Reflection on Media Conference :)

1: Summarise the notes you made for each session
2: Reflect on what you took away from that session
3: Find and post any relevant links (youtube/books etc) that were reffered to in the session.

*What explicit learning points can you connect to your Mest 4 Project?



Professor David Buckingham:

Chewing gum for the brain: Why do people talk such rubbish about Media Studies?
Why Media Studies is worth studying.

He explored how the subject is represented in the media. Its called a Mickey Mouse subject because it doesn't involve hard work; It's to make up for the dumbing down of students. He explains how studying an episode of The Simpsons is just as demanding as Shakespeare. He quotes Barnaby Lenon who says media Studies is a ' 'wothrless' qualification which gives false hope to state pupils.' He believes if we teach young people to criticise media then they'll stop drinking, having sex etc. he also thinks Media studies is participating in media and the facts of real life. He states the subject helps with skills such as presenting, talking etc. He explains how others think it's a 'secret plot' to undermine values, which he found hilarious.

This session encouraged me to have further passion for Media Studies.



Dr Julian McDougall:

Online media, Cleggmania, and the Cowell Factor.How do online media and convergence impact on the ways audiences and producers use and create media?

He gave tips on how to investigate:

• Read ideas
• Apply the reading to example
• weigh up the debate
• develop an informed, academic view

He said it's best to read someone argument for something and then someones argument against and come up with an argument of your own, that meets in the middle.


Pete Fraser:
Perfecting your production work.
How to get the most out of your practical projects.
RESEARCH

• Really look at real example
• keep evidence
• conventions, audience, institution

PLANNING

• what could go wrong?
• show the process of your 'journey'

IDEAS

• keep ideas simple

GET FEEDBACK

• keep records of feedback

LOGISTICS

• People, places, props, costumes
• get it done early
• share contact details
• 'hates zoom'

EQUiPMENT

• Practise on it

PRODUCTION

• Always shoot extra for coverage



• start with the big picture

Pete emphasises certain points:

- its about narrative

-a performance with concept

-For humour to work, play it straight

He asked us to visit this site for examples:

http://www.artofthetitle.com/
















This session helped me greatly in the organisation process for my moving image production and the first step to take.

Professor Annette Hill:

Paranormal Media: audiences, spirits and magic in popular culture
Supernatural media, audiences, and key concepts at A level.

I found her Topic very current but i thought it was too unusual/far-fetched to make notes; However there is a name i noted down whom she suggested we should read a book his written called 'bad science'.


















From her session I can use her opinion when discussing my text for my investigation which is Twilight and the fascination that is popular in modern culture.