Welcome to Media Studies, a creative course which asks fundamental questions about who makes the media we consume and what messages are present within them. Over the course, you will be studying the following subject areas: • Language • Industries • Audience • Representation You will be learning how: • The media represents events, issues, individuals and social groups in different ways. • To create your own media products, using industry-standard software. • To develop your research and analysis skills through the study of a range of media forms such as magazines, posters, film and television. • To analyse how the media uses conventions and techniques to create meaning for an audience. • Different media are targeted to specific audiences. • To evaluate professional media to understand how the producers and directors aim to make an audience think or feel.