Yasir A level media Exam

  Media codes - reading an image blog tasks Your blog tasks are to be completed on your Media 1 Exam blog ( exam teacher) and are as follows: Create a new blogpost called ' Media codes - reading an image '. 1) Analyse this RBK 50 Cent advert using the media codes you learned in the lesson: Technical, Written or verbal, Symbolic or non-verbal, Narrative. Write a paragraph for each one exploring the way meanings are created using those media codes. Technical The image of 50cent is using low-key lightning since certain parts of his face are covered due to the lighting.  Written or verbal The quote from 50 Cent conveys the message that tells the audience to be grateful and to always focus on what is right in front of you and not to get something done the next day. Symbolic or non-verbal In the image of 50 cent he looks very serious. The image of fingerprints also convey a part of his life as he is involved in a criminal  lifestyle. Narrative The enigma codes may be the finge...

  First blog task Once you've set up your new blogs, create a new blog post on your Media Blog 1 and answer the following questions: 1) Why did you choose A Level Media Studies? The subject looked interesting and fun. 2) Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)? No 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? 4) What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media? A-B 5) What are your current thoughts about your next steps after A Levels - university, apprenticeship, work? Apprenticeship 6) What do you think the biggest MEDIA story of 2026 has been and why? Lil Durk trial 7) What media sources do you use to find out about news and current affairs? TikTok 8) What was the last film you watched? Black Panther 9) What is your favourite ever TV series? Money Heist 10) How many hours do you spend online on an average...

  1) What meanings are the audience encouraged to take about the two main characters from the opening of the film? The audience may think that the two teenagers who are very disrespectful and rebellious and are not talkative. 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 audience may think that characters are just mute and may not think much more any other signs that may be present. Part 2: Media Magazine theory drop - Semiotics  Greenford Media department has a subscription to Media Magazine - a brilliant magazine designed exclusively for A Level Media students and published four times a year. We strongly recommend you read it regularly and also set plenty of work for the course based on the articles inside. You can find our Media Magazine archive here and for this task need to go to MM68 (page 24) to read the introduction to Semiotics. Once you've read it, answer the following ...