UNIT 1: MEDIA PRODUCTS, AUDIENCES AND INDUSTRIES– EXAM, 35% of ALevel • You will explore how media products are used by institutions to construct different representations and how media audiences interpret these products. You will also explore how media industries promote their products and target audiences. • You will explore a range of different media text types including music video, film, newspapers, video games and adverts. UNIT 2: MEDIA FORMS AND PRODUCTS IN DEPTH – EXAM, 35% of A-Level • You will study magazines, blogs and television programmes. You will also explore how the web is used to engage audiences including media such as websites and social networking sites. • You will explore and analyse these texts, learning about how they target their audiences, how they represent groups and how context affects them. UNIT 3: CROSS MEDIA PRODUCTION – COURSEWORK, 30% of A-Level • You create two linked media products in a cross-media production. For example, you could be asked to promote a new thriller film by producing a trailer and magazine advertisement.
- GCSE Grade 4 or above in English Language is essential. Prior knowledge of the subject is not necessary. However, an interest in media and media technologies is an advantage. - 5 GCSE's grades 4-9
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| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Ofsted Rating | Serious Weaknesses |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Christian Head, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4HA |
UNIT 1: MEDIA PRODUCTS, AUDIENCES AND INDUSTRIES– EXAM, 35% of ALevel • You will explore how media products are used by institutions to construct different representations and how media audiences interpret these products. You will also explore how media industries promote their products and target audiences. • You will explore a range of different media text types including music video, film, newspapers, video games and adverts. UNIT 2: MEDIA FORMS AND PRODUCTS IN DEPTH – EXAM, 35% of A-Level • You will study magazines, blogs and television programmes. You will also explore how the web is used to engage audiences including media such as websites and social networking sites. • You will explore and analyse these texts, learning about how they target their audiences, how they represent groups and how context affects them. UNIT 3: CROSS MEDIA PRODUCTION – COURSEWORK, 30% of A-Level • You create two linked media products in a cross-media production. For example, you could be asked to promote a new thriller film by producing a trailer and magazine advertisement.
- GCSE Grade 4 or above in English Language is essential. Prior knowledge of the subject is not necessary. However, an interest in media and media technologies is an advantage. - 5 GCSE's grades 4-9