Below are some resources to help you see how journalists or reviewers write about a certain media product. This is the detail we are looking for in classwork or practice work / essays:

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HOW TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT A PRODUCTS BACKGROUND

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STATS

• UK TV viewing figures.- www.barb.co.uk/

• RAJAR measures listening across all distribution platforms, including online- www.rajar.co.uk/

• Box Office Mojo (WORKS IN SCHOOL)- https://www.boxofficemojo.com/

LIFESTYLE PROFILES

• Lifestyle profiles (Yougov profiles) https://screen.yougov.com/audience

REVIEWS

• VIDEO REVIEWS- Mark Kermode reviews loads of films (use search)- https://www.youtube.com/c/kermodeandmayo/videos

• TEXT REVIEWS- BFI provide detailed reviews of films- search & scroll down- https://www.bfi.org.uk/articles/type/reviews

• TEXT REVIEWS- Rotten Tomatoes- Audience & Newspaper- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/

• TEXT REVIEWS- IMDB- https://www.imdb.com/

• TEXT REVIEWS- The Movie Database- https://www.themoviedb.org/

• TEXT REVIEWS- Filmsite- Loads of Film Reviews- https://www.filmsite.org/allfilms.html#A

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IN SUMMARY- WHAT DO I INCLUDE IN MY WRITING

Write with examples, stats, dates about the history, genre, author, director, background etc of the product

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EXAMPLE 1: Fortnite (SOURCE: Searchable WJEC Exam board spec)-   *** DONT COPY ****

Produced by Epic Games, the Fortnite franchise is a series of multiplayer freeto-play battleground games available
on a number of platforms and devices. It was launched in July 2017. The franchise includes Fortnite: Battle Royale,
Fortnite: Save The World, and Fortnite: Creative. Fortnite: Battle Royale is the most successful free-to-play videogame ever, making $1.2 billion in the first 10 months of release. Initially, players had to buy ‘battle passes’ to play, but in September 2018 the Battle Royale version was offered for free. The Fortnite franchise had revenue of £2.4 billion in 2018. The franchise has helped make Epic Games a hugely successful company. In 2012 they were worth $825 million; in 2018 they were worth $5.8 billion. Fortnite: Battle Royale won ‘Best Ongoing Game’ in the PC Gamer and IGN awards in 2018.

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EXAMPLE 2: The Archers Radio Show

The Archers is aired on Radio Four, has over 5 million listeners and is considered a significant part of British popular culture. Running for 65 years, with six episodes a week and an omnibus on a Sunday, it is the world’s longest running radio soap opera. • The Archers follows the residents of the fictional farming community of Ambridge, in the fictional county of Borsetshire, in the English Midlands. Its tagline is, “contemporary drama in a rural setting”.

......................................................................................................................................................................................................EXAMPLE 3: Made Up About A Car Make Called "Blake Avenger"

Released in 2019, Blake released the “New Avenger”, a product that is compact, high mileage, mid-engine power, few frills and low maintenance car. In the first month of sales it made 25% more than expected and by the end of 2019 it was the Number 1 best seller in the UK with sales of £1 billion. The fact that Blake built a massive UK plant for the Avenger in Cardiff helped production and distribution helped plan to dominate the market. Blake’s UK director said in a press statement “We have made a legend and an iconic product with the ultimate production and distribution operations” (Source: Blake website 2020 www.blake.co.uk/press).