Afrofuturism
A cultural artistic movement that explores Black identity and history through science fiction, technology and futuristic settings
Above the line marketing
Traditional mass advertising aimed at large audiences
3 types of cinematography?
High angle
Tracking shot
Close up shot
Economic context
the financial situation surrounding a media product - such as budget, funding, ownership and how much money is available for production and marketing
Below the line marketing
More targeted
direct marketing
sales promotion
personal selling
What type of text is Superhuman
An advert
Binary opposition
under the word and the opposite. Eg good and evil
Social validation
one side of the binary is seen as good
Which shot is best to use to highlight a person’s emotions
Close up
What is the target market of the flying the flag?
Young audience, black people, Jay-Z fans
Close-up
focuses on the face, revealing emotion
Extreme close-up
details like eyes or mouth, heightens emotion
What did the BBC do in 2017, what did ofcom report?
Accused of being racist, it lacked diversity, being too white and middle class
What is BBC Sounds?
Digital audio platform, radio, podcast, music
Cover page
designed front cover featuring the masthead (title), main image, and cover lines that summarise top stories to catch the reader’s attention
To what extent does Have You Heard George’s Podcast? Meet the BBC remit to inform
Explaining social and cultural issues
Underrepresented issues in mainstream media
British identity
Racial inequality
Who might receive the episode “flying the flag” in an ‘oppositional’ way?
Listeners with conservation ideologies patriotic/white audience members
Table of contents
a section listing the articles and sections, often with page numbers, to help
readers navigate the content
what type of marketing did black panther have
Black Panther had a 360 degree marketing campaign by Disney/Marvel Studios, using global advertising, cross platform
Audience positioning
The way in which media products place audiences (literally or
metaphorically) in relation to a particular point of view. For
example, audiences may be positioned with a particular
character or positioned to adopt a specific ideological
perspective.
Conventions
What the audience expects to see in a particular media text, for example the conventions of science fiction films may include: aliens, scientists, other worlds, gadgets, representations of
good and evil, etc. Useful headings to discuss conventions are:
characters, setting, iconography, narrative, technical codes and
representation.
Cross platform marketing
In media terms, a text that is distributed and exhibited across a range of media formats or platforms. This may include film, television, print, radio and the Internet
Cultural capital
The media tastes and preferences of an audience, traditionally linked to social class/background.
What is the purpose of editing
Editing allows media products to be enhanced to make it more appealing and to be put in order so it makes sense. E.g. jump cuts, transitions, special effects, cross- cutting, match cuts (etc)