Kaya's media blog 1

  1) Type up your feedback in   full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW:  This is an important lesson in the work we need to do this year to turn your blog work into exam success.  EBI:  For question 1, you need to both revise semiotics/myth/ideology and also your media analysis skills For question 2, we need to work on both knowledge of the csps and exam technique. Have a look through the mark scheme indicative content to see the kind of points we are looking for.  2) Focusing on the unseen question 1, pick out  three  bullet points on the anticipated content and link each point to the three aspects of the question - denotation, connotation, myth.   • the visual codes and composition of the image including framing • the denotation of the costume, props, colour and body language • the connotations of the image with reference to USA’s national identity through the  burning flag and the reference to the Western genre 3) Look at th

  Audience: Smart Water brand case study: 1) What is the charity link to her Smart Water brand ambassador role and how does this link to the celebrity persona she has created? Launching the smart solutions: global water challenge and encouraging local organisations to submit grant requests to GWC's women for water action platform, she will collaborate with the Global Water Challenge, a nonprofit organisation that works to ensure that everyone has access to clean drinking water. 2) Read the analysis of Zendaya’s social media profile. What statistics support why she is described as ‘a high-ranking celebrity influencer’? I'm incredibly eager to start this new partnership with Smartwater," Zendaya exclaimed. "I always turn to smartwater no matter what I'm doing because we all know how crucial it is to stay hydrated. 3) What details are provided about Zendaya’s audience? On Instagram, 67% of Zendaya's followers are women, and 73% of Twitter users are women. Her fan

  Introduction and background reading: 1) What was the 2015 Oscar controversy involving Zendaya?   Zendaya showed out to the red carpet in a white silk gown and dreadlocks. Giuliana Rancic said on E's Fashion Police, "That hair is devouring her. She smells to me like patchouli oil. "Or weed," said a voice from off-screen. Giuliana Rancic's comments prompted several commenters to claim that the Fashion Police segment was racist. 2) How did Zendaya control the narrative of that controversy? By writing a post with the statement "There is already harsh criticism of African American hair in society without the help of ignorant people who choose to judge others based on the curl of their hair," she took the initiative to take charge. In want to promote locs positively and to let people of colour know that their hair is beautiful, I wore locs on the Oscar red carpet. For me, locs are a representation of strength and beauty that resembles a lion's mane. 3)