Professional Documents
Culture Documents
It is important that they are detailed and critical. You should focus on three media texts, none older
than 2009, and analyse them using the below key concepts.
Documentary brief: Remember that your brief requires you to look at TV documentaries. At least one
of your documentaries should be from the same sub-genre as your intended production.
Music Promotion brief: Try to focus on artists or genres that are similar to your intended production.
Film Promotion brief: Try to focus on films or genres that are similar to your intended production.
Key Concept
AUDIENCE:
How is this audience targeted?
those who consume a
Why would the audience consume this text? (Uses & Gratifications
media text.
surveillance, identity, relationships, diversion).
INSTITUTIONS:
the organisations
involved in the
production and
promotion of a media
text.
MEDIA LANGUAGE:
the way in which a
media text
communicates to its
audience.
How have different technical features been used: camera shots, editing,
lighting, sound (diegetic/non-diegetic) colours, typography (fonts),
editing.