Maya Media - Exam

  WWW: Maya, a good start to this course - well done. You have managed to complete all blog posts in a timely manner please keep this up. I think you are being too hard on yourself in regards to your first blog post in what grade you would like to achieve (let’s be positive and aim for as high as possible).  Next steps: Please check your MIGRAIN index so far blog post as the first two blog URLs do not load - check these and amend accordingly Ensure that you are not simply copying and pasting from media factsheets or Media Macguffin - you will be much better if you rephrase these into your own words and it will help with memory (recall and retention) for upcoming assessments/exams Learner response: Correct the above and then answer the questions below: Reflect on your work in A Level Media so far: What is your strongest piece of work?  Genre blog task What is your weakest?  Reception theory What specific skills or knowledge do you need to develop over the rest of the...

  Hypodermic needle model 1) Read this  Mail Online article about the effects of videogames . How does this article link to the hypodermic needle model? - its injecting false stats of experiments that overtime aggression is developed to playing violent games more   2) How does coverage of the Talk Talk hacking case (see Daily Mail front page below) link to the hypodermic needle model? Why might someone  criticise  this front page?  3) What do  you  think of the hypodermic needle theory? Do audiences believe everything they see in the media? people would criticise why the front cover had the child's face covered that they include the 'single mother' aspect making the demographic group of single mothers feel to justify they are not included.  Two-step flow model 1) Summarise the two-step flow model.  What is an opinion leader?    media messages do not directly influence the entire audience, but rather are filtered through influen...

  Psychographics: presentation In pairs, you are going to investigate one of Young and Rubicam’s Psychographic groups. You need to put together a  presentation  in which you create an example couple for that particular psychographic group and suggest what their media consumption might involve. Note: You need to publish the tasks on each of your blogs individually. Structure Who you are working with:  Sanjivani  The psychographic group you are researching: A spires  Introduce your example couple that represents your group: The Kardashians  1) Make up their names: Kim Kardashian and the Kardashian family   2) Where do they work/study? Studied law , work with collabing with clothes, donuts/ food brands and social media status  3) What do they do in their spare time? Make media trendy vids and create new fashion trends at met gala  Now suggest their media consumption: Print:  What newspapers/magazines does your group read (if any)? m...

  1)  Introduction to Media: 10 questions 2)  Media consumption audit 3)  Semiotics blog tasks 4)  Language: Reading an image - media codes 5)  Reception theory - advert analysis and factsheet 6)  Structuralism: Factsheet questions and film trailer analysis   7)  Genre: Factsheets and genre study questions   8)  Narrative: Factsheet questions