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Media Langauge: Stereotypical Representations

The reason I have chosen to put this as a movie poster that shows the stereotypical representations of how men and women feel about love. This is because in the poster the women is holding the heart close to her head, showing that she is thinking about what she truly wants and is she does really like him. Whereas the man is holding it over his trousers, this could show that the man is only thinking about what he can get out of the relationship not about his future plans. This shows the representations of how people perceive men and women to think about love and relationship.

The reason I have also chosen this film poster is because it shows the representations of how people would have felt back around the 1920's towards the segregation between white and black people. This is because people thought that the white people were the more superior race compared to the black. This shows how black people would have typically had jobs such as servants and the white wouldn't have had a job as they would have stayed home while the men worked.

The reason I have chosen this film poster is because it shows the representations of how men are more violent then women. This is because the man is holding the gun like he is ready to shoot someone, whereas the woman is holding the gun like she doesn't know how to use it. This is a representation on some peoples thoughts on women are more fragile compared to men therefore they cannot use a gun.

Assessment work: Bond Poster Analysis

This poster was designed to promote a film in the film industry. In the James Bond 2010 movie 'spectre' poster, you can see the movie was created by Columbia pictures, the advertisement would have been done by a advertisement agency which would have been briefed by Eon productions. Eon productions are an English based company founded in 1961 by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. Eon productions are responsible for the making of 24 James Bond movies. However, Columbia pictures is partly owned by Sony, as is Eon productions.

The denotations for this movie poster would be a man in a black suit holding a gun.  The reason they have a man in black is so he contrasts with the white background to make him stand out, this is known as anchorage. The colour black suit could be associated with power, elegance, formality, death, evil and being mysterious. There is also a woman in a blue/ silver tight dress. when making thoughts like that, these are known as connotations. The dress is in a silvery blue colour because it is associated as being sleek, glamourous, graceful, sophisticated, elegant, trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith and truth. This could be significant to the movie as the women  may not be that type of person in the film. The two people are standing in front of the writings of 007. This could be to represent the significance of in the 7 of the 007, due to the 7 being put in to the gun end. This could represent how the gun is significant to the film being about a spy. this is because spy's are associated with being violent and carry weapons around with them. 

In the poster inside the gun there is person wearing a top hat and a skull mask. This could be to signify that the people he is fighting are dangerous and clever, the reason these could be shown are because top hats are usually worn by important/ wealthy people which some people think those people are more important. The reason the skull could be white is because the colour white is associated with light, goodness, innocence, purity. It is considered to be the colour of perfection. However this could means that the spy could be doing his job for the safety and protection of other people that are innocent. Underneath this is the name of which Bond movie it is. The sign 'spectre' is written slightly spaced out and all in caps. this could be to stand out and causes the audience to look at that specific thing first. However, this could be to make sure that people remember what the film is so they can tell their friends and family about it.

The product has been designed to look appealing and interesting to the audience. The target audience would be people that were interested in spy films and people that are interested in action movies. You can tell that this film involves action and spy's, is by the gun in the 007 and the 007 itself as this is a famous number that is associated with a certain spy. The film industry could have made this look interesting by making the layout of the poster different compared to any other poster, this is because they have faded the background to make it look like the numbers are at the back of the background and they have put the people just in front of the numbers. They could have also done this through having a white background, the reason having a white background can improve the way people look at it is because it makes the everything stand out and contrasts with all the colours used. 

The representations of this poster would be the man and woman in this poster. This would be because they are shown as a stereotype of a spy. These people are serious looking and smart. These qualities are shown by how they are looking and dressed. They both look smart because they are dressed formally, like they are going to a occasion that requires them to get all dressed up. 

This is the James Bond poster I was referring to

The History of Newspapers

The Oxford Gazette was the first true newspaper to be printed in London on 7th November 1665. The Oxford Gazette was first published because Charles 2nd ordered it when him and the royal family escaped to oxford when the great plague broke out, where is ordered it to be printed at the University press. In the 17th century nobody would be able to read as the poor would't be able to afford to read as they would not have the money to send their children to school. With the plague disappearing from the capital, and Charles II and his court back in London, The London Gazette is born, as 'issue 24'. The London Gazette was first published on 16 November 1665. It became the only published newspaper in London during the late 17th century, as all others were being suppressed. However, in the UK the right to print was strictly controlled, publication was controlled under the Licensing Act of 1662.

The London Gazette was set like this

In the 18th century the first English Journalist to achieve national importance was Daniel Defoe. This is because in 1704 he released his weekly newspaper, the Review. This was printed at least 3 times a week which was a forerunner of the Tatler, Daniel's newspaper came to an end in 1710. To learn more about Daniel Defoe click here.

In the early 19th century there were 52 different newspapers being published in London, this caused development for the public's need for information. It also had a massive growth in circulation for major events, and it also improved communication overall between people. The Daily Universal Register began life in 1785. This was later to become known as The Times from 1788. This was the most significant newspaper of the first half of the 19th century, but from around 1860 there were a number of more strongly competitive titles, each differentiated by its political biases and interests. In 1802 and 1815 the tax on newspapers was increased to three pence and then four pence. Unable or unwilling to pay this fee, between 1831 and 1835 hundreds of untaxed newspapers made their appearance.

Some of the major newspapers in the past still remain a major newspaper for modern day, such as the Daily Telegraph. The Daily Telegraph was first published on 29 June 1855 and was owned by Arthur Sleigh, who transferred it to Joseph Levy the following year. Levy produced it as the first penny newspaper in London. His son, Edward Lawson soon became editor, a post he held until 1885. The Daily Telegraph became the organ of the middle class and could claim the largest circulation in the world in 1890. It held a consistent Liberal Party allegiance until opposing Gladstone's foreign policy in 1878 when it turned Unionist.

Another newspaper that is major within the modern world is The Daily Mail. The Daily Mail was first published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it became Britain's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. The Daily Mail was Britain's first daily newspaper aimed at the newly literate "lower-middle class market resulting from mass education, combining a low retail price with plenty of competitions, prizes and promotional gimmicks", and the first British paper to sell a million copies a day. It was, from the outset, a newspaper for women, being the first to provide features especially for them and is the only British newspaper whose readership is more than 50 % female, at 53 %

William Caxton was an English merchant, writer and printer. He is thought to be the first Englishman to introduce a printing press into England, in 1476, and was the first English retailer of printed books. For more information about the printing press in general, watch the clip below.

Me and the Media

My relationship with the different types of media range from never using it to always using it. The media has a wide range of types, for example Film, the Music industry, newspapers and the internet (social media). my relationship with Film is not the best as I rarely ever watch films. However, if I do watch a film I would watch a film in the genre of horror and thriller. My most recent favourite horror movie to watch is the Death Note, this is because it is about somebody that thinks they are helping people but then he realises what he has done. This film was exclusive to Netflix, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The main trailer photograph is shown below.

However in some parts of the media I do not have a very good relationship with it. An example I do not have a good relationship with newspaper. This is because if I ever need to read the news I will go online to do it. This is because what ever is in a physical newspaper such as a tabloid and broadsheets. I would go onto an online newspaper site such as The Sun to read catch up on the news. However, this would be on a rare occasion if I was told to do so by either my parents or a teacher. The only time I would read the news is if a tragedy had happened and I wanted to read up on it so I can sympathise with the people that were involved in it and if they had lost anyone I could send them my condolences. Click here to visit The Sun online and catch up on the most recent news.

I do watch Television but however it isn't that frequent. I used to watch the casual soaps such as EastEnders, Casualty and Holby City. This is because I used to like how the whole thing was set up. Such as the characters/ actors in it and how it was filmed, this is because I am one of those people that like watching multiple different family dramas. My favourite line from EastEnders would be "Get out of my pub" said by the character Peggy Mitchell.