AS/A2: Cover Work from Mr. M.

Year 12

Please complete the following essay: 

‘What significance does the continuing development of digital media technology have for media institutions and audiences?’ (50 marks)

Year 13

Please complete the following tasks:

1. Read all the material you have been given with relation to ‘criticisms of postmodernism’.

2. Add further thoughts and ideas to the Kony 2012 wall. Link

3. Add to and edit the Postmodern Media Revision Google Doc . Link

4. Create a mind map – place the main theories / theorists related to postmodern media in the middle and then link them to the various case studies, adding key quotes, analysis, interpretations and your own thoughts about the topic.

 

A2: In Mr. M's absence...

...please continue working on your coursework. In particular, your ancillary texts. I expect to be back in on Monday and would like to be able to sit down with each of you, ready to discuss your first complete piece of work for this unit.


Have a good weekend.


Mr. M.

A2: Cover Work From Mr. M.

1. Continue with the work on your coursework.


2. Homework: Click on this link and follow the instructions. To be completed in time for your next lesson with Mrs Neale.


Regards
Mr. M.

A2: Cover Work 4 Mr. M.

1. In my absence today (Friday 19 November), please continue to work on researching and planning your ancillary texts. Be sure to have blogged all of the work that you have completed.

I will review your progress during Monday's lesson.

2. Read through the following blog posts:

http://emilyjeanprescott.blogspot.com/2010/02/album-covers.html

and

http://andrewjohnsona2media.blogspot.com/2010/01/codes-and-conventions-of-short-film.html

What makes this post effective? Is there anything that this student has done that could help you improve your posts?

Be prepared to discuss these blog posts and your own postings during Monday's lesson.

Year 12 and 13 Cover for Monday 10th May

One and all - I'm sorry but I am under the weather and will not be in today.

Year 13, to make up for missing today there will be a lesson this Wednesday P5.

Year 12 I will arrange an extra session for you as well and let you know when that will be.

In the meantine:

Year 13: Continue with your research/revision in to your key conceptual areas and prepare your presentations for Thursday's double lesson. 

Ryan, Lewis and Jamie - you all need to work on your blog today - I can give you 24 hours more to get things looking smarter and then I will have to take what is there as your final work!

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Year 12: Please do some revision for your exam.  Watch from 0:33 until 7:02 from the opening of "Kidulthod" - make notes and answer the following question in full please (that means 3/4 sides of writing!)

Dicsuss the way age is represented in the extract considering the use of the following:

• Camera
• Editing
• Sound
• Mise-en-scene 

Haydn, Shawnee and James - you all need to get your coursework sorted.  You have 24 hours to make sure your blog and evaluation are as they should be or I will mark what's there and you will have to live with the result!

Any problems please e-mail me!

Regards
Mr. M.

Year 12 and 13 Cover for Thursday 29th April

Due to my involvement in Functional Skills assessments there are no lessons for Y12 and Y13 today.  Cover is as follows:

Year 12 Media Studies

• Please continue to work on your FINAL draft of your coursework evaluation.
• I will discuss and try to resolve any issues you are having in tomorrow’s lesson.

Year 13 Media Studies

• Don’t forget that your final drafts of your evaluations are due in tomorrow.  Lewis, Ryan and Jamie – I also want your practical work in please!
• To be handed in to me on Monday: Your attempt at section A of your exam paper.
• This section of your exam lasts for 1 hour so please spend approximately 30 minutes answering each question.

Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production

1(a) “Digital technology turns media consumers into media producers”. In your own experience, how has your creativity developed through using digital technology to complete your coursework productions?

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(b) “Media texts rely on cultural experiences in order for audiences to easily make sense of narratives”. Explain how you used conventional and / or experimental narrative approaches in one of your production pieces.

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Any questions please e-mail me!

Y12 Cover Work from Mr Michie - Monday 30th November

Please make sure that your blog is up to date and has all sections completed to an excellent standard - use this as an opportunity to get this area of your coursework on track.  Don't forget: locations, props and costumes, actors / actresses should have been investigated, decisions made, photographed and blogged.

See these blogs as a guide to the standard you should be aiming for:

Clare's blog

Andrew's blog

I will see your presentations / animatics on Thursday!

Mr. M.

Y13 Cover Work from Mr Michie - Monday 30th November

Video Games - Regulation and Censorship

Read the following articles and make notes:

SBBFC: Games - Timeline

SBBFC: Games - Case Studies

Gamers crave control and competence, not carnage

Violent video games won't corrupt anyone

Labour Mps clash over Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game

Mps, come play a video game with me

Don't forget to help complete the 18 cert / banned video game wiki on the VLE.  Don't know the enrollment key, ask a class mate.

Mr. M.

Y13 Cover Work From Mr Michie - Thursday 12th November

You need to complete the following tasks:

Read the two documents I have uploaded for you.  The first is the perspective of a student (similar age to yourselves) responding to the topic of censorship.  The second is the response from a Head of Media Studies from another school.

Using the information from their articles answer the following essay question in as much detail as possible.

Is regulation and/or censorship of the Media necessary?

You may also draw upon any of the material you have been given so far, anything you have researched yourself and any evidence from the case studies we have looked at.

Your responses need to be complete and handed in to me on Monday.

Regards

Mr. M.

Resource 1

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Resource 2

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Y12 Cover Work From Mr Michie - Thursday 12th November

You need to work on your continuity task - remember that you have to hand it in at 3:40 on Friday.

Mr Ford has the key to the Media Hub - please make sure that the Hub is left in a tidy fashion - I will be back in school at 4:30 / 5:00 for Open Evening and I will be checking on the state of the room.

Mr. M.