Media Studies
Y11 REVISION MATERIALS
Attack the Block
- Attack the Block Assessment 1
- Attack the Block contexts worksheet
- Attack the Block fact sheet fact sheet
- Attack the Block knowledge organiser
- Attack the Block study notes film education
- Attack the Block test
- Interview with Joe Cornis
ET
- ET Invasion of the body snatchers workbook
- Invasion of the body snatchers info sheet
- Narrative themes and rep version 4.pptx
Juno
Let the right one in
Slumdog Millionaire
- Conventions of Narrative structure.pptx
- Key Assessment 1.pptx
- Key Assessment 1 Feedback
- Key Assessment 2
- Key Assessment 2.pptx
- Key Assessment 2 .pptx
- Key Assessment Mark Scheme
- Narrative structure sheet
- Slumdog basic narrative task
- Slumdog KO
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Slumdog Millionaire fact sheet
- Slumdog Millionaire fact sheet
- Slumdog Millionaire useful websites
Y13 revision materials
Revision cards and guides
- Assassins Creed
- AUD Revision guide
- Dream
- Formation Revision Poster
- I Daniel Blake
- IND Revision guide
- Kiss of the Vampire
- Late Night Womans Hour
- REP Revision guide
- Revision Cards ALL
- Riptide
- Set Product Circle Maps Key Words.pptx
- Straight Outta Compton
- The Times Section A
- The Times Section B
- Tide Section A
- Tide Section B
We should look at media not as channels for communicating messages, and not as things. We should look at media as triggers for experiences and for making things happen. They can be places of conversation, exchange, and transformation. Media in the world means a fantastically messy set of networks filled with millions of sparks – some igniting new meanings, ideas, and passions, and some just fading away.
David Gauntlett
Media Studies is first studied at KS4. Engaging with Media Studies provides the opportunity to develop academic skills needed to understand the proliferation of messages, communications and social interactions and their effect on the audience and society as a whole. With a range theoretical perspectives students build the ability to be critical of texts, their intended meaning and impact. A robust theoretical framework is used as a starting point into understanding the complex media landscape in 2019 including: Audience/Representation/Media Language and Narrative. Mastery of practical skills comes through the coursework aspect of this course which build student’s capacity to work within a specific medium.
SLT Lead for Computing, Media, Social Sciences and PE Faculty
Dylan Owen | dowen@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk
Teachers
Oliver Rosen | orosen@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk
Mayo Ogunlabi | iogunlabi@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk
Andrea Solot | asolot@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk
Media Medium Term Plans
- Y10 Film Studies Autumn 2 Medium Term Plans
- Y12 A Level Music Video Spring1 Medium Term Plan
- Y12 CTEC Digital Media Unit 321 and Exam Prep Autumn 2 MTP
- Y13 A Level Magazines Autumn 2 Medium Term Plan
- Y13 CTEC Digital Media and Unit 17 Autumn 2 MTP
Curriculum
Y11
Autumn term
Completion of first draft of Screenplay displaying generic conventions appropriate to the genre while showing a mastery of storytelling devices through command of technical and visual codes. These include lighting, sound, camerawork and editing techniques. Learners will evaluate the work produced and accompany the screenplay with a minute worth of shooting script.
Spring term
Completion of US film comparative study with a clear focus on social and historical context reflected in the 1950s Invasion of the Bodynatchers and 1980s E.T. Consideration will be given to key sequences, genre and narrative perspectives while exploring how two texts can explore the same theme in different ways for desired effects.
Critical perspectives to the independent film Juno will be assessed to gage if different viewpoints on the same film deepen our understanding of it. Key sequences and events will be studied in relation to differing reviews encouraging development of the students' own perspectives of this independent comedy.
Summer term
Revision of all texts for both global and US development of film in preparation for the exam in June.
Suggested reading
- WJEC Eduqas GCSE Film Studies
- ‘Juno – Get Real’ by DeRogatis, 2008
Useful website
Things to see and do
BFI Future Festival 2020
Extra-curricular activities and clubs
The media lab is open daily for screenwriting support in developing conventional awareness and description of character and events.
KS5
As part of the LaSWAP consortium, Acland Burghley offers the following A level courses: