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AS Media Studies
Outline of course units:
- G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media
- G322: Key Media Concepts (TV Drama)
Video Production
Preliminary exercise:
Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue.
This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule
All video and audio material must be original, produced by the students, with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source
Maximum four members to a group.
Evaluation
Your evaluation will be presented through your
on-going online production blog
- Research and Planning - 20
- Construction - 60
- Evaluation - 20
Coursework is worth 50% of your AS
This is an examined unit.
The exam is TWO HOURS long
and is worth 50% of your AS
Section A: Textual Analysis and Representation (50 marks)
Section B: Institutions and Audiences (50 marks)
The technical aspects include
- mise-en-scene
- movement & position of the camera
- editing
- sound
The representational aspects include:
- Sexuality
- Age
- Gender
- Ethnicity
- Race
- Age
- Class
Section B:
Institutions and Audiences
One compulsory question to be answered by students based upon a case study of a specific media industry
You can choose from:
- Film
- Music
- Newspapers
- Radio
- Magazines
- Video Games
The entire exam is TWO HOURS
Your'll spend 30 minutes with the unseen clip of Section A
and then spend 45 minutes writing the answer
You'll then spend 45 minutes answering SECTION B.
Any questions?
Contact:
Richard Eno: reno@totton.ac.uk
G322: Key Media Concepts (TV Drama)
The exam is two hours
There are two sections to this paper:
Section A:
An ‘unseen’ moving image extract with one compulsory question dealing with textual analysis of various technical aspects of the languages and conventions of moving image media.
Students will be asked to link this analysis with a discussion of some aspect of representation within the sequence.
G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media
Main Task:
the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.
Each student will evaluate and reflect upon the creative process and their experience of it.
Students will evaluate their work electronically, and be guided by a set of key questions.
Coursework is graded like this: