AS Media studies course handbook 2015-16

1. MEDIA STUDIES AS
COURSE HANDBOOK 2015-2016
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2. WELCOME TO AS MEDIA STUDIES
Teacher: Barrington Robinson - Barrington.robinson@coulsdon.ac.uk
AS Film Studies Office: Room 203
Classroom: 200
Course Blog: http://coulsdonasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/
SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT
MS1 – MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS AND RESPONSES (Exam 50%)
You will sit one 2.5 hour examination on Thursday 19th May 2016, with three
questions:
Question 1 requires the analysis of an unseen text, either print or moving image
(40 marks)
Question 2 will be based around audience and representation issues, these will
be broken down into 3 smaller questions.
(30 marks)
Question 3 will also be based around audience and representation, however this
will require a longer essay style answer and you will be required to use your own
examples of texts to answer this question.
(30 marks)
MS2 – MEDIA PRODUCTION PROCESSES – (Coursework 50%)
Candidates will be required to produce three pieces of linked work. These will
comprise:
A pre-production reflecting research and demonstrating planning techniques.
(20 marks)
A production which has developed out of the pre-production.
(40 marks)
A report of 1200 - 1600 words. It is anticipated that one brief will be set
outlining pre-production and production tasks. Although there must be a link
between pre-production and production, there is some flexibility in the
nature of the task which can be set for pre-production and production.
(40 marks)

3. YEAR 2015/16 SCHEDULE
Week Date TOPIC Assessed
Work
Deadline
1 14/9/15 Introduction/ MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Representation of
Women in the
media
Intro task
60 sec video
(W/N)
2 pages on
Representation
of Women in
the media
Friday 18th
Sept
Tues 22nd
September
17/9/15 BFI seminar – Intro
to Exhibition,
Awards and
Festivals
Friday 25th
Sept
2 21/9/15 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Visual, Audio &
Technical
Gender - Men +
(W/N) C/W Draft
Tuesday
22nd
September
3 28/9/15 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Mode of Address
Presentation:
Visual, Audio
& Technical
codes (W/N)
4 5/10/15 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Age
(W/N) Return of
draft
Tuesday 6th
October
7/10/15
BFI LONDON FILM
FESTIVAL
Screening: New
British Shorts
Screening: Ayanda/
Suffragette
5 12/10/15 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Ethnicity v Race
Immigrants v
Refugees
Screening:
Mediterranea
Analysis:
Ayanda /
Suffragette
(W/N)
Friday 16th
October
18/10/15 BFI LONDON FILM
FESTIVAL ends
6 19/10/15 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Analysis:
Mediterranea
2nd C/W
draft
Tuesday

4. Issues (W/N) 20th
Thursday
22nd
October
23/10/15 Half Term
7 2/11/15 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Exam question
(W/N)
Return C/W
2nd draft.
Tuesday 3rd
November
8 9/11/15 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Games
(W/N)
Production
Proposal
Friday 10th
November
9 16/11/15 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
National &
Regional Identity
Screening:The
Selfish Giant
(W/N)
Return of
Proposal
Production.
Final hand
in Thursday
17th
November
10 23/11/14 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Analysis: The
Selfish Giant
(W/N)
11 30/11/15 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
(W/N)
Production
Plan
Tuesday 1st
December
12 7/12/15 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Exam question
(W/N)
13 14/12/15 (W/N) Return of
Production
draft
Tuesday
15th
December
Xmas
14 4/1/16 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Exam question
(W/N)
Production
Final
Tuesday 5th
January
15 11/1/16 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses (W/N)
16 18/1/16 MS1 –
Representation & (W/N)

5. Responses
17 25/1/16 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
(W/N)
18 1/2/16 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Exam question
(W/N)
Production
hand in
Monday 1st
February
19 8/2/16 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
(W/N)
Reflective
Analysis
draft
Thursday
11th
February
9/2/15-
13/2/15
MOCK EXAMS Friday 13th
15/2/16 Half Term
20 22/2/16 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Draft return
Tuesday
23rd
February
21 29/2/16 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Reflective
Analysis
Final Hand
in Friday 4th
March
22 7/3/16 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Exam question
23 14/3/16 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
24 21/3/16 MS1 –
Representation &
Responses
Full Mock
24/3/16 SPRING HOLIDAY
25 11/4/16 Revision
Exam question
26 18/4/16 Revision
Exam question
27 25/4/16 Revision
28 2/5/16 Revision
Exam question
29 9/5/16 Revision Teaching Ends
30 16/5/16 EXAM – Thursday
19th MAY
31 23/5/16
30/5/16 Half Term

6. Use of Coulsdon College Film Studies AS Blog
A core part of your learning, and assessment of your progress, will be done through
the Coulsdon Sixth Form College Media Studies AS blog. This blog will be a resource
for you to use in and out of class to development your learning.
You will also create your own dedicated Media Studies AS level blog, that you will
use to post analyses and reflections on your learning. Your teacher will give you
more detail on how this will all work at the beginning of the course.
Consuming media outside of class
The more diverse range of media you consume outside of class, the better you will
become at analysing and creating media products. You will be set specific tasks
throughout the course, including a weekly analysis of the news / media articles. This
analysis will be put on your blog and every week a few members of the class will be
called upon to present their weekly new item. Most of the case study titles should be
available digitally on the colleges E-Stream account or on DVD from the ILC.
Homework
You will be set other homework as well as the weekly news analysis task. This
homework will be related to classroomcontent, and will be set on average twice a
week. This homework is not optional, and is a core aspect of your successful
learning. You should be aiming to be spending approximately 4 hours per week on
homework for Media Studies, not including your weekend news analysis task.
Assessed Work
Throughout the course, you will be submitting different types of assessed work.
Assessed work is work that your teacher will either give you written feedback and/or
a grade. These types of assessments will include mock exam unit questions taken in
class, homework blog posts, coursework drafts, coursework final versions, and
weekly summary assessments by your teacher posted on your blog. Deadlines for
assessed work are non-negotiable, and failure to meet ANY deadlines can result in
disciplinary measures. Persistent non-submission of assessed work can also lead to
withdrawal from the examination/coursework.
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35 27/6/16
36 4/7/16 ACTIVITIES WEEK
37 11/6/16

7. Independent Research & Reading
As well as specific research tasks you will set throughout the year, you will also be
expected to read text books that will enhance your knowledge and understanding.
Although we do not recommend a specific set text book for the course, there are
many great books about filmfor you to use. Please see resources list on blog.
Analysing media in class and note taking
This year you will be consuming a variety of different media in class. These will be a
combination of entire clips and extracts. You will need to make detailed notes in
class on the texts as you consume them. Please make sure you keep a dedicated
notebook for Media Studies that you can keep all of your notes in. This is essential
for successful revision and meeting assessment criteria. Case study information and
Summary sheet templates are available.
Practical Work
One piece of your assessed coursework is a Creative Project. This project will allow
you to develop your creative skills. This practical work will involve you working in a
group with other students, and is for many students the highlight of the course. I
would encourage you also to, if possible, develop your practical skills by using
camcorders and the related software outside of class, not just related to your
coursework. Practice and experience can help your in AS grade.
Equipment
For your creative project, you will be provided with equipment by the college. This
will include a camcorder and tripod, and other specialist equipment. Some
equipment will be provided to you by your teacher, but you may also need to
borrow other equipment from the Media Technician, Graham Osborne. All
equipment borrowed must be returned on time and in the condition in which it was
lent to you.
Trips
The trips planned for this year are to a seminar and screenings as part of the BFI 59th
London Film Festival during the months of September and between 7-18th October.
More details on this trip will be given to you by your teacher.
Health & Safety
Your health and safety is of paramount importance to Coulsdon Sixth Form College.
As Film Studies students, you will have the opportunity to film both inside and
outside of college. As part of this filming, you will have to risk assess the
environments in which you want to film. This is standard industry practice, and is
essential for you remain safe when carrying out practical work.

8. Use of Terminology
You will be learning a significant amount of new terminology this year related to
analysis of films. Revisiting terms you have studied in class outside of class will
enhance your knowledge and understanding throughout the course.
Library Resources
Please see attached specific Independent Learning Centre resources that are
available for Film Studies. Using these resources will improve your grade.
Internet Resources
Please see the list of internet resources on the Film Studies AS blog.
Plagiarism Policy
The College has a very clear Policy which is available to all students on Moodle in the
Assessment Policy: Malpractice.
Plagiarismoccurs when a person uses other people’s thoughts or writing and
presents them as his/her own, that is without clearly acknowledging the source of
the information. It can take several forms, including directly copying another
person’s work, from the Internet, a book, another learner’s assignment,
paraphrasing another person’s work, cutting and pasting together sections of work
of others into a new whole or receiving material help from other people while
producing an assignment.
Submitted coursework that has been deemed by the College or the Exam Board to
be copied may not be marked or lead to being disqualified.