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What is the purpose of a client brief?

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Defines the requirements, goals, and restrictions for a creative media project

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Name three common types of media products a client might request

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  • Video
  • Animation
  • Website
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What is the purpose of a media product?

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is the client’s desired goal, such as to:
- Entertain
- Inform
- Promote a product

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How does the target audience influence a media project?

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Defines the characteristics (age, gender, occupation) the product must appeal to

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What are client values?

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Such as loyalty or sustainability

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Why are Client Values important?

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Reflect the principles of the business and shape the media product

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What is a time scale in a client brief?

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Defines the time frame for completing the media product

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How can constraints affect a project?

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Like limited time, budget, or house style can restrict choices in planning and production

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What is the purpose of summarizing a client brief?

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Helps make the information easier to interpret and focus on key points

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Why is research important in media production?

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Ensures the product meets client requirements and appeals to the target audience

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What is a house style?

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Is the client’s predefined
- Font
- Colour
- Layout rules

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Why is House Style important?

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Can limit creative choices

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What is audience segmentation?

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The process of dividing a large audience into smaller groups based on shared characteristics

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Name three common categories of audience segmentation

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  • Age
  • Gender
  • Income
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How can segmentation improve product customization?

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Allows products to be tailored to audience expectations in terms of formatting, features, and pricing

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Why is marketing more effective with audience segmentation?

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It targets the people most likely to buy, avoiding wasted time and money on uninterested groups

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How does age influence media design?

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Bright colors appeal to children, while older audiences prefer simpler designs with more text

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How can income levels affect media production?

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Can emphasize value for lower-income groups or luxury for higher-income demographics

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What is an example of location-based design?

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Highlighting local products or using cultural elements like language in media production

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What is a benefit of identifying untapped audience demographics?

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It helps create new media products targeted at those groups

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How can lifestyle segmentation influence media design?

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Nature-related colors may appeal to eco-conscious audiences, while exercise imagery attracts fitness enthusiasts

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What is the role of audience characteristics in product success?

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Helps create tailored content that resonates, leading to greater engagement

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How does location affect media design?

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It incorporates local culture, language, or geographic preferences to resonate with specific audiences

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Why might a company’s house style constrain media production?

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It limits choices in font, color, and layout to maintain brand consistency

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What is research data?
Information collected to make informed decisions during a media project
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What is qualitative data?
Non-numerical data focused on opinions, emotions, and descriptions
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Examples of qualitative data?
- Interview responses - focus groups
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Why is qualitative data important?
Helps understand audience feelings and preferences
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What is quantitative data?
Numerical data that can be measured or counted
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What are examples of quantitative data?
- Surveys with ratings - Sales figures
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Why is quantitative data important?
Provides measurable, objective information about trends
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What is primary research?
Data collected directly by you for a specific purpose
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What are examples of Primary Research?
- Surveys - Interviews - Focus groups
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What are advantages of Primary Research?
- Specific to your project - Up-to-date and reliable
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What is a disadvantage of Primary Research?
- Time-consuming - Expensive
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What is secondary research?
Using existing data collected by others
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What are examples of Secondary Research
- Internet articles - Books - Reports
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What are the advantages of secondary research?
- Quick and cost-effective - Provides a broad range of information
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What are the disadvantages of secondary research?
- Might be outdated or irrelevant - Less specific to your needs.
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How do you research a product?
- Analyze existing similar products. - Look for what works well (strengths) and what doesn’t (weaknesses). - Collect feedback on the product idea from potential users
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How do you research an audience?
- Analyze existing similar products. - Look for what works well (strengths) and what doesn’t (weaknesses). - Collect feedback on the product idea from potential users.
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How do you research an audience?
- Identify your target audience (e.g., age, gender, interests). - Use surveys or focus groups to understand their needs. - Analyze audience demographics and preferences.
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What are media codes?
Media codes are tools used to create meaning, impact, and engage audiences
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Name the three types of media codes
- Technical codes - Symbolic codes - Written codes
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What are technical codes?
These are codes created through the technical process, like camera techniques, lighting, and sound
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How do camera techniques create meaning?
Camera angles, shots, and movements can convey mood, highlight important details, or create engagement
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How can lighting create impact?
Lighting sets the tone and mood, such as using bright light for happiness or low light for mystery
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Give an example of how audio engages audiences
Background music builds emotion, while sound effects create realism or tension
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What are symbolic codes?
These include elements like colour, mise-en-scène, and symbols that represent ideas
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How does colour convey meaning?
Colours have symbolic meanings, like red for danger or love, and blue for calmness
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What is mise-en-scène?
The arrangement of everything in a scene, including props, costumes, and setting, to tell a story or create meaning
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What are written codes?
These are text elements like captions, headlines, or typography used in media
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How does typography create impact?
Fonts and text styles convey tone, such as bold fonts for urgency or script fonts for elegance
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Why are captions important?
Captions provide context or highlight key information to engage the audience
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How do animations engage audiences?
They add movement and visual interest, making the content more dynamic and appealing
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Why are transitions important in media?
Transitions, like fades or wipes, help guide the audience smoothly between scenes or ideas
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What role do images and graphics play?
They visually communicate ideas, set a tone, or appeal to emotions
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What is interactivity in media?
Features that allow the audience to interact with the content, such as clickable buttons or forms
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How does movement create engagement?
Movement, like animated text or scrolling effects, grabs attention and keeps the audience interested
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How should you identify media codes in an exam?
Look for specific elements such as - lighting - sound, or text and explain their purpose or effect
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What should you focus on when analyzing how meaning is created?
Explain how elements like colour, typography, or sound relate to the audience's emotions or understanding
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How can you explain audience engagement in your answers?
Show how features like interactivity or movement keep the audience interested or encourage participation
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What does it mean to advertise in a media product?
Advertising promotes products or services to attract customers or increase sales
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What is the purpose of educating in media?
Educating provides knowledge or skills to the audience
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What does entertaining mean in media?
Entertaining engages or amuses the audience for enjoyment
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How does media inform?
Informing shares factual information to increase the audience’s understanding
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What does influencing mean in a media context?
Influencing persuades the audience to think, act, or feel a certain way
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What is style in media?
Style refers to the visual or audio elements used to convey tone, such as colours, fonts, or sound design
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What is content in media?
Content is the information, visuals, and audio included in the product to communicate its message
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What is layout in media?
Layout refers to how the elements are positioned and arranged on the screen or page
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How does colour link to purpose?
Colours are chosen to suit the purpose, such as bright colours to entertain children or black and white for a professional tone
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What are conventions of genre?
These are the typical elements expected in a specific type of media, like horror films using dark lighting and suspenseful music
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How does tone affect media purpose?
Tone sets the mood or attitude, such as formal for education or playful for entertainment
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Why is positioning of elements important in layout?
Positioning ensures key information or visuals are easy to find and supports the purpose, like placing headlines at the top for emphasis
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How does style of audio representation link to purpose?
Audio styles, such as calm background music for education or dramatic sounds for advertising, reinforce the purpose
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How does style of visual representation link to purpose?
Visual styles, like clean graphics for information or exaggerated effects for entertainment, help communicate the message clearly
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What should you mention when analyzing a media product’s style?
Talk about colour, fonts, tone, and how these elements match the purpose
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How can you explain content in an answer?
Discuss the visuals, text, and audio used and how they help achieve the product’s purpose
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What should you focus on when discussing layout?
Mention the positioning of key elements, balance, and readability in relation to the purpose

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