A2 media studies course outline

1. A2 Media StudiesA2 Media Studies
Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media (50%)Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media (50%)
CourseworkCoursework
Unit G325: Critical Perspectives in Media (50%)Unit G325: Critical Perspectives in Media (50%)
exam:exam:
 Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of ProductionSection A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production
 Section B: Contemporary Media issuesSection B: Contemporary Media issues

2. Unit G234: Advanced Portfolio inUnit G234: Advanced Portfolio in
Media (50%)Media (50%)
Main task:Main task:
 the opening 5 minutes of a TV documentary (inthe opening 5 minutes of a TV documentary (in
groups of 3) (40 marks)groups of 3) (40 marks)
Ancillary tasks:Ancillary tasks:
 A radio trailer for the documentary (10 marks)A radio trailer for the documentary (10 marks)
 A feature for a listings magazine on yourA feature for a listings magazine on your
documentary (10 marks)documentary (10 marks)

3. Research and planning: submitted electronically. 20 marksResearch and planning: submitted electronically. 20 marks
Evaluation: submitted electronically. 20 Marks.Evaluation: submitted electronically. 20 Marks.
The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:
 In what ways does your media product use, develop or challengeIn what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media products?forms and conventions of real media products?
 How effective is the combination of your main product andHow effective is the combination of your main product and
ancillary texts?ancillary texts?
 What have you learned from your audience feedback?What have you learned from your audience feedback?
 How did you use new media technologies in the constructionHow did you use new media technologies in the construction
and research, planning and evaluation stages?and research, planning and evaluation stages?

4. Unit G325: Critical Perspectives inUnit G325: Critical Perspectives in
MediaMedia
 Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of ProductionSection A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production
(50 Marks)(50 Marks)
 Section B: Contemporary Media Issues (50Section B: Contemporary Media Issues (50
marks)marks)
2 hour exam2 hour exam

5. Section A: Theoretical evaluation ofSection A: Theoretical evaluation of
ProductionProduction
Q 1a requires you to describe and evaluate your skillsQ 1a requires you to describe and evaluate your skills
development over the course, reflecting on AS and A2development over the course, reflecting on AS and A2
coursework. You will be asked to reflect on one or twocoursework. You will be asked to reflect on one or two
of the following production practices:of the following production practices:
 Digital technologyDigital technology
 CreativityCreativity
 Research and PlanningResearch and Planning
 Post-ProductionPost-Production
 Using conventions from real media textsUsing conventions from real media texts

6. Sample question for 1aSample question for 1a
 ‘‘Digital technology turns media consumers intoDigital technology turns media consumers into
media producers.’ How has your creativitymedia producers.’ How has your creativity
developed through using digital technology todeveloped through using digital technology to
complete your coursework productions?complete your coursework productions?

7. Question 1bQuestion 1b
Question 1b requires you to select one of yourQuestion 1b requires you to select one of your
products (main or ancillary) and evaluate it inproducts (main or ancillary) and evaluate it in
relation to one of the following concepts:relation to one of the following concepts:
 Digital technologyDigital technology
 CreativityCreativity
 Research and PlanningResearch and Planning
 Post-ProductionPost-Production
 Using conventions from real media textsUsing conventions from real media texts

8. Sample question for 1bSample question for 1b
 ‘‘Media texts rely on cultural experiences in orderMedia texts rely on cultural experiences in order
for audiences to easily make sense of narratives.’for audiences to easily make sense of narratives.’
Explain how you used conventional and/orExplain how you used conventional and/or
experimental approaches to narrative in one ofexperimental approaches to narrative in one of
your coursework pieces.your coursework pieces.

9. Section B: Contemporary mediaSection B: Contemporary media
IssuesIssues
 Media and collective identity: British Film andMedia and collective identity: British Film and
TVTV
 Sample question: What are the socialSample question: What are the social
implications of different media representationsimplications of different media representations
of groups of people?of groups of people?

10. Section B: Contemporary mediaSection B: Contemporary media
IssuesIssues
 Media and collective identity: British Film andMedia and collective identity: British Film and
TVTV
 Sample question: What are the socialSample question: What are the social
implications of different media representationsimplications of different media representations
of groups of people?of groups of people?