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Film and Media• DevelopyourskillsinFilm/Mediatheoryandpractice
• Friendlyandapproachableteachers
• Lessonsaredynamicandengaging
• ComputersuitewithAppleMaccomputersrunningindustryspecificsoftware
• Classroomandviewingroomwithmulti-mediaprojectionfacilities
• Digitalcamerasandeditingsuite
• Opportunitiesforvarioustripsandvisitsaswellasworkshopsandlectures
• Youwillacquiremanyvaluablequalitiesandskillsthatwillprepareyouforawiderangeofhighereducationcoursesandcareers
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AS/A2 Media StudiesAS/A2 Film Studies2013 Entry
James’ PerspectiveAtCarmelthere’sagoodbalancebetweensocialisingandwork.Yougetfreestudyperiodstodoyourworkinandhelpfultutorswhichmakesiteasiertogetworkcompletedontime.Youalsogetthefreedomtomeetfriendsintherefecandcafé.Ienjoythediversityofthemediacourse,thefreedomgiveninthepracticalsideletsyouexploretheideastaughtinthetheorylessons,andbothaspectsareinsightfulandinteresting.Themediadepartmentprovideshighqualityfacilitiestouseforyourcoursework,theapplemacsmakeeditingfunandtheorywork,suchasmagazines,lookprofessional.AfterCarmelIhopetostudyPhysiotherapyandonedayhavemyownbusiness.WhatIlearninmediawillhopefullyallowmetohavetheknowledgetoadvertisemybusinesseffectively.
James YoungTheSuttonAcademy
Studying: MediaStudies,BusinessStudies,BTECAppliedScience,BTECSport.
Meet the StaffKath HopkinsHeadofMediaStudiesandSeniorModeratorforAQAMediaStudies
Paul MorrowHeadofFilmStudies
Leanne BrownbillFilmandMediaTutor,ExaminerforAQAMediaStudies
Exam Board AQA
AS/A2 Media Studies
Why choose Media Studies at Carmel?
TheMediaplayssuchanimportantroleinoursocietytodayandthisisreflectedinthepopularityofMediaStudiesatAdvancedLevel.AtCarmelweaimtogiveyoumoreofanideaofthepoweroftheMediainyourlife,theimpactithasonyouinsocial,politicalandeconomiccontexts.Weaimtodeliveraninteresting,challengingandaboveallenjoyablecourse,whichwillinform,enthuseandilluminate.
What will the course involve?
Thecourseinvestigatesthewaysinwhichdifferentmediasuchasnewspapers,documentaries,advertising,filmandinternetinfluencethewayweseeandthinkabouttheworldwelivein.
Youarebombardedbydifferentmediatextsonadailybasisand,withoutknowing,youarehighlyskilledininterpretinganddecodingthemessagestheyinclude.Itcouldbesaidthatsocietyandthewaywelivehas,toacertainextent,beendeterminedbythemediawhichoperatesinourworld.Inresponsetothisyouwillstudythenumerousdebatesandissuessurroundingmediaproductioninoursocietytoday:
• Dosexandviolenceinthemediumsoffilmandtelevisionaffectus?
• Doesthenewsreallytellusthetruth?
• Whoownsandcontrolsour
mediaandhowmuchpowerdotheyreallyhaveonnationalandgloballevels?
• Canweactuallybemanipulatedintochangingourbehaviourthroughthemediumofadvertising?
• TheroleandimportanceofNewMediaTechnologiesinsocietytoday.
Itishopedthatthroughstudyingthemediayouwillbecomemoreinformedregardingitspowerandpossibleeffectsithasonsocietyandyouasanindividual.
How will I be assessed?
TheASandA2assessmentinvolves50%courseworkand50%examination.TheA2courseworkmodulewillbetakeninJanuary.AllothermoduleswillbeexaminedintheJuneseries.
Where does this course lead?
BecauseMediaStudiesdevelopssomanyskills,youareattractivetoemployersinawiderangeofpeople-orientatedcareers.
AMediaStudiesqualificationwillenableyoutostudyMediaStudiesinHigherEducationatHNDordegreelevelorcontributetowardsthepointsneededforentrytoarangeofotherdegreesinothersubjects.
StudentswhohavegainedMediaatAdvancedLevelhavegoneontocareers/coursesinIT,MediaProduction,Journalism,PublicRelations,BusinessandManagementtonameafew!
What support will I receive?
Everystudentwillhaveaccesstoextratutorialsrunbytheexperiencedstaff;thesemaybetoenhanceexistingknowledgeorjusttogiveextrasupporttoyouifyouhavebeenabsentorifyouarefindingatopicdifficulttoaccess.Inthebuilduptoexaminationsregularrevisionsessionsareofferedtoyoutoensureyouarefullyprepared.
Allstudentshaveaccesstothededicatedcomputersuitewhenitisnotbeingusedforclasses.
Tutorsareapproachableandfriendly,lessonsaredynamicandengagingandthedepartmentregularlyreceivespositivefeedbackreportsfromstudentsandinspectors.
Allstudentsareencouragedtodeveloptheirskillsofindependentlearning.
Jessica’s PerspectiveIenjoyCarmelandthinkit’sagoodplacetolearnmorebecausethere’salwayssomethinggreatonoffer;thehelpandsupportisimpressiveandthere’salwaysabrilliantatmospherearoundthecollege.IlikeFilmStudiesbecauseit’salwaysinterestingandgivesagreatopportunitytobecreativeaswellasadoptingnewskills.ItookabookandfilmclubenrichmentwhichwasfunandrelatedtoFilmStudiesbecausewegottowatchfamousfilmsthatwereadaptationsofnovels.InthefutureIhopetodosomethingalongthelinesofwritingorproducingasit’swhatIenjoyandwhatI’minterestedin.
Jessica AllenTheSuttonAcademy
Studying: FilmStudies,EnglishCombined,Psychology,Government&Politics
Exam Board WJEC
AS/A2 Film Studies
Why choose Film Studies at Carmel?
FilmStudieswillappealtopeoplewhoarenotonlyinterestedinwatchingfilms,butalsoinanalysingthem,learningmoreaboutthefilmindustry,andapplyingtheirownfilm–relatedskills.
Itiswiderangingincontent,anddrawsonmanydifferentcontextsrelatingtofilmsthemselves,theindustry,andthosewhoconsumefilm-relatedproducts.
Thecourseisdemanding,butenjoyable.ProspectiveFilmStudiesstudentsshouldbekeenconsumersoffilm,andbepreparedtousethefamiliargroundofHollywoodasafoundationtoexploreotheraspectsoffilmproductionandconsumption.TheA2coursediversifiesfurther,whenstudentswill,forexample,study‘InternationalFilmStyles’asanassessedpartofthecourse.
What will the course involve?
Youwillbeinvolvedincritical,analyticalandcreativeworkbasedonfilmhistory,theoryanddevelopmentsinfilmcriticism.Filmstudentsshouldbeadequatelyequippedwithgoodessaywritingskills(as up to 80% of your AS marks are based on written responses),andanabilitytothinkandwriteanalytically.TheAScoursedevelopsandassessesstudents’abilitiestoevaluateandanalysearangeofdifferenttypesoffilm-relatedmaterial.Courseworkalsointegratesanopportunitytoworkcreatively.
Thecoursewillincreaseyourawarenessofawiderangeofcinemaandindependent/alternativecinemawillformanintegralpartofthecourse.Anappreciationofthehistoryofcinema,itsimpactculturally,sociallyandeconomicallywillbeamainaimofthiscourse.
Filmisbothanartformandabusinessandthisisreflectedinthecontentofthecourse.Wehopetodeepenyourknowledge,appreciationandenjoymentoffilmbystudyingfilmfromfourkeyperspectives:
• Cinemaasanartform• Cinemaasasocialinstitution• Cinemaasaneconomic
institution• Cinemaandtechnology
How will I be assessed?
AtASLevelthecourseworkmoduleisworth40%andtheexammodule60%.AtA2Leveltheweightingis50%foreach.Youwilldeveloparangeofskillsandbeassessedinavarietyofdifferentways.The2½hourASexamcomprisesthreesections,whicheachrequireessayresponses.Studentssitthisattheendoftheirfirstyear.CourseworkiscompletedinthefirsttermofyourASyear.
Where does this course lead?
Aroundathirdoflastyear’sA2FilmstudentsprogressedtodirectlyrelevantHEcourses,withanotherthirdprogressingtoHEcoursesinwidercreativearts/humanitiesareas.OneformerstudentisnowstudyingArchaeologyatCambridgeUniversity.
What other activities will I get involved in?
ThedepartmentarrangesanumberofvisitstolocalcinemasaswellasIndependentcinemassuchasFACTandCornerhouse.Courses,workshopsandlecturesattheNationalMuseumofPhotography,FilmandTelevisioninBradfordwillalsobeofferedthroughoutthecourse.
AspartoftheEnrichmentProgramme,studentscanjointheMediaSkillsGrouptodeveloptheirpracticalskillsusingmediasoftware.ThedepartmentalsorunsaShortFilmCompetitionthatstudentscanenterbymakingtheirownfilmswhicharejudgedandawardedprizesattheendoftheyear.
How successful are Carmel’s Film & Media students?
FilmandMediaStudiesareverypopularandindeedsuccessfulcourseswithconsistentlyverygoodresults.
Asmanyas45%ofourstudentseachyearleavetoentercareersorfurtherstudyinmediaorrelatedareas.Paststudentshavebecomejournalists,cameraoperatorsforSky,PR
consultants/advertisingexecutivesandhaveenteredahostofothersuchmediarelatedcareers.
What are the entry requirements?
Film Studies –GCSEgradeBinEnglishLanguage
Media Studies –GCSEgradeBinEnglishLanguageorgradeBinMediaStudies(ifstudied)andaninterestinusingIT.
The truth about Film & Media StudiesIfyouopttodoFilmand/orMediaStudiesatAdvancedLevel,youmightfindsomepeoplewhorefusetotakeitseriouslyandeventrytoputyouoff.Herearesomeofthemostcommonmythsyoumayhearandsomefactstocounterthem:
Myth 1:MediaStudiesiseasierthanothersubjectsFact: GradeAatFilmandMediaStudiesALevelisonlyawardedtoabout12%ofcandidates.
Myth 2:AcertificateinFilmand/orMediaALevelisnotworththepaperit’swrittenon;universitieswon’trecogniseit.Fact: UniversitiesacceptFilmand/orMediaStudiesinthesamewaythattheyacceptEnglishorHistoryoranyotherArtsorHumanitiesALevel.
Myth 3:YoujustputyourfeetupinFilmandMediaStudiesandwatchfilms.Fact: Youmaynotevenseeawholefilmduringthecourse!
Myth 4:InFilmandMediaStudiesyoudon’thavetodoanywriting.Fact:ThereisasmuchwritinginFilmandMediaStudiesasthereisinEnglishandotheressaybasedsubjects.
Myth 5:Highachieversshouldn’tdoFilmand/orMediaStudies.Fact:Forallthereasonsoutlinedabove,itshouldbeclearthatanyoneshouldhavetheopportunitytodoFilmandMedia.OneofourFilmstudentswentontostudyatCambridgeUniversity!
More InformationDetailedcoursespecificationsareavailableontheExamBoardwebsites:
MediaStudies:www.aqa.org.uk
FilmStudies:www.wjec.org.uk
Film and Media department trip to New York
Media Studies 2010 2011 2012
%PassRates AS A2 AS A2 AS A2
A*-B 68 61 49 59 35 61
A*-E 100 100 97 100 96 100
Film Studies 2010 2011 2012
%PassRates AS A2 AS A2 AS A2
A*-B 64 56 67 84 50 53
A*-E 100 100 100 100 100 100