Rishi A Level Media Blog 1 Mr Pall

  1) What meanings are the audience encouraged to take about the two main characters from the opening of the film? That the two character were not well educated and homeless with nothing to do and were violent. They both also were typical dismissive teenagers. 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 Subverts the dominate ideology as the guy helps the homeless old man and gives him bananas and they do not engage into physical violence with other people and they both have knowledge of political figures as teenagers which suggest that they may be educated. Part 2) Media Magazine theory drop: Semiotics  1) What did Ferdinand de Saussure suggest are the two parts that make up a sign? The signifier-The thing which does the communication. The Signified-Which is communicated. 2) What does ‘polysemy’ mean? Polysemy-Open to interpretations more than one meaning. 3) What does Barthe...

  Newspapers Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read? No  What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why? What sections do you never read, and why? What kinds of stories do you usually read and why? Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read? Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others? Magazines What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not? I don't buy magazines because i can gain information from my phone but i don't really pay attention. What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why? Television Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television? 1 Hour What device do you use to watch television? My Tv  What times of day do you usually watch television? Around 6-8 as that's when I normally eating around so I chose to watch tv when eating What programmes do you like best and why? Do you watch alone or with others? ...

  1) Why did you choose A Level Media Studies? I chose A Level Media Because I find it interesting and unique.  2) Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)? I took Media here (Greenford). 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 achieved a grade 6 the coursework I did was a music video which achieved a grade 7 my strength in media is editing directing and using media terminology in my writing my weakness is not understanding the CSP in depth.   4) What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media? A** 5) What are your current thoughts about your next steps after A Levels - university, apprenticeship, work? I'm still unsure  6) What do you think the biggest MEDIA story of 2023 has been and why? Queen Elizabeth II passing this is the biggest Media story as Britain's Queen...