Random Notes

Technology

Institutions

Audience

Issues

The future

7 FACTORS THAT EFFECT MASS MEDIA CONTENT

1.       Ownership and finance(who owns and pays for it)

2.       Production. Who?

3.       Distribution. Who delivers it and in what form?

4.       Broadcast, exhibition, - where is the product consumed?

5.       Controls? Who decides

6.       Promotion and marketing. Who will do it?

7.       Audiences.

Spooks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjwvCoiKZ-8

The obvious technique that is shown from the beginning is the lighting. It is very dark and dim; this connotes the darkness and creates tension straight away and we understand that this is not a good place and there’s mystery.

Semiotics

·         Radio: Jingles,
·         T.V.: entertainment, celebrities , gossip, talent,
·         Magazines:
·         Newspapers:
·         Cinema:
·         Popular music