A level media 1 Obaida 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? That they are unable to speak and are best friends who are there for each other . 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 ending signifies that indexes are presented everywhere and are mostly visual . 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  - the thing that does the communication The  signified  - that which is communicated 2) What does ‘polysemy’ mean? The coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase . 3) What does Barthes mean when he suggests signs can become ‘naturalised’? When the connotation is so well established we don’t consider other meanings . 4) What are Barthes’ 5 narrative codes? Hermeneutic, proairet

  Newspapers Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read? I have not read a newspaper before . What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why? None What sections do you never read, and why? None What kinds of stories do you usually read and why? Sports because it entertains me . Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read?  No Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others? I  watch online news influencers . Magazines What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not?  I do not . What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why? I don't . Television Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television? 2 hours . What device do you use to watch television? A TV  What times of day do you usually watch television? Around dinner time What programmes do you like best and why? Mostly sports . Do you watch alone or with others?  If you watch with others, who

  1) Why did you choose A Level Media Studies? Because I enjoyed the GCSE MEDIA course so I decide to continue with A level media . 2) Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)?   Yes in Greenford 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 got a grade 6 . I completed a 3 minute sci-fi video . My strengths were ideas and my weakness was filming . 4) What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media? At least a B . 5) What are your current thoughts about your next steps after A Levels - university, apprenticeship, work? I don't know . 6) What do you think the biggest MEDIA story of 2023 has been and why? DanTDM's dog got packed off . 7) What media sources do you use to find out about news and current affairs? Social media . 8) What was the last film you watched? The equalizer 3 . 9) What is