Define Media Convergence – give a specific example.

      Media convergence is the merging of mass communication outlets – print, television, radio,the Internet along with portable and interactive technologies through various digital media platforms

14.  Who is responsible for putting age classifications on films and games in the UK and the US? British board of film classification

 

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50 First Dates Trailer

Henry Roth lives in a Hawaiian paradise with the company of endless women with no strings attached. This is until he meets Lucy Whitmore, they both enjoy each other's company and feel the start of a serious relationship occurring.He leaves the playboy life behind after he falls for Lucy, little did he know that Lucy actually suffers from short-term memory loss, leaving henry very confused when Lucy fails to recognize him the next day. Henry won't let this stop him and is prepared to make her fall in love with him all over again, each and every day.
This a loveable romantic comedy, enjoyable for ages 12+. I love this film because it is fun and it's filled with funny but likeable characters and it left me feeling pleasantly content.

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Finding Nemo is a tale which follows the comedic and eventful journeys of two fish, the fretful clown fish Marlin, is overly cautious with his young son Nemo who has a foreshortened fin, When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by a diver and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney Harbour and horrified Marlin must set out to find him buoyed by the companionship of a friendly blue reef fish dory (who has a really short term memory), joins Marlin and complicates the encounters with sharks, jellyfish, and a host of ocean dangers in order to find Nemo . Meanwhile, the young Nemo plots a few of his own daring plans to escape from a dentist's fish tank.

I like this family friendly animated film because it was my favourite childhood film to watch and I still love it now. This movie is funny and full with loveable characters for all ranges of viewers, yet the film also has lots of life lessons incorporated within in it, such as letting children taking risks even if they have disabilities (like Nemo’s small fin).

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