Antonia's Alevel Media Coursework Blog

  For my three tiktok videos I will focus on my made up pop band called ‘The Wallflowers’. To engage the target audience of teens and young adults (aged 14–25), my campaign will appeal to a mainstream audience demographic , primarily working to middle classes (AB, C1, C2) , who are also interested in  pop content and follow artists like Mckenna Grace, Sabrina Carpenter, and Katseye.  When it comes to media language, I intend to construct meaning through carefully chosen settings that connote relatability and authenticity which reinforce classic youth generation stereotypes. These include domestic environments (e.g bedrooms), public spaces such as shopping centres/ malls and arcades. These locations will reinforce the band's identity with a ‘just like us’ appeal along with signs of musical enjoyment. For example, one of my TikToks will include different forms of TikTok editing conventions; like, behind-the-scenes montages and interviews, done by a media company called ...

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 WWW: good concepts ebi: update first billboard, edit composition of 2000's billboard differently, make billboards next step: developed concept.

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  Research tasks: 1)  Billboard poster research: Look at the following billboard poster: Now answer the following questions based on the poster above:  1. What historical moment in pop music does this documentary focus on, and why might that moment be significant for audiences interested in music history?  It was to raise funds for starving children in Africa. It could be interesting because it represents the impact music has a an industry and a community globally. 2. How might the poster imagery communicate the era of the music being explored (e.g., 1980s)? The editing style is very humanistic cartoon/ art-ish like which was very prominent in the 80's so it accurately represents. 3. Who would be the target audience for this documentary and why? Gen X, Millennial and whoever has a deep interest in the music  industry because that was their generation and they will probably have a nostalgic feeling. 4. What visual codes (e.g., typeface, colour, style of photograp...