[Nicky.]

Hey

I just got in from the second day back, (knackered btw xD) and we had english.

I got put the the 'express' group, which is basically top set, just poshend up. We do english lit and language, and also media studies, unlike the other groups who only to lit and language.

Because she was a teacher non of us had ever had before, she wanted to know a little bit about us, and we had to write a bit about ourselves and hobbies etc. So I said like I has 3 dogs and that, and also I mentioned I love graphics and designing stuff on the computer.. websites and the like.

So she was walking round, reading over everyone's shoulder to see what they put, and she stopped at me and said something like "oo you do graphics and design stuff on the computer?" so I said yea and then my friend started saying about how good she thinks I am xD lol, then she was like "oh wow! you will complete your media studies in 5 minutes flat".

But, what is Media Studies? xD I thought it was like to do with stuff in the media!

Anyone know?

Thank you xD

[Christina]

Erm well media studies at our school is like filming/recording stuff sometimes turning them into videos. But we also do stuff like designing magazines and stuff.. might be different in other schools though. xx

[Nicky.]

Ohh right, awesome

Ty Christina

Should be good

[Christina]

Np. Oh and we do photography too <3
Are you starting year 10 btw?
In our school theres also a subject 'OCR Media' its like media but you get 3 GCSE's for it and you sometimes have like 2 lessons of media everyday. I didnt do that but apparantly everyone that has taken it loves it x

[MarkWaldorf]

Just anything related to media. Designing newspapers, magazines and stuff. Its not all graphics though. Its studying film, television and radio as well in essays.

[Marc]

Media studies for me was about films, papers, magazines. lol

[Marc]

wiki says;

Media studies is one of the biggest several titles under which academic programs approach the content, history, meaning and effects of various media. Media studies scholars vary in the theoretical and methodological focus they bring to mass media topics, including the media's political, social, economic and cultural roles and impact.
Media studies draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, and overlap in interests with related disciplines mass communication, communication, communication sciences and communication studies. Researchers develop and employ theories and methods from disciplines including cultural studies, rhetoric, philosophy, literary theory, psychology, political science, political economy, economics, sociology, social theory, social psychology, media influence, cultural anthropology, cultural studies, museum studies, art history and criticism, film and video studies, and information theory.
Scholars may focus on the constitution of media and question how they shape what is regarded as knowledge and as communicable. The related field of media psychology concerns itself with the psychological impact of the media on individuals and cultures.

[Christina]

Originally posted by Markus
Just anything related to media. Designing newspapers, magazines and stuff. Its not all graphics though. Its studying film, television and radio as well in essays.

Yep that aswell its not all about using camera's and stuff we have to do written essays too But media is real fun so dw lol x

[beanny]

I do Media at college.
its fun.
we usually just talk about tv though

[Nicky.]

Oh awesome

Should be good then!

I dont know when we're starting, but I think we're doing a Shakespeare play before .. can't remember which one xD The film is blood and all gutty.. so I will either sit in the corner and look and the window, or I'll get out of watching it, I can't stand blood/guts/scaryness !

& Im starting year 10, yea x

We has an option to do photography, that couldv'e been one of my 4 options, but I didn't take it x

[Corkie]

Well my friends who did media had to make up their own band as part of their coursework. They had to design an album cover as well so that could be part of the graphics

[Llamajohn]

Media Studies is different everywhere i think
some courses focus on production or the written side..others on the advertising etc.....it seems fun

[Scarlett.]

I do Media at College

[Tom]

Analysing and producing film, music, TV, print and the internet.

I think that covers jut about everything

Its a waste of an A level or degree though, theres not much point in carrying it on after school.

[supernoodles!]

basically what tom said i loved media studies it was just so much fun and SO interesting

I did it for gcse and alevel and got a`s its a really cool subject or thats my opinion anyway

[Conor]

I started it this week

Basically its:

- Designing a small magazine that looks real with inside stories on whatever you want.
- Making a short Game show/Film/Reality show/Soap with all the promotional stuff, graphics and who will do it ect...
- Designing a newspaper
- Making an advertising campaign including a video advert, billboard advert, magazine advert, bus advert ect
- Photography/Cinematography
- Designing a CD front cover
- Pulling apart films and TV shows and writing about each thing aka the roles, characters, special effects, graphics, cleverness...

Thats what I'm doing any way. Oh and you get your test papers a month before the test.

So literally you need to be creative, have creative skill and resources, be good at drama and be good at camera/video angles, shots, colours, effects and proportions.

[stacey]

My whole year 10 and 11 do English Language, Lit and Media for English so I did it last year as well for mine it's stuff like creating a sitcom, creating a magazine and doing newspaper articles and things like that. I find it quite easy but thats just my preference some of my friends find it difficults so I think it's just down to the person

[Nicky.]

I took Drama as an option too Conor !

So that should help then

and I do graphics and stuff, so Im ok there..

Whey! Half way there!

Hehe!

Thank youu everyone for explaining it!

Sounds just up my street!

[Fom]

When I was doing Media studies on A level... I though it was the biggest load of bull ever! They were trying to teach me how if a banana is a certain way in an advert it creates such a different effect. Im not big on media studies... although at my second college they looked more fun than my first... but I never took the lessons.

[supernoodles!]

if you have an interest in tv/film/celebrity culture and so on then you`ll love it

[Nicky.]

Originally posted by Fom
They were trying to teach me how if a banana is a certain way in an advert it creates such a different effect.

!!

Thats so funny xD LOL!

" This is a back to front banana.. if it is the other way round, the effect won't be as good "!

Geez xD LOL!

[Nicky.]

Originally posted by supernoodles!
if you have an interest in tv/film/celebrity culture and so on then you`ll love it

Hehe!


Gurdgud (:

I carnts wait now (:

My only a* this xD lol x

[Christina]

Originally posted by Nickyy

Hehe!


Gurdgud (:

I carnts wait now (:

My only a* this xD lol x

Ooh no im sure you'd do fab in your other lessons too. I was so shocked that i got an A in business today i honestly never thought i would so be positive Nickz lol xx

[BigSister]

yeah media studies is great i got my best AS mark in that ^_^
I got a question in reality tv in the exam as well

[DamonJ]

I'm doing Media Studies Nicky =D

I hope I get to do an essay on Britney Spears.