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1. Statement of intent

My interview is about my grandmother who goes swimming every day in the sea and has done for years and the aim of this interview was to tell people about what it is like and the benefits to your health and other things including the community and a healthy habit. It is also to try get other people involved and starting to swim there self as she feels there are no negative effects and is such a good thing for you to start.

How did it follow style model? –

I feel that I followed my style model well by using similar colours to the magazine like text and hard lines and other design features I also copied the layout off size of paragraphs and placement and size of images as I really liked the design of my chosen style model and felt it looked good so tried to copy its design to be exactly like it, I feel like I could have done better the text itself and its size and font

Representation / content –

I feel that I represented my grandmother as a counter typical grandmother in a good healthy way so I feel it can be read and you will see something you don’t hear every day about grandmothers something they normally wouldn’t all do I wouldn’t say it is so radical no one would believe but just not as common as some things   

What kind of company would make your product? –

I think that potentially a swimming magazine or fitness kind of magazine could produce this in order to show people who have access to the sea to start swimming more often maybe aimed at slightly older people or adults who have the time and transport to do this but it could really be for all ages

Iconic sign:

1. Television
2. Phone
3. Camera

Indexical sign:

1. Microphone – News
2. Speech bubble – Text messages
3. Blue circle – internet  

Symbolic sign:

1. A line
2. M
3. Blue/light pink

Male Gaze	the idea of how men view, sexualise and objectify women
Voyeurism	getting sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity
Patriarchy	a system of society in which men hold the power and women are a small part
Positive and Negative Stereotypes	traits and characteristics, good and bad, attributed to certain social groups and to its individual members
Counter-Types	a positive stereotype that emphasizes the positive traits and characteristics about a person
Misrepresentation
Selective Representation	only representing some events, based on importance and viewer preference
Dominant Ideology	the ideas and attitudes of the highest class in a society
Constructed Reality
Hegemony	leadership or dominance by one social group over others
Audience Positioning	how an audience responds to specific media
Fluidity of Identity	being able to change how you see yourself, the world, and your actions
Constructed Identity
Negotiated Identity
Collective Identity	how people place themselves within certain categories such as race, gender or nationality

Leveling Up Representation:
– “As technology advanced, Black and other characters of colour became more prevalent, even if most often confined to the fighting genre. And stereotypes were not limited to African Americans; Latinx characters have often been portrayed as gangbangers and drug dealers.”
– “Developers need to consider not only showcasing meaningful diversity in terms of people of colour, but also including people from other marginalized communities, such as the LGBTQIA+ community and the disabled community, in ways that don’t dehumanize them or try to “fix” them.”

Why Diversity Matters:
– “The industry traditionally projects an image that is young, white, straight and male, but there is growing understanding that – if only for the sake of releasing more interesting products – this has to change.”
– “The argument that it’s not the gender, ethnicity or physical abilities of a character that are important, but whether they’re written well and fun to play, is easier to make if you’re already being comfortably represented.”

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