Media/Film/Tv Studies

Course summary

The media plays a central role in contemporary culture, society, and politics, shaping our perceptions of the world. The Level syllabus offers you the opportunity to develop an informed understanding of the key issues through critical exploration, analysis, and debate. You will focus mainly on theoretical content, although instruction in practical, print production methods (using Photoshop) and website design (Wix) is also given, so you have the opportunity to put the theory you have learned into practice. You should have a high level of language skills and will develop these further by exploring academic areas, including critical analysis, evaluation, and textual analysis. Essay writing forms an essential part of the course and the academic and specialized skills gained on the course are intended to be transferable through to further studies or employment. The study will consider a variety of Media forms including; advertising and marketing, Television, Magazines, Online, Music Videos, and Newspapers offering you an insight into the power of the media in an ever-developing technical world.