INTRODUCTION

STARTER

To discuss the media and our relationships with it. To set up and begin using blogs to record learning.

• Why did you choose Media Studies as one of your A-levels?

• What jobs might Media Studies help you work in?

• What do you already know about the course?

• What is ‘the media’ and how important is it?

Discuss these questions in pairs.

• Newspapers• Magazines• Books• TV• Film• Radio• Ads• New media

What can you do / not do?

What is your experience of different Media types?

OCR AS Media (This year’s work)

Video (Thriller)• Coursework.• All video + audio

material must be original.

• It is the opening titles and scene of an entire film.

• Tasks may be done individually or as a group (>4)

• 20 marks planning & research.

• 60 marks construction.

• 20 marks evaluation.• Total /100 marks.

Textual analysis Representation

• Section 1 of 2hr Exam.

• ‘Unseen’ moving image extract.

• 30 mins of 2hrs for viewing and making notes.

• Analysis of camera shot, mise-en-scene, editing and sound.

• How social groups are represented through the media text.

• 50 marks awarded.

Film Institutions & Audiences • Section 2 of 2hr Exam.

• One compulsory questions based on a case study of the film industry.

• Demonstrate understanding of processed of production, distribution, marketing and exhibition.

• 50 marks awarded.

G321 FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO

G322 KEY MEDIA CONCEPTS (TV DRAMA)

• What does my media profile tell you about me?

• How might this itself (like social media) be an edited construction of the truth?

Your first directed study task

• You should put together a ‘My Media’ collage for yourself and add it to your study blog.

• Write at least a paragraph explaining your use of media and ability to create different media types using computer software.

• You should then email me a link to your blog.

Blogging

• How many of you keep/have kept a blog?• What was it about?• Which blogging website do you use? Why?

Setting up your blog

• Once you have set up your account and signed in to Blogger – you will see this page.

• You are going to set up multiple blogs – 1 will be your final production evaluation blog, 1 will be to record your day to day learning.

Using the media studies blog

http://oajwms.blogspot.co.uk/Make a note of this on your mobile phones!!!

An exemplar blog

• Have a look around the posts for this AS Media Studies blog. What ideas does it give you?

Emailing me work

• Open up your Outlook.• Start composing a new email.• Click on the To button to open up your distribution

list.• Search for ‘Larry Smith’.• Send me an email with the name of your favourite

film as the subject line.

Media Intervention

• Will be run on Mondays period 6 (15.10 – 16.10).• This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to learn

and develop new practical skills and knowledge to benefit AS Media in a relaxed environment.