Kaye: Media Exam Blog 1 - Mr Pall

  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 meanings that the audience are encouraged to take about the two main characters are to be more polite when it comes to other people to be able to get what they want as shown in the video that both of the main characters were impolite to the shop worker and were kicked out of the shop. However, the two main characters were also kind to the other old character as they gave him a banana . 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 due to the idea that people have different interpretation and meanings to other things like the male character in the shop where he thought that the two main characters were trying to steal or do something bad. Whereas i...

Newspapers Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read? None What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why? If I have a newspaper at home I turn to the puzzle and quizes section as it's more interesting. What sections do you never read, and why? None as I don't usually read newspapers. What kinds of stories do you usually read and why? None Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read? My mother Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others? No as I don't really read the news. Magazines What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not? None as I don't really read the magazine.  What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why? None Television Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television? Around 1-3 hours. What device do you use to watch television? TV What times of day do you usually watch television? Usually during the weekend.  W...

  1) Why did you choose A Level Media Studies? I chose media A level media studies because it is easy to get higher grades and it is fun. 2) Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)? I did take GCSE Media Studies here in 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? The grade that I achieved in GCSE Media is a grade 7. The coursework task that I completed is about a healthy drink for a specific target audience. My strengths in Media is that I can apply the keywords and media theories that I have learned to an exam question. My weaknesses were that I needed time for longer questions to understand the questions and to write a good point and analysis for it.  4) What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media? The grade that I hope to achieve in A level Media is A/B. 5) What are your current tho...