Friday, 1 February 2013
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Q. Explore the impact of digital technologies on your selected industries [30]
A. In recent years, downloads on Itunes and websites such as spotify and amazon have arguably taken over the music industry. The question prolongs, do artists need record labels anymore? There is much evidence to support the view that, due to the rise in digital technology, record labels are no longer needed. RadioHead is one artist that were on the books of a record label, then went independant and released their ablum 'The King of Limbs' only for download from their website. 240,000 copies of the album were sold via download of their website. Then within a month, the £33.00 special edition viral copy was available. Yes, these figures of sales are lower than what Radiohead had when under their record label previously, however, with no money needed to pay out to record labels who 'own' them and therefore claim most of the profit, they were making more money without a record label and this is purely down to the use of the internet and digital technology.
As for Lady Gaga, experts argue a third of her fortune comes from the Twitter account and is predicted to earn her £30 Million. Lady Gaga creates parasocial interaction between her and her fans in which she refers to as her 'little monsters'. The constant interaction she has to her fans via Twitter and Facebook make direct interaction and builds a relationship and this continues her success via digital technology.
A. In recent years, downloads on Itunes and websites such as spotify and amazon have arguably taken over the music industry. The question prolongs, do artists need record labels anymore? There is much evidence to support the view that, due to the rise in digital technology, record labels are no longer needed. RadioHead is one artist that were on the books of a record label, then went independant and released their ablum 'The King of Limbs' only for download from their website. 240,000 copies of the album were sold via download of their website. Then within a month, the £33.00 special edition viral copy was available. Yes, these figures of sales are lower than what Radiohead had when under their record label previously, however, with no money needed to pay out to record labels who 'own' them and therefore claim most of the profit, they were making more money without a record label and this is purely down to the use of the internet and digital technology.
As for Lady Gaga, experts argue a third of her fortune comes from the Twitter account and is predicted to earn her £30 Million. Lady Gaga creates parasocial interaction between her and her fans in which she refers to as her 'little monsters'. The constant interaction she has to her fans via Twitter and Facebook make direct interaction and builds a relationship and this continues her success via digital technology.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Monday, 26 November 2012
To What extent are your chosen texts typical of their genre?
Q. To What extent are your chosen texts typical of their genre?
A. Film Noir is a hybrid of three genres; Film Noir, Horror and classic comic book. A classic convention of Film Noir is the use of voice over. In Sin City, the main protagonists tell the story and tell the scenes. This means the story is told from their perspective, therefore the camera is also shot through the view of the male protagonist. This means the femme fatal's body is excentuated and focused upon, as it is being seen through the eyes of the male protagonist. This is evidence to support Laura Mulveys theory of the Male Gaze. A scene that shows this, is when Marv is enjoying a night with his hooker lover Goldie, and the camera is focused on Goldie and her feminine bodily assets.
A. Film Noir is a hybrid of three genres; Film Noir, Horror and classic comic book. A classic convention of Film Noir is the use of voice over. In Sin City, the main protagonists tell the story and tell the scenes. This means the story is told from their perspective, therefore the camera is also shot through the view of the male protagonist. This means the femme fatal's body is excentuated and focused upon, as it is being seen through the eyes of the male protagonist. This is evidence to support Laura Mulveys theory of the Male Gaze. A scene that shows this, is when Marv is enjoying a night with his hooker lover Goldie, and the camera is focused on Goldie and her feminine bodily assets.
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