Resources for OCR Nationals Media Studies on MediaEdu

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OCR Nationals Level 2 on MediaEdu

OCR Nationals Level 2 Overview

OCR Nationals Bridging Activity for Level 2.ppt

OCR Nationals Induction Level 2

OCR Nationals Level 2 Induction Work

OCR Nationals Level 2 Unit 1

OCR Nationals Level 2 Unit 2

OCR...

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The EuroMediaLiteracy site is building a database of people and organisations in Europe who support the idea of media literacy, many of whom are contributing to its development and to the provision of education for media literacy. By registering with this site you become part of this database; in addition, you are encouraged to sign the Charter for Media Literacy, thus helping to build a consensus around an agreed version of media literacy and...

Media texts are often made to appear very realistic in appearance – so much so that they are often said to provide their audience with a ‘window on the world’.

It’s a fact that we learn a great deal about the world simply through what we see, hear and read in the media.

It’s important, therefore, that we can analyse just how the media does represent the world to its audiences.

Is the way it does so wholly fair and objective, for...

Associated Resources

Analyse Rambo Poster: Media Language.doc

The Four Media Studies Key Concepts

These four ideas or concepts are at the core of your course and will, eventually, come to be at the core of all the many analyses and discussions of media texts you carry out. You’ll be covering each one in increasing detail over the next two years of your course but, for the next few lessons, there’ll be just a brief introduction.

MEDIA...

Resources for BTEC Firsts Media Studies on MediaEdu

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BTEC Firsts Media Studies

Resources for OCR Nationals Media Studies on MediaEdu

This page should provide you with an index to the information we have on MediaEdu which relates directly to OCR Nationals Media Studies Level 3.

OCR Nationals Level 3 on MediaEdu

OCR Nationals Level 3 Overview

OCR Nationals Bridging Activity for Level 3.ppt

OCR Nationals Induction Level 3

OCR Nationals Level 3 Unit 1

OCR Nationals Level 3 Unit 2

OCR Nationals Level 3 Unit 3

OCR...

Resources for BTEC Nationals Media Studies on MediaEdu

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This page also contains external links to support materials on the Edexcel / BTEC site.

Further Reading & Support

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BTEC Nationals Media Studies

Resources for WJEC A Level Film Studies on MediaEdu

This page should provide you with an index to the information we have on MediaEdu which relates directly to WJEC A Level Film Studies.

This page also contains external links to support materials on the WJEC site.

Cinematic New Waves

Studying Tsotsi

Further Reading & Support

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Resources for WJEC GCSE Film Studies on MediaEdu

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WJEC GCSE Film Studies

Resources for WJEC A Level Media Studies on MediaEdu

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It also contains external links to support materials on the WJEC site.

AS Schemes

WJEC AS MS1 Scheme

WJEC AS MS2 Scheme

A2 Schemes

WJEC A2 M2 MS3 Scheme

WJEC A2 MS4 Scheme

British Pop Music A2 Scheme

Associated Resources

Advertising

• How To Analyse...

Resources for AQA A Level Media Studies on MediaEdu

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This page also contains external links to support materials on the AQA site.

AS Schemes

• AQA AS MEST1 Scheme

• AQA AS MEST2 Scheme

A2 Schemes

• AQA A2 MEST3 Scheme

• AQA A2 MEST4 Scheme

Guides

• AQA AS Media Studies | How To Get The Top Grades

• AQA A2 Media Studies...

Resources for OCR A Level Media Studies on MediaEdu

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This page also contains external links to support materials on the OCR site.

AS Scheme

Latest Scheme

2011-2014 OCR AS Media Studies Scheme of Work

Other Schemes

AS G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media

AS G322: Key Media Concepts (TV Drama)

AS G323: Key Media...

Resources for WJEC GCSE Media Studies on MediaEdu

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This page also contains external links to support materials on the WJEC site.

• 2012 WJEC GCSE Media Studies Music: Industry Websites & Magazines Overview

Further Reading & Support

The primary source for authoritative information & support is the WJEC Media...

Resources for AQA GCSE Media Studies on MediaEdu

This page should provide you with an index to the information we have on MediaEdu which relates directly to AQA GCSE Media Studies.

This page also contains external links to support materials on the AQA site.

• 2012 AQA GCSE Media Studies Television Crime Drama Overview

Further Reading & Support

The primary source for authoritative information & support is the AQA Media website.

AQA GCSE Media...

This page should provide you with an index to the information we have on MediaEdu which relates directly to OCR GCSE Media Studies.

This page also contains external links to support materials on the OCR site.

• Understanding OCR GCSE Media Studies

Schemes

• 2012 OCR GCSE Media Studies 1-Year Scheme of Work
• 2012 OCR GCSE Media Studies 2-Year Scheme of Work

Unit B321 - The Individual Media Studies Portfolio (Controlled Assessment)

• An Introduction...

This series of podcasts on radio and radio production is in three parts: Levels One, Two & Three. Level One is the most basic and Level Three is the most complex. This is Level One and is the simplest. Annette Rizzo is a professional voice artist and agent. In the 25 years she’s spent in the industry she has worked in the following capacities:

• Lecturer at University of Winchester
• Freelance Producer
• Presenter
• Reporter at BBC, UK Commercial Radio...

Genre is a French word that means type or kind. Most students will be aware of genre as a way of putting films, television programmes and other media texts into groups that have things in common, such as the story, or the ‘look’ of a film, or the characters, the settings and even the way the characters dress.

Genre, especially in film, is a key concept because it is more complex than just a way of putting similar films together in a...

An excellent commentary on Key Films, Culture & Politics by Nick Lacey. His new site also includes information on the books he has written. Click on the image above to visit ‘Nick Lacey on Films’.

The catch word for the digital world of new media is convergence. Convergence is the coming together of everything digital.

Definition

Any digital media can be transmitted by any suitable digital medium, such as a wifi broadband connection or mobile phone, so that all communications, text, audio, graphics, video, and broadcasting can be accessed instantly.

The iPhone, Blackberry or computer becomes a two-way communications module with access...

Brief Definition:

Image analysis is the way in which an audience ‘reads’ the meaning of a media text image.

One of the ways image analysis works is to look for meaning through signs and symbols suggested by the way a scene is set up and filmed.

Signs and symbols in media texts are polysemic which means they are open to many interpretations. The different possible meanings in media texts depend on two things. The first is the way the...

Finally in Year One you should start the class thinking about the topic for the B question in the exam. The current topic is TV comedy.

Individuals need to make their own study of this topic depending on their own consumption of the many varieties of TV comedy, so that they have a thorough knowledge of at least two different texts and preferably three. Gervais in Extras might be a way of looking at postmodern comedy

ACTIVITIES

INSTITUTIONS...

UNITS B321, B322 or B323, and B324

There are three units designed as a two year GCSE with the emphasis on practical work.

Unit B321: The Individual Media Studies Portfolio

This is a Controlled Assessment unit, internally assessed and externally moderated.

It is essential that Centres set assignments that make use of TWO media within this Unit ~ ie if two texts are compared in the same media format in the theory element, then the supporting...

Documentary means different things to different people. A documentary aims to be concerned with truthful reporting. Documentaries have a reputation for being serious, reliable and objective in their reporting, with a commitment to truthfulness. There are documentary programmes with elements of comedy, or drama, and the modern documentary uses elements from entertainment programming to attract an audience and be entertaining.

The British...

Skillset.org & Direct.gov

If you are preparing to deliver the Creative & Media Diploma, the following websites and contacts should prove useful.

http://www.skillset.org/qualifications/diploma/

http://yp.direct.gov.uk/diplomas/subjects/Creative_Media/

Exam Boards

I would be inclined to contact the exam boards and see if they can help. For instance, AQA have the following site set up to support centres who are delivering their diplomas:

Andy Warhol predicted in 1968 that everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. Contemporary observers such as David Weinberger suggest that Internet technologies will make everyone famous to 15 people.  But Reality TV shows confirm to viewers that anyone can become famous to an audience of millions – well almost anyone… 

Genre

Reality television is a hybrid genre. It is like a documentary as it is a factual form concerned with investigating...

In Media Studies we see iconography as part of genre, and particularly film genre. Students need to know the term and how it is used. It is quite a complex concept, that informs image analysis and the deconstruction of genre. Iconography originates from the study of art.

In Europe in the15th & 16th centuries artists creating work of a Christian nature would look up reference books to check the colours, composition, hand gestures, poses and...

Narrative is the media term for story telling. Narrative is the way the different elements in a story are organised to make a meaningful story. Some of these elements can be facts as in a documentary, or characters and action as in a drama.

Narrative, or telling stories, is our way of making sense of the world about us and trying to put some meaning into that world.

Because we live in a world that is organised by time – hours of the day,...

Definition

Ideology means a set of values, beliefs and ideas that guide our lives.

Literally the word means the ‘study of ideas’. It has become accepted as the set of values and beliefs that we believe to be true, and that have become part of our daily life. These are the natural agreed values, or common sense, that keep society running. One such belief is that we all need to work to earn money to live, and we agree to pay taxes to...

AQA says that candidates for AS and A2 Media Studies should study the historical, social, political and economic dimensions of representation.
Definition

Representation is the process by which the media presents the ‘real world’ to an audience.

Media texts construct meanings about the world – a picture, a film, a television programme or a newspaper article re-presents the world to help audiences make sense of it.

A popular...

The following A Level boards: AQA, OCR, and WJEC require students to demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of media institutions. The key requirement across the syllabuses is to understand the relationship between Institutions and their media products.

Students should have knowledge and understanding of these six topics:

1. OWNERSHIP Ways in which ownership of a media institution can affect or influence the content and distribution...

Everyone has been in an audience. We have all been part of a group of people who come together to experience music, film, theatre or other live event. In media terms the audience is any group of people who receive a media text, and not just people who are together in the same place.

They receive the text via a media carrier such as a newspaper or magazine, television, DVD, radio or the internet. It can also be a mobile phone, iPod or any...

What is it?

The concept is one which has become increasingly useful in the analysis and understanding of contemporary media culture but unfortunately is not a simple one to define.

It is at once a sociological condition which it is argued that the western world has moved in to over the last 30 years or so, a way of working (i.e. we can talk of a pomo film/book/work of art, etc.) and a set of philosophical ideas about the nature of reality; and...

Brief Definition

Media language is the way in which the meaning of a media text is conveyed to the audience.

One of the ways Media Language works is to convey meaning through signs and symbols suggested by the way a scene is set up and filmed.

Signs and symbols in media texts are polysemic which means they are open to many interpretations. The different possible meanings in media texts depend on two things. The first is the way the signs and...

Tell the world

What do you want to tell the world? It’s a good idea to have something you want to talk about or discuss with the world. This is not the frustration you get on the bus when you have to stand all the way again, and you really do want to tell someone something. That could make a reasonable item for a short comedy sketch, but it will not make a film or television programme. You may just want to tell the world that you can write...

Media Studies isn’t easy to describe. It’s a living concept that continues to change just as technology and our experience with technology change. The purpose of Media Studies is to provide audiences with access to information no matter how it is experienced and allow people to adopt diverse critical positions.

Media Studies is desirable because its curriculum is inclusive; it recognises that the form of delivery as well as the content to be...

Why Radio?

Radio is a great medium to work in. Radio is a great way to listen to music, and radio is a great friend on a long journey or just at home.

At one time radio was the only way to hear the latest pop songs, and albums and to keep up to date with the top selling singles in the charts.

Before music television (MTV began in America on August 1st 1981) young people listened to the radio, and bought singles after they had heard them on...

Studying media is about watching, reading, discussing and evaluating media texts such as films, television and radio programmes, newspapers and magazines, and advertisements.

An important aspect of Media Studies is evaluating (this is called ‘reading’) a media text to find out what it is trying to say to the audience, and how that message is being communicated. The first AS module is usually known as ‘Reading the media’.

In the course...

In the Video Production Zone section we have collected together a lot of useful material from this website that will help with video production, and added more skills, more examples, more exercises and more useful content.  If you are new to video production, or just need some new ideas, then this zone offers lots of ideas. 

Video Production

Kit Lists for Media Studies

Firstly, you need to decide on computers. The software you get will...

Half-Day Revision Course for AQA GCSE Media Studies External Assessment on Action Adventure Films - 2011

Our first session will be a half-day revision course on Action Adventure Films for this summer’s AQA GCSE Media Studies External Assessment. See ‘Programme Details’ below for more info.

Programme Details

• We come to you.

• We would suggest a Saturday if you would like the course delivered in term time.

• Each revision course is 3 hours in...

Storyboarding

See Understanding Storyboarding.

Interviewing

Interviewing is fun. Being part of a video crew allows you to interview all sorts of people in all sorts of places.

Sometimes, of course, people will refuse to be interviewed and don’t expect to be allowed onto the red carpet at a film première in Leicester Square without a lot of ‘talking to the right people’. Basically if you don’t ask then you have no chance of getting...

Video Production Part 1

This area of MediaEdu includes guides on:

• kit / equipment
• video editing techniques
• video camera skills
• getting started with the camera
• creating a sequence
• shot size
• make a music video exercise (short version)
• video documentary exercises.

http://media.edusites.co.uk/index.php/article/video-production-part-1/

Video Production Part 2

This area of MediaEdu includes guides on:

• scriptwriting
• storyboarding
• interviewing...

What is The Popular Press?

Contents

• definitions of media language associated with newspapers
• codes and conventions
• areas of study
• classroom activities
• front page examples
• front page quiz
• news values
• regulation
• institutions
• representations
• audiences
• politics and the popular press

The Popular Press refers to mass circulation national newspapers, targeted at the popular end of the market. This includes The Sun, The Daily Mirror, The Daily...

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2. Fill in...

If you need help setting up your class sets, please download the Word file below, it contains the instructions you need.

Creating_a_Class_Set.doc

You need to repeat these steps for each class set.

Alternatively, give me (Richard Gent) a call on 01604 847689 and I’ll help you.

Having Problems?

Some clients find that the class set management area generates errors when using some versions of Internet Explorer.

If this happens, either give me...

Which areas of MediaEdu can students access?

• All entries in the Topics area (see navigation menu in the sidebar on the left).
• Skills
• Quizzes
• Glossary
• Ardnox High (our online comic strip)
• Careers Information
• Students’ Work
• Useful Links
• YouTube Playlist (YouTube is often blocked by school servers. However, students should be able to access this invaluable resource as part of their homework.)
• Gallery Images

Students do not have access to the...

• All entries in the Topics area (see navigation menu in the sidebar on the left).
• Skills
• Quizzes
• Glossary
• Ardnox High (our online comic strip)
• Careers Information
• Students’ Work
• Useful Links
• YouTube Playlist (YouTube is often blocked by school servers. However, students should be able to access this invaluable resource as part of their homework.)
• Gallery Images

Students do not have access to the ‘Courses’ area on the site. Any pages containing...

MediaEdu is a rapidly expanding website designed to create, collate and archive resources that will help Media Studies evolve as both an academic and applied discipline.

At present we are inviting people to contribute in any format. If you have anything suitable or would like to provide feedback, please email Richard Gent by clicking on this hyperlink.

MediaEdu provides Media Studies consultancy services to schools, colleges and professional organisations.

View Profiles

Click on the links below to view a selection of our experts’ profiles:

Nicole Ponsford

Nick Lacey

Rob Miller

Chris Bruce

Caroline Bagshaw

Viki Walden

Make Contact

If you would like to contact one of our experts, our contact details are below.

[e] {encode="richard@edusites.co.uk"...

Would like to see your product included in the review section on MediaEdu?

We can include links, images and video clips in an objective review written by a practising Media Studies / Film Studies teacher.

Find out more by clicking on the link below.

Contact MediaEdu

Click here to browse our Media & Film Studies Dictionary.

The EuroMediaLiteracy site is building a database of people and organisations in Europe who support the idea of media literacy, many of whom are contributing to its development and to the provision of education for media literacy. By registering with this site you become part of this database; in addition, you are encouraged to sign the Charter for Media Literacy, thus helping to build a consensus around an...

Genre is a French word that means type or kind. Most students will be aware of genre as a way of putting films, television programmes and other media texts into groups that have things in common, such as the story, or the ‘look’ of a film, or the characters, the settings and even the way the characters dress.

Genre, especially in film, is a key concept because it is more complex than just a way of...

An excellent commentary on Key Films, Culture & Politics by Nick Lacey. His new site also includes information on the books he has written. Click on the image above to visit ‘Nick Lacey on Films’.

Skillset.org & Direct.gov

If you are preparing to deliver the Creative & Media Diploma, the following websites and contacts should prove useful.

http://www.skillset.org/qualifications/diploma/

http://yp.direct.gov.uk/diplomas/subjects/Creative_Media/

Exam Boards

I would be inclined to contact the exam boards and see if they can help. For instance, AQA have the following site set up to support centres who...

Media Studies isn’t easy to describe. It’s a living concept that continues to change just as technology and our experience with technology change. The purpose of Media Studies is to provide audiences with access to information no matter how it is experienced and allow people to adopt diverse critical positions.

Media Studies is desirable because its curriculum is inclusive; it recognises that the form of...

Half-Day Revision Course for AQA GCSE Media Studies External Assessment on Action Adventure Films - 2011

Our first session will be a half-day revision course on Action Adventure Films for this summer’s AQA GCSE Media Studies External Assessment. See ‘Programme Details’ below for more info.

Programme Details

• We come to you.

• We would suggest a Saturday if you would like the course delivered in term time.

...

Video Production Part 1

This area of MediaEdu includes guides on:

• kit / equipment
• video editing techniques
• video camera skills
• getting started with the camera
• creating a sequence
• shot size
• make a music video exercise (short version)
• video documentary exercises.

http://media.edusites.co.uk/index.php/article/video-production-part-1/

Video Production Part 2

This area of MediaEdu includes guides on:

...

MediaEdu works best with Firefox. You can download this internet browser easily and it costs nothing.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html

Subscriptions & Invoices

If you need a formal invoice, please get in touch by phone on 01604 847689, by fax on 01604 843220 or by email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Registration

1. When you are ready, click on ‘Not a...

If you need help setting up your class sets, please download the Word file below, it contains the instructions you need.

Creating_a_Class_Set.doc

You need to repeat these steps for each class set.

Alternatively, give me (Richard Gent) a call on 01604 847689 and I’ll help you.

Having Problems?

Some clients find that the class set management area generates errors when using some versions of Internet...

Which areas of MediaEdu can students access?

• All entries in the Topics area (see navigation menu in the sidebar on the left).
• Skills
• Quizzes
• Glossary
• Ardnox High (our online comic strip)
• Careers Information
• Students’ Work
• Useful Links
• YouTube Playlist (YouTube is often blocked by school servers. However, students should be able to access this invaluable resource as part of their homework.)
• Gallery Images

• All entries in the Topics area (see navigation menu in the sidebar on the left).
• Skills
• Quizzes
• Glossary
• Ardnox High (our online comic strip)
• Careers Information
• Students’ Work
• Useful Links
• YouTube Playlist (YouTube is often blocked by school servers. However, students should be able to access this invaluable resource as part of their homework.)
• Gallery Images

Students do not have access to the ‘Courses’...

MediaEdu is a rapidly expanding website designed to create, collate and archive resources that will help Media Studies evolve as both an academic and applied discipline.

At present we are inviting people to contribute in any format. If you have anything suitable or would like to provide feedback, please email Richard Gent by clicking on this hyperlink.