-Who's interest does the media product serve?
-Who benefits from it being made and does its production support an ideological position.
-Is it/ was it part of a propaganda campaign- pro something? (May be subtle)
Meaning and Semiotics:
-What meanings are generated by the adaption or news piece?
-What are the social & cultural mechanisms of communication (symbolic/ visual/ formal/ textual/ textural/ auditory/ verbal)
-What are the connotations and meanings being formed- are these 're imagined'- intended or not...
-CONTEXT- Consider reviews/ papers or re-readings of meaning after time has evolved or after other cultural or global changes: political for example.
-Consider also the inter textual relationship that exists now between all media products in culture- books, gaming, cinema, small screen, online etc.
Reading to expand knowledge and power to interpret/ self analyse:
- Undertake reading to clarify and expand your knowledge to answer these types of questions.
- This will help you to develop rich case studies and select relevant and interesting examples of creative output to elaborate around and theorise around.
Critical Writing:
-A clear and confident refusal to accept the conclusions of other writers without evaluating.
-A balanced presentation of reasons why the conclusions of other writers may be accepted or may need to be treated with caution;
-A clear presentation of your own evidence.
Descriptive writing- Not developing argument; merely setting the background within each argument can be developed. As it stands. AVOID OVER-USE (WON'T BE MARKED)
Referencing sources:
-Paraphrasing, Summarising, Quoting- Requires Citation (Author, Initial, Book, Page).
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