AS Media Studies

MEST1 Revision
Section A: Media Representations

With Miss O’Dell

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• What issues are

being
represented?

• How are they

represented?
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Lesson Objectives Learning Outcomes

‘You will…’ ‘You will have…’
1. Recap and consolidate K&U of media 1. Made revision notes on media
representations representations
2. Used appropriate media terminology during
verbal and written tasks

3. Apply K&U of media representations to 1. Analysed and discussed media

show how meanings are created representations relating to three different
media texts, one from each of the three
media platforms
2. Considered the other Media Concepts
synoptically throughout the lesson
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Representations

•PPE – People, Places and Events

•Use of technical codes and mise-en-scene codes to ‘affect’ the reading
of the subject/object being represented
•Reasons for institutions choice of representation
•Purpose of text – Marketing/Entertainment/Informative
•Issues/themes/ideologies
•Fairness/accuracy/bias
•Presence and absence
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Broadcast
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On your own visit the film4 webpage:

http://www.film4.com/playandwin/wi
n-a-robin-hood-poster

a) What is being represented,

consider people, places and
events?

b) How are technical and mise-en-

scene codes used to ‘affect’ the
reading of the text being
represented?

c) What meanings are being

created? How? Consider Media
Forms, Audiences, Institutions
and Representations
synoptically

Write your answers down and try to

use theory to support your points!
E-Media
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• In pairs look at a Media Magazine front cover

• What does it tell you about:

a) The representation of the institution (publication)?
b) The representation of PPE (People, Places and Events)?
c) What meanings are being created? How? (Be synoptic)

• Write your answers down and use examples

from the text to support your point!

Print
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Revision Tool
Each of you must write out a media term and
brief definition on the coloured paper…

I will ask each of you a question relating to

what you have revised/learnt today about media
representations, you MUST use media
terminology in your answer!