Picture Analysis.

This is a wide shot (WS) this is used to set the scene and introduce the location.

This is a Long Shot (LS) you can see all three characters head to toes. It also shows alot of background.

 This is an Over the Shoulder Shot (OTS) this is from behind the subject over their shoulder. This normally shows the characters view or conversations between people.

This is a medium shot (MS) this normally shows the two characters having a conversation.

This is a close up (CU) it shows the emotions on the subjects face.

This is an Unusual Prospective this can be used to show danger or surprise the audience.

This is an high angle shot this makes the subject look small and weak.

This is a low angle shot it makes the subject look big and powerful.

Grand Theft Auto V (L.I.A.R)

GTA V L.I.A.R

Language

The language in this poster is a bold white writing telling us the name of the game Grand Theft Auto It also stands out to the audience telling us the name Cleary and making it so we see. The green five is the logo of the game. The background image is a man holding a vicious dog on a chain and a baseball bat. In the bottom right is the rock star logo. Rockstar are the producers of Gta5.

Institution

The makers of the series 'Grand Theft Auto' is Rock star Games, a world wide, billionaire company. The 'Grand Theft Auto' games are one of the most known games throughout gaming history. As you can tell they're very big organisations which continue to bring out games other than GTA like 'Red Dead Redemption'. I feel it is important for them to have their logo on the front cover as it is well known and may encourage people to buy their games.

Audience

This game is mainly for males ranging from 14 to 28 years old. But the game is recommended for age 18 plus. I think it’s mainly for boy because of what you are able to do in the game like steal cars and girls may not be interested in that.

Representation

Within the GTA series there has been a new character every game and with this one it is no different. However, instead of having one main character, there is now three. The game is based around their lifes and you can switch person and merge into their life with a click. The representation of GTA is very positive in the media.

Video Game Research

Call Of duty Modern Warfare 2.

Video Game Research.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first person shooter video game for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It was announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on November 10, 2009. The Original price when the game had first come out was 49.99 pounds. So far 64.92 million copies of the game have been sold.

The game was developed by Infinity Ward an American video game developer. It was also developed by activision another American game developer .Activision was also awarded top US publisher award in 2007.It was also published by activision.

Most reviews show that the game is a brilliant game and people have liked it when it had first came out but now the reviews are negative due to the new call of duty games which have been released. 

Here are the amount of reviews posted on Amazon.

783 Reviews

5 star:		(146)
4 star:		(73)
3 star:		(61)
2 star:		(69)
1 star:		(223)

It was marketed in many different ways. It was promoted on YouTube, TV adverts, billboards and at big events.

Trailers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzwBeDV5IAY

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTDQcggbmh8

Facebook page which now currently has 6.1 million likes and followers . Call of duty modern warfare 2 also has over 3000 videos on YouTube.

The recommended target audience for the game was 18 and over males.

The game was very successful. I think this because of the amount of copies sold worldwide it was one of the most sold games of the year in 2009.Call of duty modern warfare 2 was the most successful game according to the Guinness world of records. Revenue from the first 24 hours of sales was over $401.6 million breaking the record set by Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29, 2008, which was also made available across the same three hardware platforms. Call of duty modern warfare 2 cost 50 million dollars to make and a further 200 million to launch.

Huger Games.

In the Hunger Games task I was selected to be the Finance manager and dealt with all the prices. The budget we had was 1 million pounds and altogether we spent 995,000 pounds and with the left over 5 thousand pounds we helped raise money for charity. We spent money on a TV campaign, billboard advertisements, facebook and twitter, leaflets and celebrity endorsement. The price of our games was 30 pounds but for the first 2 months of release the price is 25 pounds and the game is released on the 15^th July at 1 pm. We picked this date because it is near the beginning of the summer holidays and this could entertain them throughout. The price goes back to 30 pounds on the fifteenth of September. This is because its near the end of the holidays and kids have to go back to school.

Why I picked Media?

The reason I picked media was because I thought it would be fun. I also heard that it was easy to achieve a good grade. I also want to learn some more about media and how it’s used in the world. I want to improve my skill in photography, in drama and in filming. I want to make my own magazine. I also would like to get the best grade possible. However I know that it will be hard work. I would also like to create videos and movie clips. I would also like to make my own film clips and trailers in media.