Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Royal Wedding.

'Guest to impress'

'Celebrities stream into Abbey for Wedding'

In News papers such as the sun they focused on the celebrities and the different designer clothes that were on show in the day. The main picture was of the celebrities attending the wedding. One of the main articles of the royal wedding was focused on Victoria and David Beckham who attended the wedding and contained information about what they were wearing and other celebrities who also attended the ceremony and party. This is aimed at lower class audience or people that are not interested in the traditional element of the wedding so this may also appeal to a younger audience.



'The wedding speaks volumes about our fascination with royalty'


'The monarchy sidesteps the awkwardness of patriotism and allows us to feel a rare British pride'

The guardian looks at the the royal wedding as a source of national pride and it has been represented as a huge event for England and the world. They focus on the way the public see the royal family and how important they are to the British public. The article also features a picture at the top of the article but unlike The Sun it is a small picture and it is very traditional, it shows members of the household cavalry which is symbolic of the royal family and Britain. This article is aimed at middle to high class audience and older people that are more interested in the importance of the wedding rather then the celebrities and the designer clothes that are being worn.

Thursday, 15 March 2012

Explore representations of issues in Breaking Bad

Breaking bad is about a man called walter who starts to make and sell drugs with an ex student when he finds out he has cancer and he wants to secure his families financial difficulites before he dies. It is produced by AMC and is produced by Vince Gillian who also produced the X- files so the audience of X - files may also like Breaking Bad. Walter the protagonist wears glasses and dresses quite smartly and is a sterotypial teacher but when he fins our he has lung cancer he becomes a drug dealer to earn more money. Altough he turns to drugs and a life of crime he still maintains the same look but he does start to stick up for himself more and has more of a voice.
Jesse Pinkman is the sterotypical highschool drop out, we can tell this by the way he dresses for example he always wears very baggy clothes he also takes drugs and sells them. Walter and Jesse are an unlikely couple because of their differences but they are dependant on each other because they both need each other, Walter needs Jesse to help him make money and Jesse needs walter to help him make crystal meth. Their relationship shows the differences between the two because they argue and disagree alot but they always work together to get the job done.
Walters son Walter Jr has cerebral palsy and is represented as a sterotypical diabled person he has to go to the shops with his mum and dad to buy clothes. When they go to the shops the boys that are Walter Jr's age all laugh at him and make fun of him and Walter Jr shys away from them and tries to ignore them. Walter sticks up for his son, this shows a change in walter he is now trying to regain control in his life. 
We can tell who are the drugs dealers because they are sterotypical latino gangters. They have an expensive car and lots of tattoos. They are also very violent to Walter and Jesse when they find out that they have started making drugs.

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Elle and Topgear

Emma Watson is featured on the front cover of Elle, she is looking directly at the audience and the audience is drawn in because she is the only image and is in the centre of the magazine. The Connotations of Emma Watson are a successful, young woman. She could be seen as aspirational to the target audience because of the things she have achieved in her life and this could help to promote the magazine and her. The bold typography next to the image anchors the picture to the text. She may have been airbrushed to make her look perfect. 'FREE!'  a puff is used to entice the audience to buy the magazine because she will get something extra from it.The masthead stands out against the white background because it is bright red because the name of the magazine is so well known it does not matter that Emma's head is covering some of the masthead because readers of the magazine will still recognise it.   There are two main colours used (red and black) this helps the bold typography to stand out against the white background. The Target audience for this magazine is women aged from 16 to 25 who are interested in Fashion and celebrities, we know this because Emma Watson is a famous actress from Harry Potter and she is also wearing clothes from channel. They may also read Cosmopolitan and watch sex in the city or they could be a fan of Harry potter and Emma Watson.

Topgear
The main image used is two new cars , they could be seen as aspirational images because the audience reading the magazine may want to be able to buy these cars. The main image also has two of the presenters from the TV show Topgear which could persuade fans of the TV show to buy this magazine. The target audience of the magazine is men aged 17- 50 who are middle class. They may be interested in the magazine because of their interest in cars, for example a 17 year old boy who is buying their first car may look in this  magazine to see cars that he would like to own and a 50 year old may be able to buy a car like this. The target audience may also watch Life on mars and be a fan of Jeremy Clarkson. The masthead is bright yellow which stands out against the dark background. A skyline is used to show that this is a special edition of the magazine and there are other covers that are on this edition of the magazine which would interest fans or collectors.