AS/A Level Course Content
Year 12 (AS Level) Course Content
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| Half Term 1 |
Media Theory and ConceptsIntroduction to the main concepts
Internal Assessment 1 |
Production SkillsIntroduction to production concepts and skills
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| Half Term 2 |
Above continuedInternal Assessment 2 |
Above continued |
| Half Terms 3&4 |
Practical Productions such as...
Internal Assessment 3 |
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| Half Term 5 |
Section A Exam Preparation
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Section B Exam Preparation
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| Half Term 6 |
Revision and Exam Practice
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Year 13 (A Level) Course Content
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| Half Term 1 |
Section A Exam PreparationConsolidation and development of knowledge and understanding of media theory and concepts. Familiarisation with exam criteria.
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Section B Exam Preparation:RepresentationStudy of Representation through a range of case studies. Explore the ways in which people and places and groups are represented across a variety of texts and genres e.g.
Representation questions seem to look for a wide range of examples to support responses. |
| Half Term 2 |
Critical Investigation (Coursework)Students produce an individual The critical investigation is intended to provide an in-depth background for the linked production that follows. |
Section B Exam Preparation:New/ Digital MediaStudy of the impact of new/ digital media through a range of case studies.
Alongside class work, students are expected to conduct independent research and later create case studies to be drawn upon in the exam. |
| Half Terms 3&4 |
Completion of Critical Investigation and Linked Production
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| Half Term 5 |
Revision and preparation for final exam. Use of past papers and whole class practice. |
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| Half Term 6 | Examinations | |
General guidelines for reading Media Texts at AS and A Level
Choose a text.
Read the Language of that text e.g. for film:
- Shots
- Sound
- Editing
- Mise en Scene
- Camera Movement
- Colour
- Light
- etc.
Read the Genre and explore how the text follows or deviates from the conventions of its Genre and what the effect of this may be on its audience.
Read the text in the context of its Audience, explore how the text targets and positions the audience, and read the text in the light of audience theory.
Explore the Institution of the text (who made the text and why they made it) and explore the implications of this institutional framework.
Explore the Representations that are evident in the text. How are characters and places presented to the audience? Are stereotypes used? Are they questioned, subverted or exploited?
Media News
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Task: To design an advertising campaign for a new fruity drink aimed at a specific target audience. (17/10/2014)