Week 6

Inquiry: Review a Cirque de Soleil Media Kit.

For this week's inquiry task, I have selected to review the Cirque du Soleil press kit for 'Totem". Cirque de Soleil has a large following all over the world, having clear and well-structured information is must. Press kit is a valuable resource consists story about the show (CQUniversity Australia 2015c). The show overview section is useful, given basic information and tell story. Overall, The Totem press kit is very informative, It is a very good example of the KISS principle (CQUniversity Australia 2015a).

The elements that are included in this press kit for the show are outlined below:

Show Overview

Basic summary of the show

Definition of the name to give context

The Acts

Names and summaries of each act with a photograph of each

Main Characters

Photographs, names and descriptions of each main character in the show

Costumes

Introduces the show’s costume designer

Expands upon her approach with interesting facts about several costumes

Set Design and Projections

Expands upon how each set is built and its symbolism

Interesting facts about the set

Creators Biographies

A photograph and detailed biography of each creator

Information about the role they play in the show and a quote

Fast Facts

Interesting facts about the show, cast and crew

Village on Wheels

Information about the set-up including the site layout, equipment and capacity

Cirque du Soleil at a Glance

Background information about the company including their history, mission and statistics

List of Shows

Other shows presented around the world in 2013

References: 

Cirque Du Soleil.2015 . Available at: https://static01.cirquedusoleil.com/en/~/media/press/PDF/totem/totem-press-kit.pdf; [Accessed: September 12, 2015].

CQUniversity Australia 2014a, COMM11007 media writing: week 1 – introduction to media writing, viewed 20 July 2014, http://moodle.cqu.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=313202

CQUniversity Australia 2014c, COMM11007 media writing: week 6 – supporting the story: packaging and supplementing your writing, viewed 15 August 2014,

Quiz Review

This week quiz contains two parts A and B. Part A wasn't too bad for me, i found that part A is easier than part B. I got 90% on the first attempt for part A. Part B was a bit difficult for me however i tried my best to get highest score but it turned out i got just only 60%. I got 100% on my 3rd attempt.