applying theory

Question 1

“Oh, all my friends are turning green”

apply Barthes to riptide

Answer 1

“Oh, all my friends are turning green”
connotations of green as money or envy, allowing different readings;
his friends have sold out, giving into money
his friends may be envieos of vance joj’s success

Question 2

Apply david gauntlett to riptide

Answer 2

concept of ‘pick and mix’
relevant to this music montage editing with a range of stimuli, the video rejects a simple narrative. inviting many different responses and interpretations.

Question 3

bell hooks to riptide

Answer 3

is vance joiyy bing ironic about his representation of women or not?

Question 4

how does curren and seaton apply to the times ownership?

Answer 4

Curran and seaton- power and media industries
The Times is part of a horizontally and vertically integrated company and subsequently a large conglomerate.
Limiting creativity and journalistic freedom
Ruper murdoch, owner of news corp, is often accused of controlling his newspapers to support his views.
Curran seaton suggests that with more diverse ownership patterns, more varied and adventurous approaches can be taken towards media productions.

Question 5

apply david hamonhalg to the times

Answer 5

Following phone hacking scandal which damaged their reputation, news corp shut down ‘news of the world’ whic was at the center of attention
Mininmizing risk by stopping the situation from damaging reputation and business.

Question 6

apply david hasmonhalg to the daily mirror

Answer 6

Reach plce has become a horizontally integrated company with a wide range of titles in order to maximise audiences and minimise risks
the company has embraced its digital expansion and now offers digital marketing as well as digital paywalls to generate additional income

Question 7

appply livingstone and lunt to newspapers

Answer 7

folllowing the ‘phone hacking scandel’. both reach plc and news UK have been under pressure to leave IPSO and follow the leveson enquiry. if they did this they potentially may not be able to make as apealing newpapers.

Question 8

apply van zoonen to tide

Answer 8

Supports van zoonen however women are not sexualised, sexualisation of women in media was uncommon for 1950s. (historical context)

Question 9

apply curren and seaton to tide

Answer 9

Curren and seaton producers would have been men wanting to push women back into gender roles. No women would have had power to show theiri dissatifaction towards this representation of women.

Question 10

apply van zoonen to KOTV

Answer 10

Liesbet Van Zoonen’s feminist theory –
by assuming this ‘co-antagonist’ role, the
female vampire is perhaps contributing to
social change by representing women in nontraditional roles (Van Zoonen, 1989) though
the passive female victim does reinforce these

Question 11

apply david hasmonhalg to KOTV

Answer 11

female vampire acts as a role model for
women struggling against male oppression
or desperate to be seen as the equals of men,
whatever the narrative or environment.

Question 12

apply levi strauss to KOTV

Answer 12

binary opposition of ‘kiss’ and ‘vampire’

Question 13

apply levi strauss to KOTV

Answer 13

binary opposition of ‘kiss’ and ‘vampire’

Question 14

apply blumler and katz to the assasins creed franchise

Answer 14

audience must be entertained
audience can escape their world into a vast open world experience
they can be educated by some of the histroical elements of ac

Question 15

apply livingstone and lunt to assasins creed franchise

Answer 15

with the expansion of the internet, digital m=products like video games have become difficult to enforce regulations.
should industries self-regulate, protecting children from violance and bad language. this will however limit ubisofts sales

Question 16

apply david hasmonhalg to asssins creed

Answer 16

being apart of a franchise minimising risk ‘built in audience’ audience knows what to expect, but do create enough difference through setting, themes and gameplay machanics to create anticipation for a new game

Question 17

apply jenkins to assasins creed

Answer 17

critical fans can impact development of games
communities can share creations based around games

Question 18

apply david hasmonhalg to ac 3

Answer 18

producers are trying to encorage alreadly large sells or both the franchise and the ps vita.

Question 19

apply shirky to ac

Answer 19

audience can feedback to ubisoft. allowing them to see what their audince likes and doesnt

Question 20

apply van zoonen to killing eve

Answer 20

women are never objectified and presented to be gazed upon. The show is female-led, male characters don’t attempt to dominate the narrative.

frank is even seen as pathetic, carolyn having power over him

women are seen working rejecting notion that women belong to domestic life.

Question 21

apply bell hooks apply to killing eve

Answer 21

it doenst, the show subverts gender steryotypes, reject the patrarchy.
sandarh oh, a korean woman is never seen being put at any disadvantage or mistreatment becuase of her race nor gender

Question 22

apply van zoonen to tehran

Answer 22

tamar is a couragus, intelliangent women. subverting sterotypical views of women

tamar is seen using elements of her ‘role’ as a woman to aid her disguise;
dressing up as a flight attendant for the swap. waering bondage that suggests that she has had cosmetic surgery on her nose.

Question 23

appply curren and seaton to i, daniel blake

Answer 23

subverts this idea, i daniel blake is made at a low budjet, from an indepent film producer. priortising creativity and orignolaity over profit