Antonia's A-level Media Blog

 Part one:  1) What meanings are the audience encouraged to take about the two main characters from the opening of the film? Rude boys that are probably in a gang. Because of the outfits and hood up all the time. As well as the occasional threatening to stab someone when protecting his friend/ each other. 2) How does the end of the film emphasise de Saussure’s belief that signs are polysemic – open to interpretation or more than one meaning?   It shows that there is different point of views to everything. The fact that the boys turn out to be deaf shows the audience that they weren’t trying to be rude and from their point of view they were wrongly getting attacked by grown adults. But from the stranger point of views they were rude kids that were disturbing them. Part 2: Media Magazine theory drop - Semiotics  1) What did Ferdinand de Saussure suggest are the two parts that make up a sign?         Signifier & signified 2) What does ‘polysemy’ ...

 1) Why did you choose A-level Media Studies?  I did it for GCSE 2)  Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)?  I did media gcse at swakeleys school for girls 3)    If you answered yes to Q2, what grade did you achieve in GCSE Media? What coursework task did you complete? What would you say your strengths and weaknesses were in GCSE Media?  I got a grade 5. My coursework was to create a DVD cover. My strength was the coursework but my weakness was the writing. 4)  What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media?  Grade A or B 5)  What are your current thoughts about your next steps after A Levels - university, apprenticeship, work?  University to study psychology. 6)  What do you think the biggest MEDIA story of 2024 has been and why?  I'm not sure 7)  What media sources do you use to find out about news and current affairs?  Tiktok 8)  What was the last film you wa...

  Media consumption audit: blog tasks Create a blogpost on your Media 1 Exam Blog called 'My media consumption'. Answer the following questions in as much detail as possible to complete your audit. There may be plenty that you answer 'none' or equivalent. However, this means the final section where you reflect on how you can improve your media consumption is absolutely vital. Newspapers Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?  I don't read any What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why? n/a What sections do you never read, and why? n/a What kinds of stories do you usually read and why? Fake diary type stories Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read? no Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others? nope Magazines What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not? I don't, I don't find them interesting What sections of the magazines do you read and...