Media Studies

clapperboard and money
THEORY

Media Industries

To what extent are media texts influenced by economic factors, such as the production and circulation costs?

Guides and Articles

graphic showing conglomerates and globalisation
INDUSTRY

Hesmondhalgh and the Cultural Industries

mix tapes to signify easy media copying

Artificial Scarcity

INDUSTRY
hollywood cinema with Casablanca on billboard

Formatting and Hollywood Cinema

INDUSTRY
money and a mobile phone

Business Models

black and white photo of the bbc building

Public Service Broadcasting

concert goers taking pictures with their phones
AUDIENCE

Measuring the Audience

Coke logo on a brick wall

Media Synergy

INDUSTRY
graphic representation of media convergence

Media Convergence

INDUSTRY

Regulation

visualisation of censorship in the media
INDUSTRY

Regulation in the UK

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Key Concepts

NARRATIVE

Barthes’ Five Narrative Codes

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GENRE

Steve Neale

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AUDIENCE

Uses and Gratifications Theory

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SEMIOTICS

Denotation and Connotation

movie poster style of Black Widow

MEDIA FORM

Movie Poster Codes and Conventions

Taylor Swift posing with soft drink

AUDIENCE

Influencers and the Two-Step Flow Theory

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