G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media G325: Critical Perspectives in Media

Dave Ryan

A2 Media StudiesInduction Booklet

G324 Advanced Portfolio in MediaCandidates will produce:A Media portfolio, comprising a main and

ancillary texts. Brief:A promotion package for a new film, to include

a trailer, together with:A film magazine front cover, featuring the filmA poster for the filmAll students must present their research,

planning, construction and evaluation in electronic format.

G324: Advanced Media Portfolio

G324 is marked out of a total of a 100 marks

20 marks for planning and research and its presentation.

60 marks for the construction20 marks for the evaluation

EvaluationIn the evaluation, the following questions must be

answered:In what ways does your media product use,

develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media texts?

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary task?

What have you learned from your audience feedback

How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Coursework DeadlinesAll coursework must be completed and posted on blog site by Monday 16 December

Your Blog should be divided into three sections.

Research and PlanningConstruction. To include trailer, film poster

and magazine front cover.Evaluation. All four questions need to be

answered using different technologies

G325: Critical Perspectives in Media – An Introduction January 2013

The purpose of this unit is to assess your knowledge and understanding of media concepts, contexts and critical debates.

You are to show your understanding of one contemporary media issue and evaluate your own practical work in reflective and theoretical ways.

G325: Critical Perspectives in Media – An Introduction

You will have a two-hour examination at the end of this unit.

You will be required to answer two compulsory questions, on your own production work, and one question from a choice of six topic areas.

The unit will be marked out of a total of 100 marks, with two questions on production work marked out of 25 each, and the media theory question marked out of 50.

G325: Critical Perspectives in Media – An Introduction

There are two sections to this Unit:-

Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production (50 marks)

Section B: Contemporary Media Issues (50 marks)

Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production

You are required to answer two compulsory questions.

The first requires you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of your production work, from Foundation Portfolio to Advanced Portfolio.

This means you MUST keep and update your EXISTING blogs!!

The second asks you to identify one production and evaluate it in relation to one theoretical concept.

Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production

Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of your production work, from Foundation Portfolio to Advanced Portfolio.

The focus of this evaluation must be on skills development, and the question will require you to adapt this to one or two specific production practices

Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production

The list of practices to which questions will relate is as follows:-

o Digital Technologyo Creativityo Research & Planningo Post-Productiono Using Conventions from real media texts

In your exam, questions will be posed using one or two of these categories, but you will study all five

Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production

Question 1(b) requires you to select one production and evaluate it in relation to a media concept.

The list of concepts to which questions will relate is as follows:-

o Genreo Narrativeo Representationo Audienceo Media LanguageIn your exam, questions will be set using one of these

concepts, but you will study all five

Section B: Contemporary Media IssuesFor section B, you will study Contemporary Media

Regulation. As part of your research for this unit, you must have

an extensive knowledge of specific case studies, texts, debates and research of your choice..

The assessment of the responses will be generic, allowing for the broadest possible range of responses within your chosen topic area.

Each topic is accompanied by four prompt questions, and you must be prepared to answer an exam question that relates to one or more of these four prompts.

There should be emphasis on the historical, the contemporary and the future in relation to your chosen topic, with most attention on the present.

Contemporary Media RegulationWhat is the nature of contemporary media

regulation compared with previous practices?What are the arguments for and against

specific forms of contemporary media regulation?

How effective are regulatory practices?What are the wider social issues relating to

media regulation?

Areas of specific study will be:FilmAdvertising

AS GCEAdvanced GCEA B C D E200-160

159-140

139-120

119-100

99-88

400-320

319-280

279-240

239-200

199-160

Useful web resourcesApple

Tutorials-www.apple.com/ilife/tutorialsBFI Educationwww.bfi.org.uk/educationBritish Board of Film Classificationwww.bbfc.co.ukAdvertising Standards Authoritywww.asa.org.uk/CTK Moodle- Unit G324 and G325