Media blog 1 - exam - Mr Pall

  Part 1: English by Tarun Thind analysis Watch (or re-watch) the short film English by former Greenford Media student Tarun Thind and then answer the two questions below: English from Tarun Thind writer | director on Vimeo . 1) What meanings are the audience encouraged to take about the two main characters from the opening of the film? That you shouldn't assume why people act the way they do or even judge them instead you should try understand them and they're point of view. 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? Some people may judge the boys for not speaking and assume they are trouble and incompetent however another way of looking at it is by trying to understand why they do not speak. Part 2: Media Magazine theory drop - Semiotics  Greenford Media department has a subscription to Media Magazine - a brilliant magazine designed exclusively for A Level Media students and ...

  First blog task Once you've set up your new blogs, create a new blog post on your Media Blog 1 and answer the following questions: 1) Why did you choose A Level Media Studies? I chose media A level as I did it in GCSEs and found that I enjoyed the subject quite a bit and achieved a good grade. 2) Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)? Yes i took Media for GCSEs at green ford high school. 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 8 in GCSE media however i was three marks off a 9, for coursework i chose to do a music video. My strengths in media id say were the exam questions and the weaknesses may have been the coursework and being creative in that sense. 4) What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media? I hope to achieve an A or A*. 5) What are your current thoughts about y...