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    Media

    Meet the Media Team...

    Mr K Dettman

    Mr K Dettman

    Mr M Bakewell

    Mr M Bakewell

    Why Media?           Media contributes £8 million an hour to the UK’s economy.” (Source: gov.uk)

     

    GCSE Media will allow you to:

    Get involved in an industry that is the UK’s highest grossing export.

    Enhance your enjoyment and appreciation of the Media and its ever-growing role in your daily life.

    Help you to develop critical understanding of the Media through engagement with media products / concepts and through the creative application of production skills.

    Encourage you to explore production processes, technologies and other media texts.

     

    AQA Exam Board:

     

    AQA Media involves extensive and meaningful coverage of media theory and practice.

    Practical work which integrates theories and concepts.

    A choice of assignments for production and pre-production.

    The chance to study across a range of different media.

    Opportunities to learn about real media products and industries.

    Opportunities for progression, especially to A Level Media Studies.

     

    At Dartmouth our Course covers:

    Unit 1: Investigating the Media:          Written Paper: 1 hour 30 mins – 60 marks – 40% GCSE

     

    Unit 2: Understanding the Media:  Controlled Assessment taken from banks of set assignments

     

    Three Assignments: Introductory assignment (Web-based Media); Cross-media assignment (Film Promotion); Practical Production and Evaluation (Creating a Magazine).90 marks – 60% GCSE

     

    The course naturally involves a comprehensive understanding of contemporary Media, involving:

     

    Print and Electronic Publishing – including newspapers, comics, magazines etc.

     

    Moving Image: Television – including genre study, franchises, scheduling etc.  Film, covering features, shorts, trailers, production, distribution and exhibition as well as genre study. Video – including promotional, training and corporate.

     

    Radio – including commercial, network, public broadcasting, community etc.

     

    Web-based Technologies / New Media – including Internet, web design, social networking, weblogs, video logs, podcasts, gaming etc.