Media so far

Media so far for me has been a very interesting subject to be learning as i now no how much work goes in to films that i no and love and what actually goes on behind the scene's, with planning the plot, editing it and filming it. I feel i have struggled a little bit in being able to pick up the language and key words of media and understanding certain terms but i feel a lot more confident with them now then when i did at the start of the year. My weaknesses when it comes to writing essays and analysing the text's are getting the meanings of the different semeiotic terms correct and also some of the camera terms as some of them sound and mean similar things. However i am vert strong with sound as i am a music student and can analysis non diegetic sound easily as i no the different tones, scales and instruments and what feeling that it might bring to the surface for the audience watching. I also find the editing terms very hard as well as i tend to mix up the editing terms with the camera terms and start to get confused with the meanings of them. This is mainly because i have never learnt about editing before and this is the first time i am hearing these terms along with the camera and mise en scene. However i have a strength in the mise en scene as i like to analyse the different props they are using how they are dressed and the setting and location. However i think that the more i revise these different terms the more i will get used to using them and when i eventually get to filming and editing myself and i will start to understand the language a lot better. However at this point i haven't just learnt different things through the lessons and my teacher but i have also learnt a lot through my research such as sub genres and hybrids and the meaning of these and also how they can add interest to a film.

My targets to achieve next term would be to revise the semiotic meanings, to revise the camera and editing techniques and skills.
Another target of mine would also be to be able to write in much more detail and make sure that i get all of the films sections in my essay's.