This document summarizes the course requirements for ASAS Media Studies. The course is made up of two units that each count for 50% of the total grade. Unit 1 involves a preliminary filming/editing task and a main filming/editing task with research, planning and evaluation. Unit 2 involves a 2-hour exam with two sections - the first analyzes representations in a TV drama clip, the second discusses relationships between a media industry (like music), audiences, and technologies. Students must demonstrate skills in filming, editing, analyzing representations, and understanding media institutions and concepts.

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2. AS MediaStudies is madeup of 2 Units.
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3. 1. Prelim task (filming & editing)
2. Main task (filming & editing +
evidence of research, planning and
evaluation)
Unit G321 –
Coursework:
Foundation Portfolio inMedia(50% of Total Mark)

4. AS G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media
Coursework
• Preliminary exercise: Continuity task
involving filming and editing a character
opening a door, crossing a room and sitting
down in a chair opposite
another character,
with whom she/he then
exchanges a couple of
lines of dialogue.
• This task should demonstrate match on
action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-
degree rule.

5. • Main task: the titles and opening of a
new fiction film, to last a maximum of
two minutes.
• All video and audio material must be
original, produced by the candidate,
with the exception of music or audio
effects from a copyright-free source
AS G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media
Student Example

6. Main Task Written Component
The presentation of the research, planning and
evaluation will take the form of a blog which includes
various creative presentation methods such as
•Annotated you tube clips
•Graphs and/or charts
•PowerPoint slides
•Prezis
•Still Images
•Animatics

7. In the main task evaluation the following
questions must be answered:
• In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
• How does your media product represent particular social
groups?
• What kind of media institution might distribute your media
product and why?
• Who would be the audience for your media product?
• How did you attract/address your audience?
• What have you learnt about technologies from the process of
constructing this product?
• Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you

8. 2. Unit G322 –Key Media Concepts (50% of Total Mark)
EXAM
TWO sections: A and B
TWO hour exam (includes ½ Hour Viewing Time)
TWO Essays
Section A: Section B:

9. Unit G322 – Key Media Concepts
EXAM: SECTION A: TV Drama
In this Unit you will
learn techniques of
how to analyse moving
images and how to
analyse representation
In the exam you will be asked to write a detailed
analysis of a 5 minute clip from a TV Drama. You will
be asked to consider how representations are used to
manipulate audiences and create meanings

10. Mise en Scene
Camera angle, shot,
movement, and position
Editing
Sound

11. Unit G322 – Key Media Concepts
SECTION A
•Gender
•Age
•Ethnicity
•Sexuality
•Class & Status
•Physical ability/disability
•Regional Identity

12. Unit G322 – Key Media Concepts
EXAM SECTION B: Institutions and Audiences
- one of the following media industries is
chosen for detailed study:
• Film
• Music
• Newspapers
• Radio
• Magazines
• Video Games

13. Unit G321 – Key Media Concepts SECTION B:
Unit G322 – Key Media Concepts SECTION B:
In the exam you will be asked to write about
the relationships between the music industry,
audiences and new media technologies.
You will use individual case study research
material to support your answers