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Video Game: Tomb Raider 
QUESTIONS: 
1. ‘Females in video games are portrayed as stereotypes’. Using van Zoonen’s theory of Gender, explore the concept of gender in the video game you have studied. 
2. ‘Lara Croft is an empowering female character’. Using van Zoonen’s theory of Gender, explore the concept of gender in the video game you have studied.
Video games: Tomb Raider and GTA 
QUESTION: ’Fans demand the right to participate’ (Henry Jenkins). Using Jenkins’ theory of fandom, explore fans’ response to the two video games you have studied.
This one is not like the other Bandura essay I uploaded, as it includes both video games. 
 
QUESTION: To what extent are video games harmful to society? Use Bandura’s media effects theory to explore the two video games you have studied.
Video Game: Tomb Raider & GTA (GTA V) 
QUESTION: ‘Characters in video games are frequently portrayed as stereotypes.’ Using van Zoonen’s theory of Gender, explore the concept of gender in the video game you have studied.
QUESTION: ‘We begin to move against domination, against oppression.’ (bell hooks) 
 
The two video games are Tomb Raider and Grand Theft Auto, however, you can choose to apply my choice of quotes and analysis to your video games.
These are three essays on David Gauntlett. 
 
The two video games are Tomb Raider and GTA, but you can choose to apply my essay to your video games. 
 
Questions: 
1. David Gauntlett suggests that the media provide audiences with resources which they use to construct identities. Explore this idea in relation to two video games you have studied. 
2. To what extent can representation in video games negatively impact the development and construction of young people's identities? 
3. Analyse how G...
Question: To what extent are video games harmful to society? Use Bandura’s media effects theory. 
 
The video game is Tomb Raider.
Essay question: How does The Mirror display bias in its reporting of the riots on Capitol Hill?
Essay. 
 
Question: 1) Explore the key ways to advertise and promote a film. Refer to the film made in Hollywood you have studied to support your points. [10]
This is the same as my other essay upload, which was only essay drafts, Don't Knock Twice Industry Questions. This word document encompasses the first three questions but they are written as if they were fleshed out and completed essays. 
 
THE QUESTIONS: 
Q3(a) Explain the importance of co-productions to the Welsh film industry. Refer to the film made in Wales you have studied. [10] 
 
3(a) Explain how the film industry uses media technologies to reach national and global audiences. Refer to ...