Candidates are expected to be able to demonstrate competence in a range of media skills. The students will complete exam preparation work and also production work that will contribute to 50% of their final grade.
These include:
• Pre-production/planning skills: flat plans for magazines and newspapers, news selection, mock-ups for comic panels, scheduling, sketching etc. Production Skills: photography to create still image work, video/digital cameras to create moving image work, recording equipment for sound media, editing techniques to produce finished products, desk-top publishing packages to create finished newspapers, magazines, comic extracts or advertising examples etc.
• Evaluation: candidates are expected to be able to effectively evaluate their production work in light of media practices
Topics Covered
Term 1Controlled Assessment / Term 2Exam Preparation / Term 3 EXAM
- Film Posters or Media Film – analysing and evaluating codes and conventions of advertising
- Target audiences
- Representations
- Production of their ownfilm posters or the planning of their films.
- Generic hybrids – studies of romantic comedy genre
- 9 Exam set texts - analysing and evaluating codes and conventions of magazines
- Target audiences
- Representations
- Audience.Full analysis of set texts, detailed theory, studying all aspects of the various media.
- EXAM PREPERATION
- Television, film and Advertising
- Codes and conventions of TV Drama
- Representations of men/women/ethnic minorities/faiths/cultures etc
- Camera and Film techniques
- Media Theory
Assessment/Exams Information
December / January / June
Written:1800 word research analysis into Genre, Representation of Audience. 'How do producers appeal to their target audience? (Focus on representation and institutions.) / A2 mock
Analyse 5 set texts for examination.. / A2 exam
Cross curricular
Literacy
Extended writing and analysis throughout the term. Students to produce evaluations of their own work ensuring they consider SPAG. Students must produce 1000 words of analysis for music video analysis. Teacher assessments include marking for literacy policy. / Literacy
Extended writing and analysis throughout the term. Students to produce evaluations of their own work ensuring they consider SPAG. Students must produce 1500 words of analysis for their production piece. Teacher assessments include marking for literacy policy. / Literacy
Extended writing and analysis throughout the term. Students to produce evaluations of their own work ensuring they consider SPAG. Teacher assessments include marking for literacy policy.
Examination responses require extended writing responses (literacy skills are a requirement of mark scheme)
Numeracy
Venn diagrams
Probabilities
Statistical analysis
Questionnaire production and results analysis
Graphs
Bar charts / Numeracy
Venn diagrams
Probabilities
Statistical analysis
Questionnaire production and results analysis
Graphs
Bar charts / Numeracy
Venn diagrams
Probabilities
Statistical analysis
Questionnaire production and results analysis
Graphs
Bar charts
PSHCE
Representations of men and women and equality in society.Representations of ethnicities, other cultures and faiths across all media platforms. British advertising standards, censorship in films. Freedom of speech and democracy. Stereotyping and representations of LBGT communities. / PSHCE
Representations of men and women and equality in society. Representations of ethnicities, other cultures and faiths across all media platforms. British advertising standards, censorship in films. Freedom of speech and democracy. Stereotyping and representations of LBGT communities. / PSHCE
Representations of men and women and equality in society.
Representations of ethnicities, other cultures and faiths across all media platforms. British advertising standards, censorship in films. Freedom of speech and democracy. Stereotyping and representations of LBGT communities.
Homework
Homework given weekly in accordance with departmental policy. Controlled assessment however, can not be completed outside of school time.
Additional Support:
Students can access resources on the R drive, computers available every lunch time (apart from Tuesday) staff support from, D McBain.
Extra-curricular/Enrichment:
Lunchtime support available in Mr McBain’s room every lunch time apart from a Tuesday.