09113

WelcometoUnit1and2

MEDIA PARTONE:(Thisshouldtakeapprox.90mins)

Thisworkmustbesubmittedonthefirstlessonbackin2017.Ifyougetstuckyoucanemailmeat:alexander.lara.l@edumail.vic.gov.au.

ENTRY

1.Readthearticle‘RepresentationsofGender’(seeendofhandout)andtakenotesundereachdecade.2.Inyourownwordsexplainhowrepresentationsofgenderhavechanged.3.Pickanadvertisement(fromthelastpageofthisbooklet)annotatethemforcodesandconventions.4.Usingthetable,inaparagraphanswerthefollowingquestion.Referringtocodesandconventionsexplainhowgenderisrepresentedinthemediaproduct.(6marks)

EXPECTED

1.Readthearticle‘RepresentationsofGender’(seeendofhandout)andtakenotesundereachdecade.2.Inyourownwordsexplainhowrepresentationsofgenderhavechanged.3.Picktwoadvertisements(fromthelastpageofthisbooklet)annotatethemforcodesandconventions.4.Answerthefollowingquestion.Referringtocodesandconventionsexplainhowdifferentproductioncontexts(whenthemediaproductwasmade)impacthowgenderisrepresented.(6marks)

ACCELERATED

1.Readthearticle‘RepresentationsofGender’(seeendofhandout)andtakenotes.2.Inyourownwordsexplainhowrepresentationsofgenderhavechanged.3.Useyourresearchskillstofindtwoadvertisements(fromdifferentcontexts)thatrepresentdifferentideologiesofgenderdifferentlyandannotatethem.4.Inaparagraphanswerthefollowingquestion.Referringtocodesandconventionshowiscompareandcontrasthowgenderrepresentedintwomediaproducts.(6marks)

ThistaskisavailableontheWeebly:scscmedia.weebly.compassword:Artwave2017

PARTTWO:YouandtheMedia(Thisshouldtakeapprox.60mins)1. Usinganymediaformyoulikecreateapresentationthatexplainsthefollowing:

a)Whattypesofmediaformsyouconsume(TV,film,videogames,print,photography,socialmedia)b)Yourfavouritetypesofproductsyoulikeand/ordislike(namesoffilms,tvshows,podcasts,etcyoulikeanddon’t)c)How/when/whereyouconsumethemediaYoucancreateaposter,amagazinespreada60secondvideo,a60podcast,awebsite,agraphicnovel…ANYTHINGYOULIKEYouwillpresentthistotheclassonthefirstlessonback.

What is this? Questions to ask myself Handy Hints Examples

Orientate

Name the SCENE/media

product that you are going to analyse

or write about.

How could i explain the scene or media

product in a few words.

“In the ____ scene” “In the opening scene”“On the front cover” “In Margritte’s artwork”

Name Name the CODE

you are going to analyse

What production elements does the question ask me to

write about?

“Through the use of the code ____”

“Through the editing...”“through the juxtaposition of colour…”

Describe

Describe the element using

MEDIA LANGUAGE

What is the media word to describe

what the element is doing?

Use the word before you state the code

to classify it

“ the high key naturalistic lighting...”“the internal diegetic sound...”

Describe Describe using ADJECTIVES

(describing words)

What is a describing word to describe what the code is

doing?

Use the word before you state the film

language word

“the sombre soundtrack”“the graceful movement”

Link

Link your description to the INTENTION of the DIRECTOR

Why did the director do this? What idea are they trying to

send?

“This allows the director to

communicate the idea that...”

“communicates the idea that life is fragile”

Link

Link your description to how

it makes the AUDIENCE FEEL

How does this makes the audience feel? What emotion do

you feel?

“This evokes a sense of ___ in the audience”

“evokes a sense of fear, dread and suspense”

Inspiration Link

Link to INSPIRATION

How does it inspire ideas around:

setting character

Plot genre style

mood content

Explain how this inspires your

thinking.

“I like the idea of…” “… is something I want to avoid” “This aspect could be used in my media product by…”

America1961America2015

America1974America2015