Media Blog 1 Mr Halsey

Q1:           Icon             Index                       Symbol Q2: I think that in today's society icons and indexes are extremely important in media texts. First of all,Icons that are shown straight away tell the viewers what is being shown and what it may mean as it is literally the thing that the producer intends to show on purpose. Icons also allow us to understand media texts much more efficiently as we won't have to get as analytical as we are given the subject and nothing is hidden. Indexes are also important in media texts as they increase our analytical skills making us more aware of what certain aspects are and how they may relate to specific things. Q3: Almost all global brands try to avoid symbols when advertising and marketing because they don't want people to get the wrong interpretation of certain things and then lead to giving a negative view on what their product is which would result in loss of sales or the company be

Q1: For this 50 Cent poster I believe the preferred reading is that the producer was trying to convey the message that you are the only one in control of your life and you must remember that whatever happens you will always be who you are and that with each day you must live it to the fullest as you never know what tomorrow may bring and also that there will always be many chances in life and that. I think the negotiated reading of this poster is that both the audience and producer interpret it as Reebok and and 50 Cent conveying the message that you are your own person and nobody can ever take your identity away from you no matter what you may go through, it'll be the one thing that stays sustained throughout your lifetime. Lastly, the o ppositional  reading for this may be interpreted as the message being that you can never change who you are, who you start of as will never change and if you are a bad person you will never be given another chance at changing your reality for

1) Analyse this RBK 50 Cent advert using the key media language you learned today: denotation, connotation, colour, pose, framing, composition, size, type of shot, subject matter, setting, lighting. By looking at this poster the first thing you're drawn to is the pose and facial expression of 50 Cent. He has a determined/confident look on his face as if he is saying to the viewer he cannot be stopped and will continue to become a stronger version of himself. Also by looking at the background on the you can see on the right hand side many finger prints which may represent his tough past life in which he spent time in prison for a crime. It also may represent that his identity will never change no matter what occurs and he will continue to carry on living out his life the same way he did before no matter what the media thinks of him. Also the lighting behind him is very dark to the point where nothing can be seen but darkness which may represent his darkened past life but his fac

Newspapers Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?        The newspaper that I read is the Daily Mail What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why?   The section I always turn to first is the sports section to catch up on all the late st football news What sections do you never read, and why?   I don't go to the fashion sections as it's not something that interests me and I also don't think it is               targeted to the audience I fit into What kinds of stories do you usually read and why? The stories I will always read are ones to do with: Sport, Showbiz Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read? Somebody else usually buys the newspaper I read Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others? No I don't use the online versions of newspapers I usually just read them straight from the paper. Magazines What magazines (if any) do you buy reg

1) Why did you choose A Level Media Studies? The reason I chose A level Media Studies is because it was one of my GCSE subjects that I highly enjoyed and wanted to go further into as it interests me. 2) Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)? I took GCSE Media Studies here at GHS. 3) If you answered yes to Q2, what grade did you achieve in GCSE Media? What coursework tasks did you complete? What would you say your strengths and weaknesses were in GCSE Media? I achieved a B overall in GCSE Media and I also completed all tasks. One of my strengths in Media was that I understood the terminology well and could apply it properly into my coursework. A weakness was that I would sometimes go over the deadline for certain things which slowed me down but I'd say in Year 11 I became a lot more serious about meeting deadlines on time 4) What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media? The grade i'm aiming for in A level Media is an A or a