As far as politics is concerned, the main role of the media is to provide information so that people can make decisions and participate in politics.
Game
From the perspective of politics and games, first of all, the game text itself is not controlled by political space and social space. We can trace the political demands and political will expressed in the game text from the game text. For example, the game text of “BioShock” satirizes and criticizes an idealized political despotism.
In “BioShock: Infinite”, players can experience the beautiful fantasy of the age of mechanism by personally traveling through the Victorian steampunk world. The characteristic of steampunk is an extension of the sense of beauty in the era of mechanism. Steampunk itself is an inner irony of the romanticized imagination of the bourgeoisie after the industrial revolution on the orderly industrial process based on mechanical production.
Film
Regarding politics and movies, the most typical ones are documentaries and historical dramas. As a well-known movie, “Lincoln” has profound political influence. Tony Kushner’s script skipped the traditional biopic model and focused on how he worked to promote the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, that is, the abolition of slavery bill. This practice proved to be a genius afterwards. , Watching Lincoln’s strategizing and fighting with three immoral lobbyists, it was unexpectedly enjoyable. Among them, Daniel Day-Lewis won his third Oscar statuette by virtue of Lincoln. Like Ava Dejolie’s “Selma”, “Lincoln” also shows his true character by telling the story of a legendary statesman. On the other hand, this is also the way politicians want to let the audience watch them through the media, thereby strengthening their political influence.
TV
When it comes to the relationship between politics and TV, we have to mention the influence of TV on American politics. It is mainly manifested in two aspects: one is that it influences the elections in the United States; the other is to restrict government policies. As television has changed the stage for candidates to spread information, television has become the public’s first source of political information; television makes voters choose The content has changed, and the “image” of the candidates has become a key factor in the election; television has changed the control of the two parties’ nominations, and professional image makers have gradually replaced professional politicians. Therefore, television is actually to a large extent Manipulating U.S. elections. As one of the second circle of policymakers in the U.S., television exerts force on government policies through two aspects. Influencing: One is to make public the government’s policies that are still in the process of making public in advance, and influence the president and members of Congress. , The decision-making of administrative agencies and various interest groups; the second is to artificially focus propaganda on a certain issue or event, in order to create strong public opinion to force the government to modify or re-enact policies. The rise of television has profoundly It affects the form, operation and stability of modern politics in the United States. With the strengthening of the trend of informationization, the intervention of television in modern politics may be strengthened. However, the intervention of television cannot change the nature of the American political system.
Advertising
The government’s interference in advertising has never stopped. On the one hand, it is in the interests of politicians, and on the other hand, it is based on the interests of the general public. E.g: The Australian government launched a proposal that the outer packaging of domestic cigarettes must be “simple”.
According to this proposal, starting from July 2012, Australian cigarettes will not be allowed to print trademarks, advertising slogans, and color patterns, and instead use health warning icons. At the same time, the cigarette brand name is printed under the cigarette box in lowercase. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said that this will be the “strongest” measure against cigarette packaging worldwide.
Australian Prime Minister Rudd: Smoking is not cool, smoking will kill people, so the government will never make any excuses for this proposal. Tobacco companies will inevitably hate it and fight against it. Nevertheless, we firmly believe that this proposal and other measures will help reduce the number of smokers.
Online streaming
Today’s Internet space has entered the highly interactive “Web 2.0” era. With the maturity of Streaming and the popularization of broadband, online video clip has become an important new medium for contemporary Internet users to obtain information and publish ideas. In the United States across the ocean, since 2006 The video site “YouTube”, which has been leading the trend on the Internet since 1991, is the most representative online video platform today. It penetrates into the daily lives of American netizens and makes it more and more important in American political elections. Key role. Especially in Democratic presidential primaries, in 2008. Young and fresh African-American politician Barack Obama, and former first lady Hillary Clinton, who is also a federal senator, both showed amazing political energy and willpower in the process of fighting to represent the Democratic Party for the president of the United States, and the election battle was seen. At the last moment, the winner will be decided. In this fierce competition, YouTube is generally regarded as one of the important factors affecting the result. This fully reflects the close connection between Online streaming and politics.
Product placement in film
Product can act as a prop in a movie, and its producer can provide corresponding products and venues for the movie. At the same time, in return, products can be disseminated in the form of movies to increase sales. The two are cooperative relations. Of course, the introduction of goods must be careful not to highlight the goods excessively and for a long time.
Here are the top ten:
- 10 Nokia-The Matrix. Mobile phone will have features in the classic science fiction movies in this movie. Nokia 8120 is a tool used by dujour to bounce and pop. It was a mobile phone with some attractive features at the time. The most important thing is to make you look like you are borrowing a very important call.
- 9 Red Ryder BB Gun- A Christmas Story
- 8 Chevrolet Camaro-Transformer Appearance. The truly outstanding product showcase in this movie is Camaro. Camaro’s sales of sports movies are cool. Yellow cars are rising rapidly, making Camaro the best among cool cars.
- 7 White Castle-Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. After the release of hamburgers, the sales of hamburger shops have grown strongly.
- 6 Mini Cooper- The Italian Job. Although Mini Cooper appeared in the most original American movie in 1969, it did not receive much attention. In 2003, these retro-inspired BMW-made cars were modified. Enter the storyline and make them stars.
- 5 Wilson Sporting Goods- Cast Away
- 4 Omega SA/ BMW/ Aston Martin-James Bond
- 3 Ray-Ban/ U.S. Navy- Top Gun. The film contributed to a 40% sales increase in seven months.
- 2 Reese’s Pesces- E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial. Useing candies to attract aliens, emphasizing the deliciousness of the product
- 1 DeLorena Motor Company- Back to the future
Worst product ranking
- 10 Pizza Hut– Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 9 Sony– Chappie
- 8 Nintento– The Wizard
- 7 Google– The Internship
- 6 Popeyes– Little Nicky
- 5 Pepsi Rene Russo– The Thomas Crown Affair
- 4 Converse– Robot
- 3 Macdonald– Mac and me The advertisements in the film are too much inserted, including product logos, product characters, dance, music, and even venues
- 2 Green lantern This movie is widely regarded as one of the worst superhero movies ever. The absurd scene is one of the reasons why the movie bundles the product with it
- 1 Transformers has more than 50 products
The influence of news publishers, politicians and consumers on the media
The first factor affecting news is the publisher of the news. Journalists are even more important than their bosses and publishers, because they can decide, report and interpret news for themselves. Another factor to consider is the source of political news: the politician himself. Politicians have done many things to create positive media influence for themselves. Politicians can use their own influence to let news release stories that politicians hope. The third factor affecting the media is news consumers. Because the producers of news want us to read and watch it, they will publish news that we want to read and watch.
Types of media
The oldest form of media is print. Refers to newspapers and magazines. Printing is no longer the main source of information in the following areas. But just because fewer people read the print media, it doesn’t mean they are not very important. On the one hand, most other news media organizations rely on printed materials, such as the New York Times and the Washington Post. Most major news reports and provide a lot of information for TV and Internet news. Print media also tend to provide more detailed and comprehensive news reports. One aspect of print media that is often overlooked is that it is still the main source.
The second oldest and in some respects still important source of political information comes from broadcast media. There are more Americans than any other form of media, and they remain an important source of political information. Although talk radio, especially radio stations, radio is less important in attracting a wide audience. Conservative talk broadcasting is very important in the field of political media. But despite the widespread impression of broadcast, there is a major flaw in shaping public opinion: TV stories are short, usually less than two minutes, and therefore have less information.
The third major force of politics-the Internet. As a news source, the main advantage of the Internet is that it can be updated quickly. Although some people think this time to promote the development of news organizations, it is very useful for breaking news. It can create more stories and hot spots instead of in-depth reports. In the early days of the Internet, the Internet was mainly used to print newspapers online. First there are blogs about politics, and then websites dedicated to politics. The growth of social media has provided politicians, select events and political parties with new ways to spread their messages to the masses. Such as Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Tumblr and tinder. Sometimes this may be the only source of information and the complete story cannot be obtained. Some statistics indicate that more people get news from the Internet.
Future plan
In the future, on political topics, I hope to find some contradictions, based on daily life and politics, to create dystopian animation works. In addition, the work will have two directions
- 1 healing
- 2 Revealing the ugliness of life, intriguing