Poster image

Magazine cover key conventions

Magazine poster

Age: 18-50 

Gender: male and female because men would admire and would like to be as muscular as him.Females would also look at this because they would desire a strong, sexy and muscular(like Jason) 

Ethnicity:mixed race because different races would like to be physical strong 

Social class:  B because they would have the money to go to the gym and have the money to eat well.

Lifestyle: people would choose this lifestyle because they would desire to physical attractive

This magazine would appeal to people who are interested in working out at the gym and drinking protein  drinks so this is how the magazine would be branded.

This magazine would help people which fat people to become muscular and physical attractive. 

Budget and pitch a new Science Fiction film for $100 million  

Use the following headings to structure your work. For each component, explain WHY you chose that particular option and how it might appeal to a Science Fiction target audience.

Key details

Your group members:Jason,Mo Mo ,Mia , Tariq

Film title: BTT (Black time travelling man )

Science Fiction sub-genre: Time travelling and action

Brief narrative (plot) - max 50 words: Their is a black teenage boy who has been failing is GCSE . So he asks his teacher to create a time machine , then he would go back in time to revise. However, he going back to 1914 and kills A.Helter. The black teen boy is going to be played by Kevin Hart.

Budget breakdown

Director: A list because they would have a lot of experience with directing. 10 million   

Cast: B list because they have experience with acting and are cheap. 5 million 

Filming locations: medium set  8 million 

Cameras: 4kHD camera

Editing: heavy  CGI editing 5 million  

CGI/Special effects (SFX):

Sound:

Marketing: Print advertising

Total cost:100 million 

District 9

 Genre

District 9(2009) fits into Aliens invasion and has an element of mutation sub-genre. Another sub-genre would be thriller.The movie has an extra-terrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology. District 9 is 15 aged rated movie, this is because their is strong language and a lot of action. 

Key conventions

District 9 is based on Aliens and how they are creating their species by using humans. In this movie it shows an advancement in technology. It has robotic suits, alien space ship and alien language. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9

Elysium

Genre:
In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt, a government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
Key conventions:
Elysium<  is based on futuristic and advancement in tech by using humans. In this movie it shows a new universe. It has robotic suits, space ship .
Chappie 

Genre 

1. It is based in the near future, a mechanized police force patrols the streets and deals with lawbreakers -- but now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid is stolen and given new programming, he acquires the ability to feel and think for himself. While the robot, dubbed Chappie puzzles out human behavior, the authorities begin to see him as a danger to mankind and order; they will stop at nothing to ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind.

Key conversation 
In Chappie, a man creates an AI which has the appearance of a robot and has  

-futuristic
- advancement in tech  

                                                              Interstellar 

Story Board 
In the near future, Earth has been devastated by drought and famine, causing a scarcity in food and extreme changes in climate. When humanity is facing extinction, a mysterious rip in the space-time continuum is discovered, giving mankind the opportunity to widen its lifespan. 

A group of explorers must travel beyond our solar system in search of a planet that can sustain life. The crew of the Endurance are required to think bigger and go further than any human in history as they embark on an interstellar voyage into the unknown. Coop, the pilot of the Endurance, must decide between seeing his children again and the future of the human race. 

Box Office 

Budget: 

 $165,000,000 (estimated) 

Opening Weekend: 

 $47,510,360 (USA) (7 November 2014) 

Genres: 

 Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi 

Characters- How are they linked to science fiction?
The characters are linked  to the science fiction genre because it is based on futuristic and time changing events.  In this movie their are robots, wormholes , gravitational pull into a new universes. 

The characters are linked to sci-fi because they are trained in flying into wormholes and black holes. 

Themes - What narrative themes are linked to the genre?
In this movie,the scientifically themes are , creating robots to help the traveller ( which are travelling the universe to find a new planet for humans), there are alternative dimensions. 

Target Audience:

The target audience   for this movie are  for teenage 12A + . This movie has a unique  and futuristic story line which could be understood by teenagers.This movie has an incredible amount of drama and adventure , featuring time travel and futuristic rockets  

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Ellen Burstyn	...	Murph (older)
	Matthew McConaughey	...	Cooper
	Mackenzie Foy	...	Murph (10 Yrs.)
	John Lithgow	...	Donald
	Timothée Chalamet	...	Tom (15 Yrs.)
	David Oyelowo	...	School Principal
	Collette Wolfe	...	Ms. Hanley
	Francis X. McCarthy	...	Boots (as Francis Xavier McCarthy)
	Bill Irwin	...	TARS (voice)
	Anne Hathaway	...	Brand

The Matrix 

Language 

The title "The Matrix" the font is futuristic and tag-line "the fight for the future begins" allows the audience to feel a part of the movie.
Also entices the audience to understand it is a futuristic movie, release date and billing block (information about the Director and the production company) all follow the expected codes and conventions of a film poster .
Institution
The film was produced by Joel Silver (for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc) who are associated with sc-fi. It was executively Directed by Lana Wachowski who is a well known director. 

Audience

This  is movie seems to be a film which is based for  mixed gender because the main character is a man which has a gun showing the audience that he is in-powered and in the poster there is a female character and she has a pistol in her pistol this my target female audience

Representation

The focal picture shows a male in a dominant position with female on his side. There is a male in the background behind the main character which is perhaps unusual, also in the background there shows data in the form of symbols. This is represented as computers and futuristic tech 

Camera shots analyse

Camera shots analyse 

 

This an medium close up shot allows the audience to create an impression of the protagonist by the amount of people pursuing  him. This shot allows the audience to see the other police men  in the background showing the audience the threat of the protagonist .                                                                                                                              

Storyboard

Story Board 

This is an establishing shot.This shot shows a victermer  man going to act a weak student 

Low angle shows a powerful black man. This angle makes the black man seem powerful compared to his victim 

 This is a low angle show the black man attacking his victim

1. Why did you choose GCSE Media Studies?

I choose media studies because it will help me to understand and use Photoshop. I picked Media because I would like to understand how people interpret media. Also, I picked media because I did ICT last year and this will benefit my computing skills.

   2. Which part of the course are you looking forward to most?

The parts of the course I am looking forward to is creating the magazine with Photoshop and creating a music video with my friends.

   3. What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media?

I hope I will be able to use advance techniques with Photoshop and Fireworks; how to create a music video and edit it using window movie maker.

      4. What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media?

My prediction for Media would be an A* however getting an A would be satisfactory

      5.What was the last TV programme or film you watched?

The last TV show I watched was Arrow because of the action and sc-fi