A-Level Media Dmitri D

Explore representations of gender in " Riptide " ( 2013 ) Women in this music video are being portrayed as easily manipulated and sexually objectified due to the fact that there is a scene that shows the female character being dragged into the darkness, after that scene, it jump-cuts to her make-up being smeared, which shows that the physical abuse is taking a toll on her psychological health. Furthermore, as the music video goes on, the woman is shown to be  hypnotised shortly after in a different scene,  and then it jump-cuts to the makeup on the girls face getting even more messed up, suggesting that every time some sort of advantage is being taken from the woman and it is gradually degrading her inside, and her emotional strength is being damaged. This highlights a valuable and fundamental issue in society, maybe a gesticulation of domestic abuse and the effects this can have on the females, giving a chance to spread awareness on such issues. Women are being ...

Q1. What is the intention of the 'Formation' video? The intention of the music video is to communicate the ubiquitous issues in society that they were  facing in America. For example, the New Orelands flooding and the rising racial tension, (bordering a slavery-type message). Beyonce was trying to tell the audience that there has to be a change and was ultimately just trying to spread awareness so that some action would be done to support the areas and victims involved in the unfortunate conundrums. Q2. How has it been received by audiences and critics  According to multiple comments, Beyonce has managed to make many people, (from both genders) feel empowered and ultimately much more independent, giving them much more confidence and therefore, it is clear that she is successfully carrying out her purpose and is influencing many people positively within society. The video has racked up over 180 million views and has up to 1.3 million likes versus only 63 thous...

At home with he king of the wild Frontier Jack white' magazine cover portrays more names in the cover than anything else. Things that stand out are his name mostly since its the biggest item on the magazine and the other names placed around his picture. The colour scheme is Red, Black, Blue, White. Since May 22, Yemen has used the simple tricolour: black is said to stand for the dark days of the past. White represents a bright future and red, the blood of the struggle to achieve independence and unity. Similar flags have been used by: Libya, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and The Sudan. Representation Jack White is being portrayed as pretty serious and dark due to his facial expressions and the clothes he is wearing. His stance also suggests some sort of high status and dominance. Audience The audience seems like it may be the adults or older generation. Anyone interested in the global issues of society due to the fact that one of the things planted on the magazine includes,...

Our contrasting music video Contrast and Similarities of "We find love/blessed(Daniel Caesar)" and Sicko mode (Travis Scott)" Differences One difference is that in " Sicko mode ", it displays the representations of mostly black people in different areas of evident poverty. Whereas, in " we find love/blessed ", the level of portrayal in terms of race is equal; there are no injustices' in how long each type of person has on the camera . Furthermore, another difference is that the way the genders are being perceived are completely different too because, the women in " sicko mode " are being displayed as axiomatically quite materialistic and like their only purpose is to flaunt their cleavage, extremely sexual behaviour. Whereas, in " We find love/blessed ", the woman being shown is quite caring and loving and ultimately has some personality that is being shown, a much more positive outcome. In addition, the males in both cli...