Sukhveen's Media blog 1 (2018)- Miss Fowler

Factsheet #107 - Fandom 1) Fan:   A person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal. 2)  Types of fan are: Hardcore/True Fan - the 'insiders' within any given fandom and they consider themselves to be aficionados of their chosen media text. They also pride themselves in how long they have been a fan and also how much knowledge they have about the media text. They spend a lot of money and time to become hardcore fans. Newbie - New fans of the media text. They do not have the depth of knowledg e about the text or have rooted passion about the media text. They are viewed as the 'outgroup' within the fandom. Anti-fan - People negatively associated with the media text - they loathe or hate the text, and do not develop this opinion/attachment through close readings/experience but "at a distance" (e.g.Gray-trailers) 3)   Fandoms exhibit a "passion that binds enthusiasts in the manner of people who share a secret - this secret ...

Language 1) Cover- genre :   Bold/metallic font - suggests its sci-fi, space feeling The small pictures- all to do with space- aliens, spaceships, shields Colours- desaturated and monochrome - greys/blues and orange suggests space. 2) Gameplay: Multiplayer- 4 people can play at once so you can play with your friends- healthy competition (diversion).  It is exclusive 3)  Samus Aran is not sexualised on the cover of Metroid Prime 2.The costuming does not draw focus to her body type; however, it can be argued that it does in some ways it does show off her curves which indicates that she is a female. She could be seen as non-binary due to her props such as a gun seen as phallic symbol , something which is associated with the men. Trailer analysis 1) Genre: Sci-Fi- this is conveyed through the creatures and setting.   The non-diegetic sound and SFX help to exaggerate the theme and genre.  2) Samus Aran at first seems ambiguous....