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Reading an image - media codes blog tasks

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  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 . -finger print image shows connotations of arrest and crime and 50 cents criminal background, this is very unusual for a brand to highlight this but they maybe want to attract a younger audience that feel like wearing reebok makes them powerful and hard-working. -the verbal code : I am what I am suggests that 50 cent doesn't hide his criminal background and that he grew up in gangs and violence which can imply to the audience that no matter what you have been through u can still become powerful and rich like 50 cent. -the font/typographic font suggests medieval and powerful as if u wear reebok it shows a sense of power and hard-working which makes audiences want to wear it. -the military hat suggests battle, warzone and upbringing and
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Semiotics: blog tasks

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  Part 1:  English  by Tarun Thind analysis 1) What meanings are the audience encouraged to take about the two main characters from the opening of the film? the audience are lead on that the 2 main characters are seen as gangsters and people who are disrespectful and ignorant  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 we learn that the two main characters are deaf, this gives us an understanding of why the 2 characters was ignoring people, this establishes de Saussure's belief because it gives us a different interpretation of the 2 main characters and that they are kind and mistaken. 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 and the the signified 2) What does ‘polysemy’ mean? open to interpretation or more than one meaning 3) What does Barthes mean when he suggests sig
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Second blog task

  Newspapers Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read? the sun What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why? sport section as I enjoy sports What sections do you never read, and why? other sections not to do with sport What kinds of stories do you usually read and why? sports interesting Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read?parents Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others?No Magazines What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not?No 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?2 What device do you use to watch television?Tv What times of day do you usually watch television?night What programmes do you like best and why? Do you watch alone or with others?alone  If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch? Do you watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch
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First blog task

  1) Why did you choose A Level Media Studies? interesting and enjoying and within a business 2) Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)? No 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? 4) What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media? B 5) What are your current thoughts about your next steps after A Levels - university, apprenticeship, work? apprenticeships 6) What do you think the biggest MEDIA story of 2024 has been and why? 7) What media sources do you use to find out about news and current affairs? Tv, newspapers 8) What was the last film you watched? deadpool,wolverine 9) What is your favourite ever TV series? breaking bad 10) How many hours do you spend online in an average day? Is this too little, too much or about right? Why? (If you have an iPhone you can use Screen Time to get an accurate figure o
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