NEA brief

NEA Part 1 - Media Language and Representations Analysis

Post 1 –  How is media language used in 2 media products to create meaning through constructing representations and following genre conventions?

Instructions:

If you chose to do Brief 1:
Choose TWO front covers and TWO double spread articles from educational magazines.



The main characters on this front cover are two dolphins, there are also other animals in it. The dolphins are represented positively because the back ground is bright and they are smiling. All around of the dolphins thee are pieces of texts to do with animal friendships so this makes them seem like our friends. The background and foreground are both really colourful which show us that the brand is positive. they are using a mid-shot so that we can see the dolphins swimming. The colour blue connotes wisdom and trust. Wisdom is usually associated with dolphins and most animals are trustworthy so it was a good base colour, and dolphins are aquatic creatures. The lighting is focused on the dolphins and the background water to create a very cinematic shot.



The main characters are three male vikings that seem angry/ ready to fight, this was typical for the viking era. They are wearing armour so they could be going to fight and the background shows more spears so it shows that there could possibly be an army of them, the background is a monotone to put emphasis on the vikings. They use a long-shot to capture everything in the scene. The orange and brown tones connote pride and strength which was what vikings were about. Their body language is aggressive which links to their culture.



The main character is a serious black male. I believe that he is represented negatively because he looks angry and defensive. The lighting changes from one half off his face to the other. This could connote to him being two faced. The grey could connote isolation or sadness whereas the red shows passion or anger.


This is a mid shot and gives us a look at all the characters. they are dressed up as 'superheros' so it connotes to superhuman abilities. The blue connotes trust and confidence, red connotes passion and anger, yellow connotes intelligence and energy and black connotes seriousness and power. Their body language seems confident and kind of hostile which links to the superhero or superhuman theme.