PREP: Refer to Extract 1 in the insert. Analyse the representation of Jamaican Reggae music and musicians such as Bob Marley in this MOJO front cover. (5 marks)

This mojo cover shows a clear representation of Jamaican Reggae music and musicians as it has the colours of the Jamaican flag which usually is connected to Reggae music and life style. The green, yellow and red colours stand out very clearly. Bob Marley is shown smiling which is unusual for mojo as it is a more serious and mysterious magazine, this shows the representation of reggae as it is not a serious kind of music and is relaxed. There is a pull quote from Marley quoting 'from gang war to one love'  this shows the peace that comes along with it. As well as the CD cover showing music speakers covered in Reggae stickers. 

02 MUSIC & NEWS: MOJO Q.4

Mojo magazine is a rock magazine usually aimed towards older men who are interested in rock music, mojo magazine usually has male artists on it who look quite serious, by putting Joni Mitchell on the cover it is aiming the magazine towards a wider range of readers. Joni Mitchell is shown to be happy and smiling. The black and white image also connotes a sense of seriousness and shows that the magazine is shown as a high status.

The magazine also has a quote from Mitchell saying 'my gift was born of a tragedy' , this pulls the reader in to find out more about their favourite musician and to find out what life of a rock star is all about and how it really makes her feel, giving the public and insight in her life.

02 MUSIC & NEWS: Q.8 THE OBSERVER

PREP
To revise the 'media language' question, you focus on the layout. It is a quick and easy question, worth 5 marks and only 2 examples needed. Please copy the question onto your blog and write the 2 examples taken from the recent Observer online. The answers below will help you.
Exam q.8 (5 marks, write 1/2 a page; give 2 examples)






The Observer uses a very simple colour palette, they changed from the burgundy red which connotes serious and a high status to a dark blue and white and black writing. These colours show a sense of seriousness and maturity , showing that the newspaper talks about serious issues and that its very formal. 

The layout of the Observer also shows formality, the layout of the observer is arranged to a certain way for different categories, showing that it is organised.

OBSERVER ONLINE: MESSAGES & VALUES Q.9

Study the online newspaper extract to revise exam Q. 9 (below).
To make this prep quick and easy, all you have to do is copy / paste the text below and identify all relevant articles or features that represent the newspaper's values:
1.  The major use of newspapers is to offer a sense of knowing
what is going on in the world.The Observer knows that its readers are serious and interested in international affairs. This is evident in hard news articles about..... politics / american politics with Donald Trump 
2. The Observer meets its audience's need for a range of cultural, sporting and artistic news. It provides these with... music .. 2019 BRIT awards nominations such as Dua Lipa 
3. The Observer does not shy away from 'difficult' issues that could make uncomfortable reading, such as... Saudi girl captive and 'fearful' while preparing for Iran Jail hunger strike.
4.  The Observer has sections which are designed to appeal to
different types of readers.The Observer reflects the diversity of its readership in articles on... business , politics and entertainment 
5.  Newspaper readership can still be used as a symbol of one’s

social identity. The term ‘Guardian reader’ connotes a certain

type of social attitude and The Observer  similarly reinforces

a set of social and political attitudes, and thus identity, in its

representations. For example, Observer  readers like to think

of themselves as open-minded and this is reflected in the

Observer’s practice of allowing both sides of an argument

equally to be put when the newspaper is clearly on one side

of this argument. There is an example of this in.... The article talks about Labour and how they will be voting which shows the views that the observer have and that they are more left wing as they support labour.

6.  The entertainment function of newspapers may take the

form of humour.  It may take the form of diversion into

a celebrity world of ‘glamour’. It may take the form of human

interest stories in which readers are invited to sympathise with

the subjects of the article. Newspapers further offer games,

puzzles, crosswords and the like. At the higher end, sections

such as the New Review in the Observer may offer the pleasure

of extremely well-written think pieces and literature reviews. An example of this is.... talking about music such as the BRITS nominations. 

Year 11 PREP: MUSIC VIDEO Q

Teenage Dirtbag and Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi

PREP: To revise for q.2 (4 marks), copy / paste each of the following descriptions into your blog post. Write either SB or TD at the start of each, to indicate either Avril or Wheatus. Some answers may refer to BOTH so put both initials.

SB- This video is documentary style mostly hand-held camerawork, de-saturated colour and fast-paced editing.
TD-This video has saturated colour, more controlled camerawork, slower-paced editing.
SB-This video consists of mostly montage shots.
TD-This video has more developed editing with cause and effect.
SB-In this video, the singer values rebellion, which is seen in the narrative.
TD-In this video, the singer values 'fitting in', conformity, albeit to an oppressive system, which is seen in the narrative.
SB-This video is set in LA, a big city, with its connotations of street credibility.
TD-The mise-en-scene of this video is American suburbia with its connotations of conformity. 
TD-This video is intertextual in its narrative (=it makes references to high school drama).
SB-In this video, the singer performs to camera.
SB-In this video, real locations and 'everyday' costume for the performers connote a sense of naturalism.
SB & TD-In this video, there is a sense of linear narrative (a story is told, in the order it unfolds).