GCSE Media Studies

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GCSE Media Studies
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Exam Board - WJEC

• Coursework ( Controlled Assessment)
• 60 of total marks and includes three pieces
  of work from two different media. There are two
  textual investigations and one media production
• Exam is 40 of the total marks and is based on
  responding critically to an unseen text and
  planning and creating ideas for a new related
  text.

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What does the course involve?

• 'Media' is the plural of medium of
  communication,
• and the main media are
• Television
• Magazines
• Film
• Radio
• Advertising
• Pop Music
• Newspapers
• Internet

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What does the course involve?

• Media Studies involves the close analysis of the
  images, sounds and text that we experience via
  the media. It is the study of individual media
  texts such as films, TV shows, magazines,
  websites and
• Who made them - institution?
• How they were made - process?
• Why they were made - purpose?
• Who they were made for - audience?
• What rules were followed when making them
  conventions and genre

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What will we be doing?

• As well as essays, research, and reports, Media
  Studies also involves practical work, where you
  learn the techniques involved for the production
  of your own media text.
• You might create TV commercials, magazine pages
  advertisements, Film trailers, web pages
• Media is a 'learn by doing' subject, and you
  compare your own experiences with what the
  'professionals' go through and evaluate your
  work.
• Most of our production in school is done
  digitally (i.e. using computers) and so should
  your work at home be as much as possible.

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Where will media studies lead?

• If you want to go to University there are courses
  on a wide variety of media related topics
• Advertising and marketing
• Journalism
• Film and television production
• Public relations
• Animation

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Why is Media Studies important?

• Media Studies about understanding and
  appreciating the skill and creativity which goes
  into the production of media texts.
• Its about creating new texts the are original and
  well designed
• Its about recognising how we are affected by our
  media and how it influences our lives