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Music Industry: The exam

Do now:

- music magazines, music videos, radio

- teenage dirtbag, wheatus and skaterboi, avril lavigne

-live lounge, mojo magazines

The exam

Music section includes 5 questions.

1 mark knowledge question, Bauer media own mojo.

convergence is two separate medias coming together.

4 mark on radio or music videos, 2 ways radios target audiences, how does a presenter target their audience language, topics, music.

10 marks knowledge on radio or music videos.

5 mark analysis on music videos or magazine given.

15 mark question on analysis and comparison for magazine. 

ofcom regulate radio in uk

bbc own radio 1

Notes for music video (could come up Q3 and Q4)

- could be age, gender - representations.

-sound, camera, editing, mise-en-scene.

both about teen experiences but contrast with experiences

teenage dirtbag, stereotypical teens in a high school, nerd gets laughed at and picked on, can identify him as nerd trough his clothing, popular girl slow motion editing on her to show importance and popularity, nerd is irrelevant, not paid attention to

stereotypical jock boyfriend in big football jacket looks 'pretty' tan, blonde hair

cross cutting from friend groups to him alone, bringing attention to his loneliness, zoom in focus on popular girl at prom, wakes up at the end. linear narrative music video telling a story through clips, warm muted dull lighting

skaer boi, chaotic,cold over- saturated lighting, open scenes spray cans representing rebellion, teenager in a city , youth stereotypical representation, fast pace, short clips edited, creating excitement , hand held camera , protesting, scenes shot singing on a car in the middle of the road, avril beats typical gender stereotypes, seen with all boy friends in the car, crowds surrounding er, low angle shots pointing to her presenting her as powerful. Destruction at the end of the car with guitar, illegal behaviour

benefits of listening to live radio is being able to enter competitions as well as being up to date with news and weather.

gender representation, Avril subverts stereotypes through costume, her outfit is emo, rock-punk, antisocial, she is the leader of her boys friends.

However teenage dirtbag the popular girl is admired and looked up to as a prize and objectified by boys who are attracted to her such as the jocks and the nerd.

dua lipa live lounge , tend to be british artists, bbc like to promote british music because its public service

the artist sings

she says she loves coming back and chatting to presenter so happy, excited, optimistic

she is presented friendly, chatty, informal "roll with the punches"

the presenters are shown as conversational and that they have a friendship

other songs that are played are

live lounge speak about mental health, university and exam pressure so is aiming to attract a young audience, 15-29, explain why they create live music,

different representations of characters, showing diverse experiences both with something in common.

for q5 speak about 2 points

magazine representation of bowie, facial expression showing excitement as well as concern. Presentation of costume in suit but

 alook at teenage dirtbag band representation

in conclusion give opinion on your statement and how much you agree, re

objectification of women in music videos is common and often happens

Mojo is white sans serif font which is slightly rounded and in block capitals. The masthead suggests the music is powerful, not magical influence which would appeal to the hard core music fans that the magazine is aimed at. The sans serif font gives the title a modern and fresh look connoting that the content is new and fresh