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WJEC GCSE Film Studies Overview »
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Resources for WJEC GCSE Film Studies on MediaEdu
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This page also contains external links to support materials on the WJEC site.
Further Reading & Support
The primary source for authoritative information & support is the WJEC Film Studies website.
WJEC GCSE Film Studies
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WJEC GCSE Media Studies Overview »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies
Resources for WJEC GCSE Media Studies on MediaEdu
This page should provide you with an index to the information we have on MediaEdu which relates directly to WJEC GCSE Media Studies.
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...
[ read full article ] »AQA GCSE Media Studies Overview »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Television, Reality TV
Resources for AQA GCSE Media Studies on MediaEdu
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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...
[ read full article ] »OCR GCSE Media Studies Overview »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE
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...
Understanding TV Comedy »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Other Topics, Moving Images, Television, Situation Comedy, Television Comedy, Hot Entries, Understanding Media, Understanding Key Topics

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...
[ read full article ] »Understanding OCR GCSE Media Studies »
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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...
[ read full article ] »Understanding Reality TV »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Television, Reality TV, Understanding Media, Understanding Key Topics
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...
[ read full article ] »Action Adventure Films Revision Course for AQA GCSE Media Studies External Assessment »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Film, Action Adventure, Revision, Revision Courses, GCSE Revision, Staffroom, Training & Revision
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...
Understanding The Popular Press »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, News, Intro to News, Popular Press, Understanding Media, Understanding Key Topics
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...
[ read full article ] »Understanding Sport on TV »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, Television, Sport on TV, Understanding Media, Understanding Key Topics
The genre of Sport on Television can be used as a key component of many GCSE courses. Students studying the WJEC GCSE MEDIA STUDIES for examination in 2010 are required to study sport on television. The WJEC exam papers – two hours writing and 30 minutes reading or viewing - for 2010 are in two parts: Section A has FOUR compulsory questions focusing on SPORT ON TV - for a full scheme of work see WJEC Sport on TV.
An Introduction

Understanding Storyboarding »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Film, Action Adventure, Production Zone, Video Production, Skills, Television, Storyboarding, Hot Entries, Understanding Media, Understanding Key Skills

A Level Storyboarding
Pre-production Item | Storyboard
Example Brief: Create a storyboard (and video trailer) for a TV Crime Drama
The pre-production brief is to create a storyboard. Students should create a storyboard that shows as much detail as possible including camera instructions with details of camera movement, shot duration, content, details of audio tracks and details of transitions between frames.
This guide opens with a...
[ read full article ] »Understanding Popular Music on TV »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Music, Television, Pop Music on TV, Understanding Media, Understanding Key Topics
Use the three image links above to access GEEVIDEO.com’s excellent archive of Pop Music on TV Clips. When you click on one of the movie clips, you will see a ‘Download Spamblocker’ advert - ignore this and click on the ‘skip’ option on top right hand corner of the screen. The video should then be ready to watch.
Anyone teaching pop music needs to ge their libary to order the fabulous comprehensive history of pop by Alan Parker called All You...
[ read full article ] »An Introduction to Situation Comedy »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, OCR GCSE, WJEC GCSE, Other Topics, Television, Situation Comedy, Television Situation Comedy

‘The focus of this examination is institutional/ scheduling issues and audience pleasures. These pages on sit-com provide a background only to the topic. The specific issues of institution/scheduling and audience pleasures in relation to sit-com will need to be taught separately.’
Brief Definition
The British TV sitcom is a television series that derives humour from the same characters in a fixed location exploring a variety of comic...
[ read full article ] »Media & Film Studies Blogs »
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We Study Media by Rob McMinn
The Student Room & Media Studies
Setting up a Radio Station on Mediaed.org.uk
Modern Mechanix: examples of vintage advertising
Technorati on Ideology
Ideology for Kids: Decoding the Kremlin’s Website
The End of Cyberspace
Kinoeye on Media Studies
Bluegrass Film Society
Kids Gobble Up Interactive Junk Food Marketing
Continental Philosophy: Key Notes on Theorists
Dr. Mabuse’s Kaledio-scope: Four Models of...
[ read full article ] »Understanding Crime Drama »
Categories: Courses, A Level, AQA A Level, AQA A2, AQA AS, OCR A Level, OCR A2, OCR AS, WJEC A Level, WJEC A2, WJEC A2 Film Studies, WJEC A2 Media Studies, WJEC AS, WJEC AS Film Studies , WJEC AS Media Studies, GCSE, AQA GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Film Studies, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Film, Crime Drama, Key Concepts, Genre, Other Topics, Television, Television Crime Drama, Television Drama

Television and film crime/cop drama is very popular with a wide audience. Crime dramas seek to anchor the representations of all types of police officers, criminals and victims as ‘believable’ characters, with ‘realistic’ plot lines, set in urban locations.The genre has been taken up in the US under the heading of American Quality Televsion (AQT) - see under heading AQT.
Codes and conventions
Crime dramas:
- are constructed realities ...
Meaning in Film & Mise En Scène »
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Denotation and Connotation
These are two important words concerned with the way an audience understands the meaning of a media text. These can also be called the signs and signified meaning, or the micro and macro features.
Denotation / sign / micro feature is the basic, literal meaning of what is in the picture or scene.
Connotation / signified meaning / macro feature means different interpretations suggested by the text, often associated...
[ read full article ] »The Now Show & Satire »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Radio, Radio Comedy, Hot Entries

BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show fits cosily into the category or genre of satire but with only some of its Swiftian connotations. This is not satire to hurt, or pillory or induce change. It is satire to gently entertain raising some pertinent political and moral questions in the course of entertaining and topically informed audience. It is more like witty after dinner conversation catching up on the more bizarre areas of the week’s news, with...
[ read full article ] »The Now Show Profile »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Radio, Radio Comedy, Hot Entries

- Genre: Radio Comedy Satire of the Week’s News / Themes
- Running Time: 30 minutes from an hour live recorded show
- Home Station: BBC Radio 4
- Broadcast: 1998
- Series: 34
- Audience: It is one of Radio 4s most popular shows, with over 1.5 million listeners.
Starring
Hugh Dennis
Steve Punt
Jon Holmes (letters and emails)
Micth Benn (music, like this song King of Twitter)
Marcus Brigstocke (angry monologues)
Laura Shavin (female voices)
Other...
[ read full article ] »The Mighty Boosh Profile »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Radio, Radio Comedy, Hot Entries

- Genre: Radio Comedy Surreal Sitcom
- Running Time: 30 minutes
- Home Station: Originally BBC London Live, then BBC Radio 4, later BBC 7
- Broadcast: 16 October to the 20 November 2001
- Series: One with six episodes
- Audience: Mainly student age, but 15-30 in the main
Starring
Noel Fielding* Julian Barratt*
Lee Mack
Richard Ayoade
Rich Fulcher* (*Writers)
Other Information
Award: Douglas Adams Award for Innovative Comedy Writing.
The series is...
[ read full article ] »I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue Profile »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Radio, Radio Comedy, Hot Entries

- Genre: Radio Comedy Panel Game
- Running Time: 30 minutes
- Home Station: BBC Radio 4, with repeats on BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC World Service and you can listen to an episode from 1982 on the BBC iPlayer
- First Broadcast: 11 April 1972, only exception to series was 1998 and 2008 (Humph’s illness/ death)
- Series Length: Normally 6 per series, with 1-2 series a year. Series are recorded with two programmes running back to back
- Audience: Over 2...
Understanding Radio Comedy »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Radio, Radio Comedy, Hot Entries

Introduction
Although TV Comedy is a favourite, many of our top shows started on the radio: Little Britain, Harry Hill’s Fruit Corner and Goodness Gracious Me. It also brings in a range of genres like sketch shows, quiz shows, sit-coms and one-liners with writer-performers like Milton Jones or Miranda Hart. It can be surreal like The Mighty Boosh or traditional like I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue.
Students will need to research this and...
[ read full article ] »2012 OCR GCSE Media Studies 2-Year Scheme of Work »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Radio, Radio Comedy, Television, Television Comedy, Hot Entries

Overview
- GCSE Media Studies Overview
Scheme
- OCR GCSE Media Studies 2012 2-Year SOW.doc
Concepts
- Media Language, Forms and Conventions (Film Language, Genre, Narrative)
- Representation
- Audiences (Targeting, Appeals / Pleasures, Positioning)
- Institution
- Analysis, Production, Evaluation
- Research and Planning, Production, Evaluation
Skills
- Textual Analysis, Communication Skills, Note Taking, Group Work, Identifying & Understanding Action...
Narrative AS Terminology Revision »
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Source: Latymer Media Blog
Associated Resources
- Narrative AS Terminology Revision Sheet.doc
Overview
- Narrative
- Narrative Enigmas
- Narrative Themes
- Narrative Structure
- Narrative Theory
Narrative
- The structure and organisation of media texts e.g. story
- Narrative chain of cause and effect – the plotlines in a story that are triggered by action and enigma codes (something happens that causes something else to happen)
- Narrative is correlated...
2012 OCR GCSE Media Studies 1-Year Scheme of Work »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Hot Entries
Overview
- GCSE Media Studies Overview
Scheme
- OCR GCSE Media Studies 2012 1-Year SOW.doc
Concepts
- Media Language, Forms and Conventions (Film Language, Genre, Narrative)
- Representation
- Audiences (Targeting, Appeals / Pleasures, Positioning)
- Institution
- Analysis, Production, Evaluation
- Research and Planning, Production, Evaluation
Skills
- Textual Analysis, Communication Skills, Note Taking, Group Work, Identifying & Understanding Action...
2012 AQA GCSE Media Studies 1-Year Scheme of Work »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Television, Television Crime Drama, Hot Entries

Overview
- Year 11 AQA Media Studies GCSE 1 Year Scheme of Work 2012: (4812 Single Award)
- Unit 1: Investigating the Media (TV Crime Drama) and Unit 2: Understanding the Media (Controlled Assessment)
Scheme
- AQA GCSE Media Studies 2012 1-Year SOW.doc
Concepts
- Media Language, Forms and Conventions (Semiotics, Genre, Narrative)
- Institution (Producers, Distribution, Technology)
- Audiences (Targeting, Theory and Debate)
- Representation
- Research,...
The Italian Job (1969) Case Study »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Film, Action Adventure, Comedy, Crime Drama, Thrillers, Hot Entries
Action Adventure / Crime Thriller (Heist) / Comedy Hybrid

The Italian Job is a ‘British’ film starring Michael Caine that was made in 1969. It is about a carefully planned heist involving gold bullion being stolen by an ‘English Mob’ from underneath the nose of the Mafia.
The film achieved critical and commercial success and traded on the recent success of the England football team winning the football World Cup in 1966.
It remains an...
[ read full article ] »Outnumbered BBC1 Sitcom (2007-Present) Case Study »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Key Concepts, Representation & Stereotyping, Television, Situation Comedy, Television Comedy, Television Situation Comedy, Hot Entries, Theory, Audience Theory

Outnumbered is a successful British Situation Comedy (Sitcom) named so simply because the two parental central protagonists, ‘Sue’ and ‘Pete’ are outnumbered by their three children. It is set in West London and although on the surface offers pluralistic representations in the guise of their unruly children who often intellectually challenge their parents it very much follows a standard genre template established by family based...
[ read full article ] »Music History Quiz »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Key Concepts, Institutions, Intro to Institutions, iRevise, GCSE Music Industry, Music, Music Industry, Quizzes, Starters, Hot Entries
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Music Industry Quiz »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Key Concepts, Institutions, Intro to Institutions, iRevise, GCSE Music Industry, Music, Music Industry, Quizzes, Starters, Hot Entries
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Television Crime Drama Programmes Quiz »
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Television Crime Drama & Institution Quiz »
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Understanding The Music Industry & Music Industry Websites »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Music, Music Industry, Hot Entries

The music industry is the name for the way the music we want to hear is delivered to us. It is part of the Creative Arts Business which includes cinema and theatre, where music is an integral part of their activities.
The aim of the music industry is to make money from a product which in this case is music, in the same way that a washing machine manufacturer makes money by designing and selling a product – a machine to do your washing.
...[ read full article ] »Improve Your Teaching | Two Year Course Guide »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, iTraining, Improve Your Teaching, Staffroom, Training & Revision, Hot Entries
One of the major planning points in a teacher’s year is concerning a course. With changing specifications and curriculums, you can find yourself in the position of designing and redesigning media studies courses every year. So when do you do the controlled assessment? When do you tackle the skills training and when can you start the academic theory. Because you have more than a year, it can almost be too much time. Here are a few points which...
[ read full article ] »OCR GCSE Media Studies Exam Topics Revision Course »
Categories: Consultancy, Media Studies Consultancy, Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Radio, Revision, Revision Courses, GCSE Revision, Staffroom, Training & Revision, Television, Television Comedy, Hot Entries, Workshops, MediaEdu Student & Teacher Workshops
Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School
Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:
- Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
- Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
- Loop cards with key facts
- Loop cards with relevant theories
- Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
- Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…
We ensure that students get to know the exam structure,...
[ read full article ] »Music: Industry Websites & Magazines Revision Course »
Categories: Consultancy, Media Studies Consultancy, Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Magazines, Music Press, Music, Fan Websites, Revision, Revision Courses, GCSE Revision, Staffroom, Training & Revision, Hot Entries, Website Analysis, Web Pages, Workshops, MediaEdu Student & Teacher Workshops
Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School
Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:
- Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
- Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
- Loop cards with key facts
- Loop cards with relevant theories
- Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
- Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…
We ensure that students get to know the exam structure,...
[ read full article ] »Television Crime Drama Revision Course »
Categories: Consultancy, Media Studies Consultancy, Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Revision, Revision Courses, GCSE Revision, Staffroom, Training & Revision, Television, Television Crime Drama, Hot Entries, Workshops, MediaEdu Student & Teacher Workshops
Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School
Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:
- Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
- Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
- Loop cards with key facts
- Loop cards with relevant theories
- Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
- Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…
We ensure that students get to know the exam structure,...
[ read full article ] »Understanding The Murder Mystery »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Television, Television Crime Drama, Hot Entries

It all began in Wiltshire with the brutal murder of a three year old boy in June 1860. His body was taken from his bed at his home Road Hill House and dumped in the privy.
Who done it and why?
The crucial murder mystery element was that all the principal suspects were the people in the house at the time – the family and the servants.
The media in the form of local and national newspapers reported with relish every detail of the case and it...
[ read full article ] »2012 AQA GCSE Media Studies Unit 1 Scheme of Work: Television Crime Drama »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Television, Television Crime Drama, Hot Entries

Scheme
- AQA GCSE Media Studies 2012 Unit 1 SoW - Television Crime Drama.doc
Associated Resources
- AQA GCSE Media Studies Television Crime Drama Overview
Concepts
- Media Language, Forms and Conventions (Semiotics, Genre, Narrative)
- Institution (Producers, Distribution, Technology)
- Audiences (Targeting, Theory and Debate)
- Representation
- Research, Planning and Responding to a Brief
- Constructing, Creating and Evaluating
Skills
- Textual Analysis,...
iRevise GCSE Music Industry »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, iRevise, GCSE Music Industry, Music, British Pop Music, Fan Websites, Music Distribution, Music Promotion, Music Video, The Press
Guides
- Understanding The Music Industry & Music Industry Websites
Case Studies
- Fan Site Sample Deconstruction
- Product Site Sample Deconstruction
- Social Networking Site Sample Deconstruction
- Star Site Sample Deconstruction
Activities & Skills
- Music Video Codes
- Music Magazine Codes
- Music Industry Websites
- Music Industry Mock
- Music Industry Mark Scheme
Associated Resources
- Katy Perry Start Site
iRevise GCSE Crime Drama »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, iRevise, GCSE Crime Drama, Television, Television Crime Drama
Guides
Understanding Crime Drama
Understanding The Murder Mystery
Case Studies
The Mentalist
Luther
Life on Mars
24 Magazine
Bones Homepage
Activities & Skills
Coming soon…
Associated Resources
Coming soon…
WJEC GCSE - Music Fan Websites »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Music, Fan Websites, Hot Entries

Associated Resources (by Rob Miller)
- Katy Perry Star Site.doc
- Music Industry Fan Site Sample Deconstruction: http://www.katyfan.com.doc
- Music Industry Product Site Sample Deconstruction: http://www.kerrang.com.doc
- Music Industry Social Networking Site Sample Deconstruction: Jay Z.doc
- Music Industry Star Site Sample Deconstruction: http://www.rollingstones.com.doc
- ...
Deconstructing Web Pages »
Categories: Advertising, Viral Advertising, Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Hot Entries, Website Analysis, Social Networking Analysis, Web Pages

Associated Resources
Deconstructing Website Pages.doc
The main point with websites is that they can be deconstructed like any other media form – the basic principles of Print Media (Magazines and Newspapers) apply in that a fundamental audience appeal is constructed from layout and design with the key fact that websites have their own conventions.
The Tabloid (see below) is the closest form of traditional media that compares with the...
[ read full article ] »Television Crime Drama Worksheets »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Television, Television Crime Drama
TV Crime Drama Police Procedurals Worksheet.doc
TV Crime Drama Characters Worksheet.doc
TV Crime Drama Mise-en-scene Worksheet.doc
TV Crime Drama Production Ideas.doc
WJEC GCSE Media Studies Music: Industry Websites & Magazines Overview »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Music, British Pop Music, Fan Websites, Music Distribution, Music Promotion, Music Video, The Press, Production Zone, Print Production, Video Production, Hot Entries

This page should provide you with an index to the information we have on MediaEdu which relates directly to the 2012 WJEC GCSE Media Studies External Assessment on Music: Industry Websites & Magazines.
This page also contains external links to support materials on the WJEC site.
Scheme
- WJEC GCSE Media Studies Unit 1 Scheme of Work: Music | Industry Websites | Magazines
Guide
- Understanding The Music Industry & Music Industry Websites
Case...
[ read full article ] »AQA GCSE Media Studies Television Crime Drama Overview »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Television, Television Crime Drama, Hot Entries
This page should provide you with an index to the information we have on MediaEdu which relates directly to the 2012 AQA GCSE Media Studies External Assessment on Television Crime Drama.
This page also contains external links to support materials on the AQA site.
Scheme
- 2012 AQA GCSE Media Studies Unit 1 Scheme of Work: Television Crime Drama
Guides
- Understanding Crime Drama
- Understanding The Murder Mystery
Case Studies
- Crime Drama Case...
Crime Drama Case Study on The Mentalist (GCSE) »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Television, Television Crime Drama, Hot Entries

Trailer: Season 3
Genre: US Police Procedural
First seen in September 2008, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller, who is also the show’s executive producer. Duration is 44 minutes of actual drama.
By 2011 it is in its third series and joins a stable of police procedurals on Channel 5 including:
CSI: Miami; CSI: NY; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; NCIS and US Law and Order.
I have chosen it as a case study because it attracts a...
[ read full article ] »2012 WJEC GCSE Media Studies Unit 1 Scheme of Work: Music | Industry Websites | Magazines »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Music, British Pop Music, Fan Websites, Music Distribution, Music Promotion, Music Video, The Press, Hot Entries

Scheme
- WJEC GCSE Media Studies 2012 Unit 1 SoW - Music.doc
Associated Resources
- WJEC GCSE Media Studies Music: Industry Websites & Magazines Overview
Concepts
- Visual/Aural language - Semiotics
- Music Genre Codes and Conventions and Narrative
- History of Popular Music
- Representation in Music Websites and Music Videos
- The Music Industry
- Music Magazines
- Revision
Skills
- Analysis, skills of Deconstruction, Note taking, Group work
- Identifying...
GCSE Film Studies Pre-Production Guide »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Film Studies, Film, Production Zone, Video Production, Hot Entries

Source: http://marvel.com/images/gallery/movie/127/untitled_gallery/image/740638
This guide explains what you have to do for the pre-production phase of WJEC GCSE Film Studies.
It shows you:
- how to write a script
- how to create a storyboard
- how to produce a front page and contents page for a new film magazine
- how to produce a marketing campaign for your film
It then explains how you will do / what grade you will get.
GCSE Film Studies...
[ read full article ] »Action Adventure Films Worksheets »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Film, Action Adventure, Hot Entries
AA Films Analysing Evil Characters Worksheet.doc
AA Films Analysing Good Characters Worksheet.doc
AA Films Camera Angles & Shot Worksheet.doc
AA Films Editing Worksheet.doc
AA Films Editing Worksheet Exemplar.doc
AA Films Hollywood Worksheet.doc
Film Marketing Analysis Worksheet.doc
Storyboard Blank 8 Frames.doc
Revision Courses & Support Sessions for Media Studies in Northern Ireland »
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- We can organise half-day or full day courses on any aspect of Media Studies at your school or college.
- We can also provide keynote speakers for conferences and training events.
Contact MediaEdu
Programme Details
- We come to you.
- Where possible assessors from leading awarding bodies lead our courses.
- Each revision course is 3 hours in length and is delivered in both whole group and seminar-style workshops. We can run a full-day course, if...
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Action Adventure Films Revision Course for AQA GCSE Media Studies External Assessment »
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Film, Action Adventure, Revision, Revision Courses, GCSE Revision, Staffroom, Training & Revision
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.
- ...
OCR GCSE Media Studies Exam Topics Revision Course »
Categories: Consultancy, Media Studies Consultancy, Courses, GCSE, OCR GCSE, Radio, Revision, Revision Courses, GCSE Revision, Staffroom, Training & Revision, Television, Television Comedy, Hot Entries, Workshops, MediaEdu Student & Teacher Workshops
Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School
Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:
- Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
- Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
- Loop cards with key facts
- Loop cards with relevant theories
- Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
- Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…
We ensure that...
[ read full article ] »Music: Industry Websites & Magazines Revision Course »
Categories: Consultancy, Media Studies Consultancy, Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Magazines, Music Press, Music, Fan Websites, Revision, Revision Courses, GCSE Revision, Staffroom, Training & Revision, Hot Entries, Website Analysis, Web Pages, Workshops, MediaEdu Student & Teacher Workshops
Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School
Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:
- Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
- Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
- Loop cards with key facts
- Loop cards with relevant theories
- Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
- Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…
We ensure that...
[ read full article ] »Television Crime Drama Revision Course »
Categories: Consultancy, Media Studies Consultancy, Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, Revision, Revision Courses, GCSE Revision, Staffroom, Training & Revision, Television, Television Crime Drama, Hot Entries, Workshops, MediaEdu Student & Teacher Workshops
Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School
Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:
- Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
- Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
- Loop cards with key facts
- Loop cards with relevant theories
- Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
- Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…
We ensure that...
[ read full article ] »Revision Courses & Support Sessions for Media Studies in Northern Ireland »
Categories: Consultancy, Media Studies Consultancy, Courses, A Level, AQA A Level, AQA A2, AQA AS, OCR A Level, OCR A2, OCR AS, WJEC A Level, WJEC A2, WJEC AS, GCSE, AQA GCSE, WJEC GCSE, WJEC GCSE Media Studies, Revision, Revision Courses, A2 Revision, AS Revision, GCSE Revision, Staffroom, Training & Revision, Hot Entries, Workshops, MediaEdu Student & Teacher Workshops
- We can organise half-day or full day courses on any aspect of Media Studies at your school or college.
- We can also provide keynote speakers for conferences and training events.
Programme Details
- We come to you.
- Where possible assessors from leading awarding bodies lead our courses.
- Each revision course is 3 hours in length and is delivered in both whole group and seminar-style...

