LO1: Understanding the audio-visual promos.

Zurich International School 
The purpose of this video is to promote the ZIS, the form is an educational and informative site, so will have to tell you things about the school. The content of this video is different clips from different parts of the school, showing what they do in the school and what opportunities the school can give students, they use mis en scene by putting things that you wold see in a school into the background of some of the shots, the shots they used were some close ups to show some of the teachers and then they edited it to show what they were talking about so you didn't just have to stare at their face while they talked. The meaning for this video is to educate you in the ways of the school. The mis en scene in this video is good, it shows the conventions of a school and the clips as they are all in or about the school. The genre is educational. The audience would be parents and possible students that are looking to get taught there.

Vanguard college
The purpose of this video is to promote Vanguard college in America. It is in the form of an informative promotional video. The content was gathered at the school showing who the teachers are and some of the classes, the mis en scene shows some books in the background, the campus of the college and tables and chairs in classrooms showing the conventions of a college. The meaning of this video is that it is meant to show off the college, also the narrative is about the teachers qualifications and what opportunities the college has to offer. The mis en scene in this video is good, it shows the conventions of a college in America and the clips as they are all in or about the school.  The genre is informative. The audience is for people who are looking for a college in america.

 East Riding College
The purpose of this video is to promote the East Riding College. It is in the form of an informative promotional video. The content of the clip is of the college showing off what some people do and some of the resources they have in the college. The way they have shot it is that the students talk about what they are doing and how it is better than normal school and then they have edited to show what they are talking about. The meaning for this video is to educate you in the ways of the school. The mis en scene in this video is good, it shows the conventions of a college and what you will do there, it shows you some of the equipment of the college to show you what there is to offer that is actually in the college, and the clips as they are all in or about the school. The genre is informative educational video. The audience is for people who are looking to apply to a college and want to see what facilities they have.

South Devon College
The purpose of this video is to promote the south devon college and to show what you can do there and why it is a good choice to go. It is in the form of  an informative promotional video. The content of this clip is of the college showing off its many features and facilities to try and persuade students to come here. The meaning for this video is to educate you in the ways of the school. The mis en scene is good as they take shots of the college and of the people that go there so that they can tell the viewers what it is like. They also shoot shots of the equipment that is actually in the college so they aren't showing you things that aren't in the college. The genre of this video clip is informative. The audience will be for parents and students looking for a college or sixth form either for themselves or for their children.

Lassen College
The purpose of this video is to show off and promote the Lassen college in america, it is in the form of an educational video and it tries to persuade you why it is a great place to go and learn. The content of this video is of the surrounding area and the facilities it has and the opportunities the college can give. The meaning for this video is to educate you in the ways of the school. The mis en scene of this video shows the conventions of a normal college, it has students that attend there and the equipment you can see in the clip are of the school so the mis en scene is very good for the clip. The genre this clip falls into is informative, this is because it tells you lots of different things about the college. The audience would be for the students and parents of students that are looking for what to do next after high school.

300
The purpose of this video to show the films of 300 off. The form is a trailer as it is to show off the film. The content of this video is from the film itself, different clips, maybe the best clip, or the most cool bits to make you want to go and see it. The meaning for the trailer is too set the scene and the surroundings of the film. The genre of this video is action and adventure. The mis en scene of this trailer is good, it shows the conventions of the genre and utilises the props they have to set when and where the movie is meant to take place. The audience is men who like violence and massive battles.

Lucy
The purpose of this video is to give a brief outline of what the film is and what it is about. The form of this video is in a trailer format showing off the film. The content of the trailer is shots from the film, the mis en scene is good as it shows props of where the film might be set, they edit the trailer to show the conventions of the genre which happens to be action and to show off some of the best scenes of the film. The meaning of this film is to inform you of the release date, and to tempt you into going to see it. The audience would be for people who are into action films.

Idents for the BBC
The purpose of this video is to show off the BBC's channel. The form of it is an ident. The content is off their channel number with something happening to it. The meaning of it is to tell the viewer what the channel is. The genre of it is informative. The audience would be for whoever would be watching so like families.

Adverts
The purpose for this video is to show you the top ten scariest adverts. The form of it is an advert and the content used is from different adverts from the past 15 years. The meaning is to scare you. The genre is horror. Also the audience is for people who like the thrill of of being terrified.

No room for rockstars warped tours
The purpose of this video is to document the tour of a band. The form of it is a documentary. Also the content used is form their actual tour as someone filmed the whole thing. The meaning is to give you a feel of what they have to go through to be a band. Also the genre of this is to inform. The audience would be people that like the band.