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Semiotics

Part 2: Media Magazine theory drop - Semiotics  1) What did Ferdinand de Saussure suggest are the two parts that make up a sign? The signifier and the signified 2) What does ‘polysemy’ mean? A single word or phrase to have multiple related meanings 3) What does Barthes mean when he suggests signs can become ‘naturalised’? Culturally invented ideas are seen as ordinary common sense 4) What are Barthes’ 5 narrative codes? Hermanuetic, Proairetic, Semantic, Symbolic, Refferential 5) How does the writer suggest Russian Doll (Netflix) uses narrative codes? Part 3: Icons, indexes and symbols 1) Find two examples for each: icon, index and symbol. Provide images or links. Icon: Bicycle, cat Index: Footprint, Pawprint Symbol: Apple logo, Red Heart 2) Why are icons and indexes so important in media texts? 3) Why might global brands try and avoid symbols in their advertising and marketing? 4) Find an example of a media text (e.g. advert) where the producer has accidentally communicated the ...
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First Blog Task

  1) Why did you choose A Level Media Studies? I like movies and social media. 2) Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)? No 3) If you answered yes to Q2, what grade did you achieve in GCSE Media? What coursework task did you complete? What would you say your strengths and weaknesses were in GCSE Media? 4) What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media? Anything above a C 5) What are your current thoughts about your next steps after A Levels - university, apprenticeship, work? I dont have a clue. 6) What do you think the biggest MEDIA story of 2026 has been and why? Lindsay Clancy because it is all over tiktok and instagram and it has been for a month now as far as i know. 7) What media sources do you use to find out about news and current affairs? Tiktok
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