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A2 Media
An introduction into A2
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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
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Value of Marks
AS • 200 marks
A2 • 200 marks
A level • 400 marks
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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
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Coursework
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Undecided
• I might change the task…..
• Right now:– 5 minute documentary– +Ancillary: newspaper advert (print)– +Ancillary: double page magazine spread (print)
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Sample ancillary
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Sample ancillary
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Past year samples
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Might do….Trailer Short film Music video
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Exam‘Critical Perspectives’
Section A: Section B
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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
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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
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1B = AS or A2
BOne only
Genre
Narrative
Representation
Audience
Media Language
*Explaining how you considered and applied at least 2 theories (theorists)
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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
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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…..