Go back to Textual Analysis task and do one more scene that contains ‘extreme’ violence in GTA5 (will give you the other side of the argument) No evidence of bibliography – this will be ongoing but on the Word document at home insert the bibliography in its current state and then copy and paste this text over on to your blog. This will give you an indication of how your research is looking – we want 30+ sources in total, of which around 15 are books or academic journals. Cohen – Moral panic. Definitely need to add this to your research because it is perfect for this debate. Revise/find more on effects theories – hypodermic needle etc. Type up your plan on your blog and add quotes / links to aspects of your notes and quotes post. Do the additional research we have discussed – crime stats, original GTA (1997), Moral Panic etc.
The obvious institutions behind this video is Rockstar as they produce the game and make millions but behind this video you could say it is google/youtube as this is where the video is distributed and uploaded and this video got over 500k views and Vikstar who uploaded this video has over 1 million subscribers which shows this game is so big all over the social platforms as he is not the only one who upload game play. I believe YouTube promote GTA game play more than others this way they could get way more advertising money as GTA is such a big game and most people who upload GTA gameplay have the most views and subscribers. This channel has uploaded over 180 videos about GTA which is good publicity for Rockstar and this had lead to these people who contribute to make money from rock star as well. The shots in this YouTube are similar throughout the whole 18 minute video as it's the normal gamer point of view camera which is normal for everybody which is a wide shot. Also the camera is tracking your main character and this is normal to everyone and isn't so different. However it does present the characters as mad men as what their doing in this video are very adventurous as they are riding bikes so fast jumping of buildings which and there is a narrative to what they are doing as they have missions to complete the races and follow the instructions and you have to follow somethings to complete the whole series of missions. This is a online scene where you and you mates can join in and have fun. This is very interesting as this part of the game never gets brought up by the media- friends just having fun, as the video is called funny moments. But the negative side to this video is that the target audience may be younger than 18 which majority are and they will want to play the game and then will be exposed to the violence which is in game heavily. However this is solid evidence that GTA isn't just about violence as in these 186 18 mins videos you could see there's more to it as friends are just racing around on bikes. This video appeals to the people who play GTA and which are meant to be over 18, but I believe the target audience to this you tube channel are 12-17 which shows the influence as the age rated range don't watch the content which is put online to watch which shows this game a high percentage is sold to younger people.
This is the first shot in the trailer which is the establishing shot. The shot type is a birds eye view shot as you could see the whole surface area of the city and this shot is the motor way which leads to the third characters house. This shot is very important to be used in the trailer as it is the main road you use and spend the most time in game to do challenges etc. This shows audience what the game is really like and whats in the game.
The second shot used in this trailer was a medium shot of the 3 main characters and this shot is used very early on in the trailer as the audience want to know who the main characters and want to see the main characters identity. Also when you see this part in the trailer you could see how all the characters are in the game, which one is the calm one? The boss as the the boss is the vocal one.
A shot which comes on at the later stages of the trailer is a very clever shot and the shot type used is a is a tracking shot as in this shot the camera is following the character down from the plane this shot just shows the audience what you will be able to do in the game if you Buy. There is a purpose in why these type of shots are put as they want maximum sales and showing of you best features is vital for more sales. Institution: Rockstar have always been behind this game since 1997 and every new GTA series they make it smashes records and this year every world record was smashed. Rockstar only spent 8 million dollars on promoting this game and this is just a minor percentage of what the games makes in a day. However the trailer of this game releases 8-9 months before the game came out there was such a hype and people really wanted to see the game because its in high demand and everyone wanted to see some footage of the game. Genre: The genre of this GTA is Video game. But this game is very realistic you could almost think its a real movie as the narrative is very realistic and very movie-esque. In the game you follow three 3 narratives- three different characters whom all have a different story. In the media they label this game as very violent and this is something that I cannot disagree with as the game is full of violence, however what Rockstar done was very clever as you could see life in three different point of views and this never gets brought up in the media. Audience: What it says on the cover is that this game is for a mature audience 17 plus, however many children play this game as their parents buy it for them. Younger children tend to more interested in these types of games as their friends play the game and then they want to buy it for themselves as they wanna play with their friends. Also Rockstar aim this game at younger children as they will be able play for a longer years ahead so they advertise when a mainstream audience is watching so parents could be forced to buy it for their children if they children nag. Representation: In this trailer 4 different things are being represented, 3 different american people and the whole country in the trailer. The country is being represented in bad and a good way in this trailer as rock star have some good things like all the sights and all the beautiful roads. Then we see crime in the trailer which is a bad representation of the country cars crashing into each other and people getting beaten up and this isn't a good representation for America. Then we have the 3 actors which are all represented differently, the Black- american character has been represented with all dominant stereotype.Then we have a White- American who is from Texas which is a drug addict and then we have a American-Mexican who is the richest of them all who has a family. Social Gaming is such a big industry and were in a phase where people don't want to spend high amounts of money, but this has never affected the gaming as the industry has just gone bigger and smashing most technology records which shows there has been no back tracking. GTA sold over 631,000 copies in just 24 hours and in the 5 day period that the game was available it sold over 927,000 copies. This could mean this game is very important for escapism and diversion. Also People who brought this previously has a personal identity or relationship with the main actors in the game. This game allows people to get away from the real world as this portrays three different people in a realistic game which people can escape with. Historic: There is not much you could say about historic with Grand theft Auto. But in the game there its about history and all the narrative is built on history and the history between the 2 characters which are in the trailer and they done a bank robbery in the past and Trevor got nothing and his friend wanted to help him to get money and this is built on history. Economical: The state is very bad for businesses and Grand theft auto and all the businesses morals go out the window as businesses sell this game to parents knowing it'll be for their children, yet don't care as the company they work for mission is to make money and they don't stop or warn parents about the game because there company wouldn't like it and the employee may get into trouble. Also the advertising for this game was immense getting this trailer at super bowls and the biggest TV shows just shows the power of some companies in the gaming industries. political This game has been all over the news and many news outlets blaming this game for crimes which involve younger children as this is a easy target and the big question is that does it increase violence as research has been done many times but there isn't a concrete answer.
