Tuesday, January 17, 2012

AS/A2: Exam Dates

FYI:

AS Exam: Key Media Concepts (TV Drama) - Tuesday 15th May

A2 Exam: Critical Perspective in Media - Friday 15th June

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Postmodernism: Chris Holmlund on Miller's Crossing

Please read the section about Miller's Crossing, from the bottom of page 39 to the end of page 31 and make notes.

The reference for the text is as follows:
HOLMLUND, Chris., 2008, American cinema of the 1990s: themes and variations, Rutgers University Press.
  • How does this add to your understanding of 'Miller's Crossing' as both a 'genre' piece and an example of postmodern filmmaking?

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

GCSE Media Studies: Re-sit Revision Sessions

The following revision sessions will be available to those of you who are re-sitting your GCSE Media Studies exam on Wednesday, 25 January.


  • Friday, 13 January - 8:20-9:10 - Media 1
  • Monday, 16 January - 4:00-5:00 - Media 1
  • Monday, 23 January - 4:00-5:00 - Media 1

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

A2 Coursework Deadlines (2012)

1. Tuesday 21st February - All practical work to be submitted for 'formative assessment'. You may be asked to make further edits after this.

  • Music Promo: Music Video, Digipack and Advertisement
  • Short Film: Film, Poster and Review
  • Advertising: 2 x Adverts, Sponsorship Sequence and either Web Popup or Radio Advertisement

2. Tuesday 13th March - First draft of Evaluation and all final edits made (as advised) to practical work.

3. Wednesday 28th March - Final draft of Evaluation (uploaded to blog), all practical work uploaded to blog and any gaps in research/planning filled.