unit 1

Question 1

name the 5 areas of representation

Answer 1

Gender, ethnicity, age, social groups and places

Question 2

stereotype definition

Answer 2

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

Question 3

advert conventions

Answer 3

pictures, slogan, logo, bg, colour scheme

Question 4

film poster conventions

Answer 4

tagline, quotes/reviews, release date, film title, image, references to other successful films, colour coding

Question 5

magazine conventions

Answer 5

puffs/blurbs, masthead, main image, strapline, slogan, cover lines, date, barcode and price

Question 6

genre definition

Answer 6

a way of categorising a particular media
text according to its content and style.

Question 7

subgenre

Answer 7

combing 2 genres together eg romcom

Question 8

hybridisation

Answer 8

3 or more genres mixed together

Question 9

subversion

Answer 9

the act of telling a familiar story but making subtle changes and introducing new themes, elements and symbols that audience don’t expect

Question 10

intertextuality

Answer 10

when 1 media text references another EG shrek with all the fairy tales