01. intro to gcse

Media Studies GCSE 2 years of brilliance

I can begin to understand what Media Studies involves I can start to assess my own abilities

I can be excited about the course!

Expectations: An orderly start to lessons

1. Line up outside the room in the corridor

2. Remove coats and non-uniform items (there shouldn’t be any of those though)

3. Wait to be invited into the room

4. Sit in your seating plan

5. Put your bag under your desk

6. Get out your planner a pen and your book

Welcome to GCSE Media Studies

You’ve made a good choice – it’s an exciting and fast-paced subject.

You probably know more than you realise.

It’s great for developing skills and creativity.

Expectations: Successful learning in lessons

• Put up your hand to speak

• Have a go at answering questions

• Work to the best of your ability

• Always have the right equipment

• Respect others and their stuff

• Ask if you need help or don’t understand

• Complete homework on time

(The same expectations are true of me too!)

Bingo!

Using your bingo sheet, move around the room and try and find someone for each box.

Rules:

1. You can only have ONE name ONCE

2. You can use yourself for ONE box

3. You must ASK other people, not swap sheets (that’s cheating!)

4. You have until the end of the song!

GO!

What is Media?

Write a definition of what you think ‘media’ means.

The English dictionary says it’s “A means of communication that reaches large numbers of

people”

Do you agree?

What types of media are there?

Draw a spider diagram of the different types of media you are subjected to. Once you have drawn yours,

work with the people on your table to add to your web.

Types of

media

television

film

advertising

music / radio

magazines

billboards

books

newspapers

How do you get it?

Circle the ones you use most often and make a list of all the ways you can ACCESS it.

E.g. Film = cinema, illegal download, LoveFIlm, TV, Sky Box Office, DVDs…

Types of

media

television

film

advertising

music / radio

magazines

billboards

books

newspapers

Media and Power

• Does the media have power?

• How does it use that power?

• Can the mass media abuse that power? If so, how?

What will you study in Y10 Media Studies?

• Study music videos and how they represent gender.

• Study the music industry and how CD covers are produced (leading to a production piece).

• Study short films and research, plan and present your own.

• Study horror films and research, plan and produce your own.

What will you be required to do this year?

• Use correct terminology • Analyse moving and still images • Write analytical essays • Use video cameras • Edit – with titles, effects and sound • Research • Evaluate • Be active in the media • Show an interest in all aspects of the media • Understand how processes work • Be able to work in groups • Use Photoshop

Audit & Questionnaire

Fill in the sheet.

Then hand it back to Mrs Mullen.

If you finish early, start to create your glossary at the back of your book. Write in any key media words you have learnt today.

Homework

Due in FRIDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER.

Fill in the MEDIA CONSUMPTION LOG.

Read the instructions and use this time to ask any questions you have about it.

Look at this advertisement.

Describe what you can see in the image. E.g. • Low-cut top • Tuxedo • Perfume

Once you’ve done that, start to think about what these different things mean. E.g. • Low-cut top = sexy,

appeals to men, aspirational to women

• Tuxedo = wealthy, important, smart, aspirational to men

Helicopter = wealth

Sean John is king? Or YOU are king?

Autograph = fame

Low cut top = sexy. Women want to be like them, men want to stare at them!

Suggestive body language = sex appeal

Tuxedo = smart, wealthy, important

Ring = Marriage?

King = Royalty. Celebrity as royals - worship

Sean John is in the middle = he’s most important

What is the overall MESSAGE that this advertisement is trying to send?

“This advertisement for ‘I am King’ is persuading the

audience to buy it by…”

Sender encodes a message.

Receiver decodes a message.

Receiver acts (hopefully buying the product)