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Unseen Cover Exam Practise

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Music Magazine Genres Blues Classical Country Electronic Folk Jazz New age Reggae 8-bit Hard Rock Masthead The masthead of: Mojo is in the background. This is fairly different compared to the other types of music magazine when the masthead is quite big and it sticks out. In this case, it is behind the main focus of the magazine implicitly showing that the main focus of the magazine is more important then the Mojo name itself. Colour Pallet The colour pallet of this magazine uses negative colours of: blacks, greys, reds and white. Even though white is a fairly positive colour, used with these colours, it makes the cover look like a demonic colour scheme. Imagery  the image of the main man on the cover us making direct contact with the camera which makes him look serious and in control. His stance and position makes him look as if he is an important person controlling the magazine. Typography The typography is used to excite the audience. This i...

Music Industry Stereotypes

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Regional Identity Gender Race Youth Class Sexuality

Cornish Stereotypes

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Andy Medhurst (1988): "Stereotypes are a form of magnification. The media takes a negative element then magnifies it to create an objection stereotype that allow the dominant group to feel more powerful."

Music Video Case Study

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Music Video Case Study I have chosen to do the 4th pair of music videos. This consists of: - Tinie Tempah, Jess Glynne: Not Letting Go - Paloma Faith: Picking Up The Pieces Not Letting Go Not letting go is a song by an English rapper - Tinie Tempah - and also features vocals from, Jess Glynne. It was released on the 19th of June 2015 and is a hip hop and funk genre song. 'Not Letting Go' samples the song, 'Not For Long' by an American rapper, B.o.B but also contains a sample from, ' There's a Better Way' - a song from 1982. It was also in 1st place in the Uk's singles Official Charts on the 28th June 2015. This got 600,000 certified sales based on its platinum rating in the UK. It finished 36th in the year end charts. Picking Up The Pieces Picking Up The Pieces is a song by the English recording artist, . It came out on the 18th May 2012. It came at number 7 in the UK charts in 27th May 2012. It is a pop, soul genre. It was recorded in...