Media representation notes

Unit 1:Media representations 
This is a theory based exam, prepared to take notes and memory is key
Assessments outcomes
Ao1 demonstrate knowledge and understanding of media terminology, semiotics, theories concept and signs
Ao2 apply knowledge and understanding of media concepts, seiomitcs (sings), theories and formal techniques
A03 Anaylse media texts to deconstruct representations and decode messages and evaluate there effectiveness and impact

Representation is the use of signs that stand in for and take the place of something else. It is through representation that people organize the world and reality through the act of naming its elements. Signs are arranged in order to form semantic constructions and express relations.
media is too get an audience to see it from a certain view
 its represented on five things

• gender
• age
• social group
• ethnicity
• places