AQA A Level Media

From September 2018

What?A-level Media Studies engages students in the in depth study of media products in relation to the four areas of the theoretical framework: Media Language

Media Representation

Media Industries

Media Audiences.

What?Students are required to study media products from all of the following media forms:

• audio-visual forms (TV, film, radio, advertising and marketing, video games and music video)

• online forms (social and participatory media, video games, music video, newspapers, magazines, advertising and marketing)

• print forms (newspapers, magazines, advertising and marketing)

CSP’s• Close study products (CSPs)

• In addition to the broad coverage of all nine media forms (TV, film, radio, advertising and marketing, video games,music video, social and participatory media, newspapers, magazines), students must engage in the in depth study of at least one audio-visual, one print and one online media form.

• Each in depth study will link the specified media form to all four areas of the theoretical framework

CSP’s

• The CSPs will inform some components of the exams but no more than 50% of the marks

Non Exam Assesment• This used to be called coursework30% - practical project in which you create…• 2-3 minutes of a TV programme• A 3 minute music video• Front/back cover and a double page spread of

a newspaper or magazine• 3 x 30 second TV adverts, 3 print adverts full

page website marketing or a combination of all• A website or new social media page• Opening level of a video game – 1 – 2 mins

duration

2-3 minutes of a TV programme

A 3 minute music video

Front/back cover and a double page spread of a newspaper or magazine

Opening level of a video game –1 – 2 mins duration

Using PowerDirector 15

• Using Photoshop

• Game development with Unity

Structure of the course:

• 2 exams –

• Paper 1 - 35%

• Paper 2 – 35%

• 1 piece of coursework –

• 30%

• All completed / submitted by the end of 2019