including exam options for Harlow college

1. A2 Media
J Bell
14/09/2015

2. A2 Media.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) | 20th Century FOX

3. A2 Media.
A2 G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media.
Aim: The purpose of this unit is to:
• assess candidates’ ability to plan and construct media products
using appropriate technical and creative skills (AO3)
• assess candidates’ application of knowledge and understanding in
evaluating their own work, showing how meanings and responses
are created (AO2)
• assess candidates’ ability to undertake, apply and present
appropriate research (AO4).

4. A2 Media.
You will produce:
• a media portfolio, comprising a main and ancillary
tasks.
• a presentation of research, planning and
evaluation in digital format(s).

5. A2 Media.
The media portfolio will be produced through a
combination of two or more of the following
media:
• Video
• Print
• Web-based
• Audio

6. A2 Media.
You will need to evaluate and reflect upon your
work, the creative process you have embarked
on and your experience of it:
This should be done in the form of a blog where
you can add written, visual and audio material.

7. A2 Media.
You will need to evaluate and reflect upon your
work, the creative process you have embarked
on and your experience of it:
This should be done in the form of a blog where
you can add written, visual, audio material, links
to online resources.

8. A2 Media
How is my work assessed.
The unit is marked out of a total of 100 marks:
• 20 marks for the planning and research and its
presentation;
• 60 marks for the construction;
• 20 marks for the evaluation.

9. A2 Media
How is my work assessed?
In your EVALUATION you must address the following FOUR questions:
• In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real
• media products?
• How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary
texts?
• What have you learned from your audience feedback?
• How did you use media technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation stages?

10. A2 Media
• Task One:
– Fill in the skills test questionnaire
– As a group discuss what areas of Media
techniques you would like to develop further.

11. A2 Media
• Task two: Film trailers
– What genre is the trailer?
– What sort of trailer is it?
– Where will it be shown?
– What is the target audience?
– What key genre elements have been used.
– What are the key selling points for the film (stars,
director, themes)?
– Does the trailer establish the genre, mood and
expectations of the film?

12. A2 Media
• Write a 500 word plot synopsis
• Add screen grabs…
Homework: complete outstanding tasks

13. A2 Media
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens ... - YouTube

14. A2 Media
Minions - Official Trailer (HD) - Illumination

15. A2 Media
1. A promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music
promo video, together with two of the following three options:
– a website homepage for the band;
– a digipak for the album’s release;
– a magazine advertisement for the digipak.
2. A promotion package for a new film, to include a trailer, together with
two of the following three options:
– a website homepage for the film;
– a film magazine front cover, featuring the film;
– a poster for the film.
3. An advertising package for a new product or service, to include two TV
advertisements, together with two of the following three options:
– a radio advertisement;
– a TV programme sponsorship sequence;
– a web pop-up.

16. A2 Media
Task 3:
• Create a mind map of ideas ( at least three) for
your chosen media Option.
• Identify Genre, Plot, mis en scene, story
board, etc. for at LEAST one idea
• Review with tutor last years work.