Media Blog 1- Mr Halsey Julia

  1) Analyse this RBK 50 Cent advert using the media codes you learned in the lesson:  Technical, Written or verbal, Symbolic or non-verbal, Narrative. Write a paragraph for each one exploring the way meanings are created using those media codes. The advert features a black and white colour scheme which connotes a life and death situation which may have been used purposefully to present 50 Cent's past where he got shot 9 times and survived. In addition the text having the O letters filled again connotes this idea of bullet holes. The fingerprints connote a crime scene/investigation however another meaning can be interpreted that maybe RBK are trying to help their audience find their own identity as well as the text "I am what i am" supports this interpretation further more. The quote from 50 Cent is almost purposefully done to empower their audience that despite their past they should not feel ashamed and take everyday as it goes not for granted. Deliberately, they had 50

  Newspapers Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read? n/a 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? n/a Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read? n/a Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others? n/a Magazines What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not? n/a What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why? n/a Television Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television? 25 hours  What device do you use to watch television? I use Netflix and Disney +. What times of day do you usually watch television? Usually in the evening around 7pm and sometimes during the day. What programmes do you like best and why? i enjoy murder mysteries/crime programmes but also drama/thrillers like The Walking Dead.  Do you watch alone or with others?  If

  1) What meanings are the audience encouraged to take about the two main characters from the opening of the film? From the opening of the film the meanings the audience is encouraged to take about the two main characters is that they are stereotypical young gangsters that are seen as nuisance by older generations and intimidating by the company they are surrounded by. The setting as well reflects how the audience may believe the two main characters are gangsters as the setting seems run down, gloomy reflecting the working class demographic.  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? The end of the film emphasises de Saussure's belief that signs are polysemic as at the beginning we believed that the young teenagers were just typical arrogant teenagers yet at the end we find out the two main characters are actually deaf and use sign language to communicate, the subtitles help us find out

1) Why did you choose A Level Media Studies? I chose A Level Media Studies because i would like to pursue a career in media and because i did media at gcse and really enjoyed it.  2) Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)? Yes i did take GCSE media studies. 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 in media. I completed the sci-fi drama 2 minute sequence. I would say my strength was the unseen media product question and my weakness was Class/Doctor Who. 4) What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media? I would like to achieve an A.  5) What are your current thoughts about your next steps after A Levels - university, apprenticeship, work? Still unsure but either an apprenticeship or University.  6) What do you think the biggest MEDIA story of 2022 has been and why? The Queen's dea