MEDIA

STUDIES

IDEAS EXPLORED

» Who makes films, TV ads, magazines, web sites, music promos, etc?

» How do they do this?

» Who are they aimed at?

» What message are they putting across?

» Who makes films, TV ads, magazines, web sites, music promos, etc?

» How do they do this?

» Who are they aimed at?

» What message are they putting across?

YOU’LL NEED TO BE ABLE TO…

» Grasp some tricky concepts

» Express yourself clearly in writing

» Work hard in your own time

» Be interested in the media

» Enjoy using technology

» Grasp some tricky concepts

» Express yourself clearly in writing

» Work hard in your own time

» Be interested in the media

» Enjoy using technology

PRACTICAL SKILLS YOU’LL LEARN…

» still photography

» image editing (iPhoto & Photoshop, etc)

» desktop publishing (Pages, etc)

» Web-page design skills

» video filming

» video editing (iMovie)

» still photography

» image editing (iPhoto & Photoshop, etc)

» desktop publishing (Pages, etc)

» Web-page design skills

» video filming

» video editing (iMovie)

D10/G24 iMac suite

OTHER SKILLS: YOU’LL NEED TO BE

ABLE TO…» Research

» Plan

» Evaluate - be self critical

» Express yourself in writing

» Research

» Plan

» Evaluate - be self critical

» Express yourself in writing

60% COURSEWORK

3 assignments

Increasing difficulty and marks

3 assignments

Increasing difficulty and marks

FIRST ASSIGNMENT

» 10% of final grade

» introductory analysis of 2 websites

» 500 words

» Plus designing own website homepage

» 10% of final grade

» introductory analysis of 2 websites

» 500 words

» Plus designing own website homepage

SECOND ASSIGNMENT

» 20% of final grade

» Analyse a cross-media product

- Either CD covers and videos for a band- Or film posters and trailers

» 1000 words

» Plus design a CD cover & storyboard own promo video

» 20% of final grade

» Analyse a cross-media product

- Either CD covers and videos for a band- Or film posters and trailers

» 1000 words

» Plus design a CD cover & storyboard own promo video

THIRD ASSIGNMENT

» 30% of final grade

» practical production and evaluation

» research, plan, make and evaluatea TV and print

advertising campaign

» an 800 word evaluation

» 30% of final grade

» practical production and evaluation

» research, plan, make and evaluatea TV and print

advertising campaign

» an 800 word evaluation

Current Y11 TV Ad Example

40% FINAL WRITTEN EXAM

» 90 minutes at end of year 11

» 4 questions or tasks

» different topic each year

» study it for a term or more beforehand

» 90 minutes at end of year 11

» 4 questions or tasks

» different topic each year

» study it for a term or more beforehand

Exam topic

» Know beforehand» 2010 = reality TV» 2011 = action adventure films» 2012 = TV crime drama» 2013 = ?

» Know beforehand» 2010 = reality TV» 2011 = action adventure films» 2012 = TV crime drama» 2013 = ?

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