Cumnock Media Class
http://www.bbc.co.uk/connect/behindthescenes/how_television
Learn how TV documentaries, radio, the news and websites are made.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/connect/makeplay/
Tips, tricks and fun activities to help you get more from digital cameras, sound recorders and your creative story ideas!
See films made by other young people.
On the 25th of January S3 took the non-fiction Access 3 NAB about Newspapers and mostly did very well with several students getting full marks.
If you were absent that day, make sure you are ready to do this when you come back to school.
Analysis – Non fiction Newspapers Key Features of the front page
Define each of the following key terms related to a newspaper front cover:
Key terms
Masthead
Skyline/Puff
Headline
Price and Date line
Standfirst/Strapline
Byline
Use of colour/picture
Caption
Body Text
Turn
Edition Stars
Column
These links will help you with your homework.
http://news.pearson.com/Emails/071204.eAlert.English/Text_Student_Book_1_Unit_2.pdf
Analysis – Fiction Film – Case Study
1 Open the Media Studies book at page 2.
2 Read and take notes about the following:
3 Choose a film you have at home which you will be able to bring in to school. You will be watching this on your own next period. You can only watch a film which you are legally old enough to watch.
4 As you watch, take notes about your film in the following categories:
You will find that the “extra features” section of the DVD will help you with a lot of the “how the film was made” bits.
In the New Year, you will have to make a presentation to the whole class about the film you studied as your “Case Study”. You can use a Power Point, film clips, posters, film trailers etc to help your make your points.
