Getting used to some media vocabulary..

In our starter lessons of media we have been getting used to a variety of media signs..


Another way to distance our analysis is to break down the elements of text into "signs"
we can break into two levels of analysis:
Denotation- Describe what you see
connotation-Discuss what the element means
Semiotics- meaning the study of signs
signifier-the object in the picture
signified- the impressions(such as expressions) of that object in the picture
sign- combination of signifier and signified


Mise en scene : putting the scene together, refers to settings and props, costume, body language, facial expressions and the use of colour and design

Introduction to Photoshop

I chose to do media after being strongly enthused by reading about the course and the way Hurtwood are very practical and hands on with all the aspects.

I had a thoroughly enjoyable first lesson and we encountered a lesson on how to use Adobe Photoshop. At first i found this challenging but soon got to grips with the tools and was able to edit pictures and film posters to enhance and portray different effects using various tools like the "Lasso" , "burn" and "stamp" tool.

We then extended are skills by mixing and recreating film posters, getting used to the "layers", which many of us experienced some "issues" with.
other editing aspects of photoshop were covered as we learnt how to change effects like colour, tone and use the "liquidate tool" allowing us to soon able to produce our own perfected photoshop images.

A little bit about myself..

Amy Louise Rumble

i'm Amy, i am seventeen years old and i was born in Scotland, before moving to Leeds and now going to school at Hurtwood House, which i love!
Other subjects i am studying are: Theatre Studies
                                                  History
                                                  English Literature

I have a strong passion for all performing arts and hope to carry on with drama in futher education.I love having a laugh with friends and being constantly busy. im loud, happy, laugh a lot at nothing, confident, laidback, easy going but freakishly competitive.
I couldn't name just one film i love because i love to many, and all types.
but thats me and this is my media blog.