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.
Mark 5 out of 5 but with a warning!
ReplyDeleteIn the 'media language' questions, the aim is always on the METHODS used rather than the content, so it is about (say) layout, font choices, colour, level of formality (not about what is written). You are absolutely correct regarding the colours, but emphasise more the seriousness and formality (less the 'hard news')
Did you notice that I said the same thing last time that you did this type of question?
ReplyDeleteMedia@Claremont21 January 2019 at 08:08
In the exam, they won't mix layout issues (like font and colour) with representation issues (like how the band come across). However, you have done well here.
5 out of 5 marks