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Key Concepts, Genre, Understanding Media, Understanding Key Concepts
Understanding Genre »
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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...
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Children of Men | Analyse Film Opening »
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Click on the link below to download a frame for analysing the opening of the film ‘Children of Men’.
Film-Opening-Children-Of-Men.doc
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MediaEdu offers a comprehensive study and reference bank for all areas and topics associated with GCSE and A Level Media Studies.
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A Level
The 2009 and onwards two part AS level, and two...
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Reality TV Quiz »
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WJEC AS MS1 Scheme »
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This is not in any way prescriptive, but offers some suggestions for a scheme of work aiming towards the MS1 2 ½ hour exam.
WJEC suggests that for a typical two sessions per week AS class, the basic plan for Term 1 is to start with an introduction to Media Studies and particularly textual analysis (MS1) and slowly introduce the key concepts: Genre, Narrative, and then after about November teach...
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AQA AS MEST1 Scheme »
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AS MEST1 - Term 1
A Suggested Scheme of Work
This scheme of work is not in any way prescriptive, it is simply offered as a possible way in. It should be adapted and moulded to fit particular teachers, students and resources.
This is what the spec says:
Unit 1 – MEST1 Investigating Media
The basics are : It is 50% of AS, 25% of A Level.
There is a 2 hour written
examination worth 80 marks.
Two...
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Studying and Creating TV Quiz Shows
[13 to 15 week Term]
A Suggested Scheme of Work
This scheme of work is not in any way prescriptive, it is simply offered as a possible way in. It should be adapted and moulded to fit particular teachers, students and resources.
Set Up
This scheme assumes some sort of television studio facility but it can be adapted to most situations.
TV quiz shows are always set up...
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