2. What is Media Studies
• Media Studies involves the close analysis
of the images, sounds and text that we
experience via the media.
• It is the study and creation of individual
media texts.
• Our focus in Year 12 is on FILM and
TELEVISION
• You need to develop an understanding of
the following things in relation to these:
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3. • INSTITUTION = Who made them?
• PROCESS = How were they made?
• PURPOSE = Why were they made?
• AUDIENCE = Who were they made for?
• CODES and CONVENTIONS = What
rules were followed when making
them?
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4. What do we do?
50% Examination
1. Key Media Concepts (TV Drama) PH
2. Institutions and Audiences (Film) LE
50% Coursework – Foundation Portfolio
1. Preliminary Task (PH / IC)
2. Main Task – Opening 2 minutes of a
teen horror film including titles (PH / IC)
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6. What you have to do..
• A preliminary task (not marked but has to
be completed)
• A main task
The opening 2 minutes of a teen horror
film including titles
No copyright protected music or sounds can be used
7. The Stages we follow..
• Complete the preliminary task
• Research into codes and conventions of
horror films
• Plan your opening
• Film your opening
• Edit your opening
• Evaluate your opening
8. Foundation Portfolio
• Evidence needs to be accessed
electronically by the examiner
• Work must be completed on time and
show a record of all the stages from pre-
production to post-production
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10. My Blog
http://kbamediastudies.blogspot.com
• This is where you will find information,
explanation and instruction relating to your
work for the Foundation Portfolio
• You, however, need to set up your own
blog too!
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11. This is how you do it…
You all have an e-mail account that has been
set up for you:
j.becks@ketteringbuccleuch-academy.org
You will need this to create a blog by following
the process I am about to explain.
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12. Setting Up Your Blog
WATCH AND
TAKE
NOTES!
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