WeIcome to Mediu

Studies|
Whut is Mediu Studies?
'Mediu' is the pIuruI of medium {of communicution} und the muin mediu
ure:
TeIevision
Mogo;ines
FiIm
Podio
Adverfising
Pop Music
Mewspopers
Infernef
Medio Sfudies invoIves fhe cIose unuIysis of the imuges sounds und tet
thut we eperience viu the mediu, If is fhe sfudy of individuoI medio
fexfs (such os movies, TV shows) ond:
Who mode fhem ("insfifufion")7
How fhey were mode ("process")7
Why fhey were mode ("purpose")7
Who fhey were mode for ("oudience")7
Whof ruIes were foIIowed when moking fhem ("convenfions" ond
"genre")7
Whut wiII this Yeur InvoIve?
HARD WORk|||
Dedicofion
Perserveronce
A Creofive Eye
Imoginofion
Meefing DeodIinesl
%he Net Yeur,
Consisfs of Z unifs: 03ZI (coursework) ond 03ZZ
(exoml)
8ofh ore b07 weighfing fo your AS grode ond Zb7
weighfing fo your finoI A IeveI grodel
03ZI coursework wiII foke pIoce from Jonuory
Z0IZ - ApriI Z0IZ
03ZZ sfudy wiII foke pIoce from Sepfember Z0II
fiII Jonuory Z0IZ.
%he eum wiII be sut in Junuury Z01Z|
ZZ %he Eum
Z hour exominofion
30 minufe TV Dromo Exfrocf
4b minufe onoIysis (represenfing somefhing
ond using medio Ionguoge)
4b minufe insfifufions ond oudiences
quesfion
Miss Peocock wiII feoch you represenfofion
secfion ond Mr CIoydon wiII feoch you
Insfifufions ond Audiences quesfion.
EumpIes of representution
Etructs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Gumxj2
1Fw&feature=player_embedded#!
You would analyse the representation of the
following in the clip:
Editing
Camera Angles
Mise-en-scene
Sound
EumpIe of Question Z -
Institutions und Audiences
How imporfonf is cross medio
convergence for insfifufions ond
oudiences in o medio oreo which you
hove sfudied7
AIthough it Iooks scury now - by
Junuury you wiII know everything
ubout this und other topics||||||
Z1 %he Coursework
Creofe:
%he %itIes und Opening of u new horror fiIm to
Iust u muimum of Z minutes,
PIonning ond Peseorch (Z0 morks)
Consfrucfion (o0 morks)
EvoIuofion (Z0 morks)
AII work moy be presenfed in groups (no bigger
fhon 4 members) buf oII condidofes wiII be morked
individuoIIy for fheir confribufion
ExempIor of unif 03ZI:
www.sucrc.blogspot.com
This piece was an A.
http://victoriaparkersmediablog.blogspot.com/
2010_03_01_archive.html
http://ascvhsmediacjc.blogspot.com/
http://ascvhsmediadecs.blogspot.com/
How to be SuccessfuI in
Mediu Studies,,
You wiII gef fhe mosf ouf of fhis course if you,..
Are Independenf Leorners - incIuding reseorching
ond working oufside of Iessons.
AIwoys osk quesfions if you don'f undersfond
AIwoys Meef Every DeodIine
Don'f 8Iome fhe Equipmenfl
AIwoys come prepored for Iessons - reody fo work
ond wifh nofes
See yourseIf os professionoI projecf workers -
MOT coIIege sfudenfs (especioIIy wifh fhe
coursework - if is MOT o schooI projecfl )
Our wuy of communicution,,
The foIIowing oddress - oIso on fhe hond ouf
sheefs given fo you is fhe AS bIog oddress.
AII powerpoinfs ond work from every Iesson wiII be
posfed here so you con occess if. If you ore
obsenf you MUST Iook of fhe bIog fo cofch up on
work missed. We wiII posf ideos, Iinks ond videos
for you fo wofch on here. PIeose check if doiIy Iike
focebook, e-moiIs efcl
http://cvhsasmedia2012.blogspot.com/
%he Net Few Weeks:
You wiII Ieorn bosic medio fheories wifh
Miss Peocock ond Mr CIoydon.
Affer Z weeks you wiII be doing o
preIiminory fosk wifh Miss Peocock ond
Iooking of Pepresenfofion
Wifh Mr CIoydon you wiII be Iooking of
Insfifufions ond Audiences ond FiIm cose
sfudies.
Your Work
Sfore your work somewhere SAFEl
You wiII need every singIe nofe you
mokelll
Ensure you reod your emoiIs - fhis is
fhe woy we moinIy communicofe wifh
youl