gender

how do they represent body image?

why do they do this?

explain how they do this audio and vision code?

what audience are they trying to appeal to?

bluestone 42

Bluestone 42 is a comedy drama based on an British bomb disposal unit.

the main audience for this would be young adult males aged between 17 to 24 as joining the army and becoming a solider is seen to be a male role. on the other hand the show creator counter this as the are to females in a main role on the cast . 'bird' is a female solider does the same task as what the males in the unit perform.

In a introduction to the program their is photo of the soldiers ,some of the photo tends to show the males showing off the muscle or working out but does not show the females in a sexualised manner.

in the episodes the females in the show perform the same dangerous task as the males do dressed in the same way which show that they are not sexualised objects.

there is a scenes in the show where the three males soldiers have long sleeve tops on while the females have a short sleeve top on roll up to her shoulders this is show. this contrasts to what the intro to the show.

 body image

why

audio and visional codes

audience

case study age

teenager(12-16)

young adult(17-28)

this is aimed at the male young adult audience as the magazine cover has female half dressed covering most of the cover.the image is covering part of the magazine title this show us that the magazine is known and successfully. as they can cover part of the title and still be known.
the colours used within this are yellow ,blue, white and black. the blue is seen to be a male could it is also the main colour on the page this shows it is aimed more at the male audience. the yellow on the cover stands out from the blue back drop it is also used as the title

middle aged adult(29-45)

elder(45+)

cultivation theory

• it effect your viewer and opinions on certain thing for example how crimes are normally heading the news so people believe that the world outside is unsafe.
• what people see within the media tend to copy as they are influence through it it set how people behaviour within society 
• mean world syndrome (believe the world is worse then it actual is due to how it portrayed in the media.
• impacts stereotypes of what we have of people . we believe that teenagers as thugs as this how the media portrays them.

1. Youth employment crisis could spark riots daily star 2013 riot comparing it to the summer 2011 riots
2. GTA 5: fan stabbed and robbed of new video game telegraph

cast study male

james bond
seen as action hero

new man
showing car for a baby 

dominate males
showing but their in control of the females

case studies female

this Budweiser advert is s bowing a females as being part of a bottle whats shows us that she is just an object. this advert is aimed males as males are seen to drink beer while females tend to be seen to drink wine.the female within the advert is in very little clothing what invites the male audience in.as she is seen to be same as the bottle as an object. this shows us that men can just pick up women the same as picking up the product.

marge from the Simpsons is seen to be a domestic woman through out the Simpsons as she has never have a job what last more then the 20minutes episodes. while homer has work in the same place though out the series. as is seen to be the breed winner. marge is seen to cook sand clean and look after the baby though out the episodes. when the Simpsons started it made sense to have her as a stay at home mum a the time when it started females was seen to be a stay at home wife but now in the modern time both parents tend to work.what put females and males on equal grounds within the home.

within this music video the character is in typical female oriented jobs such as a waitress but instead of having a male try and hit on her she is doing the opposite to show that is is able to dominate the males what is post feminism as it show s she is better then the males.she also plays a super hero what is normally seen to be a male role this also show that she is better then males what is post feminism  

Audience Question

     For my audience question i need to use more sophisticated language which will gain me a higher mark for my response.I Also need to use for to use for example what will allow me to get a higher mark as they will be more to get more marks on.

• connotations
• denotations 
• analyse
• examples
• languages used
• identify and justify 
• mode of address-how it reads,friendly,formal,non-formal.

Representation Question

For the representation question i need to explain and analyse my points better as i only briefly stated my points this is why i only got half the makes available ,if i analyse my points instead of just stating them i believe i could of got a higher mark.

• examples explained in more detail
• correct terminology 
• analyse my points more clearly

Revision And Study

I need to revise a lot more then what i did for the mock exams as i forgot a lot of the key terms what meant i couldn't get a higher mark as i didn't use the correct terminology. iIf i revised i believe i would remember the terms and this will allow me to get a higher mark.
Set a time each week to do it.

• more time revising
• revising terms
• revising theories 
• revising C.R.A.S.H.I
• revising P.I.ES(uses and gratification)

Coursework

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