BOB MARLEY - Q4

Refer to Extract 1 in the insert. Analyse the representation of Jamaican Reggae music and

musicians such as Bob Marley in this MOJO front cover. (5 marks). 

Reggae music is presented as a lot more lively and joyful then a lot of other music and this is shown through the colours that have been used on the front of this magazine cover. The colours of red, green and yellow connote a sense of enthusiasm and suggests to the reader that Bob Marley and his music are very vivacious. Bob Marley looks extremely happy and is very inviting to the reader as he stands with his hands behind his back. The clothes he is wearing are very casual which further suggests that he is an ordinary man and aids that connection between him and the reader. His confident stance also suggests that reggae music is all about having a positive attitude towards life. The pull quotes that are used are very powerful "from gang war to one love..." which, again, suggest that reggae music is all about making the world a better place. 

MOJO PREP QUESTION 4

In this magazine cover the main splash is covered with mainly the face of the celebrity which connotes her sense of importance and depicts her as someone who has been very successful as she is still being acknowledged today. The picture of  Joni Mitchell is in black and white which suggests to the reader that she used to be very popular but might not be as prominent to daily life any more. Joni Mitchell is smiling and looking directly into the camera suggesting that she still wants to connect to the readers even though her golden days are behind her.
This magazine cover also talks about artists such as David Bowie and the hardship of being sober which helps the readers to empathise with him as this depiction makes him seem vulnerable. John Sebastian is another artist that is mentioned, 'magic of lovin' spoonful's'. This quotation connotes his special status and is trying to tell the MOJO readers how iconic he really is.

OBSERVER ONLINE MESSAGES AND VALUES Q9

1.  The major use of newspapers is to offer a sense of knowing
what is going on in the world.The Observer knows that its readers are serious and interested in international affairs. This is evident in hard news articles about Politics/Labour set to call vote to topple Theresa May's government.
 
2. The Observer meets its audience's need for a range of cultural, sporting and artistic news. It provides these with Music/2019 Brit award nominations topped by Anne-Marie and Dua Lipa - again
 
3. The Observer does not shy away from 'difficult' issues that could make uncomfortable reading, such as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe/Captive 'fearful' as she prepares for Iran Jail hunger strike.
 
4.  The Observer has sections which are designed to appeal to
different types of readers.The Observer reflects the diversity of its readership in articles on US news/Trump vents fury over Russia stories and again threatens national emergency.
 
5.  Newspaper readership can still be used as a symbol of one’s

social identity. The term ‘Guardian reader’ connotes a certain

type of social attitude and The Observer  similarly reinforces

a set of social and political attitudes, and thus identity, in its

representations. For example, Observer  readers like to think

of themselves as open-minded and this is reflected in the

Observer’s practice of allowing both sides of an argument

equally to be put when the newspaper is clearly on one side

of this argument. There is an example of this in
Schools/Sleep-deprived pupils need an extra hour in bed.

 

5.  The entertainment function of newspapers may take the

form of humour.  It may take the form of diversion into

a celebrity world of ‘glamour’. It may take the form of human

interest stories in which readers are invited to sympathise with

the subjects of the article. Newspapers further offer games,

puzzles, crosswords and the like. At the higher end, sections

such as the New Review in the Observer may offer the pleasure

of extremely well-written think pieces and literature reviews. An example of this is
Music/2019 Brit award nominations topped by Anne-Marie and Dua Lipa - again

Yr 11 PREP MUSIC VIDEO QUESTION.

This video is documentary style mostly hand-held camerawork, de-saturated colour and fast-paced editing. SB
This video has saturated colour, more controlled camerawork, slower-paced editing. TD
This video consists of mostly montage shots. SB
This video has more developed editing with cause and effect.TD
In this video, the singer values rebellion, which is seen in the narrative. SB
In this video, the singer values 'fitting in', conformity, albeit to an oppressive system, which is seen in the narrative. TD
This video is set in LA, a big city, with its connotations of street credibility. SB
The mise-en-scene of this video is American suburbia with its connotations of conformity. TD
This video is intertextual in its narrative (=it makes references to high school drama). TD
In this video, the singer performs to camera. SB
In this video, real locations and 'everyday' costume for the performers connote a sense of naturalism. TD
In this video, there is a sense of linear narrative (a story is told, in the order it unfolds). TD