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Key Stage Four

AQA GCSE Media Studies

 

Year 10

Year 11

Term One: Autumn

CSP Advertisement analysis

Areas assessment

Key Concepts

Language

Representation

 

 

 

    CSP Science Fiction television

Areas assessment

Key Concepts

Language

Representation

Audience

Industry

 

 

 

Term Two: Christmas

NEA Coursework Practice

Assessment One:

Research and planning of the specific brief

Assessment Two:

Statement of Intent and production

NEA Final Draft

Assessment Two:

Statement of Intent

 Practical production

Term Three: Winter

Music Videos and Film Industry

Areas assessed

                     Audience

Industry 

 

 

 

Newspapers

Areas assessed

Language

Representation

Audience

Industry

 

 

Term Four: Spring

 Official Coursework

Assessment One:

Research and planning of the specific brief

Assessment Two:

Statement of Intent and production

 

Radio

Areas assessed

Audience

Industry 

 

Magazines

Areas assessed

Language

Representation

                

 

Revision of all exam products

 

Paper 1

Advertisement

Music Videos

Radio

Online participatory media

Newspapers

Magazines

Film

 

Paper 2

Television

Online participatory media

Newspapers

Term Five: Summer

Online Media and Video Games

Areas assessed

Language

Representation

Audience

Industry

 

 

 

 

 

Key Stage Five

AQA A Level Media Studies

 

Year 12

Year 13

Term One: Autumn

 Teaching the key concepts

 

  •  
  • Audience
  • Industry
  • Language
  • Ideology
  • Narrative
  •  

 

          Context

  • Social
  •  
  •  
  • Cultural

 

Students will develop their confidence in these as the basis for the subject through analysis of a varied range of products.

 

Advertisement and Marketing

 

Products

Maybeline that Boss Life part 1

(available on Youtube)

 

Score hair cream (1967) print advertisement.

 

Areas assessed

Language

Representation

CSP Newspapers

Assessed areas

Audience

Industry

 

The Daily Mail

The i

 

Coursework hand in (Week 2)

 

 

Magazines

Men’s Health

Oh Comely

 

Areas assessed

Language

Representation

Audience

Industry

Term Two: Christmas

Music Video

 

Products

Letter to the Free (Common)

Billie Jean (Michael Jean)

 

Areas assessed

Language

Representation

 

NEA Practice

Assessment One:

Research and planning of the specific brief

Assessment Two:

Statement of Intent and draft production

 

 

Film

Areas assessed

Industry

Audience

 

Chicken (2015) Joe Stephenson

Online participatory media

 

Products

 

The Voice (ethnic minority newspaper)

Teen Vogue

 

 

Video Games

Tomb Raiders Anniversary

 

Prime Metroid 2

 

SIMS Freeplay

 

Areas assessed

Language

Representation

Audience

Representation

 

 

Term Three: Winter

Television

Areas assessed

Language

Audience

Representation

Industry

 

No Offence (2015) Paul Abbott

Available on 4OD

 

The Killing (2007)  Soren Sveistrup

Revision

Paper 1

Advertisement

Music Videos

Radio

Online participatory media

Newspapers

Magazines

Film

Term Four: Spring

Radio

Areas assessed

Audience

Industry

 

The Surgery (Current Year 13)

Life Hacks ( new text for current Year 12)

War of the Worlds Orson Wells

Available on YouTube

 

NEA Official Brief

Assessment One:

Research and planning of the specific brief

Assessment Two:

Statement of Intent and two production

 

 

 

Revision

 

Paper 2

Television

Online participatory media

Newspapers

Term Five: Summer

 

Unseen texts analysis

 

 

NEA Official Brief

Assessment One:

Research and planning of the specific brief

Assessment Two:

Statement of Intent and two production

 

Completed drafts of coursework to be improved over the summer break and handed in.

n/a

IB Film Studies  

 

Year 12

Year 13

Term One: Autumn

Introduction to Film History, Film Movements and Film Language:

  • Textual analysis (independent)
  • Film portfolio: mise en scene and cinematography linked to film movements (collaborative)

Animated Film:

  • Textual analysis (independent)
  • Film portfolio (independent):
    • 10-30 second
    • animated film

7 minute collaborative film and evaluation final submission

  • Comparative study (independent)

Term Two: Christmas

Introduction to World Cinema:

  • Textual analysis (independent)
  • Film portfolio (collaborative):
    • 1 minute non-dialogue film
    • sound production
  • Comparative study (independent)

Alternative Film (Surrealism, French New Wave, Dogme 95):

  • Textual analysis (independent)
  • Film portfolio (independent):
    • 1 minute surrealist film
  • Comparative study (independent)

 

Term Three: Winter

Documentary Film:

  • Textual analysis (independent)
  • Film Portfolio (collaborative):

2 minute documentary

  • Comparative study (independent)

Textual analysis final assessment

 

Comparative study final submission

Term Four: Spring

Film Noir:

  • Textual analysis (independent)
  • Film Portfolio (collaborative): 2 minute film noir
  • Introduction to Comparative Study Assessment - final choices (independent).

Compiling the film portfolio final submission

Term Five: Summer

Collaborative Film Production:

  • Introduction to other film roles
  • Screenwriting for film
  • 7 minute collaborative film

 

N/A