Cumnock Media Class
Senior class – you are generating a PowerPoint about a key scene in a film of your choice. Once your PP is completed you will present the PP in the form of a solo talk to the group. Your talk will be filmed so you can keep a copy of this to help you with an essay after the holidays. You will also show your key scene to the group. Your scene should be not longer than 5 minutes.
Good luck!
Media Studies…
is a field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media; in particular, the ‘mass media’. Media Studies helps you develop an important set of skills that will help you navigate the rest of your education and then, your working life. Media Studies will help you increase your knowledge and understanding of:
• Communication / Design / Planning
• Presentation / Evaluation / Creativity
• Critical Thinking / Research / Story-telling
• Technology / Politics / Business
• Culture / Citizenship
You will develop skills in time management, get involved in project and group work and work on your essay writing skills and ability to work with images.
This particular unit will look at Print Media. We will be looking closely at:
• Print adverts
• Comics
• Magazines
• Newspapers
Those of you who sat your exam today may be leaving school for new jobs or new college courses and we wish you all the best.
There wil be Prize Giving as well in June. Those of you who will be in receipt of a prize will be informed individually.
For those of you who are returning, it looks as if Media will run in one column next year for some seniors at Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 levels.
It will also be running for S3-S4 at National 3/National 4.
Keep in touch! Missing you already!
What is Media Studies?
Task 1 – Design a Front Cover
Plagiarism
Adverts
Task 2 – Brands
Task 3 & 4 – Looking at three adverts
Task 5 – Playing Happy Families
Task 6 – Research activity
Task 7, 8 & 9 – Analysis
Task 10 – Stereotyping
Task 11 – Let’s get Fizzy! Creative task
Comics
Task 12 – Looking at comics – target audience?
Task 13 – Cross-media – comics and animation tie-ins
Task 14 – National 3 SQA Challenge
Task 15 – Design an original Comic Strip
Friday 31st May 1p.m.-3p.m.
Be there!
3 stars appeared today for the study session. You know who you are! Well done.
The rest of you missed being given the discs with lots of helpful film clips to remind yourself of codes – camera angles, colour, sounds, special effects etc – that were used in each scene.
These discs are available for uplift for all Intermediate 1 pupils. Please drop by and pick up your own disc.
Notes on the production codes are also available from Mr B. Pick them up!!!!
There will be a final supported study session on Friday 31st May from 1-3.30.
May the odds be ever in your favour.
Remember to come in tomorrow periods 1 & 2!!!!!
Phrases to make it look as if you know what you’re talking about (but not enough on their own)
Genre – Blockbuster sci-fi adventure
Narrative structure – Equilibrium – Disruption – Attempt to repair disruption – New equilibrium
Representation – stock character stereotypes villain / heroine made using colour, camera angles etc
Antagonist/Protagonist – enemy/central character
Special effects – exciting and dynamic visual and sound effects created an impact when…
Subversion – story goes off somewhere unexpected such as during a flashback of the mine explosion
diagetic/non-diagetic sound – it matches what you see on the screen / it has been added in but there is no visible source like the music soundtrack.
Profitability – trailers in cinema and on TV duing Superbowl / posters / internet website / social media such as Facebook; Twitter etc / Chat show interviews of main stars / Award ceremonies / Magazine and Newspaper articles.
Use this link
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W9J3DRM
Think about how each of these were used in the narrative structure. Opposites in character, setting etc are common themes in films
light/dark
good/evil
noise/silence
youth/age
right/wrong
poverty/wealth
strength/weakness
inside/outside
Character Type Role within narrative
Protagonist (or Hero) – Leads the narrative, is usually looking for something (a quest) or trying to solve something (a mystery). Does not have to be male 🙂 Katniss
Antagonist (or Villain) – Gets in the protagonist’s way President Snow
Heroine – Is usually some sort of prize or reward for the hero. NB if your hero is female, your heroine can be male 🙂 Peeta
Helper/Mentor/Donor – Helps the hero – often acts as a sidekick – Haymitch
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