The media timeline starts with the first printing press. The first printing press was made in 1540.
The printing press soon led to newspapers being made
Then Photography came about.
Photography then led to Film
The radio and the first movie were made in the same year (1895)
And finally Social Media on phones, computers and tablets is were the media timeline currently ends
Please produce a media timeline that gives a brief overview of the development of different forms of media. Post up as a JPEG / image.
| MEDIA FORMS | CHARACTERISTICS | EXAMPLE | |
| 1 | Television | * There are different genres on television *You watch television at home – privacy | * This morning |
| 2 | Radio | * The radio contains the news *Also uses adverts | * Radio 1 *Channel 103 |
| 3 | Music videos | * Most music videos will have a meaning to it. * visual and auditory * performances and character’s | *YouTube |
| 4 | Adverts | * They are usually short and catchy *commercial- selling a product to viewers | *Radio *Billboards *Magazine |
| 5 | Films | * Some films use big brands to advertise * performance and character’s | *Cinema *Television |
| 6 | Newspaper | * Use bold headlines to capture the audience | *The sun * Jersey evening post |
| 7 | Video games | *Normally private if its a single player game. * Some video games are used for educational purposes *interactive | *Call of duty |
| 8 | Social media | * Social media anyone can access it *interactive |
| MEDIA FORMS | CHARACTERISTICS | EXAMPLE | |
| 1. | Television | – Often takes a relatively short amount of time to create – Can provide a means of education – Is normally viewed informally, eg. at home, personal consumption | Loose Women |
| 2. | Magazine | – Contains lots of images – Interesting topics – Brief in length | Vogue |
| 3. | Newspaper | – Contains a smaller amount of image – Includes advertisement – Long articles, wordy | The Times |
| 4. | Radio | – Private listening, auditory – Contains many elements of different media forms, eg. news, music, weather, travel, general chat – Presented by someone, needs to be operated by someone | BBC Radio 2, Channel 103 |
| 5. | Music Video | – Visual and auditory – Performance, character and story – Less expensive to generate | Hello by Adele, Touch by Little Mix |
| 6. | Video Games | – Immersive and interactive : Players are needed for it to work (single player, solitary) – Contains characters and a storyline/plot – Levels of game, ranging difficulty | Fifa, GTA |
| 7. | Film | – Takes a longer amount of time to generate – Often viewed in a more formal setting with others eg. in a cinema – Creates profit | La La Land, High School Musical |
| 8. | Online, Social and Participatory Media | – Private consumption – Ability to post and share own media (interactive) – Can view others media | Instagram, Snapchat |
| 9. | Advertising and Marketing | – Commercial | Aftershave, Shower gel |
| MEDIA FORMS | CHARACTERISTICS | EXAMPLE | |
| 1 | Television | repetitive informative common | This Morning |
| 2 | Advertising | promotional targeted consistent | Billboard |
| 3 | Radio | not visual wide spread simple | Radio 1 |
| 4 | Film | immersive formal differential | Avatar |
| 5 | Social Media | very common interactive free | |
| 6 | Newspaper | completely visual specific to the area generic | Daily Mail |
| 7 | Magazine | diverse no set format attractive | National Geographic |
| 8 | Music video | audio and video intertextual referencing genre specific | Daily Duppy |
| 9 | Video Games | entertainment for profit immersive | FIFA |
| MEDIA FORMS | FEATURES | EXAMPLE | |
| 1 | Television | – visual-auditory media – can be live or pre-recorded -broadcasted across wide audience | Friends |
| 2 | Newspapers | – visual media – non-linear – only contains current topics | The Sunday Times |
| 3 | Magazines | – visual media – non-linear – prioritises aesthetic (e.g. images) over information | Vogue |
| 4 | Film | – visual-auditory media – linear – publicly or privately consumed | Jaws |
| 5 | Radio | – auditory media – linear – broadcasted across wide audience | BBC Radio |
| 6 | Advertising/marketing | – can be visual and/or auditory – public – short | Moonpig.com |
| 7 | Music video | – visual-auditory media – linear – mainly for entertainment but can aim to put across a certain message or to advertise | Diet Mountain Dew – Lana Del Ray |
| 8 | Video games | – visual-auditory media – linear – interactive | Resident evil |
| 9 | Online/social media | – visual-auditory media – interactive – private consumption |