Visit to MediaMagazine Student Conference 21 Oct 2010

On the 21s7 of October my media class attended the MediaMagazine Student Conference, it was opportunity to gain a real understanding of the subject ‘media studies’, and what is needed in order to succeed I the course. We were firstly given a lecture by Professor David Buckingham, who lectured about ‘why people talk so much rubbish about Media Studies’, he expressed the difference views, and why many such education/political leaders view it’s as a pointless subject which brainwashes students into believing unintelligent students into believing that if they take up the subject they could get into the media industry.

Dr Julian McDougall was next in the line. He explained the importance of media convergence, and expressed the impact of more interactive media on politics. In his view he argued that talent shows like X factor were the audiences have the power to vote has influence people into taking more interest in politics, as the power people (audiences) have to choose a winner in talent shows have motivated them to do the same in politics.

The most invaluable lecture was the next one, by chief examiner Pete Fraiser whose lecture titled ‘perfecting your production work’. Pete’s talk was the most useful as it realties to what I’m doing now. Firstly he talked about the significance of research, he continued to emphasis the importance of research, through giving real examples, and researching every single angle including conventions, audiences and institutions. The lecture made me realize the importance of research something which I lack. Through the blogger, he urged us to develop our journey through the blogger by uploading links, ideas and inspiration. Planning and having workable concept with realistic plans were also expressed by Pete, he spoke about the importance of planning were student s show plan for all eventualities. He also claimed that the ‘more ideas and character used the more complicated’ the film the likelihood of failure and mistakes.

The last lecture was about how to achieve in media studies, the editor of Media Magazine spoke of the need to be diverse and moving out of confront zone. We also lucky enough to be listening to people who were actually in the media industry, a director, games writer and photography, who expressed the importance of first hand experience something more valuable then education.