Year-13 Media Studies (Easter Task)

Your task:
Each person will take a viewpoint on the games issue. This will be in the form of a 'Moral Maze' type debating programme. Your characters are as follows:

Raj: a journalist who is convinced that games DO NOT affect people.
Peter: a parent who firmly believes that their child is NOT affected by playing games.
Adam: a games designer who suggests that people CANNOT be affected by games.

Jeevan: a psychiatrist who is concerned that pupils’ education and behaviour is being seriously damaged by playing games.
Ciaran: a head-teacher who is believes that people-especially children ARE negatively affected by games.

Four students will take part in the debate. One student will chair the programme.
Find out after Easter who the lucky chair-person will be...

Links to research are available below, but you should also engage in your own research as well.
Have a cracking Easter...

Year-13 A2 Media Studies (Contemporary Media Regulation: Video Games)

Here are several on-line links to the debate on the impact of video games.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6943835.stm
http://www.nmk.co.uk/articles/989
http://www.mcvuk.com/blog/93/Violence-in-video-games-and-its-effect-on-children
http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=2&entryid=427
http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/09-03-2010/112517-video_games-0

One side of the argument...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2006/may/21/news.games
http://www.v3.co.uk/vnunet/news/2216732/scant-evidence-video-games

...and the other
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/campaigns/lobbying/video-games
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1967794/Video-games-cause-violence-most-children-admit-to-Ofcom.html

Media & Communications (Years 12 & 13)

Please follow the link on the right (joestevens_digital storage) to access the files to help you with the evaluations.

Good luck and thanks for all of your hard work...nearly there!

Year-13 Media Studies

The PPT for Reception Theory is now available at the link on the right.

Year-13 Media Students

Media Audience Theories

Research the following theories in conjunction with media regulation/censorship:
•Hypodermic syringe model (Jeevan)
•Cultivation theory (Peter)
•Desensitisation (Ciaran)
•Copycat theory (Adam)
•Uses and gratification theory (Raja)

Each theory must be fully researched to enable your fellow students to have a comprehensive understanding.
It should also have an example (film) to demonstrate the theory.

Year-12/13 Media & Communications

On the right hand side follow the link to download the 'Folder Contents' PPTs.
The list on the right is limited; however, click on ANY of the links to take you there.
When you get to 'Podbean' click on joestevens to view all of the digital files. Then simply download your file.

...and don't panic...

Year 12 Media & Communications

The links to Film Distribution and the BFI powerpoint task can be found on the right hand side under the heading joestevens_digital storage.

STACS Production Ident

For any moving image production, please insert the STACS ident before your film.
You can view it here and download it by clicking on
STACS Production Ident above

Year-13 Media Studies: Censorship

Case Studies
For each case study address the following issues:
-Discuss the film’s content.
-What controversies were attached to these films?
-Under what heading is that controversy? (There may be more than one)
-Discuss your case study together with the exam points.

Year-12 AS Media & Communications

Useful link for Distribution

Useful resource for British Films

Link to BBC Films