Media Brief Essays

Media Brief Essays Media Brief Essay Media Brief Essay I have been set the task to advertise and promote a fictional film through a trailer or poster. I have chosen to produce a poster, as I believe it is less time consuming and my work would be more flexible as I already have a digital camera at work.My advertising will consist of a teaser poster and a main poster. I will advertise my movie in Newspapers such as the Sun to attract my primary target audience, which according to my research are teenagers between the ages of 15-18.To attract people from an older generation, who are my secondary target audience, I will advertise in newspapers such as The Guardian and The Times which due to my research is read by people aged between 20-45 and above.The movie will have a certificate of 15 as the features in the movie consist of a violent action and an overdose of blood, due to its action/thriller genre thus is inappropriate for children under the age of 15.I also produced a survey as part of my market research, which helps me to focus on my t arget audience and meet their requirements. As my research indicated teenagers enjoy horror and action genres above any other and that is why I kept to that genre.I will use a brand image as a technique to sell my product, as I will not just be selling Disillusioned Minds but it will help to sell a set of values. So my aim is to make my movie a brand image which people will be able to relate to especially teenagers at this very delicate time when they pick everything up as my movie has a deeper level which could relate to many teenagers.I also have to think very hard when creating a title for my movie as I want to intrigue and keep the audience interested though not make it predictable such movies as Scream.The title of the movie can be a vital point in attracting people. In my title I will try to hold some intrigue and make the audience think, as my survey revealed that viewers like to be challenged and get bored quickly with predictable movies.Word of mouth advertising will also h elp in my advertising because it can be more effective than other resources of advertising. This is because the audience is more likely to take into account the views of their family and friends. Consumers will watch this movie; tell their friends about it and then this will hopefully influence others to go and watch it.My movie Disillusioned Minds is about a gang of youth in the suburbs of New York. It will portray their way of life and the pain and suffering they have to endure everyday of their lives. Then we fast foreword 20 years and see how their childhoods have affected the rest of their disillusioned lives. I feel many teenagers in particular can relate to this way of life and by watching this movie they can start thinking about improving their ways of life so they dont end up as homeless beggars but actually make something of themselves.My poster will be very different to most posters as I will portray my title in the poster thus see it from the teenagers point of view, and this will give us an idea of their lives and suffering.Firstly I have to decide the location to take my photos for two posters. I have chosen to take the pictures in the afternoon when the sun is setting so I can take a beautiful shot of the sky, which will be my main focal point of the poster. I will not use any lightning but just work with the original light.I will make a time plan which I have to strictly follow to complete my project on time. I have decided to take the photos when I go on a trip to a concert and will sleep outside in a tent, which will be the perfect time to see a sunset.After taking several photos I will pick two, which will be my teaser poster and my main poster. When I have chosen two I will use Photoshop 7 to personalise it and create my poster. Firstly I will do my teaser as it will set the ground for my main and I can get ideas for the main poster while creating the teaser.After completing my posters I will evaluate my work and see what I could have done differently to make my work better and suggest improvements I could have made to it.The research which I have carried out has helped me immensely in creating the poster I could to accommodate my target audience. In my research I found that the cast and title of the movie are vital points to attract people.

U.S. States Named After Kings and Queens

U.S. States Named After Kings and Queens Seven of the  U.S. states are named after sovereigns  - four are named for kings and three are named for queens. These include some of the oldest colonies and territories in what is now the United States and the royal names paid tribute to the rulers of either France and England. The list of states includes Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Can you guess which kings and queens inspired each name? The 'Carolinas' Have British Royalty Roots North and South Carolina have a long and complicated history. Two of the 13 original colonies, they began as a single colony  but were divided shortly after because it was too much land to govern. The name Carolina  is often attributed as an honor of King Charles I of England (1625-1649), yet that is not entirely true.   What is fact is that  Charles is Carolus in Latin and that inspired Carolina. However, the French explorer, Jean Ribault first called the region Carolina when he tried colonizing Florida in the 1560s. During that time, he established an outpost known as Charlesfort in what is now South Carolina. The French King at the time? Charles IX who was crowned in 1560. When the British colonists established their settlements in the Carolinas, it was shortly after the 1649  execution of  King Charles I of England and they retained the name in his honor. When his son took over the crown in 1661, the colonies were also an honor to his rule. In a way, the Carolinas pay tribute to all three King Charles. 'Georgia' Was Inspired by a British King Georgia was one of the original 13 colonies that became the United States. It was the last colony established and it became official in 1732, just five years after King George II was crowned King of England. The name  Georgia  was clearly inspired by the new king. The suffix -ia  was used often by the colonizing nations when naming new lands in honor of important people. King George II did not live long enough to see his namesake become a state. He died in 1760 and was succeeded by his grandson, King George III, who reigned during the American Revolutionary War. 'Louisiana' Has French Origins In 1671, French explorers claimed a large portion of central North America for France. They named the area in honor of King Louis XIV, who reigned from 1643 until his death in 1715. The name  Louisiana  begins with a clear reference to the king. The suffix  -iana  is often used to refer to a collection of objects in regards to the collector. Therefore, we can loosely associate  Louisiana  as a collection of lands owned by King Louis XIV. This territory became known as the Louisiana Territory and was purchased by Thomas Jefferson in 1803. In total, the Louisiana Purchase was for 828,000 square miles between the Mississippi River and the  Rocky Mountains. The state of Louisiana formed the southern border and became a state in 1812. 'Maryland' Was Named After a British Queen Maryland also has an association with King Charles I yet, in this case, it was named for his wife.   George Calvert was granted a charter in 1632 for a region east of the Potomac. The first settlement was St. Marys and the territory was named Maryland. All of this was in honor of Henrietta Maria, queen consort of Charles I of England and daughter of King Henry IV of France. The 'Virginias' Were Named for a Virgin Queen Virginia (and subsequently West Virginia) was settled by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584. He named this new land after the English monarch of the time, Queen Elizabeth I. But how did he get Virginia  out of Elizabeth? Elizabeth I was crowned in 1559 and died in 1603. During her 44 years as queen, she  never married and she earned the nickname of the Virgin Queen. That is how the Virginias got their name, but whether the monarch was true in her virginity is a matter of much debate and speculation.