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Question: In what ways can the television industry uniquely convey issues, events and representations? Make reference to  Humans   in your answer representations: women men sex workers synths/ robots nomads (leo and co) east asians  black people british family elderly key scene analysis binary oppositions by young and old  hyperreality of supermarket, perfectly stacked and aligned, nothing seems out of place, looks more like how it should be than the reality. humans and synths alike get fixed, makes us seem more like them, we empathise with odie as he seems more innocent, not accountable for his actions. costume- relatable as it is simple and can relate to the time period it was created in, seems less like its in the future and more an alternate reality. represents families in an unconventional way, can be seen to referance or represent adoptive families, odie is not George's birth son and is not even human like him but he accepts him and loves him as his son. polysemic ominous mus

Explore the ways in which representations are encoded through media language in the front page of this edition of  The Daily Mail. right wing tabloid- very pro monarchy z-line theory can be applied as the first thing our eyes see is the word "free" showing how the newspaper encodes the representation of british working class. the following thing we see is a section dedicated to the monarchy which are central to british identity. then moves on to a giveaway which further represents the working class royal purple, connotes royalty and the gold ties in welath and power to that. hyperreality- making britain seem "more British" than it is by representing only white british people. shows right wing ideology pushed by the producers. showing the country to be in mourning when it mioght not be as its represented. grammar is not proper, dennotes working class and maybe levels of english. men largest image of man is of one in a suit, suits are a symbollic code of power and sta

 "how is black identity encoded in the music video formation by Beyonce?" representation question- ways in which this media product constructs the world, producers encode meaning and their ideology brainstorm African american identity is different to african identity- as a result of slavery, many african americans dont know where they are from so as a result have had to create their own new identity which differs. reference to hurricane Katrina- black community were neglected, shows with the establishing shot of Beyonce on the police car. voice over anchors the meaning as it says what happened in new orleans  reference to lgbt community then contrasted by pastor at the alter, dance sexuality and fashion then beliefs and religion. multiple representations of black culture, larger than just a umbrella term. antebellum era in the south, references to slavery and slave owners status, the fact that Beyonce as a black woman is wearing this costume is very powerful as she is reclaim

                               Question : Identify how media language is used to create meaning in the Joker teaser film poster  knee jerk reaction Ominous, enigmas e.g blood.  The joker is the villain, denoted by the blood  Dosent reveal a lot- binary opposition to getting told everything, this is what makes it a teaser poster. Plan  Language (lexis)- “put on a happy face”, reference to clowns and deception, putting a show or facade up. Also direct address to the audience, makes it feel personal and like we are being talked to. Codes and conventions- horror genre- blood, gruesome green colour, smoke, black shadow or smoke. Very typical, however also subversive as the “monster” or villain is not scary, steve neale genre theory of similarities and differences to attract audiences. Hermeneutic code as we cant see the larger background. The blood makes us wonder is it his or someone else's.  Colour- green i an unusual colour that is often used in nature but looks anything but natural