Media/Film/Tv Studies
The FitzWimarc School - Essex
01268743884
Hockley Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Course summary

This course will encourage students to: • Increase their enjoyment and appreciation of the media and its role in their daily lives • Develop critical understanding of the media through engagement with media products and concepts and through the creative application of media skills • Explore production processes, technologies and other relevant contexts • Become independent in their research skills and their application in their practical work and in developing their own views and interpretations

Entry requirements

GCSE Media Grade 5 (although students who have not previously studied Media may be considered).

How you'll be assessed

• Paper 1 (35%) Media Messages, a two hour exam on print and online news (in depth study), media language and representation • Paper 2 (35%) Evolving Media, media industries and audiences, long form television drama (in depth study) • NEA- non-exam assessment (30%), a production piece chosen from a selection of four, published by the exam board every March

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityEssex
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressHockley Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8EB