Marcel Media Coursework

 Social and cultural contexts 1) What is the 13th Amendment of the American Constitution? The 13th amendment is a American constitution which abolishes and type of slavery and involuntary work. One exception is if it is punishment for a crime. The amendment was passed on January 31st 1865, President Abraham Lincoln made it effective on January 1863, and this amendment is sometimes brought up on court to help sex trafficking or peonage cases. 2) What were the Black Codes? Black codes also known as black laws were laws regulating the behaviour and conduct of the African-american people. This was to restrict black freedom and force them to work low-wage paying jobs. There were black laws were already made before in northern parts of USA but came effective and practiced in a everyday use in southern parts of USA 3) Why do people suggest that the legacy of slavery is still a crucial aspect to American culture 150 years after it was abolished by the 13th Amendment? In American culture, t...

1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 2) Read the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Identify at least one potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment (even if you got full marks for the question). 3) The first question demanded a response using postmodern terminology. Write a definition here of the three main terms: Bricolage: Pastiche: Intertextuality: 4) Look over your mark, teacher comments and the mark scheme for Question 2 - the 25 mark essay question on your TV Close-Study Products. Write a complete essay plan for this question based on the suggested answers in the mark scheme. You can either use something similar to your actual answer or alternatively start from scratch. Make sure it is an extensive, detailed plan focused on the question (representations; social and cultural contexts of production) and offering specific references to Capital and Deutsc...

  Research 1) Use Google to research potential magazines that you could use as your brand/design for this project. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one. We recommend looking at lifestyle magazines or a similar genre as these are more achievable to re-create. 2) Choose one of the three magazine brands to use for your project. Then find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines written? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding. Planning 1) On a Word or Google document, plan your main cover line (also called the 'main flash') - this is the main cover story that links to your central image. 2) Briefly plan the image you will need for the cover - model, costume, make-up, lighting etc. At this point, simply describe the im...