Media is all around us and recent developments in technology enable people to be more interconnected than ever before! We live in an age where media is integrated into almost every part of our lives; whether that be how we learn about the world’s events to how we gain entertainment through video games. The Media Studies curriculum is underpinned by the four areas of the theoretical framework; Media Language, Representation, Industry and Audience however, learners will explore how underpinning contextual factors affect the ways meanings are created and subsequently received by an audience member. Media theory from sociological and psychological studies as well as political fields will be integrated to stimulate debates about the contemporary media landscape.
Grade 5 in GCSE Media OR Grade 5 in GCSE English Lang or Lit
Paper 1: Media Messages 70 Marks - 2 Hours - 35% Section A of this component will include two linked in-depth studies that focus on contemporary news in the UK through the exploration of the Daily Mail and The Guardian. Students will explore both traditional news as well as social media news. Section B will revolve around how messages and representations are constructed through media language in the set advertisement products (Shelter, Lucozade and Old Spice), two centre-chosen front covers of The Big Issue magazine as well as two music videos; David Guetta’s ‘Titanium’ and Corinne Bailey Rae's ’Stop Where You Are’. Paper 2: Evolving Media 70 Marks - 2 Hours - 35% Section A of this component will include students exploring media industries and audiences through The Jungle Book (1967 and 2015 remake), Minecraft and The BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show. Section B will include an in-depth study of two long-form television dramas - ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Forbrydelsen’ (The Killing) across all areas of the theoretical framework, including media theory. NEA: Making Media 60 Marks - 30% This creative element of the course enables students to create their own media product (TV extract, Music Video, Magazine or Radio excerpt) and a linked website in response to an exam board set brief. Students will use industry-standard software as well as technical equipment to create a fully realised media production.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Barnwell, Stevenage, SG2 9SW |
Media is all around us and recent developments in technology enable people to be more interconnected than ever before! We live in an age where media is integrated into almost every part of our lives; whether that be how we learn about the world’s events to how we gain entertainment through video games. The Media Studies curriculum is underpinned by the four areas of the theoretical framework; Media Language, Representation, Industry and Audience however, learners will explore how underpinning contextual factors affect the ways meanings are created and subsequently received by an audience member. Media theory from sociological and psychological studies as well as political fields will be integrated to stimulate debates about the contemporary media landscape.
Grade 5 in GCSE Media OR Grade 5 in GCSE English Lang or Lit
Paper 1: Media Messages 70 Marks - 2 Hours - 35% Section A of this component will include two linked in-depth studies that focus on contemporary news in the UK through the exploration of the Daily Mail and The Guardian. Students will explore both traditional news as well as social media news. Section B will revolve around how messages and representations are constructed through media language in the set advertisement products (Shelter, Lucozade and Old Spice), two centre-chosen front covers of The Big Issue magazine as well as two music videos; David Guetta’s ‘Titanium’ and Corinne Bailey Rae's ’Stop Where You Are’. Paper 2: Evolving Media 70 Marks - 2 Hours - 35% Section A of this component will include students exploring media industries and audiences through The Jungle Book (1967 and 2015 remake), Minecraft and The BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show. Section B will include an in-depth study of two long-form television dramas - ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Forbrydelsen’ (The Killing) across all areas of the theoretical framework, including media theory. NEA: Making Media 60 Marks - 30% This creative element of the course enables students to create their own media product (TV extract, Music Video, Magazine or Radio excerpt) and a linked website in response to an exam board set brief. Students will use industry-standard software as well as technical equipment to create a fully realised media production.