Media Studies @ Bideford College

An A Level in Media Studies will give you a deeper insight into how the media works in the UK and around the world. You will understand the processes involved in exchanging information, and how the entertainment industry is structured. This includes the film industry, music industry, video games industry, print industry and new media  [ Read More ]

We are bombarded everyday by Advertising in the Media, Direct advertising in Newspapers & Magazines, Billboards, Posters, internet popups, Programme breaks on Independent Television and Radio. Whats the story behind the adverts, the Marketing Creatives? How do they decide the best way to sell and to who? Media encompasses all these things and more and  [ Read More ]

It’s been said that media literacy is as important to living in the 21st century as regular literacy was to the 20th century. Media Studies helps you develop an important set of skills that will help you navigate the rest of your education and then, your working life. Media Studies will help you increase your  [ Read More ]

How do you know what they are trying to communicate — both on an obvious and a less obvious level? How do you know how much you have been influenced — consciously or subconsciously — by these media messages? Does the media reflect your reality, or control the way you view it? A Media qualification  [ Read More ]

We live in a media-saturated world. From video clips on your phone, to TV ads to blockbuster movies, to posters at the bus stop, to the music in your earbuds, you are surrounded by media messages for most of your waking hours. How do you make sense of them all? How does it all fit  [ Read More ]

Hello students, parents, carers, teachers – in fact anyone who is viewing this site!  This mini Media Studies web site should be updated regularly with coursework, examples of students work, links to useful web sites – in short, everything you should need to keep in touch and achieve your full potential. Please feel free to  [ Read More ]