Monday, 30 November 2009

Year 13: Media & Communication

Great documentary on Sunday Radio-4 about the search for a woman caught up in the Northern Ireland troubles. Good starting point for those of you who are thinking of taking realistic events and fictionalising them.

Tarred and Feathered



http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p1f4x

Friday, 27 November 2009

Year-13: Media Studies

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/privacy

Lots of stories/info about PCC and issues of privacy
Worth downloading the case studies for future reference/exam practice

Monday, 23 November 2009

Year-13: Media & Communication

Friday play (last week): 'Vent'
Good for narrative structure and the use of non-diegetic sound
(Radiohead/ Kings Of Leon/ Patti Smith/ Crowded House etc)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ny6r4

Year 12 Media Studies: Preliminary Task

Monday, 16 November 2009

Year 12 Media & Communications: War of the Worlds (1953)



Representations of gender in War of the Worlds (1953)


Analyses should include references to film language:



  • Sound (diegetic & non-diegetic)

  • Camera (framing & movement)

  • Mise-en-scene (including lighting)

  • Editing

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Year-13 Media & Communication: Research


Generating ideas for a radio play (3)
A rough (but clear) outline of what each storyline will be in terms of:
Theme
Content
Form
Narrative Structure

Basic research
Conduct basic research into all of the ideas
Questionnaires
Surveys
Interviews

http://www.surveymonkey.com/

You should be aiming to reach a broad demographic.
Around 50 people will be enough for each person
Your research is due in on Monday 16th. November (P-5)

Y13 Media Studies: Contemporary Media Regulation

‘A brief history of moves to improve press standards’ Richard Keeble

Investigate post Calcutt Report and then produce a timeline of significant events and occurrences to the PCC

What key developments have there been in the development of the regulation of the press?

Friday, 6 November 2009

Y10 Media Studies: Mise-en-scene



How have the elements of Mise-en-scene been used to create meaning in this still?