Media Blog 1 - Mr Bush

Henry Jenkins - fandom blog tasks The following tasks will give you an excellent introduction to fandom and also allow you to start exploring degree-level insight into audience studies. Work through the following: Factsheet #107 - Fandom Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) to find Media Factsheet #107 on Fandom. Save it to USB or email it to yourself so you have access to the reading for homework. Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of a fan? A Fan is someone who consumes a certain media over and over again, to different extent. 2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet? Potterhead, Trekkie, Twilighter, Twihard, Gearhead, Whovian 3) What makes a ‘fandom’? Becoming infatuated to an extent about something or someone.  4) What is Bordieu’s argument regarding the ‘cultural capital’ of fandom? The power of a fan in the realm of that ...

Language Analyse the  game cover  for Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (above). 1) How does the cover communicate the genre of the game? The suit clearly communicates that it's a Sci-Fi game, whereas the 'in-action' pose tells the audience it's an action game. The FPS aspect on the other hand is not directly communicated but can still be inferred.  2) What does the cover suggest regarding gameplay and audience pleasures? It has suggestions of action and sci-fi genres.  3) Does the cover sexualise the character of Samus Aran? Why/why not? It doesn't as she is wearing full armour and there is no sexual implications.  Trailer analysis Watch the trailer for the game: 1) What do you notice about genre? The action sci-fi genre is very relevant  throughout and it is very easy to spot from the futuristic style of the setting. 2) How is the character introduced? Is Samus Aran obviously female? Samus' gender is not show whatsoever, therefore it is ...