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MEDIA STUDIES A2
COURSE HANDBOOK 2014-2015
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WELCOME TO A2 MEDIA STUDIES
TEACHER: Barrington Robinson
A2 Media Studies Office: Room 203
Classrooms: 200
Course Blog: http://coulsdoncollegealevelfilmandmedia.blogspot.co.uk/
SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT
MS3 – Media Investigation & Production: Coursework – 25% of A level/50% of A2 – Internally Assessed
Three parts: A research investigation into music videos based on one or more of the
key media concepts – genre, narrative and/or representation (45 marks);
A music video production(45 marks); A brief evaluation of how the production is informed by the investigative research
(10 marks)
MS4 – Text, Industry, Audience: Examination Paper – 25% of A level/50% of A2 – Externally assessed 2.5 hour written paper
Three questions (30 marks per question).
Section A: Text (TV) – Dr Who, Misfits, Sherlock
Section B: Industry and Audience (Film) – This Is England, Ill Manors, Kick Ass &
The Dark Knight
(Music) – Adele, MIA and Jessie J
YEAR SCHEDULE
Week Date TOPIC Assessed Work Deadline 1 8/9/14 Intro Week
Screen MISFITS Season 1, Episode 1
Misfits Context Research
Tues 16th Sept
2 15/9/14 Film Narrative/TV Genre / Representation – Screen RALPH Find watch and analyse CRASH
.
3 22/9/14 Film Narrative, Genre, Representation – Analysis LAST KING OF SCOTLAND /
JONAH
Crash one page analysis.
Tues 23rd Sept
4 29/9/14 Research Investigation – Look at Music Videos Screen Sherlock
5 6/10/14 Research Investigation – Music Video /TV Genre –
Screen -‐ DR WHO (ROSE) Representation
Screening ’12 Angry Men’
Research Investigation Proposal
Dr Who Research
Thurs 9th Oct
8/10/14 BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
6 13/10/14 Research Investigation/TV Genre/Narrative
BFI Film Festival Screening CASA GRANDE 14/10/14 – Genre, Representation & Narrative.
CASA GRANDE Analysis
Wed 22nd Oct
18/10/14 BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
7 20/10/14 Research Investigation/TV Narrative
Screen Sherlock – Scandal in
Belgravia
Music Video Research
Narrative Research
Tues 11th Nov
Dr Who vs Sherlock Compare and Contrast
Thur 30th Oct
HALF TERM 8 3/11/14 Research Investigation/TV
Narrative (Sherlock)/Representation
Research Investigation draft
Tues 11th Nov
9 10/11/14 Research Investigation/TV Representation/Production
Planning
Storyboard / outline Draft
Tues 25th Nov
10 17/11/14 Research Investigation/TV Representation(Dr
Who/Misfits)/Production Planning
Research Investigation Second Draft
Representation Analysis (Blog)
Tues 6th Dec
11 24/11/14 Research Investigation/TV Representation(Sherlock)/Study Skills/ Production Planning
12 1/12/14 Research Investigation/TV Representation/1-‐
to1s/Production Planning
Essay Practice
13 8/12/14 Research Investigation/1-‐to-‐1s/Mock Question/Production
Planning
In class Mock Question
Storyboard / Plan
Final
Mon 5th Jan
14 15/12/14 Research Investigation/Film Industry/Production Planning
Film Industry Research (Blog)
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 15 5/1/15 Pre-‐Production Planning Pre-‐Production
Deadline
Pre-‐Production Reflection (Blog)
16 12/1/15 Coursework Shooting Shooting deadline
Shoot Reflection (Blog)
Research Investigation Final
Version
Fri 15th Jan
17 19/1/15 Coursework Editing Editing Deadline
Raw Footage
Reflection (Blog)
Editing Reflection (Blog)
18 26/1/15 Coursework Re-‐Edit and Evaluations
Rough Cut Screening Reflection (Blog)
Re-‐Edit Reflection
(Blog)
Presentation Reflections (Blog)
19 2/2/15 Research Investigation/Film Industry
British Film Industry Research (Blog)
Coursework Project Final
Fri 6th Feb
20 9/2/15 Research Investigation/Dark Knight
Research Investigations Presentations
Coursework
Evaluation First Draft
Thur 12th Feb
9-‐13/2 MOCK EXAMS
16/2/15 HALF TERM 21 23/2/15 Research Investigation/This
is England/ ill Manors
This is England Research (Blog)
22 2/3/15 Film Regulation – BBFC /Kick Ass
Regulation Research (Blog)
23 9/3/15 Film Regulation/Marketing/Ill Manors/ Kick Ass
Film Marketing Research (Blog)
ALL
COURSEWORK FINAL
SUBMISSION 14th March 2014
24 16/3/15 Film Marketing/The Dark Knight, Kick Ass /Global
Film
‘Dark Knight’ Marketing task
(Blog)
25 23/3/15 Film Digital Technology/Industry
Success/Music Industry
Digital Technology Research (Blog)
In class mock
Use of Coulsdon College Media Studies A2 Blog A core part of your learning, and assessment of your progress, will be done through the Coulsdon Sixth Form College Media Studies A2 blog. This blog will be a resource for you to use in and out of class to development your learning. You will also create your own dedicated Media Studies A2 level blog, that you will use to post analyses and reflections on your learning. Your teacher will give you more detail on how this will all work at the beginning of the course. Watching media texts outside of class You will be studying a variety of media texts in class this year, including TV programmes, films and music artists. Although you will of course have opportunity to watch these texts in class, you should be using your initiative and taking guidance from your teacher, and be watching other texts that may improve your understanding of the core issues.
question SPRING HOLIDAY
26 13/4/15 Music Industry Audience and Technology
Music Industry Research (Blog)
27 20/4/15 Music Industry – Audience Theories/Adele
Music Industry – Adele/MIA
Audience Theories Analysis (Blog)
Adele and Audiences
Research (Blog)
28 27/4/15 Music Industry – MIA & Audiences
Music Industry – Jessie J & Audiences
MIA and Audiences
Research Jessie J Research (Blog)
(Blog)
29 4/5/15 Revision 30 11/5/15 Revision 31 18/5/15 Revision Full Mock
Half Term
32 1/6/15 EXAM Tues 5th June AM
33 9/6/15 39 End of Academic Year
Homework You will be set other homework regularly. This homework will be related to classroom content, and will be set on average twice a week. This homework is not optional, and is a core aspect of your successful learning. You should be aiming to be spending approximately 4 hours per week on homework for Media Studies. Assessed Work Throughout the course, you will be submitting different types of assessed work. Assessed work is work that your teacher will either give you written feedback and/or a grade. These types of assessments will include mock exam unit questions taken in class, homework blog posts, coursework drafts, coursework final versions, and weekly summary assessments by your teacher posted on your blog. Deadlines for assessed work are non-‐negotiable, and failure to meet ANY deadlines can result in disciplinary measures. Persistent non-‐submission of assessed work can also lead to withdrawal from the examination/coursework. Independent Research & Reading As well as specific research tasks you will set throughout the year, you will also be expected to read text books that will enhance your knowledge and understanding. Although we do not recommend a specific set text book for the course, there are many great books about media for you to use. Your teacher will give you further guidance on this. Analysing texts in class and note taking This year you will be watching a variety of different media texts in class. These will be a combination of entire films, TV programmes, etc and extracts. You will need to make detailed notes in class on the texts as you watch them. Please make sure you keep a dedicated notebook for Media Studies that you can keep all of your notes in. This is essential for successful revision and meeting assessment criteria. Practical Work One piece of your assessed coursework is a Music Video Production. This project will allow you to develop your creative skills in film making. This practical work will involve you working in a group with other students, and is for many students the highlight of the course. I would encourage you also to, if possible, develop your practical skills by using camcorders outside of class, not just related to your coursework. Practice and experience can help your in A2 grade. Equipment For your music video production, you will be provided with equipment by the
college. This will include a camcorder and tripod, and other specialist equipment. Some equipment will be provided to you by your teacher, but you may also need to borrow other equipment from the Media Technician. All equipment borrowed must be returned on time and in the condition in which it was lent to you. Trips There is at least one trip planned this year, and there may be one other. The trip is to the BFI London Film Festival to watch CASA GRANDE which is as yet unreleased in the UK, which will tie in with the themes of Representation on the course. It is a compulsory trip, and you will get further details from your media teacher. Health & Safety Your health and safety is of paramount importance to Coulsdon Sixth Form College. As Media Studies students, you will have the opportunity to film both inside and outside of college. As part of this filming, you will have to risk assess the environments in which you want to film. This is standard industry practice, and is essential for you remain safe when carrying out practical work. Use of Terminology and theory You will be learning a significant amount of new terminology this year related to analysis of the media. Revisiting terms you have studied in class outside of class will enhance your knowledge and understanding throughout the course. You will also be learning new ‘theoretical concepts’ that will need to be applied in the examination. Filming Week In January 2015, you will have an allocated week of lessons in which you will be filming your Music Video. In the lessons that week, you will film most of your footage for your projects on site, with the assistance of your teacher and/or the Media Technician. For students who wish to film any footage off site, this will need to be done outside of college hours. You will need to pre-‐arrange this with your teacher, and equipment should be available to borrow if needed. Editing Week After your filming week, you will have an allocated editing week for your projects. This editing will take place on the Resource Area Apple Mac computers. You will have allocated lesson time to edit, and will be able to access the Macs outside of lessons to work on your project. You will be using iMovie to edit. Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro are also available if you are experienced with this software. Library and Internet Resources
Shortly after your course starts, the Media Studies A2 blog will have links and lists of library resources and internet resources to help you with your studies. Plagiarism Policy The College has a very clear Policy which is available to all students on Moodle in the Assessment Policy: Malpractice.
Plagiarism occurs when a person uses other people’s thoughts or writing and presents them as his/her own, that is without clearly acknowledging the source of the information. It can take several forms, including directly copying another person’s work, from the Internet, a book, another learner’s assignment, paraphrasing another person’s work, cutting and pasting together sections of work of others into a new whole or receiving material help from other people while producing an assignment.
Submitted coursework that has been deemed by the College or the Exam Board to be copied may not be marked or lead to being disqualified. Resource Area The rules for using the Media Studies resource area have changed from last year. The resource is only open for use by media, film, music and art students and it is strictly for doing work. You will not be able to socialise in that area at all.
