Media/Film/Tv Studies

Course summary

Over the two years, you will explore a range of contemporary and historical media products across a range of media platforms. They include texts from: • Advertising and Marketing • Newspapers • Magazines • Computer games • TV drama • Blogs and online content • Music videos • Radio • Film You will study a range of theorists and be expected to explore and challenge ideas about these texts from a critical point of view. Throughout the course you will develop technical skill in the use of camera, lighting and editing equipment and in the use of Photoshop software to create a range of products. This will help to prepare you for the NEA coursework. Cross media production Students will be expected to produce a cross media production for their NEA. A new brief is set by the examination board each year, but in previous years, students have created a film campaign including a website, posters and DVD cover designs.