Saros GCSE Media Blog

1. Companies use age, gender, education , occupation, social class to create a demographic profile for their audience to get them involved with their product. 2.   media companies and advertisers increasingly using audience profiling  to increases conversations , as customers gain greatest access to information. Audience profiling , following the above 4 principles, enable businesses to determine where to invest their marketing resources. 3. In my opinion I think I belong in the explorer discovery as I like seeking discovery over new products and seeing how great they are. experimenting on new products is always a fun thing as it boosts small businesses as well as bringing a smile.

                                                                      Camera Movements Handheld: The camera movement at the beginning of the short clip is sluggishly , leisurely and gentle and fits the scene as there isn't much action going on therefore, is fits perfectly. The handheld camera is amazing as it has no flaws at 0:38. This makes the audience feel a matter of suspense of what the characters next move is going to be, making it even more interesting. Track/Dolly The camera movement at 1:01 changes rapidly due to the action scen e  sneaking  in  the clip. This makes the audience have a sense of hope to a see an action scene. This Track/Dolly scene is perfect for the scene as the character is running then takes a short pause to see if the team is closing up on him, then continues running with a smooth action of the camera movement picking up the long shot. This keeps the audience on edge for them to see whats going to happen next making it extreme. Drone Shot: The camera m

CAMERA SHOTS Medium close up The opening medium close up at 0.41 deliberately shows the character in a shocked / panicked expression. This aptly shows the information getting passed onto her is important and trust worthy, leading her to due further expression on the information given. Medium The medium shot on the character at 1.01 successfully communicates the intensity of the scene as the pulls out an important / dangerous key as her expression as if shes trying to initiate something. Extreme shot The extreme shot at 3:36 aptly indicates the machine successfully works as it is sending signals into space. Due to this information we can observe that the 4 people in the call have achieved what they wanted and put it into action. Camera angle of preference The close up shot at 1:11 notifies the audience that the woman is panicked and there is obviously something about to happen due to the sudden wave of panic, this can build suspense for the audience and joyful. Actor: The actors are wel

WWW: It’s great that your blog is set up and you have some good work posted already. Your fruit bowl looks great – through I’m not sure what palette it is for? A bit of text here would really help. You have also posted everything now that we have established the situation with plagiarism. Remember, plagiarism means copying work that is not your own – if you do this for coursework you are disqualified from the GCSE and if you do this at university you get thrown out and lose your tuition fees. I appreciate that in this situation another student copied you but this may not save you in future if you were the subject of an investigation and you willingly gave the student your work. EBI: Three areas to develop. Firstly, ensure your written English is perfect – capital letters, sentence structure etc. Secondly, you need to work on the depth and detail of your media analysis. Think about what effect the product is having on the audience. Reflect on your first month of Media. What do you feel

lighting: in the first scene, the lighting is set to a dark gloomy area , supposed to be horrifying. The scene diverts to 4 kids in their near teens playing a game with dark lighting then switching to light when the mum enters. action: in the first scene we see a man running with a petrified expression, looking back ever few seconds as if hes getting chased by someone/something. The second scene is a few kids playing games then one of the kids running then backing out a sniper. costume: we see man with a shirt with an undone button , in the next scene we see 4 average high school boys in their cosy clothes. what we can infer from this is the dramatic switch of scenes and the difference between scene 1 and 2.