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Intro to G325 2012-13
The document provides guidance on preparing for Section A, Question 1(a) of the G325 Critical Perspectives exam. It explains that Q1(a) requires students to describe and evaluate their skills development in areas like research and planning from Foundation to Advanced projects. It then provides a detailed lesson on research and planning, including defining the skills, examples of primary and secondary research, and an exercise to plan an essay responding to a sample Q1(a) question focusing on the development of research and planning skills.
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Intro to G325 2012-13
- 1. A2 MEDIA G325 -Critical Perspectives
- 2. Today’s Lesson By theend of the lesson you will: • be able to describe the basic requirements of the G325 Critical Perspectives unit and summer exam. • Have completed a detailed lesson plan for a Q1(a) exam question on research and planning.
- 3. The Critical PerspectivesExam – 2 hrs Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production Section B: Contemporary Media Issues Q1(a) 25 marks Media in the Online Age 50 marks Q1(b) 25 marks
- 4. Section A: TheoreticalEvaluation of Production
- 5. Section A: TheoreticalEvaluation of Production Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of your production work, from Foundation Portfolio to Advanced Portfolio. It will require you to adapt this to one or two specific areas from the following: • Digital Technology • Research and planning • Post-production • Using conventions from real media texts • Creativity
- 6. Q1(a) - Whatdoes the Chief Examiner say this question is about?
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- 8. Section A: TheoreticalEvaluation of Production Question 1(b) requires you to select one production (main task or ancillary) and evaluate it in relation to a media concept that could be any of the following: • Genre • Narrative • Representation • Audience • Media language
- 9. Q1(b) - Whatdoes the Chief Examiner say this question is about?
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- 11. Section B: ContemporaryMedia Issues - Media in the Online Age
- 12. Section B: ContemporaryMedia Issues Media in the Online Age You are required to answer onequestion (out of a choice of two) on the contemporary issues and debates surrounding different forms of media in the online age. You will use case study examples as well as media theory to support your answer.
- 13. Media in theOnline Age Past questions • "For media audiences, the internet has changed everything." Discuss. • Explain the extent to which online media exist alongside older methods of distribution in 2010. • How important to change in the media is the idea of convergence? Refer to at least two media in your answer. • "The impact of the internet on the media is revolutionary." Discuss. • Discuss the extent to which the distribution and consumption of media have been transformed by the internet.
- 14. Just to checkyou’ve been paying attention... • Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your ______ ___________. • Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluate ___ of your media products in relation to a media _______. • Section B requires you to use ____ _____ examples and media theory to support your answer about different forms of _____ __ ___ ______ ___.
- 15. Just to checkyou’ve been paying attention... • Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate yourskills development. • Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluate ___ of your media products in relation to a media _______. • Section B requires you to use ____ _____ examples and media theory to support your answer about different forms of _____ __ ___ ______ ___.
- 16. Just to checkyou’ve been paying attention... • Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your skills development. • Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluateone of your media products in relation to a media concept. • Section B requires you to use ____ _____ examples and media theory to support your answer about different forms of _____ __ ___ ______ ___.
- 17. Just to checkyou’ve been paying attention... • Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your skills development. • Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluateone of your media products in relation to a media concept. • Section B requires you to use case study examples and media theory to support your answer about different forms of mediain the online age.
- 18. First part ofthe lesson complete! …now can you find the bird?
- 19. Research and Planning Ingroups of 3 use post-it notes to write down as many things as you can remember doing as part of the research and planning for your A2 production work. One thing per post-it.
- 20. Research and Planning Nowdivide these Post-it notes into those that you think come under research and those that you think come under planning.
- 21. Research Research refers tolooking at real media and also audiences to inform your thinking about a media production. • Institutional research(company info, billing block, etc.) • Research into conventions of media texts(layout, fonts, camera shots, soundtracks, everything!) • Audience research(before you made your products and after you finished for feedback), • You can also consider logistical research- recce shots of your locations, research into costume, actors, etc
- 22. Planning Planning refers toall the creative and logistical thinking and all the organisation and record keeping that goes on in putting the production together so that everything works. • For example, writing a synopsis, creating shot lists, storyboards, animatics, filming schedules, carrying out risk assessments, etc. • Also, don't forget everything you planned as part of the above to achieve continuity!
- 23. Research and Planning •Now try to add some more Post-its to each section.
- 24. Research and Planning Researchinvolves both primary and secondary research. • What is Primary research? • What is Secondary research? • Can you further divide your research into primary and secondary? (label with ‘P’ or ‘S’)
- 25. Research and Planning •Access your blogs and look back at what skills you said you had at the end of AS. Have you improved any of your skills in research and planning? • Is this demonstrated in the work you produced?
- 26. Research and Planning •Go back to the creativity definitions you wrote. • Has your research and planning enabled you to be more creative? Or has it restricted your creativity? Discuss in pairs • Write down two examples of where research helped you make creative decisions. • Write down two examples of where research helped you make creative decisions.
- 27. Research and Planning Workingindividually, write a detailed essay plan for the following exam question: Q: Describe how you developed research and planning skills for media production and evaluate how these skills contributed to creative decision making. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
- 28. Research and Planning Paragraph1 should be an introduction which explains which projects you did. It can be quite short. Paragraph 2 should pick up the skill area and perhaps suggest something about your starting point with it- what skills did you have already and how were these illustrated. Use an example. Paragraph 3 should talk through your use of that skill in early projects and what you learned and developed through these. Again there should be examples to support all that you say. Paragraph 4 should go on to demonstrate how the skill developed in later projects, again backed by examples, and reflecting back on how this represents moves forward for you from your early position and howthe development of these skills enabled you to be more creative. Paragraph 5 short conclusion