The Big Issue: SET TEXTS

Question 1

(Native American) outline the intertextuality in relation to Martin Scorsese

Answer 1

• an iconic Hollywood director
• recognisable to fans of cinema (cine-literate)
• multi award winner
• also made: wolf of wall street, shutter island, Goodfellas

Question 2

(Native American) outline the visual of this cover

Answer 2

• grey composited images of Geoffrey + Scorsese
• Geoffrey: fist in the air, positioned in front of the colours of the Osage nation
• ‘Scorsese’ + ‘Standing Bear’ in all capitalised, red, bold font
• ‘and an injustice that lives on’; bold, white, capitalised, sans serif

Question 3

(Native American) outline the intertextuality in relation to Killer of the Flower Moon

Answer 3

• an American epic western crime drama film
• book to film adaptation - book was a bestseller - pre existing audience
• story follows a series of murders of Osage members after oil was discovered on their land
• TBI is promoting a story representing the underrepresented - meeting their remit
• the film grossed $157M globally + received critical acclaim + nominated for 10 academy awards
• ‘an overlooked piece of history is finally being acknowledged’

Question 4

(Native American) outline the intertextuality in relation to Standing Bear

Answer 4

• Geoffrey Standing Bear is the Chief of the Osage Nation
• TBI is representing NAs + their marginalisation
• hes wearing the traditional wear of his tribe
• he works to protect + enhance Osage culture/ language/ land
• was Oklahoman of the Year in 2017

Question 5

(Native American) outline the audience reaction to this TBI cover

Answer 5

• the culturally literate readers of TBI may have read KOTFM book
• may remind readers of the link to the homeless as they too are marginalised + misrepresented in western society
• cine-literate fans of TBI would recognise Scorsese
• cover relies on TBI’s intertextual knowledge of NAs + Scorsese
• cover reflects TBI’s ideology to represent their audience’s high cultural capital

Question 6

(Carry On) outline the visual of this cover

Answer 6

• page split between red and blue - colours of Cons + Labour
• ‘A cross between a Carry On film and being on the titanic’ - in center, bold, sans serif, white letter
• Rishi Sunak (right) and Keir Starmer (Left) as bobble heads - expressions are caught off guard - reflect political leaning
• between the politicians is a TBI homeless vendor - brings the focus back to homelessness; holding voting card?
• ‘Out man Will Payne inside Tory and Labour conferences as parties ready for election’

Question 7

(Carry On) outline the intertextual context of Carry On films

Answer 7

• a popular film franchise from 1950s-90s
• British comedy traditional of ‘music hall’ and ‘bawdy seaside postcards’
• compromised 31 films - well received by Britain
• had a repeated cast
• the films tackled areas such as gender, sexuality, home life