This document outlines the course requirements and assessments for an A2 Media course. It includes details about coursework, exams, and evaluation criteria. Students will produce a 5 minute TV documentary segment and radio trailer. They will also write features for a listings magazine. Evaluations will address how projects use or challenge real media conventions, the effectiveness of combining formats, and learning from audience feedback. Students will blog about planning and development stages. Assessments include evaluating skills development and topics like genre, narrative, representation, and audience.

1. A2 Media

2. • Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production
• Section B: Contemporary Media issues
• Advanced Portfolio in Media (50%) Coursework
• Critical Perspectives in Media (50%) exam:

3. • Induction – Watch the film pride and then talk about working
class identity in the film.
• Then you make a 2-3 minute radio interview ad you edit it on
garage band.

4. A2 media
• Make a 5 minute opening of a TV documentary(groups of 3 )
• Make a Radio Trailer for the documentary
• A feature for a listings magazine on your documentary
The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:
• 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 new media technologies in the construction
and research, planning and evaluation stages?

5. • Evaluation, research and planning are shown through a
blog
• Then you look at representation of working class
characters in British film and TV
• Skills Development
• Theoretical Evaluation of Production

6. • Question 1- requires students to describe and evaluate the
development of their skills from the first year.
• Will ask you to focus on one or two of the following :
• -digital technology
• Creativity
• Research and planning
• Post production
• Using conventions of real media text

7. • Question 2- will focus on:
• Genre
• Narrative
• Representation
• Audience
• Media language
You can base it on either A2 or AS

8. • Passive audience- they believe what the media presents to
them and don’t give their own views
• Active audience- question what they are being shown by the
media instead of taking In everything they are shown.

9. Question 1- Do you think the
sound levels are good ?
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Everybody thought that the sound levels were good but someone
said that the clips that were added in could've been a bit louder.

10. Question 2- Do you think the
music and clips are
appropriate ?
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Everybody thought that the music and the clips were good. We thought that
the clips and music were a very important part especially the clips.

11. Would you go and watch thr
film after listening to this radio
advert?
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Yes No
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12. Do you think it sounds like a
professional radio interview, if
so why ?
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Most people said yes but the people that said no thought it sounded slightly
scripted and rushed.