The advertisement inside an issue of a woman's magazine for the new music phone from Samsung attracts attention and interest of a subset women that are reading the magazine as well as the stereotypical feminine colours of pink and the appearance of Beyonce holding the new and exclusive product. The way in which Samsung have cleverly portrayed the image of this phone is signaled through the images of pop star Beyonce, holding the phone that is being promoted. The image reflects the caption which is underneath to not only inform the audience about the phone but to connect the image to the phone, "imagine flipping from your music, to your life and back again", linking with the image of Beyonce holding the phone listening to her album through headphones, and then the same image flipped however this time she is holding a phone in the 'normal' home setting. This allows the audience to empathize and imagine themselves in Beyonce's place, having the freedom of listening to music as well as having a normal day to day setting all in one phone. Knowing that Beyonce is a huge inspiration to many people encourages the audience to want to buy the phone.
As well as the advertisement of the phone itself, there is also promotion within the promotion itself as Beyonce's album is shown at the bottom left of the poster, and the music version of the phone is playing Beyonce's album.
Monday, 27 January 2014
Monday, 20 January 2014
Lesson Work: Investigation in the Language of Messaging
For my investigation looking into the language and different abbreviations
that are used within messaging, I have decided to look at how differently
younger teenagers talk compared to older teenagers. The difference in language,
abbreviations and emojis/emoticons will be looked at depending what age the
person is.
I have decided to research into the different use of socialect, grammar and use of emoticons/emojis depending on how old the person who is sending the message. I narrowed my category down to look into the messages of teenagers, looking further into the ages of young/pre-teens and old, mature teenagers.
The evidence that I have collected is a few sample conversations of myself talking to my friend. I have been friends with my sample friend for many years, meaning that I am able to look at our very first instant messaging messages, and the present messages we send, noticing a difference in how we speak. It has become apparent that there us a difference between the language that is used when I was a young teen, compared to how I talk now/in the present. There is a similar correlation between my friend's language and how it has changed.
There seems to be a continuous use of emoticons used to set a friendly tone in the messages at a younger age, ':)' is used an extravagant amount to keep the friendly register throughout the conversation. However looking at the recent messages, the register seems to be of a more intimate, jokey form. This is because we are both comfortable with the strong friendship and we know each other well enough to not need to set the friendly tone. It seems that the emoticons that are used in the recent messages are used, however for a different purpose. The emoticons that are used in the conversations are used not to be friendly, but to give a sarcastic tone to what has just been said, 'OK THEN;/////', ':((((((((', the multiple use of brackets and slashes are used for effect to show the messenger that the sender is not serious about what has just been said.
The use of abbreviations is also used during the young-teen period, 'hun' however the use of ‘babes’ during the more recent conversations is purposely put for a sarcastic tone. It seem to be seen as funny and ironic when old abbreviations and socialect is used within conversations. Using old short-hand text talk is seen as 'uncool' nowadays, and people tend to associate people who are young and still using this text talk as 'chavvy'. The short hand messaging is used to be sarcastic or to imitate 'chavvy' people as it is seen as grammatically incorrect/illiterate if you use this type of language.
I have decided to research into the different use of socialect, grammar and use of emoticons/emojis depending on how old the person who is sending the message. I narrowed my category down to look into the messages of teenagers, looking further into the ages of young/pre-teens and old, mature teenagers.
The evidence that I have collected is a few sample conversations of myself talking to my friend. I have been friends with my sample friend for many years, meaning that I am able to look at our very first instant messaging messages, and the present messages we send, noticing a difference in how we speak. It has become apparent that there us a difference between the language that is used when I was a young teen, compared to how I talk now/in the present. There is a similar correlation between my friend's language and how it has changed.
There seems to be a continuous use of emoticons used to set a friendly tone in the messages at a younger age, ':)' is used an extravagant amount to keep the friendly register throughout the conversation. However looking at the recent messages, the register seems to be of a more intimate, jokey form. This is because we are both comfortable with the strong friendship and we know each other well enough to not need to set the friendly tone. It seems that the emoticons that are used in the recent messages are used, however for a different purpose. The emoticons that are used in the conversations are used not to be friendly, but to give a sarcastic tone to what has just been said, 'OK THEN;/////', ':((((((((', the multiple use of brackets and slashes are used for effect to show the messenger that the sender is not serious about what has just been said.
The use of abbreviations is also used during the young-teen period, 'hun' however the use of ‘babes’ during the more recent conversations is purposely put for a sarcastic tone. It seem to be seen as funny and ironic when old abbreviations and socialect is used within conversations. Using old short-hand text talk is seen as 'uncool' nowadays, and people tend to associate people who are young and still using this text talk as 'chavvy'. The short hand messaging is used to be sarcastic or to imitate 'chavvy' people as it is seen as grammatically incorrect/illiterate if you use this type of language.
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Transcript for Drawing Activity
Beth: in the top left hand corner (.) there's (3) like an eight (.) but on its side (5) Exactly ^ um (.) on the (.) to the right of the eight (1) there's like a (.) circle which is a bit bigger than the infinity sign (1) so it's like a (.) thumb (.) size (3) a circle (3)
Rachel: I'll redraw it (3)
Beth: Done? ^ (4) and then (.) to the right of that (.) a bit further down (.) there's a rectangle (.) but it's like (2) the longest side is (2) on the (.) bottom (.) on the top (/) if you get what I mean?^ (4) um (.) below the infinity sign (/) like quite a bit below (.) so about a fingers length below (2) there's a star (4)
Overview: Beth's spontaneous description was effective and came across with clear instructions, however it took a long time to get her point across due to fillers, pauses and use of interrupting herself with different bits of information. Nonetheless, the understanding between Beth and Rachel is clearly portrayed as there is not a huge confusion, and the way that Beth is describing the objects to Rachel is clear and imaginative, full of common socialect that both Beth and Rachel are familiar with.
Rachel: I'll redraw it (3)
Beth: Done? ^ (4) and then (.) to the right of that (.) a bit further down (.) there's a rectangle (.) but it's like (2) the longest side is (2) on the (.) bottom (.) on the top (/) if you get what I mean?^ (4) um (.) below the infinity sign (/) like quite a bit below (.) so about a fingers length below (2) there's a star (4)
Overview: Beth's spontaneous description was effective and came across with clear instructions, however it took a long time to get her point across due to fillers, pauses and use of interrupting herself with different bits of information. Nonetheless, the understanding between Beth and Rachel is clearly portrayed as there is not a huge confusion, and the way that Beth is describing the objects to Rachel is clear and imaginative, full of common socialect that both Beth and Rachel are familiar with.
Friday, 25 October 2013
500 Words Film Review
Skyfall
The name’s
Bond, James Bond
Skyfall- A James Bond like never before
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License to kill... James Bond pulls the
trigger:
a license to thrill.
Photograph taken from:
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Since Dr. No, the collection of James Bond films has not failed to
disappoint, and neither will Sam Mendes’ (director) new Bond movie- Skyfall. James
Bond (Daniel Craig) unwinds an action packed mission, full of twists and stunts
the MGM Studios have never seen before, argued to be the best Bond movie yet. In
a world of fighting, guns and Bond girls, 007’s mission continues.
With an intense opening scene, you’ll find your heart in your mouth as
James Bond’s opening chase for a computer drive that holds the documents of all
British agents. However this is no typical Bond car chase, as rivalries Patrice
(Ola Rapace) and 007 end up fighting on a moving train. Sidekick, Eve (Naomie
Harris) is meanwhile trying to keep up, like most of us! Using the JCB on the
train to Bond’s advantage, the intense fight at break-neck speed runs for fifteen
minutes, however Eve is losing track, and time. As the train heads towards a bridge, she finds herself in the position of having to take a shot
by the instructions of MI6 manager, M (Judi Dench). The shot is not clean. POW! But it’s Bond that skyfalls into
the river below. Surely James Bond can’t be dead?
The British government and M are truly upset for losing the data file
and 007, and M refuses to retire until she has resolved the mess that has been
made. However, on her way back to work, MI6 is blown up right before her own
eyes. Meanwhile, James Bond who is actually still alive finds himself in a
difficult place, enjoying the normal life a little too much, resulting in a drinking
and drug addiction. He learns what has happened back at MI6, and decides to
return to fulfil his duty.
Before Bond’s mission is extended, being out of the field has set him
back a few steps, so training is required to become fit to work how he used to,
but the results are worrying when he finds himself frustratingly lacking in his
old skilful Bond ways. However, Daniel Craig soon finds himself yet again
performing stunts for Bond’s next mission. For the first time in 007 history,
we get a slight insight to not only M’s past, but also James’ past, and they both
find themselves against villain, Raoul Silva, an ex agent of M’s past.
The music and subtle hidden messages refer back to the older traditional
007 movies, especially when James Bond takes off a cover, revealing the timeless
Aston Martin DB5 with the famous injector seat. Mendes also cleverly decided to
introduce the classic famous character of Q (Quartermaster) back into the James
Bond movies, supplying Bond with simple however technological gadgets for his
missions ahead. Through various thrilling fight scenes, beautiful scenery and
passionate association with Bond girls, 007 finds himself trying to get out of
the spider web of traps that Silva has had planned for years. Silva has waited
a lifetime for this moment- payback. Will his payback go to plan, leaving the
MI6 in jeopardy once more?
'Lounge'- Total Film- The Total Film home entertainment bible
November 2013 edition- page 140-141 skyfall behind the scenes + director information
500 Words Article
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MILEY CYRUS:
SHE CAN'T STOP
AND SHE WON'T
STOP!
Is Miley Cyrus behaviour getting out of control?
Since Miley Cyrus’ first single of her new album Bangerz, We Can’t Stop has managed to 'twerk' itself up to number one in the UK charts. It seems she has also managed to swing in and out of the newspaper’s headlines due to the outrage of her provocative actions in her new music video, Wreckingball and conflict between her and singer, Sinead O’Connor. We’re all thinking the same thing- right? Where did the old Miley go? Of course I love a bit of Miley Cyrus, don’t we all? I think that she is a very beautiful, inspiringly strong icon to many. However I have found myself asking myself that certain question quite a lot recently- where the hell did she go?
Miley Cyrus’ new single, Wreckingball was also criticised and left
the nation shocked when her video was released of her swinging on a wrecking
ball in full nudity, and licking a sledge hammer. I was in total shock, let
alone the public, and this seemed to flag up the chance for many people, even
celebrities themselves to mock Miley’s music video. Now don’t get me wrong, publicising
yourself as much as possible to increase your popularity is a given in the music
industry, however since when has it been okay to publicise through an explicit
way? Is this the kind of role models we want young girls to aspire to be like -
bringing them up to follow Miley’s inappropriate behaviour? What must her
father thought- as he watched his daughter swing on a wrecking ball naked?Since Miley Cyrus’ first single of her new album Bangerz, We Can’t Stop has managed to 'twerk' itself up to number one in the UK charts. It seems she has also managed to swing in and out of the newspaper’s headlines due to the outrage of her provocative actions in her new music video, Wreckingball and conflict between her and singer, Sinead O’Connor. We’re all thinking the same thing- right? Where did the old Miley go? Of course I love a bit of Miley Cyrus, don’t we all? I think that she is a very beautiful, inspiringly strong icon to many. However I have found myself asking myself that certain question quite a lot recently- where the hell did she go?
It seems that Miley has taken the whole ‘grown
up’ aspect to another level, trying to part from her old Hannah Montana ways;
however I think that its message to the public hasn’t been so successful. In
fact, I think that she has given off more of a childish impression, especially
when watching her performance at the VMA’s. I feel as though she is trying too
hard to give off a different look compared to her younger acting days,
especially during her performance at the VMA awards, where she sexually
exploited herself with a skimpy outfit, 'twerking' upon Robin Thicke. The shock
horror hit Twitter with tweeters and celebrities raging and posting tweets about
Miley’s behaviour, where everyone seemed to have shared the same views- her
performance, Blurred Lines, with Robin Thicke went too far and instead, she
crossed the line.
It’s just so disappointing
to see Miley in the newspapers so much, being slated for what she has done or
said, and knowing that she is a role model to so many people. I admire people
who have the confidence to show off that they love the skin they are in, but
since when was it acceptable to post pictures and videos of you half naked or
even fully naked? The fact that she is relying on her presence and sex appeal
to make her music career is beyond me. Does she not want people to appreciate
the talent within the music she makes?
Bibliography:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Miley_Cyrus_Bangerz_(Album_Cover).jpg.jpg){kind=link}
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Twitter Article Intro
TECHNOLOGY BLOG
Twitter's Popularity Flying Sky High?
With the number of Twitter accounts growing, will the world of internet become the world of Twitter?
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| Giving daily updates on your day seems to be the new craze. Photograph: Google Images |
Twitter allows members of the public to post 140-character updates to their micro-blog. These posts, which are called "Tweets" appear on the timeline of the people who follow you. Unlike Facebook, you do not need to accept a friend request, or a 'follow' in Twitter's case. This is because Twitter is less private, and daily updates are usually made on the Twitter account, such as tweets and retweets (tweets reblogged onto your own Twitter account).
Sources: Collier, S (16/07/12) 20 illuminating facts about Twitter: 2012 edition article on PR Daily http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/20_illuminating_facts_about_Twitter_2012_edition_12138.aspx# [accessed 11/07/13]
Bevan, K (06/03/08) article for The Guardian Why are there no spam or trolls on Twitter?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/06/socialnetworking.spam [11/07/13]
Bowers,
S (05/07/13) Twitter UK reports retained
profits of less than £100,000 Guardian article http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jul/05/twitter-uk-report-retained-profits [11/07/13]
Twitter,
which is tipped for an $11bn (£7.3bn) stock market flotation in New York, has
filed small company accounts in Britain, reporting retained profits last year
of just £92,408.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Travel Writing // London
Looking for somewhere that includes history, family fun and shopping? London is the right place for you. With the buzzing atmosphere that hums throughout London, there won't be a boring moment during your visit. London is full of places to see, whether it's for families or couples. The history that London holds is phenomenal, whether its from the London Dungeons, to Buckingham Palace. The Royal Family is a popular interest at London, as well as the famous monuments such as the Tower of London, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament or Tower Bridge. Festive Christmas lights are decorated throughout the streets of London near Christmas time, creating a beautiful high-street of well known, however expensive shops. Take a visit down Regent Street, Bond Street and Piccadilly Circus, where you will discover the stunning boutiques and enormous shops, such as Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges and many more designer brands. Cosy pubs are also apparent through the streets of London, if you want a British pub meal or drink. For beautiful scenery that captures the hearts of the lovers, the London Eye continues to watch over London, allowing spectacular pictures to be taken, whether it's day or night. The pleasant ride to the top of the eye and back down allows couples to see London from a calmer perspective. Visit London- the heart of England.
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