We will study a range of products and understand how they work; we will use the framework to disassemble TV shows and Films to better understand the how and why. And then we can use that research and knowledge to make some products of our own! Over the 2-year course we will look at a large range of activities, theories, and products before making our own based on briefs that set out the requirements for a TV show or a Video Game, maybe a Newspaper or an ad campaign. The briefs change every year so we will have new and fun opportunities to explore! Topics: We will be looking at 4 key areas of Theory, Being Developmental, Cultural, Industry, and Audience. We will then be looking at 9 Key areas of Media Products such as TV, Film, Radio Broadcasts, Newspapers, Adverts, Websites, Video Games, Music Videos, and Magazines. During these we will look at the different ways they make them, distribute them, and how we are represented as both an audience and as people within the product. We will look at the way we are marketed too and the way we create our own product every time we interact with a community or fan event.
Five 9-4 grade passes at GCSE which includes English and Mathematics.
Our exam board for Media Studies is AQA, we operate under their Level program in which we spend the first year studying the 9 formats of Media products, we use the framework of industry and audience to break them down and then we apply our theoretical knowledge to them to better understand the how and why they are made. This theory research is used across both years. At the end of year one you will sit 2 Mock Exams based on the theories and products we have covered, and this will become your progressive grade. Year 2 will begin with your Non-Exam Assessed coursework in which we will create a media product of our own! We will receive a brief from AQA outlining what we need to include and then we apply our new theory knowledge and make some very interesting and fun products designed to follow the industry framework and test our ability! Your NEA project covers 40% of your Total Grade for the 2 years. Then at the end of Year 2, 2 Externally set exams will constitute 60% of your overall grade.
About Education Provider
| Region | North East |
| Local Authority | County Durham |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Willerby Grove, Peterlee, SR8 2RN |
We will study a range of products and understand how they work; we will use the framework to disassemble TV shows and Films to better understand the how and why. And then we can use that research and knowledge to make some products of our own! Over the 2-year course we will look at a large range of activities, theories, and products before making our own based on briefs that set out the requirements for a TV show or a Video Game, maybe a Newspaper or an ad campaign. The briefs change every year so we will have new and fun opportunities to explore! Topics: We will be looking at 4 key areas of Theory, Being Developmental, Cultural, Industry, and Audience. We will then be looking at 9 Key areas of Media Products such as TV, Film, Radio Broadcasts, Newspapers, Adverts, Websites, Video Games, Music Videos, and Magazines. During these we will look at the different ways they make them, distribute them, and how we are represented as both an audience and as people within the product. We will look at the way we are marketed too and the way we create our own product every time we interact with a community or fan event.
Five 9-4 grade passes at GCSE which includes English and Mathematics.
Our exam board for Media Studies is AQA, we operate under their Level program in which we spend the first year studying the 9 formats of Media products, we use the framework of industry and audience to break them down and then we apply our theoretical knowledge to them to better understand the how and why they are made. This theory research is used across both years. At the end of year one you will sit 2 Mock Exams based on the theories and products we have covered, and this will become your progressive grade. Year 2 will begin with your Non-Exam Assessed coursework in which we will create a media product of our own! We will receive a brief from AQA outlining what we need to include and then we apply our new theory knowledge and make some very interesting and fun products designed to follow the industry framework and test our ability! Your NEA project covers 40% of your Total Grade for the 2 years. Then at the end of Year 2, 2 Externally set exams will constitute 60% of your overall grade.