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BBC Radio 1 launch 1967

  Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? education  news  musical  art discussion s  2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were th e new stations that launched? in 1967 a new popuar station called radio 1 was launched  3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? pirate raido was a radio that contains more classical music which was so  popular  that more teen were happy with then the bbc music  4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? the pirate radio stop broadcasting because the Marin broadcasting offences act officially outlawed pirate radio station  5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? BBC employed the DJs that were employed at the pirate radio  which bought  their loyal listeners with them. 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radi...

Marcus Rashford

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  Language 1) Make two lists - one of website conventions used on Marcus Rashford's official website and one of social media conventions found on Rashford's Twitter or Instagram pages.  twitter- he uses background imagines/ banner imagine  also has a loo-brand identity  has a bio  has a online engagement/audience interaction  website in the front of his websits he has got a picture of himself wearings suite  the low angle imagine show how powerful he is  also the body language  2) How does his website promote the Marcus Rashford brand? dresses professionally his logo has  his initials  show what he does for living  3) What is the first page you see when you visit Marcus Rashford's website and how does this promote his brand and good causes? the first page has a picture of him as well has his logo with his initials focus on him and not his jobs .  simple, easy to navigate  4) How does Marcus Rashford use his social med...

Influences

  1) What years did YouTube, Twitter and Instagram launch? youtube-2005 twitter-2006 Instagram-2010 2) What is the definition of an influencer? a person that influences/inspire  another. 3) Give an example of an influencer and how many followers they have. Try and add some additional information, brand associations or other statistics if you can. Zoe sugg is an example of an influences also she has 10 million subscribes  4) How big is the influencer industry according to the article? Very. By the end of 2019, the influencer marketing industry was worth some $8bn a year. One recent report by Insider Intelligence predicted that it would grow to $15bn globally by the end of 2022 g  5) What are the problems associated with being an influencer? hate comments/ not being liked by others. 6) Why is it suggested that audiences actually like being sold products by influencers?  its a sigh of success and wants to be able to buy the same products as an influences  7) W...

exam question

 ‘Gender representation in video games is fair and balanced.’  How far do you agree with this view?  Your answer should refer to Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and Lara Croft Go. i strongly disagree with the view. firstly Lara Croft go had a very sexually imagine of the stereotype of women and how they are presented. This is because Lara croft go was created by men which had the charterer of the female very sexualisued  and inappropriate  as they made it eye catching for men to look at. therefore female characters  are presented unequally and unfair. As well as  Her body features were particularly exaggerated this is because the character of Lara croft go was designed  to  attractive the male audience as she basically acquires all the features that some men would describe as perfect. Also the clothing of Lara croft  go was very sexual which had a very high impact toward women as women were seems only to attract men wh...

Kim Kardashian: Hollywood

  1) What is the objective when playing the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game? t he objective when playing the Kim  kardashian is to get to experience  her lifestyle and what she like  doing and what not.  2) What is an A-list celebrity? Why is it important in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? An a list celebrity is famous movie star or a bankable actor who has got lots of money. it is important to Kim kardashion as it shows that she is a list celebrity as she  has lots of money and is well known. 3) How do you download the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game? you can download  the Kim  karashion hollowed game in the app store.   4) What is the narrative or storyline of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? Where is it set? Special Events are temporary goal arcs that are available only during Weekend Events in the game.   5) What characters can you play as? What characters appear in the game? most character in the  game are female as...
  1) Who is Lara Croft and when did she first appear in a video-game?   Lara craft was the first female protagonist in video-game history. 2) What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games? Lara craft was influenced  by Indiana Jones. 3) How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a video-game? She has appeared on magazine covers more times than any supermodel. 4)  What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on? you can play Lara craft only on PlayStation. 5) What type of game is Lara Croft Go? Lara craft  is a violet and adventure  game aimed at male audience. 6) How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (story-line) to make the game enjoyable for the audience? they would update and improve on the game every year so that it would still be interesting to the audience. 7) What iconography can be found in Lara Croft Go? How does this help communicate the  genre  of the game? weapons,fighting, 8) What ot...

Videogames

  1) What were the first video-games like?   the first video game was  a very simple tennis game. 2) How have video-games changed over time? the video game  has had change over time as it has developed to suit the age limit. 3) What do the most successful games have in common? Answer this in as much detail as you can. Think about audience pleasures - what do people like about playing video-games? successful game has in common a very great control,excellent sound and music and suits their audience. 4) What criticisms have been made towards video-games? 1) At the time of the article, how many Fortnite players were there worldwide? (Bonus question - how many are there now? Try Googling it.) there are  With more than 200m players worldwide . 2) Why is it so popular? What are the audience pleasures of the game? Fortnite allows players to play with different skills, where many are optional. It's also a great stealth game; many players can come out on top without ...