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In preparation for our analysis of the key case study ( Beyonce : Formation ) please choose two other official music videos by Beyonce from throughout her career and summarise how the following are used in different ways. You can work individually or in pairs and please publish on the blog by Friday Style of video Is the video primarily focused on the artist's performance or a storytelling narrative ? Devonte Gilbert Paired with Mia Hughes to summerise: 'Me, myself and I' and 'Dance for you' by Beyonce. Written by Devonte: In the music video Me, Myself and I by Beyonce the video focuses on Beyonce's independence and self-reliability as she faces relationship conflict and decides to take control then leave. The start of the video she says "ladies if you feel me help me sing it out" encouraging women to be confident, referencing how the song is surrounding an issue females mainly struggle with and it's a relateable situation. The video is mos

Figure 1: How do the representations in Figure 1 position the audience to desire the Patek Phillipe watch? [8 marks] In figure one's image it has a large box that has an image of a watch which states "You never actually own a Patek Phillipe. You merely look after it for the next generation." Suggesting that the black and white imagery of the man with his son could be a development of bond and care the child will have for generation of growth towards understanding life. It could also symbolise to the audience how males are supposed to pass down an expensive, worthy or memorable heirloom to their children as they are the 'next generation' after their parent. Perhaps the watch is a sign of love and respect that men are now showing more of in 2014 when it was published, possibly because of equal gender roles, for example men doing childcare just as much as women within families or couples. The image positions the audience to see men as responsible in today's day a

What techniques do radio stations use to both maintain their existing audiences and also develop a wider audience? (10 marks) (Radio 4) Refer to Late Night Womans Hour in your answer Radio stations use techniques such as music, podcasts and news live streams to maintain their existing audience. This is common through popular music on Radio stations, important news updates and podcasts such as Late Night Woman's Hour. Radio stations also use public speeches and announcements to widen its audience this could be through the broadcaster features that have a fanbase or a platform with them such as Lauren Laverne who is a DJ. The lifestyle, drama genre side of radio 4 would maintain the existing audience as middle-aged elderly pupils tend to stay consistent with what they watch and tune into. The content veries which provides a range of different interests for a verity of auidences such as podcasts, drama series and news. For example 'The Archers' a series that some may find int

Based on the overview and specific content from the episodes (including the episode 'Home') explain the following about Late Night Woman's Hour with examples from the program supporting your points Format (e.g broadcast/podcast) of show and links to Woman's Hour Themes and subjects covered in Late Night Woman's Hour The theme of 'late night woman's hour' is gender and lifestyle. Structure and content of typical episodes (interviews, feature pieces, discussion , phone-in , etc.) The typical content of the podcast episodes are speech discussions on key topics, popular shows and lesuires women enjoy. Presenters (age, gender.background,broadcasting history, comparison with previous presenters) (Emma Barnett, Lauren Laverne) Emma Barnett is 35, female and is from an Orthodox Jewish background, Lauren Laverne is 42 and female Use of spoken language (mode of address, formal/informal, emotional language) The mode of address is informal the presenters are