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A2 Media Studiesdeveloping skills in preparing for the exam
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Starter
what digital technologies have you used in
creating your AS and A2 productions?
brainstorm these in groups of three, identifying;
the technology, the media platform, the software,
the hardware.
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Develop
How did you use these technologies?
What skills did you learn through the process?
In which ways did this process develop or
enhance your creativity?
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SECTION A: THEORETICAL EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION
YOU MUST ANSWER BOTH 1(A) AND 1(B).
IN THIS SECTION YOU NEED TO WRITE ABOUT YOUR WORK FOR THE
FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO AND ADVANCED PORTFOLIO UNITS. YOU
MUST ANSWER BOTH 1(A) AND 1(B).
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(A) DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TURNS MEDIA CONSUMERS INTO MEDIAPRODUCERS. IN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE, HOW HAS YOUR
CREATIVITY DEVELOPED THROUGH USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO
COMPLETE YOUR COURSEWORK PRODUCTIONS? [25]
(B) MEDIA TEXTS RELY ON CULTURAL EXPERIENCES IN ORDER FOR
AUDIENCES TO EASILY MAKE SENSE OF NARRATIVES. EXPLAIN HOW
YOU USED CONVENTIONAL AND / OR EXPERIMENTAL NARRATIVEAPPROACHES IN ONE OF YOUR PRODUCTION PIECES. [25]
SECTION A TOTAL [50]
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Marshall McLuhan
The Medium is the Message
www.marshallmcluhan.com
Read some of his quotations
Choose two or three which you think are relevant
to media studies in some way
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Discuss
Write the quotations on the large sheets of paper
Brainstorm what you think they mean, or what
ideas they spark for you
How might McLuhan as a theorist be applied?
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Discuss & Research
How has the relationshipbetween producer and
consumer changed with thearrival of digital technologies?
Return to the list you made atthe beginning
Use the web to source potential
articles which discuss this -academic papers, news reports
etc.
Create an answer to thequestion
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Return to question 1A