It has come to my attention that there has been some confusion in the content of the Media Studies course and the Film Studies course run by Madame Prina and Madame Singh. Hopefully we will have gone through the basics last week in terms of coursework, exam requirements and so on but in case anyone is still a bit flummoxed, here's some answers to some questions
- The coursework that you will produce for me this term will be based upon Magazine Production. It's worth 50% of your final grade (which is quite a big chunk) I will guide you through the process and it will all be done by the time you go off for Christmas holidays (Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells etc)
- After Christmas we will embark on the second half of the course which is called 'Key Media Concepts: TV Drama' in which we will be studying a range of TV and Film extracts in preparation for the written exam next June.
- In the exam you will see an unseen extract of a British TV Drama and NOT a film extract. The reason we use film in lessons is because they are full of great examples of camera shot, editing, composition etc that we can analyse and work out how the Media TEXT (i.e. the TV/Film extract) can represent certain areas of society. We are NOT studying how to make films, we are studying the MEDIA and how different areas of the Media are constructed.
- At present we are messing about and having fun with scripts/video cameras. This is so that you can get a basic understanding early on in the course of different areas of the media that will be expanded upon as the course progresses, like target audiences, archetypal characters in soap operas and camera shots and editing when you come to edit it yourselves using Moviemaker. I thought it would be fun early on to take part in practical exercises before the coursework/theory work kicks in for real in about three weeks time. Otherwise you might find the course dull just reading/taking notes/looking at Powerpoints/listening to me waffle on (which isn't dull, I know, but just to emphasise the point)
Capiche? Lovely. If anyone is still confused talk to me or Madame Prina, we will clear it up for you and make you feel all clever...
Remember - by Thursday you will have completed your Storyboard in preparation for your camera shoot. I will be marking it so make it as good as you can.
BUT we don't have a double lesson, only a single, as it's early closing for the Open Evening. However, you SHOULD be able to do this in an hour if you're all focused on the task ahead. If you need to stay for an extra twenty minutes to get the job completed, I'm sure that will be fine.
One more thing, if anyone wants to borrow a text book for the year write me a cheque as a deposit made payable to 'Bishop Douglass RC School' Or if you're feeling flush you can go here
http://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/Title/9780340958988/OCR_Media_Studies_for_AS_Third_Edition.htm
and buy your own.
Cheerio me lovelies
LFE :)
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