Audience measurement

Wolfer’s Argument Analysis One of the first things I quickly pointed out when reading Wolfer’s essay is that he got into into the meat of his argument and immediately started talking about the student loan debt unlike the other authors that played with their words a bit and gave some background before getting into the topic at hand. If we look at the title of his essay “Forgive Student Loans? Worst Idea Ever.” we can already see he shows us his side of the argument loud and clear for everyone to…

When producing films, directors typically maintain the purpose of wanting their audience to follow the message they have portrayed. The viewers must take an active role of implicitly reading between the storylines in order to understand an underlying idea that is greater than the story itself. The audience is able to determine the theme implicitly due to common techniques that are used by many directors. Throughout the dark fantasy film Pan’s Labyrinth, by Guillermo Del Toro, and in the war…

starts off her speech by directly addressing her primary audience who she proclaims is at the conference because they have heard about sustainable development and how it can correspond to “save us from ourselves.” We can infer that she is referring to the primary audience due in part by knowing that the primary audience are those who receive the speech directly from the source and were present during her presentation. Her secondary audience would include people like myself who have viewed her…

discuss the recent shifts in New Zealand broadcast journalism. Furthermore, arguing that although it is transforming, broadcast journalism is still applicable in today’s society. The internet has given rise to inordinate variety in content; thus, audiences for broadcast journalism have been fragmented and changes have had to be made in reception of this (Castells, Parks & Van Der Haak, 2012). Furthermore, the development of digital technologies have lead to convergence of media outlets,…

1. Overall I think our group together did a good job working as a team. Zachary did a great job as the manuscript reader because he was clear when reading and made good eye contact. Even though Billy was reading from his phones, he was probably the best in our team because of his enthusiasm. We did work independently and then came together when we performed. We used google drive to discuss the presentation and to help each other with our own position in the company. Everyone in our group put…

Motifs can be imagery, language, symbols or elements that reoccur within folklore narrative, or in this case, a television show. The repeated patterns in culture or region help the audience connect ideas, situations, and themes that they may not have connected on their own accord. The reoccurring motif in Shameless is profanity which can be considered as a form of nonrestrictive dialect toward folklore. Swearing or cursing, is often…

a) Identify one concept about adolescent development (any concept, theory, or model we have discussed in this course) that is presented accurately in the movie? There are many concepts about adolescent development that I can find from the movie. However, the most prominent theory that I can determine from the movie is the Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory. In this theory, we learned that adolescent development could be influenced by five environment factors that they interact with; such as the…

The main function of the set was to provide the audience with some context for the play and a chance to create something beautiful to draw in the audience. Sets are created to be highly realistic, abstract or anything that is in between. It gives the designer a chance to showcase the unusual materials that are used, as well as interesting concepts and…

Comparing and contrasting a film by Joseph Losey’s 1973 "A Doll's House" and the written version of a play by Henrik Ibsen from which it is based may provide a lot of food for thoughts, presuming that both encloses uniqueness and different ways of representing and visualizing characters life and the gender roles in 19th century. Nonetheless, given that writers have no limitations unlike movie directors, whenever a piece of writing, such as the play "A Doll's House" makes it available for the…

Trailer Comparison Essay ‘Deadpool’ directed by Tim Miller and ‘Suicide Squad’ directed by David Ayer both utilise close-up shots as part of their trailers. The ‘Suicide Squad’ trailer commences with closeup shots to introduce all characters which has the effect of making a lasting impression in order to be more memorable. The camera then transitions to a wide shot of a restaurant after exhibiting all the ‘superheroes’ in the prison. The shot has been framed through a window and includes the…