Dhurata - Media blog 1 - exam - Mr Pall

  WWW: Dhurata, you’ve made an impressive start to Media Studies in Year 12 which is reflected in your blog work. Your honesty about screen time in your first blog post is honourable and reflective but at least you are aware. I was particularly drawn to your opinions about the growth of AI and how you were not a fan - something I stereotyped all teenagers to be in favour of. Next steps: Ensure you complete all blog work to meet deadlines Attempt all A/A* extension tasks if you would like to achieve your intended target grade next year Learner response: Correct the above and then answer the questions below: Reflect on your work in A Level Media so far: What is your strongest piece of work?  The reading an image is the best piece of work because as a class we made good analysis and I used it to write my own analysis. What is your weakest?  The Genre blog post because I didn't answer all the questions because I couldn't really apply the questions to the media text I chose....

  Hypodermic needle model 1) Read this  Mail Online article about the effects of videogames . How does this article link to the hypodermic needle model? It links to the hypodermic needle model as is suggests that violent video games inject the people who play it for 20 minutes or more with aggressive behaviours.  2) How does coverage of the Talk Talk hacking case (see Daily Mail front page below) link to the hypodermic needle model? Why might someone  criticise  this front page?  It links to the hypodermic needle model because it suggests the violent video game is making the 15 year old addicted and making him behave negatively.  3) What do  you  think of the hypodermic needle theory? Do audiences believe everything they see in the media? I think the hypodermic needle theory is mostly outdated because it suggests the audience is passive when they aren't (especially in modern times).  Two-step flow model 1) Summarise the two-step flow mo...

1) Introduction to Media: 10 questions 2) Media consumption audit 3) Semiotics blog tasks 4)  Language: Reading an image - media codes 5)  Reception theory - advert analysis and factsheet 6) Structuralism: Factsheet questions and film trailer analysis 7)  Genre: Factsheets and genre study questions 8) Narrative: Factsheet questions

Structure Who you are working with: Ramla The psychographic group you are researching: Reformers Introduce your example couple that represents your group: 1) Make up their names: Rosabelle Kennedy, Zuko Konner 2) Where do they work/study? Cambridge professor and working towards a PhD in political science.    3) What do they do in their spare time? They both read and Zuko is an activist . Now suggest their media consumption: Print:  What newspapers/magazines does your group read (if any)? Is this on paper or tablet?  Reads the guardian on paper. Broadcast:  What TV programmes/channels do your group watch? Radio stations? TV package – Freeview or Sky? Films? Listens to a history podcast. Online:  What technology do they own? What websites do they visit (if any)? What social media do they use? Owns a tablet, visits the guardians website, uses most social media apps like Twitter and Instagram. 1) Media Factsheet Read  Media Factsheet 232 -  Approaches...