Thursday, 8 September 2011

Overview So Far

So far I am enjoying doing media studies as I am learning a lot of new things, it is also helping me to build up my own confidence as before I came on to this course I wasn't a very confident person but doing all the things like presentations and things helped me become more confident. It has also built up some of my skills such as teamwork, organisational and also communication skills, which weren't as good before i started the course but now have developed.

Opening Sequences Analysis Assignment 8

For this Presentation I had to look at an Opening Sequence of a movie which was Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which is in the genre of horror. From doing this presentation I learnt new things on how to analyse something such as an opening sequence. The new things that I had learnt were things like learning what Diagetic and Non-Diagetic sound was, on the imaging- Denotation and Connotation etc. I enjoyed doing this presentation because I learnt new things and it would be helpful for me in the future when it comes to me making my own opening sequence.

Narrative Research Presentation

For this presentation I had to research 3 men who were film theorists and find general information about them including what kind of theorists they were. I then had to find out, understand and explain certain key words (e.g.- Equilibrium, Binary Opposition, Flashbacks etc.). This presentation helped me because I learnt new keywords which I had never heard of before, which also will help me with future projects as I would know new vocabulary, which all together gave me a wider understanding of media studies.