"In what ways has the internet empowered both producers and audiences?"
60 minutes
EXAM CONDITIONS
good luck!
Do it in drive.
call it "assessment 1"
share it with me.
cordon72
For Mr Williams' Film and Media Students. Hints and tips, prep details, key dates, links to other useful places, the odd review, maybe a joke or two.
Monday, 28 September 2015
Friday, 18 September 2015
NEW STUDENTS- How to get a temporary google drive account
1 Create a new gmail account. Do not use this account for anything else
2 Keep the password safe!
3 Use this new account to create a drive account.
4 Once you have the new account, please mail your teacher the new email address.
We will use this address until the school network is ready.
2 Keep the password safe!
3 Use this new account to create a drive account.
4 Once you have the new account, please mail your teacher the new email address.
We will use this address until the school network is ready.
U6th Film- Prep Task
essay
"In what ways does Psycho attempt to create emotional impact? Quote directly form the Marriot, Spoto, Ebert and Geraghty readings in your answer" You may also quote from your own research as well as classroom notes"
1000 words
for Monday week 5.
"In what ways does Psycho attempt to create emotional impact? Quote directly form the Marriot, Spoto, Ebert and Geraghty readings in your answer" You may also quote from your own research as well as classroom notes"
1000 words
for Monday week 5.
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Friday, 4 September 2015
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
A2 Media- Guardian page on social networking.
These stories are ideal for getting hold of some good independent examples for the NDM question in the A2 exam
Guardian
Telegraph
Guardian
Telegraph
Labels:
A2 exam,
A2 impact of new media,
social networking
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
A2 Film- Easter Holiday Work
YOU NEED TO SPEND AT LEAST TWO HOURS ON RESEARCHING AND PLANNING EACH ESSAY.
Look at ALL READINGS AND CLASS NOTES
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THE ESSAY UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE THIS.
ONCE YOU ARE READY TO WRITE THE ESSAY, PLEASE ALLOW 60 MINUTES FOR YOUR ANSWER.
YOU MUST HANDWRITE UNLESS YOU WILL BE TYPING IN THE REAL EXAM.
Emotional response to a popular film is dependent on the ways in which we are made to identify with particular characters.’ How far has this been your experience?
How far is the emotional response to mainstream films triggered by specific techniques used by the filmmakers?
Are Micro techniques an important element in creating emotion?
Look at ALL READINGS AND CLASS NOTES
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THE ESSAY UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE THIS.
ONCE YOU ARE READY TO WRITE THE ESSAY, PLEASE ALLOW 60 MINUTES FOR YOUR ANSWER.
YOU MUST HANDWRITE UNLESS YOU WILL BE TYPING IN THE REAL EXAM.
Emotional response to a popular film is dependent on the ways in which we are made to identify with particular characters.’ How far has this been your experience?
How far is the emotional response to mainstream films triggered by specific techniques used by the filmmakers?
Are Micro techniques an important element in creating emotion?
Friday, 20 March 2015
A2 MEDIA - Easter Work
1 you need to complete a comprehensive case study on your chosen new media institution. Look on google drive for example case-studies.
2 Once you case study is complete (and shared with me on drive) you need to thoroughly research and plan the four essays I have included below.
YOU NEED TO SPEND AT LEAST TWO HOURS ON RESEARCHING AND PLANNING EACH ESSAY.
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THE ESSAY UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE THIS.
ONCE YOU ARE READY TO WRITE THE ESSAY, PLEASE ALLOW 60 MINUTES FOR YOUR ANSWER.
YOU MUST HANDWRITE UNLESS YOU WILL BE TYPING IN THE REAL EXAM.
1 The development of new/digital media means the audience is more powerful in terms of consumption and production. Discuss the arguments for and against this view
2 The new generation of UK media power players are going straight to their Audience via the web. www.mediaguardian.co.uk Monday July 14 2008.
(here's a link to the original story)
How have media institutions responded to the opportunities offered by new/digital media?
3 Digital Media have, in many ways, changed how we consume media Products. Who do you think benefits most- audiences or producers?
4 “Media institutions are right to feel threatened by new digital media”
Consider this statement and show how media institutions are reacting to technological developments.
2 Once you case study is complete (and shared with me on drive) you need to thoroughly research and plan the four essays I have included below.
YOU NEED TO SPEND AT LEAST TWO HOURS ON RESEARCHING AND PLANNING EACH ESSAY.
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THE ESSAY UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE THIS.
ONCE YOU ARE READY TO WRITE THE ESSAY, PLEASE ALLOW 60 MINUTES FOR YOUR ANSWER.
YOU MUST HANDWRITE UNLESS YOU WILL BE TYPING IN THE REAL EXAM.
1 The development of new/digital media means the audience is more powerful in terms of consumption and production. Discuss the arguments for and against this view
2 The new generation of UK media power players are going straight to their Audience via the web. www.mediaguardian.co.uk Monday July 14 2008.
(here's a link to the original story)
How have media institutions responded to the opportunities offered by new/digital media?
3 Digital Media have, in many ways, changed how we consume media Products. Who do you think benefits most- audiences or producers?
4 “Media institutions are right to feel threatened by new digital media”
Consider this statement and show how media institutions are reacting to technological developments.
Thursday, 19 March 2015
AS and A2 Film Studies- Coursework Submission.
Coursework submission details- Film Studies. Wed March 23rd 2015
Hand in to RAW in FM1 between 1030 and 1100
Essays/Analysis must be Double-spaced
Justified
Times New Roman
Font size 12
Unstapled In a plastic wallet
Your name printed on every page Page
Numbers printed on every page
Essays/Analysis must be Double-spaced
Justified
Times New Roman
Font size 12
Unstapled In a plastic wallet
Your name printed on every page Page
Numbers printed on every page
AS MEDIA STUDIES- Easter Holiday Work
Q1 Audiences are no longer just consumers of media texts but producers too.’To what extent is this true of the media products in your case study?
Q2 Evaluate how successfully media products from your cross-media study are promoted within and across media platforms.
Please research and plan these two questions in great detail. You need to use the material on google drive, but also conduct you own independent research.
This process should take at least 2 hours per question.
Only when you have fully researched and planned your answer should you HANDWRITE the actual essay UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS. Allow 50 minutes to write your answer.
Please submit both your detailed plans and the two essays first lesson back after Easter.
This process should take at least 2 hours per question.
Only when you have fully researched and planned your answer should you HANDWRITE the actual essay UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS. Allow 50 minutes to write your answer.
Please submit both your detailed plans and the two essays first lesson back after Easter.
AS FILM Studies - Easter Holiday Work
Q1 How far do the American films you have studied convey key themes in similar ways?
Q2 Compare some of the ways in which key characters develop the messages and values of your chosen American films
Please research and plan these two questions in great detail. You need to use the material on google drive, but also conduct you own independent research.
This process should take at least 2 hours per question.
Only when you have fully researched and planned your answer should you HANDWRITE the actual essay UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS. Allow 50 minutes to write your answer.
Please submit both your detailed plans and the two essays first lesson back after Easter.
Monday, 2 March 2015
Monday, 23 February 2015
A2 media - coursework submission
Coursework submission details- Media Studies. Wed March 23rd 2015
A2 MediaHand in to RAW in FM1 between 1030 and 1100
Essays must be Double-spaced
Correctly footnoted
Justified
Times New Roman
Font size 12
UnstapledIn a plastic walle
tYour name printed on every page Page
numbers printed on every page
Full Bibliography and Webography
Essays must be Double-spaced
Correctly footnoted
Justified
Times New Roman
Font size 12
UnstapledIn a plastic walle
tYour name printed on every page Page
numbers printed on every page
Full Bibliography and Webography
Thursday, 12 February 2015
AS and A2 Film- Past Papers and Comments from the examiner- A priceless resource!
Get all the exam examples you could possibly want right here.
Labels:
exemplar material,
past papers,
WJEC
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
cover for RAW during absence
Hi all
I will be absent on paternity leave from Thurs week 4 until Thurs Week 6.
look here for info about work to do in lessons during this time.
Thanks
Mr W
I will be absent on paternity leave from Thurs week 4 until Thurs Week 6.
look here for info about work to do in lessons during this time.
Thanks
Mr W
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Friday, 16 January 2015
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
AS Media- Sample exam question.
"Audiences are becoming increasingly powerful in shaping media output. With reference to your case study, how far is this true? In your answer you should provide a brief outline of your study, evaluate the roles of audiences in the creation of media products from your case study, support your answer with reference to a range of examples from three media platforms."
this is a typical exam question for Section A.
look here at the sample answer.
this is a typical exam question for Section A.
look here at the sample answer.
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
AS Film- Holiday Work
1 Complete shooting on your films
2 Watch 2001 : A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1969)
PLEASE try and watch the film on a decent size screen
PLEASE watch the film in one sitting. (There is an intermission built into it so have a break then)
You only get one chance to watch this film for the first time. Don't waste it!
We will be studying the film in great detail next term, so make sure that you watch the films and also read/watch these websites. Feel free to do more research if the film has inspired/irritated you!
1 Roger Ebert
2 kubrick2001
Have a great Xmas.
AS media - Xmas holiday work
Time to start building those case studies.
1 Pick two texts (one from cinema and one from television). They need to be contemporary texts that
have easily accessible marketing campaigns
2 Open a new google drive document. Call it 'My Case Study' start collecting information about how
these two texts are presented to audiences across platforms. You should be looking at...
-Trailers, Posters, coverage in both tabloid and quality newspapers, magazines, apps, games, viral
online campaigns, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, fan blogs/parodies, official websites, merchandise.
Everything basically! The focus is on how your chosen texts are presented to different ways, to
different audiences on different platforms.
3 Here are some good examples of previous case studies, please read them in detail and note how they cover all 3 platforms. Note how each case study is very good at showing how the chosen text is presented to audiences across a wide variety of platforms. This is key to success in this unit.
-The Dark Knight
-Three Romantic Comedy films
-The Lego Movie
-Skyfall
good luck!!
1 Pick two texts (one from cinema and one from television). They need to be contemporary texts that
have easily accessible marketing campaigns
2 Open a new google drive document. Call it 'My Case Study' start collecting information about how
these two texts are presented to audiences across platforms. You should be looking at...
-Trailers, Posters, coverage in both tabloid and quality newspapers, magazines, apps, games, viral
online campaigns, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, fan blogs/parodies, official websites, merchandise.
Everything basically! The focus is on how your chosen texts are presented to different ways, to
different audiences on different platforms.
3 Here are some good examples of previous case studies, please read them in detail and note how they cover all 3 platforms. Note how each case study is very good at showing how the chosen text is presented to audiences across a wide variety of platforms. This is key to success in this unit.
-The Dark Knight
-Three Romantic Comedy films
-The Lego Movie
-Skyfall
good luck!!
A2 Media - xmas holiday work
It's all about completing your case study now.
1 Ensure that you have many examples for your chosen group across all platforms (print, e-media,
broadcast). You should aim to have at least 12 examples to draw from. Also, you need to ensure that
you can link these examples to theory. (3 theories of bias, Stuart Hall, Cedric Clarke, The Bechdel
Test. You should be looking to spend at least 10 hours completing your case study. Use the internet
to find good examples and theory.
2 Ensure that you also have plenty of examples that tackle the new Queer Theory/Identity elements of
the unit.
3 Answer 2 of the questions below. Ensure that you PLAN YOUR ANSWER IN DETAIL. This process should take at least 3 hours per question. Only when you have fully planned should you put your notes away and answer the questions under exam conditions. Allow one hour for each.
1 Ensure that you have many examples for your chosen group across all platforms (print, e-media,
broadcast). You should aim to have at least 12 examples to draw from. Also, you need to ensure that
you can link these examples to theory. (3 theories of bias, Stuart Hall, Cedric Clarke, The Bechdel
Test. You should be looking to spend at least 10 hours completing your case study. Use the internet
to find good examples and theory.
2 Ensure that you also have plenty of examples that tackle the new Queer Theory/Identity elements of
the unit.
3 Answer 2 of the questions below. Ensure that you PLAN YOUR ANSWER IN DETAIL. This process should take at least 3 hours per question. Only when you have fully planned should you put your notes away and answer the questions under exam conditions. Allow one hour for each.
Mainstream media is a powerful influence on the construction of an individual’s identity. Use your case study to explore the impact of the media in the construction of identities.
‘We are defined by the media we use.’ How does your case study suggest audiences use the media to construct their own identity?
‘Social media has only served to reinforce existing values and ideologies’. Does your case study suggest social media has played a positive or negative role in the construction of identities?
‘The variety of media available encourages us to create many different identities for ourselves’. How far do you agree with this statement?
4 Have a cool yule.
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
L6th Media- Friday Nov 21st- work to do in my lesson.
Sorry, I am away on a course in London on Friday.
please have a look at the mediaedu site. Have a good look around, but make sure you look in detail at this case study on romantic comedy. This is the kind of material you will be assembling next term, on texts/genres of your own choosing!
you can use any go the logins below. choose one each!
please have a look at the mediaedu site. Have a good look around, but make sure you look in detail at this case study on romantic comedy. This is the kind of material you will be assembling next term, on texts/genres of your own choosing!
you can use any go the logins below. choose one each!
bedes14 | bedesmedia14 |
bedes16 | bedesmedia16 |
bedes17 | bedesmedia17 |
bedes18 | bedesmedia18 |
bedes19 | bedesmedia19 |
bedes20 | bedesmedia20 |
bedes21 | bedesmedia21 |
bedes22 | bedesmedia22 |
bedes23 | bedesmedia23 |
bedes24 | bedesmedia24 |
bedes25 | bedesmedia25 |
bedes26 | bedesmedia26 |
bedes27 | bedesmedia27 |
bedes28 | bedesmedia28 |
bedes29 | bedesmedia29 |
Monday, 17 November 2014
Sunday, 2 November 2014
A2 Media- Representation
link to a useful mediaedu page here. that gives you a good case study on reps of the disabled
link to a good overall prezzi including some well-chosen youtube clips
the basic spiderweb of life model
gay people - according to the media- biased but interesting film with decent historical context
representation of muslims- excellent first section on what we DON'T often see
great list of representation theorists to explore
basic but useful intro to Stuart Hall's theory.
Nice prezi here that outlines the 4 stages of representation outlined by Cedric Clark
This is very useful, flexible theory that can be applied to all representation case studies
Nice clip here, that outlines the Bechdel Test. Again, Good theory that may well be useful in your exam, even if you are not studying the representation of women.
link to a good overall prezzi including some well-chosen youtube clips
the basic spiderweb of life model
gay people - according to the media- biased but interesting film with decent historical context
representation of muslims- excellent first section on what we DON'T often see
great list of representation theorists to explore
basic but useful intro to Stuart Hall's theory.
Nice prezi here that outlines the 4 stages of representation outlined by Cedric Clark
This is very useful, flexible theory that can be applied to all representation case studies
Nice clip here, that outlines the Bechdel Test. Again, Good theory that may well be useful in your exam, even if you are not studying the representation of women.
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
A2 Media- Holiday Work
Simple!
Please complete 1500 words of your CI.
Make sure you are QUOTING FROM ACADEMIC SOURCES.
Make sure you are using FOOTNOTES correctly.
Check here for an example of an A grade essay.
Shared with me by 0830 on the first day back to school
NO EXCUSES!!!!!
Good Luck.
Please complete 1500 words of your CI.
Make sure you are QUOTING FROM ACADEMIC SOURCES.
Make sure you are using FOOTNOTES correctly.
Check here for an example of an A grade essay.
Shared with me by 0830 on the first day back to school
NO EXCUSES!!!!!
Good Luck.
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