Looking Over the basics

GCSE Media Studies Introduction from fordford

A Beginners Guide to iMovie

Sorting your folder out

You need to make sure that your folder is sorted, presentable and in the correct order, once you have finished all of the written work to the best of your ability.

This requires use of the following:

* Page numbering
* A contents page to guide your reader through the work
* A page that explains the role that each person in the group playing in forming the research

Remember that you research folders should not be identical. Whilst there will be the occasional piece of shared, photocopied research, there will need to be unique aspects to each folder

The Game - AS Film Studies Thriller Short Film

Torment - Student film (Short Horror/Thriller Film) AS - Media Studies G...

Written Portfolio of work due in Friday 13th December!

Check List

Horror Film Trailer – Check list for portfolio of work

Media blog: gcsemediaatoaklands.blogspot.co.uk

Title and description of work	Tick when finished (and in folder)
Codes and conventions of the horror genre – images associated with the horror genre with denotations and connotations identified
Mood board – placing different types of horror sub-genre and historical horror films on a piece of A3 paper
Poster annotation – Annotation of a poster from the horror film genre
Film Trailer analysis – Analysis of The Grudge 2 or another trailer of your choice
Details about your story – plot narrative, storyboard, sound list, character list
Age rating – rationale for why you have rated your film in a particular way
The History of Special effects – choose one image that you have been given (also available on the blog) and write about how that special effect was used. It is best to choose different ones in your group
Shot List – List the camera angles for your trailer and their desired effect
Filming and editing – film the trailer and edit using IMovie or Movie Maker
DVD cover, film poster and other promotional print media – design print advertising to promote your film
Evaluation – Evaluate the practical work

 

Age Ratings Homework

Age Rating

 

 

Say which film age rating your trailer will get and why. You need to discuss:

·     Contents

·     Suitability for audience

·     Scary moments

Click the link below for the history of Special Effects

http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2055255_2247301,00.html

Horror Film Trailer

Specification Link

Click here to access the AQA specification for GCSE Media Studies

Why Choose Media Studies?

GCSE Media Studies

We live in a media-saturated world. From video clips on your phone, to TV ads to blockbuster movies, to posters at the bus stop, to the music in your earbuds, you are surrounded by media messages for most of your waking hours. How do you make sense of them all? How do you know what they are trying to communicate — both on an obvious and a less obvious level? How do you know how much you have been influenced — consciously or subconsciously — by these media messages? Does the media reflect your reality, or control the way you view it?
It's been said that media literacy is as important to living in the 21st century as regular literacy was to the 20th century. Media Studies helps you develop an important set of skills that will help you navigate the rest of your education and then, your working life. Media Studies will help you increase your knowledge and understanding of:

• Communication
• Design
• Planning
• Presentation
• Evaluation
• Creativity
• Critical Thinking
• Research
• Story-telling
• Technology
• Politics
• Business
• Culture
• Citizenship