MOJO MAGAZINE EXAM Q4

Refer to extract 1 in the insert. Analyse the representation of musicians in Extract 1, which is from MOJO magazine.


On this MOJO magazine cover, the main splash is covering the head line, 'MOJO', because it is such a popular and familiar magazine brand, everyone knows what it is called just from the font and a couple of the letters. Because the artist is covering the head line, it is clear to the audience that he is the main splash and is the most important thing on the magazine cover. Supporting the main splash, his name is in big bold writing next to him saying 'RAY DAVIES' this evidently shows that he is very important to the cover, and is the main topic.

Ray Davies is staring up into the distance and not towards the camera which creates him as a figure we should all look up too, it makes him seem sophisticated and a good role model. The colour scheme is black and white with the feature colour being yellow. Because the colours are so monochrome, the colour yellow stands out a lot. The puff is in yellow which makes the readers eye gravitate towards it which suggests there is something exclusive inside the magazine.The cover lines are pushed either side of the main splash. The ones on the left are all pushed towards the side making it look tidy and professional, the same is done on the right. On the right, the writing with the biggest font and size is in a triple deck, making it look smart. Notice how none of the writing is covering the main splash, this connotes that he is the most important and significant thing on the cover.

SCEEN SHOTS OF SOAP OPERA

The title sequence gives us an idea of where Coronation Street is set and what it is called



This image gives us an idea of what these characters house looks like and how they like to live, for example, we can see that they have beer cans everywhere and that it is messy



This shows the women's reaction to something, we can already tell she is a main character as she is on it straight away



This shot reverse shot shows that the man is angry and is in an argument.

QUESTION 3 CUFFS

In this question you will be rewarded for drawing together elements from your full course of study, including different areas of the theoretical framework and media contexts.
How far does the extract try to create a sense that it is portraying 'real life'?

The extract from Cuffs that we see does portray 'real life'. It does this through the use of realism, firstly, the scenes are always set in naturalistic locations, for example, when the police officers are in the shopping precinct, the lighting is very natural unlike some TV shows where it is high key lighting which is very unrealistic and staged. Also, it shows realism because a lot of bad things happen as well as good things, for example, when Jake's sandwich arrives, he can't eat it because he is in a rush and therefore has to leave which shows realism. Finally, their costumes are also very conventional which makes them look more convincing and realistic.

Editing is a key theme to make a show realistic, the use of continuity editing and conventional camera work adds to realism, for example, the use of shot reverse shots makes the series seem less artificial and more as if they characters are just generally talking in their day to day lives. Also, when the PCSO is being threatened, the camera is being hand held as a pose to being very stable and on a tripod, this gives the audience the feeling that she is scared which suggests documentary realism.

The use of generic conventions of the police drama with the young rookie and old hand show a sense of realism as there is usually an older cop mentoring a younger cop, and in the instant it is Jake and his mentor Ashely. There is always also a team of officers, including different genders and ages which fits the audiences expectations and doesn't undermine a sense of reality. Also, they use stereotypical characters to connote realism, for example the criminals are all male which enables instant interpretation which makes the scene appear more real. Contrasting with this, they use deliberate anti-stereotypes like when the female beat officer is in a head scarf, which may reinforce a sense of realism. This helps the audience connect with this character because if you were from an ethnic background that wore a headscarf and they was no representative of this in Cuffs, they may feel that going into the police career isn't for them.

Finally, the extract offers the audience entertainment and diversion for example the visual spectacle of the robbery and the opportunity the audience has to identify with the group of the police officers and how they act like when they were having some lunchtime banter, these mainstream uses and gratifications enhance the realism in the extract.