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Heaven- Februaury half term task

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This is a capture of Emeli during a performance shot. She is stood in a busy London street (Bethnal Green). The use of having her performing in a busy London street shows that she is just an ordinary person- she is still a member of society. She doesn't believe she is better than anyone else as if she did she would be performing in a studio alone. It also allows for her to portray her star image of wanting her music to be more focused on rather than her; she is in a basic location rather than a flashy, appealing location, whilst  singing powerfully which allows for the audience to take more notice of her singing rather than her appearance which is what she sets out for. The use of it being filmed in a busy London area shows that the lyrics she is singing to appal to everyone. The use of her showing  a part of London  allows for the people there to be able to connect to the video and identify with the lyrics she sings. Emeli was raised in Bethnal Green so by performing t...

Heaven- Music Video Analysis sheet

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Sarah Lund- The Killing

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Sarah Lund  First see her waking up at 6:30am Wearing her fiancé's top which shows she is dependent on him. See her bum in the shirt which starts her off as being objectified, she doesn't look very powerful- contrasts the end of the episode where she is very powerful  She is moving to Sweden for her fiancé's family which shows he is in control. She has an addiction problem as is always seen chewing nicorette gum. Not very good as a mother as she didn't know the name of her son's ice hockey team but she is very good professionally.  Represented as a petite, feminine, charming female detective wearing jeans and sweaters whilst investigating a brutal killing.

Netflix facts

Netflix (February half term homework) History of Netflix Netflix was founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings in 1997. Reed had borrowed Apollo 13 and had forgotten to give it back so was fined. He then came up with the idea of creating a home entertainment system where people can watch films without worrying to take it back. The pair then developed the idea of choosing online what you want to watch and the DVD would be delivered to you and you send it back once you're done- Netflix. Later they then decided to move it online and now have over 167 million customers world wide. Content Netflix partners with content providers to license streaming rights for a variety of TV shows and movies. The company also produces their own original content called 'Netflix originals'. Netflix has pledged $17 billion to original content in 2020. This $17 billion spend on content is up from $15.3 billion in 2019 and their content spending is predicted to increase to $26 billion i...

Purpose of music videos

Purpose of music videos Michael Jackson- Thriller Describe the star image or brand constructed for the artist. Include relevant info about the artist and their genre. He is very creative as it is something very different to what other artists have done.  He is unusual to other artists  He enjoys creating media that will serve as entertainment How does this video engage and entertain their audience? It tells a full story in the video- it is like a short film A good dance is included  The strong use of makeup and wardrobe- everyone turns into zombies. Does it explore big ideas and comment on society? Explores beliefs  by society that monsters come out at night as during the day he is a normal human but then turns into a zombie. Who is its core audience and how does it target them? Anyone that likes the Gothic genre as it shows many conventions from this such as it being set late at night and monsters included. ...