Section A - evaluation
Part (a) will require candidates to focus the discussion of their own skills development on to one or two specific production practices...
Research and Planning skills in the outcome of media products
In whatever area I work, I’ve always considered the importance of research and planning. I never start a project or an idea without...
Explain how meaning is constructed by the use of media language in one of your coursework production
The product that I will analyses is my As film opening, “Demure”. The message that is constructed and delivered in such a short period of...
Post-modern media exam questions
• What are the different versions of post-modernism (historical period, style, theoretical approach)? • What are the arguments for and...
Media Language - Theories
We used many symbols and subtle ways of expressing ideas in our film opening. We actually tried to focus on what each shot and its...
Narrative - Theories
We used the Kuleschov effect in our film opening to suggest the discomfort and conflict between the character and what he sees. He sees...
Representation - Theories
Intersectionality is present in all media forms and encompassed by all characters, whether they are in portrayed in films, news or...
Audiences - Theories
The Marxist view that the audience is directly influenced by media is a powerful perspective that has many arguments to support it. Our...
Genre - Theories
“Demure” fits into the surreal sub-genre of horror, it uses conventions such as dream scenes, blurring the line between reality and the...
Theories - Anlaysis
In class, we studied different theories related to genre, narrative, representation, audiences and media language. I chose a few...
Quotes
CREATIVITY Henri Matisse: french painter, sculptor "Negativity is the enemy of creativity" David Lynch CONVENTIONS "It makes me...