Why I Want To Pursue A Media Degree

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I believe that a course in Media is the right one for me not only due to media being a interest of mine, but as my hopeful career path. The production of media particularly is something that has gripped me, firstly starting off just as a hobby, making YouTube videos with friends, before turning into a serious choice for my profession. I am currently studying Media Studies, Film Studies and Psychology at A2 Level and I have completed an AS Level in photography. My favourite part of AS Media was creating an opening to a film for our coursework as it meant I could be involved in the production side. Me and the group I worked with were enthusiastic and determined to create the best we could. I also learnt how to use and produce a film on Final …show more content…

I completed a Micro study on a film scene of my choice, and used all these skills to complete the task. The topic of social realism was particularly interesting to me as I enjoy watching films within that genre, i.e. Billy Elliot. Learning about the production process for these particular films to make the audience react in a certain way to real life happenings. I also went on many extra curricular trips with college based on the media world. We visited Harry Potter Studies where we attended a class on the process of how a film goes from script to screen. We also visited the BBC broadcasting house in London which I found really interesting learning about not only the iconic places of the BBC but also finding out the history of the BBC & its influences in the media. We also visited MediaCityUK, which is a place that definitely inspires me to partake in media. I really enjoyed using the equipment that MediaCityUK had to offer from the cameras to the radio …show more content…

Whilst on our expedition, me and my group got lost and came close to giving up but we persevered and worked out where we were supposed to be and got ourselves back on track in order for us to complete the expedition giving me great group working skills as well as patience, commitment and maturity. For my volunteering work, I helped out at the local Brownies including even running a night for them on my own about fair trade including a presentation and games with information about fair trade. I thoroughly enjoyed working with the children as this gave me more confidence for how different age groups like to be

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