The conglomerate company that owns universal studios is Comcast, which is the biggest mass media broadcasting company in the world. Comcast is one of the biggest companies in the world, it provides most of the united states cable tv and home internet. it also owns NBC since 2011.
other companies that universal studios own are , E!, entertainment television, the golf channel, and NBCSN.
Films we would associate with universal studios, - harry potter, the dark knight, fast and furious.
Monday 10 November 2014
disability
Representation of the disabled.
typical stereotypes of the disabled.
incapable - In the media many disabled people are presented as being incapable of performing normal day to day activities for example walt jnr in breaking bad has cerepal palsy and he cannot do normal things such as drive a car and go shopping by himself for trousers.
vulnerable - Forest Gump is very vulnerable in the film as ever since he was younger he is always getting picked on, also he is easily influenced so people can make him do whatever they want.
lonely - tony from skins is very lonely after his accident, he is frequently left out from going out with his friends which is a huge contrast from before the accident when he was the social hub of the group.
unintelligent - Lenny from of mice and men is presented as being very unintelligent, as he cannot make his own decisions and has to have George to often make his decisions for him, and when he does make his own decisions they are often bad decisions e.g. killing curleys wife.
ugly - Layla from tracy beaker who has cerepal palsy is presented as being unattractive, and this is often a stereotype for disabled people.
In this scene the disabled girl who is hit by the frisbee is portrayed as being extremely vulnerable, the first reason for this is because she is unable to quickly move out of the way of the frisbee like a normal person could. Another way the girl is represented is incapable of sticking up for herself when she gets hit, she has to have her friend to back her up as she may have a problem speaking and doesn't have the confidence to stick up for herself.
Wednesday 5 November 2014
regional identity
scotland
accents - strong glaswegian accents often hard to understand.
location - rough streets of glasgow, also great architechture in many old places e.g. edinburgh. scottish highlands.
slang - 'we' = little.
clothes - kilts, tartan print clothes.
pastimes - bag pipes, eating haggis, drinking scotch whiskey, irn bru.
attitudes / behaviour - hating english people, being aggressive, drunks.
liverpool
accents - high pitch, annoying, scouse, common.
location - rough council estates, run down, not much money invested, old docks.
clothes - tracksuits, adidas trainers, typical working class clothes, baggy.
pastimes - football, shoplifting, stealing car wheels.
behaviour / attitudes - cheeky, chavs, easy going, left wing, witty.
Newcastle
accents - geordie, hard to understand.
location - huge city, some rough estates.
slang - eg howay, toon.
clothes - tight clothes e.g. geordie shore.
pastimes - going to the gym, drinking, partying, clubbing, partying, watching newcastle united play.
behaviour - friendly, outgoing, party animals, attitude.
Irish
accents - irish accents quite strong, sound happy.
location - busy cities, although lots of greenery and countryside.
clothes - green clothes, leggins, hats.
pastimes - drinking whiskey, drinking guiness, river dancing.
behaviour - happy go lucky.
London.
accents - polite, posh in the west / north. more common in south / east.
location - big city, big buildings, busy.
clothes - expensive clothes, well dressed, smart.
pastimes - shopping, going to bars / out for dinner.
Essex
accents - very loud, annoying.
location - medium sized towns, nice houses.
slang - Oh my god, reem.
clothes - fake tan, tight clothes, revealing clothes.
pastimes - clubbing, spending money, getting a fake tan hair etc.
behaviour - bitchy, confident, can be academically challenged.
cornwall / south west.
accents - Stereotypical farmer accent, sounds very country-esc.
location - beaches, lots of countryside, little seaside towns. busy when its warm.
pastimes - drinking, fishing, surfing.
behaviour - friendly, welcoming of tourists.
yorkshire
accents - calm, relaxed.
location - countryside, lots of old buildings in the big cities / towns e.g. leeds / bradford/ huddersfield.
slang - 't' instead of 'the'.
clothes - baggy, sports wear e.g. elleese, football casual clothes.
pastimes - football, walking their dogs.
behaviour - friendly, outgoing.
Birmingham.
accents - sounds dull, boring, brummie.
location - big city, very busy, places are ugly.
clothes - chavs, hoodies.
pastimes - clubbing, drinking.
behaviour - aggressive, rough.
welsh
accents -strong friendly accents.
location - big cities in south, up north more countryside and farms.
clothes - rugby kits, red white and green clothes.
pastimes - picking daffodils, looking for fossils, playing rugby.
behaviour - drink a lot, friendly.
accents - strong glaswegian accents often hard to understand.
location - rough streets of glasgow, also great architechture in many old places e.g. edinburgh. scottish highlands.
slang - 'we' = little.
clothes - kilts, tartan print clothes.
pastimes - bag pipes, eating haggis, drinking scotch whiskey, irn bru.
attitudes / behaviour - hating english people, being aggressive, drunks.
liverpool
accents - high pitch, annoying, scouse, common.
location - rough council estates, run down, not much money invested, old docks.
clothes - tracksuits, adidas trainers, typical working class clothes, baggy.
pastimes - football, shoplifting, stealing car wheels.
behaviour / attitudes - cheeky, chavs, easy going, left wing, witty.
Newcastle
accents - geordie, hard to understand.
location - huge city, some rough estates.
slang - eg howay, toon.
clothes - tight clothes e.g. geordie shore.
pastimes - going to the gym, drinking, partying, clubbing, partying, watching newcastle united play.
behaviour - friendly, outgoing, party animals, attitude.
Irish
accents - irish accents quite strong, sound happy.
location - busy cities, although lots of greenery and countryside.
clothes - green clothes, leggins, hats.
pastimes - drinking whiskey, drinking guiness, river dancing.
behaviour - happy go lucky.
London.
accents - polite, posh in the west / north. more common in south / east.
location - big city, big buildings, busy.
clothes - expensive clothes, well dressed, smart.
pastimes - shopping, going to bars / out for dinner.
Essex
accents - very loud, annoying.
location - medium sized towns, nice houses.
slang - Oh my god, reem.
clothes - fake tan, tight clothes, revealing clothes.
pastimes - clubbing, spending money, getting a fake tan hair etc.
behaviour - bitchy, confident, can be academically challenged.
cornwall / south west.
accents - Stereotypical farmer accent, sounds very country-esc.
location - beaches, lots of countryside, little seaside towns. busy when its warm.
pastimes - drinking, fishing, surfing.
behaviour - friendly, welcoming of tourists.
yorkshire
accents - calm, relaxed.
location - countryside, lots of old buildings in the big cities / towns e.g. leeds / bradford/ huddersfield.
slang - 't' instead of 'the'.
clothes - baggy, sports wear e.g. elleese, football casual clothes.
pastimes - football, walking their dogs.
behaviour - friendly, outgoing.
Birmingham.
accents - sounds dull, boring, brummie.
location - big city, very busy, places are ugly.
clothes - chavs, hoodies.
pastimes - clubbing, drinking.
behaviour - aggressive, rough.
welsh
accents -strong friendly accents.
location - big cities in south, up north more countryside and farms.
clothes - rugby kits, red white and green clothes.
pastimes - picking daffodils, looking for fossils, playing rugby.
behaviour - drink a lot, friendly.
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