The Six Nations is represented in different ways in the media. In newspapers, the covgerage of the Six Nations varies from paper to paper. I will look at The Sun and The Telegraph, looking at how the Six Nations is covered and how the two differ. From first glance, The Sun has little or no coverage of the Six Nations, with the homepage of the website being dominated by football and other sports, despite the fact that the Six Nations is the biggest European rugby competition. However when looking further into the Rugby Union section of the paper, rugby is represented as positive with focus on matches more than individual players.
The Telegraph
TO be continued
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Explore representastions of issues in "Breaking Bad"
The Tv programme "Breaking Bad" covers a range of issues in modern day life, ranging from drugs in society to how morality is challenged by an individuals mortality. "Breaking Bad"has a varied demographic, with audiences ranging from teenagers up to adults in their 50's. The preffered reader would be a male audience, aged in their 20's to 30's, from a lower to middle class. They would work in manual work or bureaucratic office work, as the programme's plot and genre would appeal to this demographic.
"Breaking Bad" uses an unusual Protagonist with Walter White played by Bryan Cranston. Walter White is a middle aged man, teaching Chemistry at the local secondary school while also having to work at a car wash in order to make ends meet. He is then told he has cancer of the lungs, which is operable. This now brings the idea of morality into play. In order to provide for his disabled son and pregnant wife, White turns to making Methamphetamine with an old student. White is not the archetypal protagonist the audience would expect. There are scenes with White dressing in nothing but his pants, showing an average body, with no rippling muscles to be seen at all. He wears glasses, checked shirts and trouers with a high waist line. He represented as the stereotypical nerd, however when faced with danger and adversity, we see what White is capable of. This also coupled with his cancer and his frequent coughing again shows how vunerable he is, which contrasts to the stereotypical action hero we would expect, with no limits or physical ailments. Even when White is confronted by the antagonists, he is constantly shown as less physically impressive, with no experience of firearms or violence. However, using intellect over violence, White escapes alive with the antagonists suffering at the hands of the "nerd".
This ideology of what humans are capable of if put in certain circumstances is apparent in "Breaking Bad". The scene in which White cripples a thug bullying his son using his knowledge of the body shows what he is capable of when confronted.
"Breaking Bad" uses an unusual Protagonist with Walter White played by Bryan Cranston. Walter White is a middle aged man, teaching Chemistry at the local secondary school while also having to work at a car wash in order to make ends meet. He is then told he has cancer of the lungs, which is operable. This now brings the idea of morality into play. In order to provide for his disabled son and pregnant wife, White turns to making Methamphetamine with an old student. White is not the archetypal protagonist the audience would expect. There are scenes with White dressing in nothing but his pants, showing an average body, with no rippling muscles to be seen at all. He wears glasses, checked shirts and trouers with a high waist line. He represented as the stereotypical nerd, however when faced with danger and adversity, we see what White is capable of. This also coupled with his cancer and his frequent coughing again shows how vunerable he is, which contrasts to the stereotypical action hero we would expect, with no limits or physical ailments. Even when White is confronted by the antagonists, he is constantly shown as less physically impressive, with no experience of firearms or violence. However, using intellect over violence, White escapes alive with the antagonists suffering at the hands of the "nerd".
This ideology of what humans are capable of if put in certain circumstances is apparent in "Breaking Bad". The scene in which White cripples a thug bullying his son using his knowledge of the body shows what he is capable of when confronted.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Magazine Cover Analysis
The two magazines use main images to attract the audiences attention. "Top Gear" uses a large picture of a Porsche 918, with the Ferrari GTO in the background. The picture is large and is the centre of the cover, with the other features being placed around the image. This is similar to "Elle" magazine with the large photo of Emma Watson, dominating the front cover, even covering some of the Masthead. The dennotations of these photos are, a Porsche and Emma Watson. The connotation of these photos suggest money, fame and being fashionable. For the Porsche, it connotates speed, masculinity, men would aspire to have this car. The photo of Emma Watson connotates her maturity while still remaining attractive, it implies she is no longer connected to the Harry Potter franchise. Out of the two photos, Emma Watson is more likely to have been photoshopped, allowing the audience to believe she is perfect, aspiring to be like her.
The demographic for these magazines would be differ, being aimed at the seperate sexes. Top Gear would be aimed at males, ranging from ages 6-50, with the stereotype that all boys like cars, no matter how old they are. The magazine would be aimed at lower to middle class men, using quite simple language, however specific vocabulary is used i.e "Quicker than a Carrera GT", implying that most men that read this would know what a Carrera GT is. For Elle, the demographic would be upper lower- middle class as it isn't using Human Interest stories, with more of a focus on fashion and clothing.
Both magazines use either a puff or a covermount to entice the reader
The demographic for these magazines would be differ, being aimed at the seperate sexes. Top Gear would be aimed at males, ranging from ages 6-50, with the stereotype that all boys like cars, no matter how old they are. The magazine would be aimed at lower to middle class men, using quite simple language, however specific vocabulary is used i.e "Quicker than a Carrera GT", implying that most men that read this would know what a Carrera GT is. For Elle, the demographic would be upper lower- middle class as it isn't using Human Interest stories, with more of a focus on fashion and clothing.
Both magazines use either a puff or a covermount to entice the reader
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