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I wrote my article to show how not getting good GCSE grades won’t stop you from getting the job you want. The person I interviewed stated that they didn’t get many GCSEs and have broken the norm that toy need it get GCSE, my article was written to show how the idea of this is wrong and how you are able to do what you want to do. It was also written to get the point across that you are still able to make a living with little qualifications.
My style model was based off the JEP newspaper. I looked at how they layed out the newspaper and their use of images and the way they worded their articles Aswell as the iconic layout of the paper. I also looked at the font style they use and how they positioned tit and what kind of topics they spoke about.
The person I interviewed had a very radical opinion towards the topic, they believed that the media had created this false idea that not getting good GCSEs could lead to you not being able to make money and be stuck in a dead-end job. This idea is very different to what many people believe and their beliefs on this topic. They also stated how they were still able to get a good job and make enough to support a family even though they did not necessarily get the best grades that you could get at GCSE level.
A company which produces an island wide newspaper which most of the island have access to and read to get information about what is happening in the community as well as around the world. This means that it has an island wide audience which people of all ages have access to.
I would have more closely followed my style model and look at the key aspects such as font and the placement of my pictures and other little details like such. i would also take the photo of the person I’m interviewing and
Iconic Signs
Indexical Signs
Symbolic Signs
The Viber logo symbolises a phone, and a phone also indicates communication.
Iconic Signs – Magazines, Newspapers
Indexical Signs – Media, 2023, Logo in bottom left
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Semiotics
Iconic Signs :
-Picture of a newspaper
-Picture of some app icons
-Picture of advertisement billboards
Indexical Signs :
-The app icons signify what apps they lead to
-The billboards display what show is happening at the theater
-The shape and design of the paper indicates that it is a newspaper
Symbolic Signs :
-The word media may mean different things in different languages and different cultures
-Some countries or cultures may have different designs of newspapers
2. I used multiple pictures in order to show the activity in action and the smile on her face represents the joy it brings her. I also used drop caps and coloured font to attract the targeted audience
3. In my article I was trying to use the countertype that horse riding is actually fun and you can be triumphant at a young age. an advantage to doing this is that it can motivate more young people to begin doing new hobbies in particular aspiring to become an equestrian.
4. The kind of company that would publish my article would be in The Horse Magazine, this is because it would educate people on what it is like to grow up learning a hobby
Iconic Sign:
2. Asian Woman (overlay-ed on the right)
3. Radio (middle, left)
Indexical Signs:
2. The “text media” (A-Level course)
3. The text “Hautlieu School”
Symbolical Signs:
2. Stripe
3. The colour red