William's AICE Media Blog

Representation                    Representation in media is the ways in which the media created portrays particular groups, communities, experiences, ideas, or topics from a particular ideological or value perspective. Rather than examining media representations as simply reflecting or mirroring reality, it examines how media representations serve   to represent  or to actually create a new reality. The H&M Ad                In this ad, we can clearly see that this ad's intention was to include different types of people from different backgrounds, and they did a great job of it. The ad shows a great representation of different ages, races, religions, genders, and even orientations. The ad puts aside and ignores the average stereotypes of the different people they want to represent, like a specific religion should not be wearing a specific clothing with no rea...

     Action movies have been a huge staple of the movie world and it is known worldwide as one of the best movie genres. Action movies are known to involve a lot of explosions, thrill, and multiple fight scenes. They have this special spark which gives excitement and an emotional roller coaster to the audience. With different combinations of stunts, explosions, fight scenes, and more, action has come a long way from what it used to be, to how it is widely known now.  S ome well known action movie directors such as Michael Bay (The Rock, Bad Boys, Transformers) and Kevin Feige (Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America), all use different techniques and have their own way to project their visions in the story and really bring it to life in one of the most spectacular ways possible.          Dunkirk, Dir. Christopher Nolan, 2017 The content that goes into these movies is a huge factor that goes into action films is stunts. Stunts are always the ...

      Hello everyone, it is very  exciting to see all of you showing interest in my blog! My name is William, most people call me Will, I am fine with both. I am a junior at Cypress Bay High School, and this is my first time creating a blog that is open for everyone to see but I have a good feeling about this and hope that you guys will enjoy the entirety of this blog as much as I will.      The reason why I decided to create this blog was to keep track of my process in my AICE Media Studies class as I will need it for my Cambridge  portfolio project, I will continue to add posts regarding any new film projects that I get the chance to participate in while telling you guys my thoughts throughout the whole process. I will also bring up some discussions regarding famous films and their meaning, techniques they used, and my opinion on them. So, be ready for any upcoming posts as I share my thoughts on any films I am shown, and I will also be ready fo...