INTRODUCTION

ABOUT ME

My name is Betsy-Jo Warren I am 16 years old and currently I am a student at Ashfield post 16. I study Performance studies and maths alongside Media. I took Media Studies at GCSE and came out with an A at the end of the course. In my first year I researched the codes and conventions of vampire films and the differences of gender representation. I found this intriguing and immediately fell in love with the course, this then motivated me to put in as many hours as possible into my movie posters. Because of my added hours I quickly became used to the Photoshop software and had to go round and help others who didn't find it as easy as me. In my second year of GCSE Media studies I studied magazines and what goes into them to make it appealing to the eye. I found this project more challenging than the first however all that meant was that I had to spend longer on it. After immersing myself into Media  I decided that I wanted to go into this profession in my future, working as and alongside directors.


MY HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

My main hobbies are watching films and TV shows. My favourite genre of film is fantasy as I like to surround myself in different worlds and creatures that don't exist in my day to day life. Some of my favourites are The Shannara Chronicles, The Hobbit Trilogy and Harry Potter. I feel that in these type of films there are always characters that everyone can relate to even though the characters are in situations that we would never find ourselves in, for example, fighting a dragon. 

Music is also a huge part of my life, I love how much emotion just one song can provoke. It also helps me to understand how important sound and music is in moving text. Music can build tension with a crescendo, or make an audience cry with simple chords struck with a piano and violin. the whole process is astounding to me and I enjoy having the privilege to pick apart films and see how and why things are done.