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Denotation and connotation

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  The child in apparent poverty's facial expressions suggest feelings that aren't content with his current living conditions. The poorly constructed hut in the background shows that resources and necessities aren't in reach, which makes life much harder. The deeper meanings in the advert are shown by the text "Dig toilets Not graves". This means that children in this area don't have toilets, and as a result of this graves are being dug for them due to low life expectancy.This communicates to the audience to donate money to the youth in places like Africa with no money to survive. Also, the fact that the advert is funded by WaterAid shows that these children need more water, as they don't have running water in their homes. An audience might react shocked or in pity after seeing the advert because we take what we have for granted, meanwhile children are suffering. The small car symbolises the fact that you don't need expensive and socially impressive thi...
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Key Concepts film poster analysis

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Language: We know this is a film poster because it includes the release date (June 2nd). Key conventions of a film poster that this includes is a dominant central image with a futuristic look, symbolising a different universe, contrary to "Across The Spider Verse" written under the title. Industries:Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, and Marvel Entertainment are the companies behind the film. The directors are Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K Thompson and it stars actors such as Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld and Brian Tyree Henry. Studios, distributors,  theaters, financiers, and key talent get their own share of the money made from the film. Audience: The target audience for this film are teenagers. We can tell because it has vibrant colours and it's a cartoon - something that usually a younger audience would be attracted to. Representation: The characters in this film poster represent young adults / teenagers. This tells the audience that they may...
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first 10 questions

  ) Which part of Media are you looking forward to the most? the watching of films and creating our own projects 2) What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media? socialising and editing  3) What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media? 6-8 4) What device do you use most to access the media? (The media = news, TV, music, film, social media etc.) phone and pc  5) What is your average 'screen time' (or equivalent) on your phone each day. Is this about right, too little or too much? Why?  4 hours, just right because i use it but not much due to being outside playing football or with friends 6) What was the last TV programme or film you watched? attack the block 7) What device or subscription do you use to listen to music? spotify 8) Do you play videogames? If so, what do you play games on and what is your favourite game? i dont play much anymore 9) Are you on social media? If so, what social media do you have and why do you like it?  snap, ...
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