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GCSE Media Studies: Coursework

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 Summer Project Tasks: 1) Mise-en-scène & Visual Style: Take 3 screenshots. Use the CLAMPS acronym (Costume, Lighting, Actor placement/movement, Make-up, Props, Setting) to explain how a specific mood or brand identity is created. What are the denotations and connotations of these choices? In the music video "traitor" by Olivia Rodrigo the music video shows her boyfriend with another girl going to the arcade and she witnesses this happening . This shows the idea of cheating. 2)Target Audience: Who is this media product aimed at? Explain how the language, tone, and visual style appeal directly to this target audience. This piece of media could be aimed at woman mainly as Olivia Rodrigo's main audience is females. However , it can be aimed at anyone going through a breakup or people who have been through the same situation.  3)Branding / House Style:    How does the video make the audience feel like they are part of a fan community? How does it build the artis...

Radio: KISS Breakfast on KISS Radio CSP

 Context: Deregulation and the Evolution of Radio 1. What is meant by the term ‘deregulation’ in the context of the UK radio industry? How does this contrast with how the UK government historically controlled the airwaves up until the 1970s? Deregulation removed strict state control to allow private, commercial competition, contrasting with the pre-1970s era when the government maintained a total radio monopoly through the BBC 2. Explain how deregulation dismantled ownership laws. How did this change allow multinational media conglomerates to sweep in and build massive national brand networks? Deregulation removed ownership caps and foreign investment limits, allowing conglomerates to buy independent stations and merge them into massive national brands. 3. In a heavily regulated era, radio stations faced strict penalties or license loss if they abandoned local programming or dropped community news quotas. How has modern deregulation allowed Bauer Media Group to cut expensive local ...