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Assassin's Creed Game Sequence Analysis  1. Cutscene 1: The video starts off with a cut scene to set the scene for the upcoming action Introduced the current ship battle that is starting to take place  Sets the aesthetics for the scene  Goes straight into the gameplay after this  Cutscenes like this have been used for years since this to highlight key narrative developments, emotional scnes and twists in the narrative Dialogue is used in this cutscene to alert the player and show emotion from the main character you're playing as 2. Gameplay- Getting to the Ship: The cutscene transforms into the first wave of gameplay were introduced to  There are different pointers placed around the screen, including the controls on the top right to aid people who are unfamiliar with what to do, a timer in the middle to display how long you have left to complete a mission, a map in the bottom left hand corner and the objectives on the top left to let you know what missions you h...

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag: Ownership and Franchise: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is the sixth major installment in the Assassin's Creed Franchise  The genre for the game is Action- Adventure and Stealth Was originally released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U in 2013, and a month later was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows  Set in the fictional history of real world events, specifically during the 18th century Caribbean during the golden age of piracy  Follows the notorious Welsh pirate Edward Kenney, and the attempted establishment of  a Republic of Pirates is a significant plot point  The unique selling point of the game was the wider exploration of the open world map (something which wasn't seen in previous Assassin's Creed games), third person based land exploration, melee combat and stealth system    One of the best selling games of 2013, where it sold over 15 million copies as of 2020 Maximising Income: ...

Analyse the representation of gender in the music videos for "The Man" by Taylor Swift and "Riptide" by Vance Joy In Riptide, women are usually always being represented as victims, with there being a lack of positive representation throughout. We know this as an audience as it doesn't take long for us to see these images, as within the first few seconds we are introduced to a woman in a dentist’s chair. Even though this image may not sound that bad, it is very obvious that the woman is in a state of distress, looking scared at the camera. These types of images appear constantly throughout the video as well, including pictures and videos of the women that seem to be taken in secret. One of these images is taken whilst the woman is facing away from the camera. This shot not only dehumanises the woman as we are unable to see who she is, but also makes us as an audience feel uncomfortable, as she is being spied on completely unaware of the situation. This creates...

Tide Print Advert Analysis Slogan: The slogan of the print advert gives us a very clear target audience, along with a very clear perspective of who created the advert. The slogan reads ' No wonder why you women buy more Tide than any other washday product' which plays on the very real stereotypes that were present during when the advert was created (the 1950s). During this time, women were stereotypically seen as the ones who stayed at home, cooked, washed, cleaned, and looked after the kids, whilst men would be the ones who would go out to work. The group term of 'women' also connotes this as it is demonstrating that this ad is aimed towards all types of women. These stereotypes are also heightened through the use of the term 'any other wash day products', as it suggests that all women that focus on buying is washing products to use around the house, further implementing the idea that all women are used for is looking after children and completing chores around...

Riptide Music Video Analysis  Genre and Audience: Research and summarise the indie genre: conventions, influences, audience  and key artists. Conventions Indie music has many different conventions, with the setting being one. The setting of the indie genre generally are shot in quite low budget locations which are easily accessible. They are kept this simple so that we can focus more on the actual artist and performance Indie styles of music also use a retro style of filming through the use of their costumes and makeup, with this being the only factor in determining who the different characters are in the video  Props are used so they can make the music video look more realistic, for example an indie pop genre would use instruments   Influences the indie genre usually has very simple melody and instrumentation, and is almost always influenced by folk and country music  usually features a ukulele, piano or violin in the video  Audience the indie genre i...

Dream-Dizzee Rascal Narrative: What is the main narrative and message of the song, and how is this added to or altered by the visual elements of the video (e.g. lighting and colour ,camera framing)and the techniques used? The main narrative and message of this song is basically like an autobiography, as it discusses his life story and how he managed to start his career. Even though this is the main and obvious narrative we are shown, there is actually a much deeper meaning that shows how people of different races and ethnic/cultural minorities are being represented. This narrative could be seen as showing how society is treating these people, which is shown through police brutality and the traditional middle-class woman that is controlling the world that Dizzee is performing in. This negative undertone however is subverted by the mostly warm lighting and colours that are used throughout. The video not only uses children's toys and puppets, but it also uses pastel colours ...

How is the UK represented? During this advert, the UK is represented quite negatively, even though we are only shown around one second of the UK at the beginning of the advert. During this small scene, we are already introduced to a number of things, including who the target audience of the advert is (middle-class people) and also giving us the message (from the sound bridge introduced) that we complain about things that people around the world would sometimes wish for, shown through the rain followed by the images of a setting that is in drought. This shows that even though the UK is represented negatively by the scene we are shown, that the UK isn't as bad compared to other situations, even though the situation in Africa is shown as quite positive for what the advert is meant to be about. Who is the target audience? How can you tell? The target audience looks to be a middle-class audience, which is shown through the beginning scene of what we presume to be the UK. In this sc...