Course Induction
In today's lesson, you will answer the following questions;
- What are the benefits of having a lesson blog?
- What are the requirements of the two-year A Level course?
- What do media industry, audience, media language & representation mean?
- How can I prepare for September?
Hopefully, you are seeing the benefits of having all the course materials and prior notice of lesson content online already. This way of teaching represents a step towards a virtual teacher, with academic communication happening beyond the timetabled lessons (there is no escape!). You should now be able to answer question 1.
Start watching this promotional film from 2:50.
Question 3 asks about the key areas of media studies. We will attempt to define these areas using the following resources;
MEDIA INDUSTRIES
MEDIA AUDIENCES
MEDIA LANGUAGE
The way in which a text is constructed to create meaning for a reader or viewer of that text.
MEDIA REPRESENTATION
Representation: Pre-Course Reading
Question 4: How can I prepare for the start of the course?
- Complete the pre-course reading for audiences, industries & representation.
- Learn the media language / codes associated with moving images (see sidebar)
- Learn the media language / codes associated with posters (& other print products - see sidebar)
If you wish to read more about the key theories and set texts that we will study, there is a textbook produced by the exam board.
Amazon link to Eduqas media studies book
Welcome
Welcome to my A Level Media Blog (Year 12). This is where you will find all the things you need to be successful on my side of the course. Mr Allsopp will run a blog for his side of the course too. Why blog my lessons? How will it help you? Well, I usually post an outline of the lesson a few days before so that you can prepare (examine resources, top up knowledge, gather equipment, etc). You will also find details of all the homework set (so you have no excuse for not doing it). All the necessary documents, film clips and screen cast tutorials will also be posted on the appropriate pages (see the sidebar to the right).
Each lesson I will choose a 'Director of the Week' (don't pretend you don't care!) and identify students who fail to complete homework!
Your parents or guardians will be invited to follow this blog so that they can monitor your progress and offer you support.
This is also the place where you can;
- Access our Google Classroom
- Read my Tweets
- See a countdown to your next deadline
- Read the course specification
- Examine the Learning Schedule (the structure of the course)
- Access learning & revision resources
- Find links to relevant research
- Access exemplar material
I hope you enjoy the course!
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