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Summary Media Studies GCSE (ASSIGNMENT 1)(A*)

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Complete assignment of media assignment 1 module, overall achieved grade A*

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ANALYSE THE DVD COVERS FOR TWO FILMS. HOW DOES EACH COVER ENGAGE THE INTEREST OF ITS AUDIENCE?



The film title “The Purge” On a DVD cover, there is the film title so the audience can easily recognise what DVD they are looking at. In On the back cover of a DVD,
connotes the film could be this case, The Purge is in the white-ish capital letter so it is clear, bold and contrasts with the dark there is a blurb which informs
an action, adventure genre background. It’s in big blocked letters so you will remember the title of the film. The Film’s Title name is in the audience of the simple
more suited to the white and it’s in front of black, it could symbolize the good turning to bad through the crime streets. story line, on what happens,
demographic of males from usually the main and key point
like teenagers to age 25, what happens in the film is
indicated by the certificate mentioned. This allows the
rating. Can also connote audience what type of theme
action, violence film which and what this film is about.
links the audience needs of Also featuring on the back
entertainment and escapism cover is the DVD’s special
Cover image of “The PURGE features to let people know
ANARCHY” has a contrast of what else the DVD includes as
black, turquoise, orange. well as the film. They are also
Colours could represent sometimes smaller back
different moods of the film, images to give a sense of the
black could mean crime, sins film to the audience but not
and danger. Colour giving too much
Turquoise could represent On DVD coves it shows the
tranquility. Orange could producers of the film so
represent freedom and joy people can see clearly who
for the characters doing has been a part of the making.
whatever they like. White
could show change and They are standing in triangular
clearness formation where the middle
person seems he is the leader,
The Purge has the genre of a with his posture and
thriller film which has to be positioning on the central
portrayed by the cover of cover image
the DVD in order for people
wanting to buy it. The dark The shots showing a full shot
colours and the creepy (wide shot) to show all of the
actors on the front cover On the DVD cover, you will always find a certificate of the film which suggests what age range is characters in the central cover
suggest the genre of the suitable to view the film. It states the certificate on the front, spine of the cover and on the back; it image to show the importance
film. About the time of goes into more detail of the reason of why it has been rated that age. These are compulsory features of them in the film, to make it
purge where every crime is along with a barcode, runtime and legal information. clear that’s this film about
allowed. violence and action as the
characters are holding flame

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