Karim's media

1) List the  three  most important magazine cover conventions in your opinion and explain  why  for each one. Main cover title - To let the people know the topic that the magazine is about Name checks - To allow the audience feel engaged to the certain person who is being shown 2) Identify as many of the magazine cover conventions as you can and write a list of where they appear on this cover of Closer. As an extension, you could also write about the preferred reading for the convention - what the magazine is trying to communicate to the audience.

  1) Why is the advert set in the 1950s? What audience pleasure does this provide?  The advert is set in the 1950s to make the audience feel a sentimental connection and this gives them nostalgia 2) Which of Propp's character types are represented in the advert? (Note: just choose two or three character types that are definitely used in the advert - it does not use them all).  The hero and heroine  3) How does the advert's narrative (story) follow Todorov's theory of equilibrium?   There is an equilibrium when the bus is stopped because of the man with the fruits but the problem is resolved as a man offers her a ride in his car 4) Who is Audrey Hepburn?                                                                                          ...