A2 Media StudiesIntroduction

This year you will study 2 units

• G324 – Advanced Portfolio (Coursework)

• G325 – Critical Perspectives (Exam)

G324 Advanced portfolio(25% of overall A Level)

Students are required to produce a promotional package for band. This should consist of; Music Video, Digipak and a magazine advertisement.

The production will be researched, planned and evaluated on an individual blog.

G325 Critical Perspectives in Media (25% of overall A Level)

• Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of production • Students are required to evaluate their skills development in one or more of

the following areas; • Digital technology, Creativity, Research and Planning, Post-Production or

Using real media conventions. • They are also required to select one of their productions and evaluate it in

relation to a media concept: Genre, Narrative, Representation, Audience or Media Language.

G325 Critical Perspectives in Media (25% of overall A Level)

• Section B: Contemporary Media Issues • A theoretical unit which requires students to engage in a range of

media and cultural theories and apply them to the study of Media in the Online Age. • Students will look at; • How online media has developed• What impact the internet has had on media production• How consumer behavior and audience response has been transformed by

online media• The extent that convergence has transformed the media

What will I study and when?

A2 • August – Dec (Advanced Portfolio in Media) - Promotional Package for

a band to include a music video, digipak and magazine advertisement • Jan – June – (Critical Perspective in Media) - Theoretical evaluation of

production and skills development - Theoretical study of “Media in an Online Age” and “Media and Collective Identity”

Where to find us!

• Each Unit has it’s own unique blog designed to aid your classroom learning and store your personal coursework. They are all linked to one main blog.• http://npafilmandmedia.blogspot.co.uk/