#a level media studies

[aaloosshitposting]

what do you mean no ones active on the a-levels media studies tag

pls my ppl find me 🙏🙏

[discoddity]

OK i’m definitely doing history and psychology for a-levels but what should my 3rd choice be

don’t vote yet please!!!

don’t vote yet!!! read below the poll first pls

pros and cons

media studies

pros

• i think the lessons would be very interesting

• we are exposed to media everyday! so i’d understand something i see all the time a bit better

• two of my english teachers that are also media studies teachers said i should do it

• i’d have the potential to make cool video essays and tumblr posts …

• coursework might be fun

cons

• i’ve never done it before so i don’t actually know if i’d enjoy it

• i also don’t know if i’d do well in it bc of that

• i often struggle to understand picture sources in history (media has a lot of analysing of pictures i think)

• i understand words better than pictures

• coursework might be stressful

• i want to do the other two aswell :(

english literature

pros

• i understand words better than pictures

• have been doing it at school for like five years now #experience #XP

• i get good grades at it in gcse, so i will probably be able to do well at a-level too

• i know i usually enjoy it

• i like reading

cons

• the fact that an english essay’s marks could change from examiner to examiner makes me nervous, what if i get all the angry examiners who want to watch the world burn.

• what if i don’t like the books we learn about?

• idk what i’d do for coursework (comparing books you’ve read i think)

• apparently it is very different at a-level and more work / stress .. EEK!

• i want to do the other two aswell :(

spanish

pros

• my teacher really wants me to do it

• have been doing it at school for like five years now #experience #XP

• i get good grades at it in gcse, so i will probably be able to do well at a-level too

• i think learning a language can be a v useful and good thing to do

cons

• i want to do the other two aswell :(

• i struggle with the speaking and listening parts sometimes

• don’t think i’d be able to understand a full book or film in spanish yet (but ig thats the point of learning it,,)

[finalgirlsamwinchester]

supernatural was truly just. a fifteen year long experimental study looking into an audience's ability to empathise with the Narrative Scapegoat. the results? most people are still filled with the medieval urge to throw rotten fruit at the resident Freak in the town square.

[oxymoronicdumbass]

if i have to sit through one more conversation in which i have to listen to someone chirp about the benefits of AI, i am going to stab someone

[bipolarmango]

Just because I feel like a ton of people have had to hear this lately. Being privileged ≠ having everything going perfect in your life and having zero problems. Moreover, just because someone is privileged in one way doesn't mean they may not be underprivileged in another way.

Normalize admitting being privileged when you are. I doesn’t automatically make someone a bad person to be privileged in some way. As far as I am concerned, it's more offensive trying to hide the advantages that have helped you in life while others may not have those advantages that admitting you have them. You don't have to be ashamed or constantly apologize, and privileges don't automatically mean you wouldn't be talented, work hard, be smart, or cancel out all your accomplishments, but for fuck's sake, just admit having those privileges.

[icewindandboringhorror]

It's always interesting to hear about people's weird/unexpected "alternate life paths". Like, something that you could have done with your life, a job you almost took, a school you almost went to, etc - that was still actually realistic enough that it could have happened, but NOW it seems to not suit your current personality.

Like for example, I currently hate advertising (how manipulative it is, brands trying to be 'relatable', social media amplifying it to an obnoxious extreme, etc.) so much that even seeing a little ad before a youtube video is grating to even witness, but there was a point in time where I was genuinely seriously considering going into marketing/making commercials as a career lol. Or like, I have a relative who was very inclined to be a pastor when they were younger, even though today they're a super strong atheist, etc. etc.

[feelingthedisaster]

that awkard moment in which my teacher says "your english is so good and you have a really wide vocabulary" and i have to pretend it isnt because of fanfiction

[slurping-up-grass]

The Tumblr post that wrote itself:

They used the fire text

Perfection-

The vibes are immaculate

Lift Off!

[thawthebeez]

oikage......... if you carry the one and factor out a four... are a manifestation of the thin line between admiration and jealousy .... i've solved it....🚬

[fishtheish]

[space-opera-slays]

Currently so glad i have the English school system purely for alevel physics because things are so cool

[aggressiveguitarnoises]

i have media studies exam (although mock so its fine) that i didnt study for so im gonna force myself to practice by applying barthes narrative theory to season 1 hannibal (vaguely tbh cuz its the whole seasom but ok)

hermeneutic codes(how do u even pronounce this omfg) :

enigma codes, they are def crucial to this show as each episode raises more and more unanswered questions as the audience continues watching the show, questions like who is commiting the crimes, is will ok, does he know how fucked up his clocks are, is crawford fucking stupid, is abigail ok, what the hell is hannibal doing, why are they using cat guts for strings, are the dogs gonna live oh my god please can the dogs be okay for once

usually done by leaving cliffhangers for each episode

it drives the audience forward and interests them so they continue watching the show to find out the answers to their questions

its also a convention to use hermeneutic codes for horror crime shows like hannibal

Proairetic codes:

action codes, the actions done to drive the narrative forward, previous events drive other events into action. ngl this one is fucking stupid to apply i dont get if i ever apply it correctly

in hannibal, proairetic codes tie a lot with hermeneutic codes as the actions of the characters raise questions for the audience questioning their choices and makes the audience wonder what will happen next. the action creates tension and makes the audience wonder how the created problem(if there is one) will be resolved. for example when hannibal lecter called abigails father to inform him that "they know" and that fbi is on the way. this drives the narrative forward as then the audience wonders how the characters will react and wonder how the actions will affect the story. this action ended up with abigail becoming an orphan and their suspect dead, creating a few side plots and introducing new characters. this constant tension created by each action drives the narrative forward and engages the audience to continue watching the show

semantic codes:

connotations, things associated with something, the deeper level meaning of a symbol. this one is hard yet so easy cuz theres literally SO many of them

they basically give insight into the plot and characters, building personalities and maybe even starting the deep questions the audience will have

for example, for hannibal, hes quite sophisticated, the semantic codes for that would be how he wears suits all the time, his overall style and his acquired taste. those things connote sophistication, wealth and even control and power (especially the suit and his high respected position as a psychiatrist)

but another thing that can be derived from things like how hes always careful, always has a cloth that doesn't leave any fabric fibres, how he doesn't use anything digital, only physical things like journals to leave no traces, the fact that hes literally eating his evidence lmao, his knowledge and experience of human anatomy and mind connote that hes a careful, experienced, ambitious man and prob(definitely) is a serial killer

symbolic codes:

it has such an easy concept that its literally confusing to understand. its basically symbols, binaries, a thematic/structural device, but it's basically about themes and contrary signs specifically, which is ig why its kind of difficult to understand since its specifically binary symbols

some symbolic codes in hannibal would be life vs death, clearly a reoccurring theme with all of the crimes happening, good vs bad, murderers and their victims, health? both physical and mental? stability? work vs personal life? idk its so hard to pin point it even tho its so easy and common idk

a better example woukd be the bad vs good binary used in star wars with ghe colours of light sabers

Cultural codes:

literally cultural and social conventions, knowledge that comes from the outside world of the text, specific connotations used

example, FBI for crimes and america, religion and faith, the whole fbi units especially medical, even Christmas is a cultural code as its a celebrated event of certain social and cultural and religious conventions

bruv i cant think of any more examples even tho i know theres so many

hope yall enjoyed my silly analysis of hannibal as my media studies application practice if u read it all xx

[idunnowhatimdoingatall]

since batman is lowk a hater so i'll have to post

hi, junoerm here. i was busy with math and economics and ssome other stupid irl stuff

regardless of things, we're done with pretty much every single planning process - i'm currently working on the strip sheet rn (albeit a bit distracted im sleepy aaughh)

just so you know batman is reading tumblr fics rn

[blackflameru]

How the heck do I still have six months to go until the final exam?? Already dreading and looking forward to it

[jelisnoopy]

A-level media is killing me…..it’s been a month…

[questionabletemperature]

while im on the subject... extremely niche but did anyone else get into assassins creed bc they studied it in a level media lol