Norbury Manor Girls' High School
Media
Awarding body and syllabus number
OCR
AS – H140
A2 – H540
Content
The course will introduce students to the media theories and practices through the study of film, television and print. Students will have the opportunity to develop their practical skills using media equipment and work on individual case studies.
In the AS year you will complete the following 2 units:
- Unit 1 G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media – Music Magazine
- Unit 2: G322 Key Media Concepts: TV Drama: Textual Analysis & the Music Industry: Institutions and Audiences
In the A2 year you will complete the following 2 units:
- Unit 3: G324 Advanced Portfolio in Media – creating a film trailer, poster and magazine front cover.
- Unit 4: G325 Critical Perspectives in Media - Postmodernism
All of the work will involve the study of media theories and forms, institutions, audiences, media language and representations.
Assessment
Students are examined in two of the units (1 in Yr 12 and 1 in Yr 13).
The other 2 units are assessed through practical production and the written commentaries and evaluations which accompany them.
Year 12: Foundation Portfolio - coursework
Key Media Concepts – 2 hour exam
Year 13: Advanced Portfolio in Media – coursework
Critical Perspectives in Media – 2 hour exam
Special Requirements
Students will be expected to make a contribution towards the cost of course texts.
Students must be active media consumers of print, broadcast and Internet material; they should also regularly contribute to blogs.
They should be prepared to work independently off their own initiative and co-operatively as part of a group.
They will be expected to co-ordinate time out of college to work on projects and research case studies.
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