Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Commercial Radio

Within this essay I will be going through the purpose within commercial radio as I will go through various examples, along with the advantage and disadvantage of a commercial radio.

Commercial radio is a format of marketing as this though the use of radio as companies often buy specific slots of time within the commercial of radio to advertise their service or product. As radio marketing consists of professional voicing as this form of advertising is audio only, as prescript must be written to be read by artist or celebrity often with background music. Radio stations often only make funding from advertising as other ways maybe being sponsored by a business. Radio stations give businesses identity to the public as they enhance their brand as it becomes cheaper than any TV marketing. As by doing research within your audience for your product or business you would know the best radio station to market your product or business as also the best times to market them to particular target market. As different radio stations apply to different target markets as different formats as well as some are more formal then others as often radio stations that are formal appeal to older groups.

Disadvantage within advertising through commercial radio is non-visualization of the product as when researching this I found out maturity of United Kingdom learn by visualization meaning marketing is better if the consumer can see it. Another disadvantage of marketing through commercial radio is that the listeners are there to tune into the talk or music as they often largely dislike marketing advertisements interrupting there music meaning they may not buy into the product or change radio stations.

Another purpose of Commercial Radio is to share information as many radio listeners are drivers as local radios often share traffic and incidents reports within the area as they recommend avoid those areas for all their listeners.


Tuesday, September 25, 2018




Task One Film in Theory
Structuralism
Structuralism is the belief that everything has structure as each have system that is above the main, meaning there is something more.
Example of structuralism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structuralism

Semiotics 
This a studies from society as this is could be linked to something else as definition by media 101 is 'sign is anything that can convey meaning'. 
Example of Semiotics 
https://opentextbc.ca/mediastudies101/chapter/semiotics/

Feminism 
Feminism is variety of established female movement within the society as also they stand for equality between sexes. 
Example of Feminism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism

Marxism
Marxism within media include concept referring to two opposite views within society.
Example of Marxism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediation_(Marxist_theory_and_media_studies)

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

All About Me

All About Me

I am Joao Carlos Andrade also known as JC, I have adopted the name JC since I was young as people often find it difficult to say my name specifically with it being Portuguese spelling as I am Portuguese as my family come from Madeira. Madeira is small island near Portugal and was named Madeira because when it was found, it was full of wood which in Portuguese is Madeira. I can speak three languages including English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently as I have grown around multiple languages.

Personally, I revel in creative work including interactive work as that is how I learn best also known as kinetic learner. Through the duration of my life I have had eczema including senses of large amount of panic in situation of examination. I am currently studying Media,Graphics and Health and Social Care with all these subjects I still find time to do what I love which is spending time with friends and mountain biking as I try to go on a trail every two weeks. I enjoy reading crime books and scientific researches as at the moment I am reading 'How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics' which is a great read if your into mind inspiring books. Before beginning to read this I finished the Napoleon Hill book 'Think and Grow Rich' as I am into motivating and inspiring books as well.

I love helping others and interacting with others as that is something I have been good at since a very young age. As I like to think I am very sociable and definitely very easy to talk to. Another fact of me is that I have worked with last two mayors of Croydon including on work experience and spare time.
I have a variety of music tastes from; old school rock, modern day rapping including old school rapping as well as Portuguese music.

I achieved a total of six GCSE's being; Science Core C,Science Additional C, Mathematics 4/C,English Literature and Language C with my best subject being design technology where i achieved A both in my coursework and exam to final build of my project which was Artist Storage Unit  as I stated before I am better working with my hands then sitting down for hours looking at words. I have never been good at examinations as I often panic under pressure of exam as until GCSE's I could barely sit through a exam but now I have come to realization that life is too short to be stressing over something I have to do so I may as well give it my best shot and if it doesn't result the way I would like it to then there is better things to come in life then sitting exams.

I will look forward to gaining knowledge from both Marina and Harry and for the year ahead as I hope to maintain my work ethic to the very best I possible can.

JC Andrade