media studies presentation

MEDIA STUDIES

Take Media Studies if you… Are interested in films, TV

programmes, advertising, the news, videogames, web design, blogging etc?

Want to be able to think critically and analytically about the media you interact with on a daily basis

Are interested in producing your own media products.

Are predicted at least Cs in five GCSE subjects?

Don’t take Media Studies if you think… It’s all about running around

school with a camera. It’s easy. The practical element is

50%…that means 50% is written theory.

I won’t have to do much writing…ideally you should have at least a C in English in order to cope with the written essays.

Skills you will use in Media Studies

Analytical Creative Expressive IT Production

Group work Evaluative Verbal Presentational Research

Some of the subjects that Media studies combines well with:

politics

economics

English literature

English language

art

Learning skills

Module 1 – Practical Coursework Worth 50% of the AS grade. This is a coursework unit in which

you produce your own media text. You will create your own media text

using digital editing software. You will research, plan and evaluate

your media text in the form of a blog, website, podcast, or a DVD with extras.

Module 1 – Practical Coursework

Possible Tasks: The front page, contents and double

page spread of a new music magazine.

The titles and opening of a new fiction film.

Module 2 – Key Media Concepts Worth 50% of the AS grade. This is a 2 hour exam in which you

are required to answer 2 questions.1. Analyse an unseen extract from a TV

Drama2. One question based upon a case

study of a specific media industry

Types of texts we analyse:

Skins

Ashes to Ashes

Being Human

Misfits

Doctor Who

Examples of student work

For further information:

Email: n.ford@lc.leics.sch.uk

Blog: fordlcmedia@blogspot.com

In person: English office @break & lunchtime