Narthanaa 2

 Reception Theory:  50 cent advert Applying Reception theory to adverts Preferred Readings:  The producer/creator intends to inspire us and have confidence in ourselves. The slogan ' I am what I am' helps achieve this.  Negotiated Readings:  From the fingerprints in the background, the producers intentions could've been to offer us a narrative of a possible criminal background or violence. Oppositional Readings:  The audience may be angry at Reebok as it might be thought that they are glorifying gang culture and crime and promoting it.  Reception theory fact sheets  1) vampire Diaries  SENDER- Katherine Elaina Stephan Damon  MESSAGE- A girl and her bfs find the supernatural world of vampires and werewolves  CHANNEL - Netflix.       RECEIVER - The person who watches the television show.  2) What are the definitions of 'encoding' and 'decoding'? encoding : constructing a message using a shared code and language. So...

  My Media Consumption: Newspapers Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?  No newspapers  What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why? No newspapers  What sections do you never read, and why? No newspaper  What kinds of stories do you usually read and why? No newspaper Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read? someone else in  my family needs newspapers  Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others? Sometimes on social media there are links which I look at. It mostly would be the sun or guardian  as they pop up on the social media platforms I use. Magazines:                   What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not? no i don't read magazines                 What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why?  ...

 MIGRAIN: reading an image Technical - The image show 50 Cent by him self, isolated and independent. perhaps this is to show us that people who buy RBK are strong people who don't need other people. The lighting is dark and shadowy and there is a lot of focus on his shoulder scar which could make us think what has happened to him. Written/verbal - The message on the poster seems to be positive as it is trying to ispire us to take action and enjoy our life today as tomorrow is not promised. He is probably saying this from experience of being so focused on the future that he lost track of the present and now is regretting it.    It most likely aims to inspire people and have confidence in yourself. He probably does this because he either came from a bad home or had bad  experiences, and wants to show no matter where you come from or what happens that you can achieve anything. Symbolic  - 50 Cent's facial expression is serious, uncompromising an...

 Blog feedback and learner response:  WWW: Only one blog post published currently but I like your answers in those first 10 questions – particularly the honesty about not planning to choose Media! I’m glad you’re aiming for a top grade and hopefully that will help you get a place at a top university for whatever subject you decide to pursue. EBI: One key area to improve: most of the work is missing or unfinished and it’s important to make sure you are organised and fully completing work and publishing it. Bear in mind that even your 10 questions work isn’t quite finished as you don’t tell me what the biggest media story of 2023 is – your sentence stops in the middle! Make sure you post Semiotics, Reading an Image and your Media Consumption Audit as soon as you can. LR: Complete any missing or unfinished work. Reflect on your work in A Level Media so far. What is your strongest piece of work? What is your weakest? What specific skills or knowledge do you need to develop over th...