Thursday, 25 April 2013

Year 13 Media Studies: Media Industries

Exam Format


Course Content


Industries

The Magazine Industry - Representation
The Film Industry - Industry Issues
The Video Game Industry - Audience

Friday, 12 April 2013

Year 12 Media - Representation of Gender

Year 12 Media - Representation of Gender

Common Representations of Men in the Media


Case Studies

1. Bad Boys 2




2.  The BBC News

See BBC Iplayer for the latest News


3.  The Inbetweeners





Year 12 Media - Representation of Issues


Year 12 Media Studies - Representation of Issues

You must have detailed knowledge of how TWO issues have been represented in TWO different ways by the media.

Case Studies

For each of the case study texts you must do the following:

1.  Identify exactly what representation has been constructed.

2.  Identify HOW that representation has been constructed using close textual examples (behaviour, dialogue, sound, mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing).

Issue 1:  Youth Violence

1.  The O'Reilly Factor



2. Riot From Wrong




Issue 2:  Body Image

1.  Heat Magazine




2. Dove Real Beauty Ad Campaign








Year 12 Media - Representation of National/Regional Identity


Year 12 Media Studies - Representation of National/Regional Identity

You must have detailed knowledge of how TWO national or Regional identities have been represented in TWO different ways by the media.

Case Studies

For each of the case study texts you must do the following:

1.  Identify exactly what representation has been constructed.

2.  Identify HOW that representation has been constructed using close textual examples (behaviour, dialogue, sound, mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing).

Identity 1:  LONDON 

1.  The O'Reilly Factor



2. Riot From Wrong




Identity 2:  Essex

1.  The Only Way is Essex

2. Essex Boys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTWf8MybaVM

Year 12 Media - Representation of Events

Year 12 Media Studies - Representation of Events

You must have detailed knowledge of how TWO events have been represented in TWO different ways by the media 

Case Studies

For each of the case study texts you must do the following:

1.  Identify exactly what representation has been constructed.

2.  Identify HOW that representation has been constructed using close textual examples (behaviour, dialogue, sound, mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing).

EVENT 1:  LONDON RIOTS

1.  The O'Reilly Factor



2. Riot From Wrong




EVENT 2:  Own Choice

You should have your notes from the lesson for this event.  Make sure you have TWO different texts which show your event in two different ways.

Good examples of events to use are:

The Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Olympics
The Pope Resigning
Euro 2012

Student Work on Own Choice Events









Year 12 Media - Representation of Ethnicity


Year 12 Media Studies - Representation of Ethnicity

Common Representations of Black People in the Media


Case Studies

For each of the case study texts you must do the following:

1.  Identify exactly what representation has been constructed.

2.  Identify HOW that representation has been constructed using close textual examples (behaviour, dialogue, sound, mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing).

1. Sonos Advert

2,  




2. Bad Boys 2





3.  Candy Shop - 50 Cent



Year 12 Media - Representation of Age


Year 12 Media Studies - Representation of AGE

Common Representations of Young People in the Media


Case Studies

For each of the case study texts you must do the following:

1.  Identify exactly what representation has been constructed.

2,  Identify HOW that representation has been constructed using close textual examples (behaviour, dialogue, sound, mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing).

1. Young Apprentice




2.  The Inbetweeners



3.  The O'Reilly Factor