02 Music and News Q.4 Bob Marley

 Refer to Extract 1 in the insert. Analyse the representation of Jamaican Reggae music and

musicians such as Bob Marley in this MOJO front cover. (5 marks)

In the MOJO magazine cover of Bob Marley, he is represented as a kind and open person. The natural lighting used on the artists face and the broad smile and body language help to convey this idea of openness. Reggae has been presented as very exoctic and vibrant, with the colours of reggae being used (red, yellow, green). These colours are closely associated with reggae music, so if people didn't know who the artist was, they could guess the genre of music he produces. This form of music is a counter stereotype as it is usually rock musicians presented on MOJO magazines.

The magazine also talks about the struggle of artists, in true MOJO fashion. At the top of the magazine 'Bowie, the lost album' and 'From gang war, to love' This shows the darker side to the music industry and how the artists have struggled in their carreer, in true MOJO style, a stereotype they have built up over the years.

02 Music & News Q.4 MOJO Magazine

PREP for year 11 TUESDAY 22 January and for Year 10 WEDNESDAY 23 January.
MOJO Another quick and easy revision prep, worth 5 marks. Base your analysis on MOJO's March 2019 issue. the exam question won't have the covermount (free CD) so don't refer to it.







The MOJO magazine utilizes the use of a monochromatic colour palette with accents of blue. These bland colours connote a serious tone and the blues could reflect the music artists modernity. This idea of the monochromatic colour palette is reinforced by the choice to make the main splash, Joni Mitchell, a black and white photo. The use of the phrase 'The angony and ecstasy' can also hint towards the idea of her potentially traumatic music life. There is also an atmosphere of seriousness and importance with the use of a sans serif font for the main splash title.

The main splash is also a bit unusual, as the world of rock is mostly male dominated, which is shown through the other stories inside the magazine on the sides of the cover. This is a counter stereotype to the MOJO magazine and can suggest that Joni is a pioneer for women in the patriarchal world of rock. This idea is reinforced by the orderly block capitals of the main splash 'JONI MITCHELL' as it connotes a masculine attire

Exam Q.8 Revision

PREP
To revise the 'media language' question, you focus on the layout. It is a quick and easy question, worth 5 marks and only 2 examples needed. Please copy the question onto your blog and write the 2 examples taken from the recent Observer online. The answers below will help you.
Exam q.8 (5 marks, write 1/2 a page; give 2 examples)

The Guardian Observer homepage uses a variety of media language techniques in order to present the themes of the newspaper. One of the ways the Observer portrays this is through the choice of colour palette. The Observer uses royal blue colours with the Burgundy accents. These colours connote a sense of urgency and importance regarding the newspaper, implying that the newspaper will tackle hard news and won't shy away from thesse topics which it doesn't.

Another form of media language used is the layout. The layout of the news articles are also very ordered, speparated into categories. They are also alinged in columns and separated by a box outline. This means that it is easy to the eye and creates a atmosphere of importance and suggests that it is a serious newspaper.

Exam Question 9 Revision

1. The major use of newspapers is to offer a sense of knowing
what is going on in the world.The Observer knows that its readers are serious and interested in international affairs. This is evident in hard news articles about.....Brexit and Donald Trump and Labours plan to topple Theresa May.
2. The Observer meets its audience's need for a range of cultural, sporting and artistic news. It provides these with...articles about the 2019 Brit awards and Dua Lipa topping it.

3. The Observer does not shy away from 'difficult' issues that could make uncomfortable reading, such as...a Saudi teen's "long journey to safety". They also openly talk about the serious crimes committed on parole soaring to 50% and the Irainian hunger strikes. 

4. The Observer has sections which are designed to appeal to
different types of readers.The Observer reflects the diversity of its readership in articles on...Politics, Education, Entertainment and Business.

5. Newspaper readership can still be used as a symbol of one’s social identity. The term ‘Guardian reader’ connotes a certain
type of social attitude and The Observer similarly reinforces
a set of social and political attitudes, and thus identity, in its
representations. For example, Observer readers like to think
of themselves as open-minded and this is reflected in the
Observer’s practice of allowing both sides of an argument
equally to be put when the newspaper is clearly on one side
of this argument. There is an example of this in....the two separate articles about Dag Hammarskjold as well as opinion pieces on Brexit. They also mention the 'Yellow vest protests' and the riots in Paris.

6. The entertainment function of newspapers may take the
form of humour. It may take the form of diversion into
a celebrity world of ‘glamour’. It may take the form of human
interest stories in which readers are invited to sympathise with
the subjects of the article. Newspapers further offer games,
puzzles, crosswords and the like. At the higher end, sections
such as the New Review in the Observer may offer the pleasure of extremely well-written think pieces and literature reviews. An example of this is....various articles on Body Image.

Year 11 PREP: MUSIC VIDEO Q.2

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag and Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi
PREP: To revise for q.2 (4 marks), copy / paste each of the following descriptions into your blog post. Write either SB or TD at the start of each, to indicate either Avril or Wheatus. Some answers may refer to BOTH so put both initials.


This video is documentary style mostly hand-held camerawork, de-saturated colour and fast-paced editing.
Sk8er Boi
This video has saturated colour, more controlled camerawork, slower-paced editing.
Teenage Dirtbag
This video consists of mostly montage shots.
Sk8er Boi
This video has more developed editing with cause and effect.
Teenage Dirtbag
In this video, the singer values rebellion, which is seen in the narrative.
Sk8er Boi
In this video, the singer values 'fitting in', conformity, albeit to an oppressive system, which is seen in the 
narrative.
Teenage Dirtbag
This video is set in LA, a big city, with its connotations of street credibility.
Sk8er Boi
The mise-en-scene of this video is American suburbia with its connotations of conformity. 
Sk8er Boi
This video is intertextual in its narrative (=it makes references to high school drama).
Both
In this video, the singer performs to camera.
Both
In this video, real locations and 'everyday' costume for the performers connote a sense of naturalism.
Teenage Dirtbag more so than Sk8er Boi, as Avril wears 'rebellious clothing' which is uncommon
In this video, there is a sense of linear narrative (a story is told, in the order it unfolds)
Both