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Our objective for task one was to create a working application and pitch it to our tutors. The group decided to create a university application, allowing students on the same course to connect and introduce themselves prior to the course starting, taking inspiration from Unite Students, an application in the same field of motives butContinue reading “Invisible Technology: The Reliance we have on technology today.”

‘Separating the art from the artist’.Aiming to discover whether artists accused of misogyny and abuse in their real lives reflect these attitudes in their art.’ I am wanting to explore the background of R Kelly and how his actions could be reflected in his music. I can also relate this back to the ‘Surviving RContinue reading “Dissertation Proposal”

Personal Reflection  Creating an application was a unique and fun experience, challenging both me and my group to think outside the box and be creative with it.  I am proud to say I’m happy with how the work turned out, grateful to have the skills I didn’t have before.  Challenges and Difficulties When it comesContinue reading “Media Technologies: Personal Reflection.”

Alreck, P. L., Settle, R. B., & Belch, M. A. (1982). Who responds to” gendered” ads, and how? Masculine brands versus feminine brands. Journal of Advertising Research. Attwood, F., & Lockyer, S. (2009). Controversial Images: An Introduction. Popular Communication, 7(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/15405700802598411 Ballaster, R. (1991). Women’s worlds : ideology, femininity and the woman’s magazine . Macmillan.Continue reading “MIR BP6 – Appendix”

Over many years, celebrities have dominated the news, as well as featuring on several TV shows, radio shows and many more. Dyer and Cashmore note that ‘every celebrity has their own persona; they bring different ideas or ideologies. (Dyer, 1979; Cashmore, 2014) Celebrity culture is now reflected in social norms and values due to theContinue reading “Celebrity culture- fans and audience”

I enjoyed creating my double page spread as it was a creative task that allowed me to do independent work and show the skills that I have with software. I believe my interview was successful and the magazine looks professional. It was very time consuming however, so I am glad I managed my time wellContinue reading “MIR BP5: Evaluation and conclusion.”

I created a front cover and double page spread based on someone’s opinion on how women are represented in magazines, using an influencer on a smaller scale who understands the common ways women are shown on front covers or just in magazines in general. Understandably, print magazines aren’t as popular as they once were dueContinue reading “MIR BP4: Production Diary.”

Critical analysis of advertisements representing social classes and gender. I’ll be analysing how different classes are represented in advertisement, that being either print adverts or TV adverts. I will also incorporate the representation of gender in them as well. The first UK advertisement was on TV on 22nd September 1955, made by AB-Pathe, it wasContinue reading “MIR BP3: Critical analysis”

Scandal and confession are a huge part of celebrity culture that is particularly damaging for star image and can directly affect a celebrity’s career and their associations depending on the issues. The example of confession within recent celebrity culture I’ll be exploring is Khloe Kardashian’s break up with Tristan Thompson, focusing mainly on Jordyn Woods’Continue reading “Celebrity Culture – Essay 1 (Scandal and Confession).”