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Wednesday 14 December 2011
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Monday 7 November 2011
Sunday 6 November 2011
Monday 17 October 2011
Sunday 16 October 2011
Monday 3 October 2011
Misfits Article
Misfit Teens put the ASBO into superhero
Read the article and make notes in relation to the following questions:
1) What points are made in the article about how young people are represented in 'Misfits'?
2) What does the article suggest is the significance of social class in 'Misfits'?
3) Do you agree or disagree with the points made in the article?
Read the article and make notes in relation to the following questions:
1) What points are made in the article about how young people are represented in 'Misfits'?
2) What does the article suggest is the significance of social class in 'Misfits'?
3) Do you agree or disagree with the points made in the article?
Sunday 2 October 2011
Thursday 29 September 2011
Film Theme Tunes
Image of Rocky Theme Song - Eye of the Tiger
Image of James Bond Theme Song
Image of Harry Potter Theme Song
Image of Halloween Theme Song
Image of toy story
Image of Mission Impossible Theme Song
Image of Superman Theme Song
Image of Ghostbusters Theme Song
Image of Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Song
Image of The Dark Knight Theme Song
Image of Twilight Theme Song
Image of The Lion King Theme Song - Hakuna Matata
Sunday 25 September 2011
Friday 16 September 2011
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Thursday 7 July 2011
Sunday 26 June 2011
Tuesday 21 June 2011
Sunday 19 June 2011
Friday 17 June 2011
AS Media Studies Survey
Please follow the link below to complete the AS Media Studies survey.
AS Media Studies Survey
Thank you.
AS Media Studies Survey
Thank you.
Tuesday 14 June 2011
Sunday 12 June 2011
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Link to Examiner's Exam Blog
Link to A Level Media Blog
This link contains resources for Section A and Section B of the exam. Not all material on the blog is about the topics you have covered. Look for posts about Questions 1(a) and 1(b), and Media and Collective Identity.
This link contains resources for Section A and Section B of the exam. Not all material on the blog is about the topics you have covered. Look for posts about Questions 1(a) and 1(b), and Media and Collective Identity.
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Monday 23 May 2011
Sunday 22 May 2011
Thursday 19 May 2011
Monday 16 May 2011
Sunday 15 May 2011
Wednesday 11 May 2011
TV Drama - Representation of Disability
How is physical ability/disability represented in the extract? Identify a range of examples from all four technical areas.
TV Drama - Representation of Disability
Watch the extract and identify the different ways the four technical areas are used to construct representations of disability.
TV Drama - Representation of Age
Watch the extract twice and analyse how representations of age are constructed. You need to find specific examples of the use of camerawork, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene.
TV Drama - Representation of Ethnicity
Watch the extract twice and analyse the representation of ethnicity. You need to identify specific examples of the use of camerawork, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene.
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Thursday 5 May 2011
Tuesday 3 May 2011
Day and Date Release - Distribution and Technology
What is a day and date multi-platform release?
What examples are mentioned?
What are the benefits and disadvantages of this approach?
Sunday 3 April 2011
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Monday 14 March 2011
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Monday 28 February 2011
Sunday 27 February 2011
Monday 7 February 2011
Sunday 6 February 2011
Friday 4 February 2011
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Sunday 30 January 2011
Thursday 27 January 2011
Media Conglomerates
Choose one of the major media conglomerates to research. You should find out about:
http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart/main
- the historical orgins of the conglomerate
- what different types of media they own
- what different countries they operate in
- examples of products they have produced
http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart/main
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Sunday 23 January 2011
AS Exam Section B Institutions and Audiences
Section B: Institutions and Audiences
Candidates should be prepared to understand and discuss the processes of production, distribution, marketing and exchange as they relate to contemporary media institutions, as well as the nature of audience consumption and the relationships between audiences and institutions. In addition, candidates should be familiar with:
Candidates should be prepared to understand and discuss the processes of production, distribution, marketing and exchange as they relate to contemporary media institutions, as well as the nature of audience consumption and the relationships between audiences and institutions. In addition, candidates should be familiar with:
- the issues raised by media ownership in contemporary media practice;
- the importance of cross media convergence and synergy in production, distribution and marketing;
- the technologies that have been introduced in recent years at the levels of production, distribution, marketing and exchange;
- the significance of proliferation in hardware and content for institutions and audiences;
- the importance of technological convergence for institutions and audiences;
- the issues raised in the targeting of national and local audiences (specifically, British) by international or global institutions;
- the ways in which the candidates’ own experiences of media consumption illustrate wider patterns and trends of audience behaviour.
Friday 21 January 2011
Television Drama Assessment
Watch the extract 4 times then answer the question below, with detailed reference to specific examples from the extract only.
Discuss the ways in which the extract constructes the representation of ethnicity using the following:
- Camera shots, angles, movement, and composition
- Editing
- Sound
- Mise-en-scene
Link to extract on You Tube
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Sunday 9 January 2011
Thursday 6 January 2011
Tuesday 4 January 2011
AS Print Brief
Read through the assessment criteria for the print brief and identify what you need to do to achieve a Level 4 (A grade).
Look at the examples of Level 4 magazines and note down what the students have done well, and why you think they have achieved a Level 4. Is there anything the students could have done to improve?
Look at your planning for your magazine. Do you think you will be able to achieve a Level 4 for your proposed magazine? Think particularly about your ideas for photography - are you going to use a range of shot types? Are the photographs going to be relevant? Have you thought about your use of mise-en-scene? Think about your ideas for your magazine - is the language and mode of address suited to the genre and target audience? Does your layout follow convention? Are you going to use a range of suitable fonts?
Look at the examples of Level 4 magazines and note down what the students have done well, and why you think they have achieved a Level 4. Is there anything the students could have done to improve?
Look at your planning for your magazine. Do you think you will be able to achieve a Level 4 for your proposed magazine? Think particularly about your ideas for photography - are you going to use a range of shot types? Are the photographs going to be relevant? Have you thought about your use of mise-en-scene? Think about your ideas for your magazine - is the language and mode of address suited to the genre and target audience? Does your layout follow convention? Are you going to use a range of suitable fonts?
AS Video Brief
Read through the assessment criteria and identify what you need to do achieve a Level 4 for your coursework video.
Once you have completed that analyse the example of a Level 4 video available through the link below. Note down what you think the students have done well.
Look through the planning for your film so far. Do you think your ideas will allow you to achieve a Level 4? Think particularly about use of a tripod, using a range of shot types, creative use of mise-en-scene, titles, and sound.
Level 4 Video
Once you have completed that analyse the example of a Level 4 video available through the link below. Note down what you think the students have done well.
Look through the planning for your film so far. Do you think your ideas will allow you to achieve a Level 4? Think particularly about use of a tripod, using a range of shot types, creative use of mise-en-scene, titles, and sound.
Level 4 Video
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