Introduction

Hello! My name is Jess Castledine and I am a student at Ashfield School. I live in a small town called Kirkby in Nottinghamshire. I am currently studying Media, Photography and German. I decided to take Media Studies, as I found that after studying this subject at GCSE for two years, I really enjoyed the topics that we covered. Also, I thought that the elements we covered in Media would be useful for my future career and maybe even everyday life. I would love to have a career in either the photography or media industry, as I find this is something I enjoy incredibly.

Some of my favourite films include The Hunger Games and Divergent, though really I will watch any films which look interesting! I like soap operas too, including Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale.
One thing I would love to do when I'm older is travel; I'd really like to see the world, and especially go to Disney World! As well as this, I especially enjoy going to concerts; I love listening to music and seeing my favourite bands perform live. I find that concerts are a great place to be and the atmosphere always feels uplifting when the bands are performing. My favourite bands include The 1975, Catfish and The Bottlemen (my favourite album being The Ride) and many more. I have a few dislikes too, especially insects; I find them really scary! I enjoy being around family and friends too; when my friends and I are together it's guaranteed that we're always laughing.
I have had an interest in photography for quite a while now, so when I heard that I could do it at GCSE, I was over the moon! I received an A* in GCSE, so hopefully my skills from photography can help me with my media studies course.
I am interested in all aspects of media, so choosing this subject has enabled me to try out all of
the different things which I will cover in this course. I am intrigued by how films and other videos are produced, and I think that AS media will help me to broaden my knowledge of this. Hopefully over these two years, I'll learn lots of different techniques within the media lessons which I can use in the future.