Chandler A-Level Media

  Media Language - The techniques used to get across meanings in any media product, for newspapers this includes - Masthead, choice of images, layout etc Political Contexts - The political context that surrounds the production of a media product i.e The Guardian is liberal left so supports Labour more than it supports the conservatives Levi-Strauss' - Strauss studied human myths and identified the idea that we understand our world through binary oppositions, we cannot have night without day etc. More prevalent in Newspapers through contrasting representations of a given group. Present in Source A is the idea of binary opposites in order to represent the political party Change UK negatively, which represents the Sun's general right wing stance. It achieves this though the headline itself, with the term 'Remainers Leave' which acts as a binary opposition in the literal sense as you cannot both remain and leave. Though with the political context it is less of a binary oppo

  Emeli Sande - Heaven Sande's first music video/establishing single, 2012 was a big year for diversity. Emeli Sande: Camerawork - Shots from a low-angle establish her stardom and importance, regardless of her current perceived lack of notoriety. For a lot of the video the camera is at eye level with Emeli Sande, rather than being a star she is a person and it establishes the idea that she is down to earth rather than arrogant about her status.  Mise-En-Scene - Modest black robes emulate priestness, but there is a lack of specific religious iconography. This links to new age spirituality in which faith is more about the personal things you get out of it rather than fearing going to Heaven. Links to how the lyrics are more about personal fuckups rather than sins that prevent her from going to the literal definition of heaven. Her clothes also break female stereotypes when establishing new artist, more about her music than her body. The diverse cast which represents taboo topics sugg