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AQA A Level Media
From September 2018
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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.
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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)
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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
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CSP’s
• The CSPs will inform some components of the exams but no more than 50% of the marks
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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
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2-3 minutes of a TV programme
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A 3 minute music video
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Front/back cover and a double page spread of a newspaper or magazine
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Opening level of a video game –1 – 2 mins duration
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Using PowerDirector 15
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• Using Photoshop
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• Game development with Unity
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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