A-level Media Notes and Revision

Meaning: someone is trying hard to be good to go to heaven but they just keep making the wrong choices/decisions.  Techniques Mise en scene High and low key lighting- close up of her face- 2 sides to her- good and bad, 2 sides to life- rich and poor etc. Red lighting on the girls face suggests she is either in love or in a dangerous situation- as this is about making mistakes it is more likely to be the latter. High key lighting - bright sun when she is outside dras attention to her (typical of mainstream to focus on artist). Colours- black clothing, white hair- mix of emotions which are opposite, good and bad. Dull, bleak colours- not really any bright colours- could show life on the streets, poverty. Woman in a red dress contrast to dull colours of people in poverty- possibly rich.  Proxemics- off the left side of the frame- she is not the centre of attention- it is about the other...

History of Radiohead Started in 1985 when the five members met each other at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire. Members: Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood, Philip Selway, Jonny Greenwood (younger brother). They are originally called On a Friday. After uni they recorded a series of demo tapes e.g. Manic Hedgehog which caught the attention of EMI in 1991 during the grunge fever wave. EMI signed the group to a six-album deal but wanted them to change their name. 1992- they became Radiohead which was named after a Talking Heads song that appeared on that band's album Trues Stories. 1992- debut EP Drill was released - features 4 songs, 3 which appears on the debut album Pablo Honey in 1993. Pablo Honey featured the smash hit "Creep", which remains their most lasting and successful single. Worked with producer Nigel Godrich and cover artist, Stanley Donwood since 1994. 1995- released second album...

Trumpton 1960s children's television series First shown on the BBC in 1967 The second series in the Trumptonshire trilogy (Camberwick Green, Trumpton, Chigley). Created using stop motion animation (pictures following each other) and actual 3D scaled down models. Features of the episodes: Starts with the same sequence of a clock. Trivial issues in a small town e.g. squeaky floorboard. Uses a voiceover for narration. Whilst doing the jobs, they are singing. Fire brigade save the day- well known sequence of names-  "Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub." The Wicker Man  1973 British horror film Plot summary: Sergeant Howiearrives on the small Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the report of a missing child. A conservative Christian, the policeman observes the residents' frivolous sexual displays and strange pagan rituals, particularly the temptations of Willow, daughter of the island magistr...

Purpose: raise awareness about Europe's refugee crisis and the "blaming of different people... the blaming of muslims and the negativity." Info: A man is given a tour of the picture-perfect town but their contains acts of creepy and disturbing violence. Message of The Wickerman: "There's terror beneath the bird song and sipped tea of quaint, quiet village life." Techniques Mise en scene  High key lighting to low key lighting- bird singing- change in town's appearance and mood- innocence to violence. Colours- red clothing, blood, phone box, paint, fire- danger/death. Purple/pink sky at the end- uneasy, ambiguity. Bright colours (yellow, red, blue) in comparison to the inspector's black suit and dull grey car. Red x's written on the door- illness or death. Proxemics- inspector and mayor in the middle shows they are both significant- share the frame. Wickerman statue in the middle presents the power as it is the cen...

A conglomerate is a group of companies with shared ownership and central, top-level leadership. The parent company is the organization that owns the other various companies, known as subsidiaries. Background Information What? :   Big Four   major record label Owned by : Vivendi SA Company Headquarters : Santa Monica, CA, USA and New York, New York, USA (with a number of offices scattered in different countries). In it's early years, Universal Records was a relatively unimportant extension of the Universal Pictures Group, one of the most successful movie studios in Hollywood. Universal Records was the label on which Universal Pictures would release soundtracks from their films. Throughout the years, however, Universal Records became an interest in its right and grew and evolved until it became the mega label it is today. Vivendi took over ownership of the label in February 2006.  It is the largest business group and family of record labe...

An  independent record label  (or  indie label ) is a record label  that operates without the funding of outside major record labels .  Background  Information   Where:   Main offices in New York City, USA with Matador Europe offices in London, UK Label Founder:   Chris Lombardi, joined by Gerard Cosley within the first year - these two run the label to this day Founded:  1989 Matador's first taste of life as part of a major label came in 1993 when they formed an alliance with Atlantic Records. Under this deal, Matador's most profitable artists were released as joint Matador/Atlantic releases, and profits from Matador's smaller, "Matador only" releases were split 50% with Atlantic. In exchange, Atlantic paid Matador's bills. The reaction of indie music fans was not pretty, and many musicians on the label were none too pleased to be at the mercy of a major label after signing to an indie. The deal collapsed i...

What does a record label do? Essentially a brand or trademark Responsible for production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion of albums. Enforce copyright laws Conduct scouting and development of artists Maintain contracts with recording artists and their managers. Production- editing, song writing, recording of instruments and voice, concept (bought by record label). Distribution- where to sell the song/album, finding someone to sell it Marketing- tours, viral marketing Vertically integrated record labels do all of this. 4 major record labels: Warner Bros, Universal, EMI and Sony (all are vertically integrated)  They are parent companies of smaller labels- conglomerate (parent company). Media Ownership Universal is the largest media owner of the music industry- 31.71% Independent labels are smaller and often focused on more alternative genres.  W...

Huge British corporation Formed in 1931 20,000 employees Invented the tape recorder  Head office in Manchester Square Owned own recording studios in St Johns Wood EMI mould- well spoken men EMI were mainstream and conservative  Before the 60s they manufactured cameras for the new television industry, early computers and radar for the Ministry of Defence  50s- artists wouldn't hear what they recorded (50s and 60s they were told what to do) Rise in the teenager (education continuing for everyone, money-making) and the success of Elvis Presley's early singles (licensed and released in UK by EMI) the music business booming.  3 profitable record labels- Columbia (Helen Shapiro and Cliff Richard), HMV (his master's voice- Manfred Mann  and Parlophone (releasing comedy records- Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers). 1962- Beatles signed to EMI- manager Brian Epstein- wouldn't have got a deal if he had been to public school and spoke ...