A2 Media

An introduction into A2

The course structure

Course200 marks

C/W100 marks

R&P20 marks

ConstructionMain

40 marks

Ancillary tasks20 marks

Evaluation 20 marks

Exam‘Critical perspectives’

100 marks

Section A‘Theoretical Evaluation of

Production’50 marks

Section B‘Contemporary Media Issues

Postmodernism’50 marks

Value of Marks

AS • 200 marks

A2 • 200 marks

A level • 400 marks

Marks needed for TG

AS & A2/200

A level/400

A 160 320

B 140 280

C 120 240

D 100 200

E 80 160

Coursework

Undecided

• I might change the task…..

• Right now:– 5 minute documentary– +Ancillary: newspaper advert (print)– +Ancillary: double page magazine spread (print)

Sample ancillary

Sample ancillary

Past year samples

Might do….Trailer Short film Music video

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Exam‘Critical Perspectives’

Section A: Section B

Section A

• Theoretical evaluation of productions• 50 marks (1/2 of total exam)• 2 parts of exam– 1A: 25 marks– 1B: 25 marks

• You are applying theory to your production work• 1A: all about YOU and YOUR SKILLS• 1B: all about THEORY and how you

applied/considered theory

1A = AS & A2

AAS & A2

Digital Technology

Creativity

Conventions of real

media texts

Research & Planning

Post-Production

*try to put in theory

*Could be 1-2 of these

1B = AS or A2

BOne only

Genre

Narrative

Representation

Audience

Media Language

*Explaining how you considered and applied at least 2 theories (theorists)

Section B• ‘Contemporary media issues’• 50 marks• ½ of exam• Quite complex, theoretical and all about debating current issues• ‘Postmodernism’

– All about the era after modernism– Some pomo features:

• Nothing new: recycle the past• Reference to other texts• Hybridity

– Will study case studies and theorists• Black Mirror• Catfish (START WATCHING THIS ON MTV!!!!) • Facebook• A range of films• Online videos• Advertising campaigns• Video games such as GTA

Today…..• Set up A2 blogJanesmitha2media.blogspot.com

1st post: AS Media GradesLeave blank…

2nd post: Summary of ASIn AS I learned the following:In AS my favourite thing was….In AS my least favourite thing was….I was really strong at…..I was really weak at….In A2 my targets would be…

3rd post: Introduction into A2Today we learned about what A2 is all about, I learned….

If time….• Intro to InDesign and Photoshop…..