Intro Media Studies 301
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Media Studies 301
CongratulationsOn making
It thisFar!
Course OutlineMedia Studies 301BN
20 Credits
12 Internal
8 External
What’s on Offer
FUN Hard Work Creativity Connections Understanding Industry Knowledge Responsibility Personal Ownership
What’s really on offer
3.2 Explain How Meaning is Created in Media Texts (4 Credits)
3.6 Develop a Concept and Treatment for a Media Product (2 credits)
3.8 Create a Media Product Using Appropriate Media Technology (6 credits)
A.S Standards Internal
3.1 Demonstrate Understanding of a Specific Media Industry (4 Credits)
3.4 Explain the interrelationship between society and a media genre (4 Credits)
A.S Standards External
3.1 Media Industry
NZ Advertising Industry
3.2 Close Reading
Music Videos(Directors Study)
3.4 Genre Study
U.S Sit Coms
3.6 Create & PresentA Pitch
Pitching Your Media Product
3.8 Media Production
Short Film
Or Other Stuff
Year BookRadio ShowMusic Video
Term ONE – In the classroom -
Teaching The Screen – Five weeks of film language, discourse theory and close reading
A.S 3.4 Explain the interrelationship between society and a media genre – U.S Sit Com’s
A.S 3.2 Explore the language of a medium – Music Videos – (Director Study)
No Secrets – What are we studying
Term ONE - Outside the classroom –
One 2 minute short film Three Photo Essays A 5 minute class presentation – Pitch for a
Short Film Write a script for a Short Film based on an
existing short story you have read Two Close Readings
No Secrets – What are we studying
This year your media product will be short film.
This can be a problem, Why?
Because most High School short films suck, Why?
Because students really don’t know what they’re doing
Teaching The Screen
What will we be doing?
1. We will look at film as a language
2. We will focus on a handful of simple but effective techniques that turn stupid into awesome
Teaching The Screen
3. We will understand why these techniques work
4. We will understand how to communicate these techniques (handy for the essay thingy’s)
5. We will learn how to pitch an idea
6. We will learn how to write a script
I want to win the inaugral CHS film festival!
We need to learn these things because of 2 reasons…
2.
I want to win the CANTOM Invision Film Competition!
And if you think that’sA lot of work,
Wait till Term 2
Questionnaire Create a Media Representation of Yourself
from the Lego, Coloured Paper, Felts, etc