Media Blog 1 (Frankly)

  1)  Introduction to Media: 10 questions  2)  Semiotics blog tasks - English analysis and Icon, Index, Symbol  3)  Language: Reading an image - media codes  4)  Media consumption audit  5)  Reception theory - advert analyses  6)  Genre: Factsheets and genre study questions  7)  Narrative: Factsheet questions  8)  Psychographics    9)  October assessment learner response 10)  Audience theory 1 - Hypodermic needle/Two-step flow/U&G 11)  Audience theory 2 - The effects debate - Bandura, Cohen  12)  Industries: Ownership and Control 13)  Industries: Hesmondhalgh - The Cultural Industries 14)  Industries: Public Service Broadcasting 15)  Industries: Regulation 16)  Representation: Introduction to Representation 17)  Representation: Feminism - Everyday Sexism & Fourth Wave MM article 18)  January assessment learner response 19)  Representation: Feminist theory 20)  Representing ourselves: Identity in the online age - MM article & Factsheet

  1)   Magazines: Front cover practical task  2)  Magazines: GQ - Language and Representation  3)  Magazines: GQ - Audience & Industry  4) Magazines: The Gentlewoman - Language and Representations (NOT NEEDED AS OF NOW)  5)  Magazines: Front cover practical task LR  6)  Magazines: The Gentlewoman - Audience and Industries (NOT NEEDED AS OF NOW)  7)  Magazines: Industries - the appeal of print and independent magazines (NOT NEEDED AS OF NOW)

MY MARKS AND FEEDBACK GOT LOST HOWEVER I DO REMEMBER POINTS I NEEDED TO IMPROVE UPON. For this exam I was going through a rough patch and therefore neglected any kind of revision for it, which is incredibly silly on my end. I didn't do the best with a big factor of that being my lack of knowledge on theorists in that term (gender theory, etc.). Judith Butler and David Gauntlett played a big role in this and I know acknowledge how I'm at fault in a way? However if I did go over gender theory and the theorists surrounding it, I feel like I would have had greater success in this exam.  I need to work on including theory in my assessments, as well as identifying what social and cultural contexts actually means. 

WWW: I really like the perspective of the image – you’ve managed to get the focus right and the comically enormous hand works well. It’s a striking image that works well as a cover shoot. You’ve also recreated the unauthorised Tyler, the Creator Rolling Stone cover well but the issue is that it’s a not a real Rolling Stone cover so from a media language and conventions perspective it’s missing quite a bit. However, I do agree that you’ve recreated that particular Kanye cover effectively. I also think your evaluation is good – reflective and thoughtful.   EBI : One element of your evaluation that I appreciate but possibly don’t agree with is regarding the background to the central image. I see your point on the grungy look but I feel the background takes something away from how striking the image is and therefore dilutes the effect somewhat. The biggest issue though is that you’ve recreated a magazine cover that isn’t genuine and if you look at the other Rolling Stone cover you put it

Total = (26) = B WWW. A strong exam throughout with some excellent engagement with media ideas and debates in places. The challenge now is to add the depth and consistency to push on towards an A grade. EBI   Q2 is a litle weaker, try and bring in some theory here and more detailed references to the texts - Question focus: make sure you ruthlessly focus on what the question is asking you. (before I add this part in I would just like to mention that the tasks for this assessment isn't up on the blog) Genuinely this is the best paper I've sat and done for media, I enjoyed my time with the paper and that's visible via the B grade, however it isn't all sunshines and rainbows. One of the reasons I feel I wasn't getting MORE marks could be due to the fact I write really fast, even with proof reading 5+ times, I think it's the excitement I feel after finishing a good paper that allows me to slip up. After receiving my paper today and looking through it, although I

  1)  Advertising: Introduction to advertising  2)  Advertising: the representation of women in advertising  3)  Advertising: Gauntlett and masculinity  4)  Advertising: Score hair cream CSP  5)  Advertising: Introduction to Postcolonialism  6)  Advertising: Sephora Black Beauty is Beauty CSP