U1: Media products and audiences

  The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask 3D is a 3DS game made by Nintendo, the LOZ series is famous and extremely popular. The audience can access and buy this game online at the Nintendo online store, CEX, on eBay and Amazon. The 3DS has been discontinued by Nintendo and this 3D version of the game was released on the 13th of February 2015. This means lots of stores do not hold the game anymore. Argos and Game would have had the game when it was released. The audience can consume the game/media on the Nintendo 3DS. It has been advertised on TV and as a YouTube advert.     Technological convergence has had an impact on advertising. We can now have advertisements on our blackbox devices like our phone, tablet and so on which has also given us a wider range of advertising channels to use on the internet (social media, YouTube). Before we would have used traditional advertising like posters and TV adverts. This has impacted The LOZ Majora's mask 3D as the game has been advertise...

 Advertising- Promotes awareness and gives a USP.  Distribution- Making the product available and getting it to the audience. Phones have: Cameras USB Torch Music player Speakers Computer Video camera/camcorder  TV Games console Microphone Calculator Internet Clock/watch GPS/Sat nav Keyboard Fitness watch Radio Telephone Letters

 Identify- Pass level Explain- Merit. Can give examples of real media companies. Discuss, analyse, evaluate- Distinction EBI: If I memorise horizontal and vertical integration examples and definitions.

 Warp Films is an independent company that specialises in films and TV. They like to focus on social realism and they are based in Sheffield and London. they have joint ventures with ITV Global and they have shows on E4 and Sky Atlantic.  Warp have joint venture with New Regency Production too which is partly owned by Disney.

Cartoon Network is a commercial TV channel that has shows for kids. There are mainly entertainment cartoons on there for kids. The Amazing World of Gumball, Teen Titans Go!, Baby Looney Toons, Bing and Craig of the Creek are just a few of the cartoons on Cartoon Network for kids to watch. Commercial companies want to make money. Different types of shows: Documentaries Soap Opera Dramas Reality TV News Game shows Talk show Channel 4:   Types of programmes: On channel 4 there are informative, entertaining and educative programmes. For example, Married at First Sight UK (as show on the screenshot below) is a Reality TV show for entertainment purposes. Spice Girl Power Changed Britain is an informative documentary. And Edge of the Universe is an educative documentary. Is PSB followed? PSB (Public Service Broadcasting) is followed for Channel 4 as the channel does cater to all types of people and it educates, informs and entertains. BBC 2:  PSB is also followed for BBC2 as we...

 Kung Fu Panda: Comcast DreamWorks Animation  (producer) Paramount pictures (distributor) HMV (Exchnge)

 

                                              Glossary   Media Sectors- The main areas that the media operates in: Magazines Newspapers TV Games Film  Web based/social media Radio and music Conglomerate- Large organisation that owns smaller companies (Subsidiaries) Independent- Is free from conglomerate ownership Vertical integration- When a company controls the productions, distribution and exchange Horizontal integration- When a company promotes across different media subsidiaries. Exchange- Audience buys and consumes/uses the product. Production- Making something Distribution- Reach audience Synergy- Maximising success of a product through horizontal integration. Synergy is when a company wants to maximise profit by owning product, distribution and exchange companies. commercial company- Objective is making profit Public service company- Funded by public money...

 Y12 Mandatory exam and coursework units Unit 1- Media products and audiences LO1-LO6 Unit 2- Pre-production and planning LO1-LO4 Unit 3- Create a media product- LO1-LO4. Will be making a magazine with Photoshop, Indesign... Unit 1 Breakdown of Learning Outcomes: LO1- Media industries and ownership LO2- Advertising and distribution LO3- Analysis of micro elements and macro theory LO4- Media research organisations and data analysis LO5- Research skills (Primary, secondary) LO6- Media regulation and media effects theory