1. A2 Media
An introduction into A2

2. The course structure
Course
200 marks
C/W
100 marks
R&P
20 marks
Construction
Main
40 marks
Ancillary tasks
20 marks
Evaluation
20 marks
Exam
‘Critical perspectives’
100 marks
Section A
‘Theoretical Evaluation of
Production’
50 marks
Section B
‘Contemporary Media Issues
Postmodernism’
50 marks

3. Value of Marks
AS • 200
marks
A2 • 200
marks
A level • 400
marks

4. Marks needed for TG
AS & A2
/200
A level
/400
A 160 320
B 140 280
C 120 240
D 100 200
E 80 160

5. Coursework

6. Undecided
• I might change the task…..
• Right now:
– 5 minute documentary
– +Ancillary: newspaper advert (print)
– +Ancillary: double page magazine spread (print)

7. Sample ancillary

8. Sample ancillary

9. Past year samples

10. Might do….
Trailer Short film Music video
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11. Exam
‘Critical Perspectives’
Section A:
Section B

12. Section A
• Theoretical evaluation of productions
• 50 marks (1/2 of total exam)
• 2 parts of exam
– 1A: 25 marks
– 1B: 25 marks
• You are applying theory to your production work
• 1A: all about YOU and YOUR SKILLS
• 1B: all about THEORY and how you
applied/considered theory

13. 1A = AS & A2
A
AS & A2
Digital
Technology
Creativity
Conventions
of real
media texts
Research &
Planning
Post-
Production
*try to put in theory
*Could be 1-2 of these

14. 1B = AS or A2
B
One only
Genre
Narrative
Representation
Audience
Media
Language
*Explaining how you
considered and applied at
least 2 theories (theorists)

15. Section B
• ‘Contemporary media issues’
• 50 marks
• ½ of exam
• Quite complex, theoretical and all about debating current issues
• ‘Postmodernism’
– All about the era after modernism
– Some pomo features:
• Nothing new: recycle the past
• Reference to other texts
• Hybridity
– Will study case studies and theorists
• Black Mirror
• Catfish (START WATCHING THIS ON MTV!!!!)
• Facebook
• A range of films
• Online videos
• Advertising campaigns
• Video games such as GTA

16. Today…..
• Set up A2 blog
Janesmitha2media.blogspot.com
1st post: AS Media Grades
Leave blank…
2nd post: Summary of AS
In AS I learned the following:
In AS my favourite thing was….
In AS my least favourite thing was….
I was really strong at…..
I was really weak at….
In A2 my targets would be…
3rd post: Introduction into A2
Today we learned about what A2 is all about, I learned….
If time….
• Intro to InDesign and Photoshop…..