epic meal time 2 questions

1. What are the different techniques used to inform, persuade, entertain, and attract attention?

2.   What messages are communicated (and/or implied) about certain people, places, events, behaviors,lifestyles, etc.? ( epic meal time)

 

 

1. for epic meal time they use swearing to attract teenage boys. they also eat food which teenage boys like and do the show intoxicated.

 

2. the messages communicated or implied by epic meal time are that they drink alot, eat food that is very bad for them especially since they do it every week. another message is that it is cool to be drunk.

3 questions on teen trends

1. List 5 trends that you can find and post them with pictures on your blog.

2. Who is the target audience, and how is the product  specifically tailored to them? 

3. Have you bought a product because it was trendy, why did it appeal to you?

1.skinny jeans,  snapbacks---->

<---Jordans    dre beats>

goodwood necklaces or braclets

2.for skinny jeans the target audience is anyone who wears jeans wheather it be a guy or girl. its targeted towards them because they may like skinny jeans because of the way they fit.

for snapbacks the target audience is teens. i dont see many people besides teens wearing them. the product is tailored to them because teens like hats.

the target audience for jordans is people with money, shoe collectors and teens into fashion. it is targeted towards them because they like the shoe, or they want to add it to a collection.

for beats the target audience is people that listen to music alot. this is tailored to them because of the sound quality it provides

lastly goodwoods are targeted towards teens in high school. it is tailored to them becuase it is a new trend and people want them.

3. i have each of the products above except a goodwood. i bought skinny jeans, dre beats and jordans because they are comfy and provide good quality. i bought snapbacks because i really enjoy wearing hats.

a thin line, common sense

Six Questions to Ask about Any Media Message

1. Who made - and who sponsored - this message, and for what purpose?
2. Who is the target audience, and how is the message specifically tailored to them?
3. What are the different techniques used to inform, persuade, entertain, and attract attention?
4. What messages are communicated (and/or implied) about certain people, places, events, behaviors, lifestyles, etc.?
5. How current, accurate, and credible is the information in this message?
6. What is left out of this message that might be important to know?

     A Thin Line     http://www.athinline.org/

1. MTV made and sponsored this add targeted toward youth and the effects of sexting

2. the target audience is towards youth around the age of 13-17. the message was tailored to teens by being flashy and using scenarios.

3. they used flashy images, text slang, flashy text,

4. teens all have cell phones, use texting slang and we all use social networking sites.

5. its pretty current and credible

6. i dont know

   Common sense       http://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/truth-about-sexting

1.  its made by common sense and sponsored by" the truth aboout sexting"

2. the target audience is teens of today, student and parents

3. they used real life scenarios to show what can happen, they used expert opinions aswell
4. not completely current (i.e cell phones) and bias to get caught
5. statisticlly what is your chance of getting caught
6. what happens if you dont get caught.