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MediaMagazine 72

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A close-reading of Men’s Health magazine from a female reader’s perspective
A study of film adaptations of Dickens’ David Copperfield
An analysis of the moral panic surrounding director Andrew Onwubolu’s (aka Rapman) film, Blue Story
An analysis of French TV drama, Les Revenants, with a focus on its use of genre
Analysis of Netflix hit TV teen drama, Sex Education
The Theory Drop: Curran and Seaton
The Ballad of Baby Yoda
Challenging lazy stereotypes with an in-depth look at Welsh identity in mainstream TV productions an
A close reading of Under the Skin a film that requires the audience to actively decode meanings
Debating the casting of straight actors in LGBT+ roles in mainstream film and television
Exploring the work of radical British director, Peter Watkins, with a close focus on Culloden and Th
Analysing what the relationship between Hollywood & the Chinese film market means for the future o
How YouTube can be used to demonstrate media theories, with focus on Emma Chamberlain
The Careers Download (HR)
Dask Films Production Tips: Four Essential Pieces of Kit

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Making the Most of MediaMag 71
The 2020 MediaMag Production Competition
Student Conference 2019
Personal Reflection on Reading the Tabloid, the Daily Mirror
An Exploration of the Concept of the Unreliable Narrator in Joker
Is Video Gaming a Sport? Comparing esports with Traditional Sports
Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Exploring How Viewers ‘Feel’ a Film
Theory Drop: David Gauntlett
Homelessness Charity, Shelter: Analysis of Two Marketing Campaigns
How Dizzee Rascal’s ‘Dream’ and Radiohead’s ‘Burn the Witch’ Draw on Puppets from Classic Kids’ TV
The Power of Nature: Setting the Scene in Silent Film Classic, The Wind
The Farmer Wants a Wife – Setting in the Soap Opera
Exploring Michael Moore’s Documentary Style, with a Close Focus on Fahrenheit 11/9
Fish Tank – Power and Patriarchy
Careers Download (MM71) – Film Editor
Dask Films Production Tips: Film Crew Roles

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Representations of the Feminine in The Babadook and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Exploring the Media Panic Behind Orson Welles’ Radio Adaptation of The War of the Worlds
Bohemian Rhapsody: Truth and Narrative Structure
The Future is Digital: Changes in Online News
March 29th 2019: The Day Brexit Didn’t Happen
An Explanation of Judith Butler’s Theory of Gender Performativity
Sight Unseen: Black Women in Music Video
Only Human But All Woman – The Representation of Gender in Captain Marvel
Representations of Greta
Representations of Slavery in 12 Years a Slave and Django Unchained
Audience Engagement in the Digital Age, Focusing on Desimag and Attitude
Us: Jordan Peele and the Future of Storytelling
Buster Keaton: Master of Silent Comedy
Sekiro: Difficulty and Accessibility in Video Games
Careers Download - Annie Lieszkiewicz (Culture Editor)
Film Notes: The Gunfighter

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Student Conference 2019 – Report
Sorry to Bother You & Code-switching
The i, the Little Paper that Could
Cinematic Language and Representation in City of God
The Ideology of Beauty
The Theory Drop: Semiotics
It’s the Freakiest Show: Postmodernity and Life on Mars
The Rise of the Narrative Adventure Genre and the Fall of Telltale Games
A critique of Nike’s use of American football star and #BlackLivesMatter activist Colin Kaepernick i
Bandersnatch: Choosing Your Own Adventure in an Online World
Examination of manipulation of documentary filmmaking conventions in relation to Search for Sugarman
Cuarón – Realism and the Long Take
A look at the films of Taika Waititi, with a focus on performative and dysfunctional masculinity
Advice about breaking into the media as a member of a minority group, with a focus on podcasting
Film Notes Swimmer

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Clear the Schedules?Scheduling and event television in the digital age (Bodyguard, Killing Eve)
Comparison of ideology Shane Meadow’s This is England and Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Our Little Sister.
Close analysis of Sebastian Schipper’s single-take masterpiece, Victoria.
Missing Links
Nick Lacey on hybridity and genre repertoires in the detective/super hero series, Jessica Jones.
Marxist analysis of Duncan Jones’ Moon
Callum Williams asks: Should the games industry be brave enough to embrace social commentary?
Gary Rose explains how Deadpool could be the perfect case study for cross-platform marketing
An analysis of sound in John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place by Giles Gough
The Riz Test
Analysis of Hollywood studio film, Casablanca
Ripe for Review: How Rotten Tomatoes is Dominating Film Criticism
A Design for Life
The career of a set decoration assistant
Film Notes: Wasp (Arnold, 2003)

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Creating the History of British Music Video
The ethics of casting male film stars who have abused women, focusing on Johnny Depp
Close study of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
Fandom, participatory media and toxicity
The Theory Drop – Postmodernism
Bonnie and Clyde
A critical look at the Daily Mail, a mid-range tabloid
WaterAid’s No Choice campaign: representations of Africa and of gender
Minecraft: the growth of a cross-platform game
Twitter: the importance of this verbal social media platform
From Code to Craft – Why Video Games Present an Intriguing Future For Artistic Storytelling
Analysis of Czech new wave classic Daisies
Weaponised intertextuality in the James Bond film, Spectre
A career in composing for the media
Film Notes – High Maintenance

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Making the Most of MM65
Media Studies: Why the Bad Press?
The Theory Drop: Hegemony
Representation in Childish Gambino’s This is America
Representations of black identity in the Marvel Film, Black Panther
Tainted Love: Touring the music of Sightseers
An interview with the editor of women’s magazine, Oh Comely
Self-reflexivity and performativity in Sarah Polley’s documentary, Stories We Tell
Analysis of Jafa Panahi’s Taxi Tehran
Deconstruction of Tide washing powder advert for Eduqas Media Studies
Representations of black women in the video game Assassin’s Creed: Liberation
Sexual identity, representation and gender in sitcom, Grace and Frankie
Exploration of gender and representation in Alex Garland’s Ex Machina
Progressive representation in a Hollywood blockbuster: Thor Ragnorak
Representation in US TV drama, Mr Robot
Careers Download: Editor
Analysis of short film, Elephant