AICE Media Studies AS Level

Good- whatever time you’re seeing this. I’ve been talking about the course so much I didn’t even tell you about myself.         As said before my name is Leandra, I’m 17 years old and I live in America. C urrently, I'm enrolled in the Cambridge program at my school. I’ve been in it since 9th grade and now I’m a senior, yay! This has been a rough 3/4 years, it’s been late nights, failed tests, misunderstanding assignments, rigorous study hours, but it was all worth it for the teachers that helped me through it, and the Cambridge tests being passed. And helping my GPA which is at a 3.83 unweighted on a 4.0 scale and 4.95 weighted. Yes, I’m very proud to say that, I worked my a- butt off :). There’s really nothing else I work harder on, other than sleeping, that I’m truly proud of.       For this course in particular, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to take it so I didn’t select it. However, I was put into this course and I believe this was a second c...

      Hello, I’m back again! I want to explain how I feel about this course so you and I can understand my mindset better.        I’m honestly very confused on a couple of the aspects, which makes me very nervous. As seen in the photo below, this is a great representation of how my mind is as of right now. Aspects such as the format of the posts are confusing me. I’m aware we need a task and an intro, however, that seems to be the bare minimum so I’m going to search if there’s more things to add to each one.       Picking my idea for my magazine also makes me anxious. I don’t think it’s hard to pick an idea but following through is what’s iffy. I want to do an idea that I’m passionate about so I put my best foot forward and my product comes out to be something I’m extremely proud of. I don’t want the idea to fall apart in the middle and I have to start over. At the end of the day, I will still chose to but I’d rather not.   ...

      Hi! This is first blog and post. I’m happy to tell you this is for the AICE Media Studies AS Level course I’m currently taking this school year. Since I chose to create a magazine which includes a cover, double page spread, and a contents page, my blogs will be about about my thought process, research, drafted products, and final products.       This project will improve my understanding of media forms and media platforms case studies The ability to  apply practical skills creatively,  analyze  my own and published media products critically research and evaluation skills and information management and project management skills. Knowledge and understanding relating to the key concepts of Language, Representation, Industry and Audience The criteria and constraints I’m using to create this blog are: Front page, contents, double page-page spread of new magazine. Imagines used in the magazine must and will be original (Maximum four by m...