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denotation and connotation

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1) Write an analysis of the  WaterAid advert above  using denotation, connotation and analysis. What can you see? What are the deeper meanings in the advert? What does the advert communicate to the audience? How might an audience react after seeing the advert? denotations: we can see is that there is a young black boy. we can see the companies name and we can see that there is a village behind the young boy. and we can see that there is typography "dig toilets not graves". we can see technical codes such as the mud wall and the village behind him. we can also see that he is carrying something on his back. connotation: we can imply that he lives in a village (technical codes) the typography indirectly tells us that people are dying making us feel empathetic towards them also this displays propaganda this is a symbolic and non verbal code we can also see that he has noticeable frown on his face which leads us to the fact that he might be upset. this is also a technical code. th

first blog task

  1) Which part of Media are you looking forward to the most? I am most forward to learning more about media studies 2) What device do you use most to access the media? (The media = news, TV, music, film, social media etc.)  The device i use the most is my tv 3) What is your average 'screen time' (or equivalent) on your phone each day. Is this about right, too little or too much? Why?  My average screen time is 5 hours a day and i think that is about the right amount of time to use in a day 4) What was the last TV programme or film you watched? The last film that i have watched was prison break 5) What device or subscription do you use to listen to music? I use spotify 6) Do you play videogames? If so, what do you play games on and what is your favourite game? Yes i do play videogames and i play on a ps5 and i play fortnite 7) Are you on social media? If so, what social media do you have and why do you like it?  I normally watch tiktok 8) Finally, do you think the media is a po