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A2 Media Studies

developing skills in preparing for the exam

Starter
what digital technologies have you used in creating your AS and A2 productions? brainstorm these in groups of three, identifying; the technology, the media platform, the software, the hardware.

Develop
How did you use these technologies? What skills did you learn through the process? In which ways did this process develop or enhance your creativity?

SECTION A: THEORETICAL EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION YOU MUST ANSWER BOTH 1(A) AND 1(B). IN THIS SECTION YOU NEED TO WRITE ABOUT YOUR WORK FOR THE FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO AND ADVANCED PORTFOLIO UNITS. YOU MUST ANSWER BOTH 1(A) AND 1(B). 1 (A) DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TURNS MEDIA CONSUMERS INTO MEDIA PRODUCERS. IN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE, HOW HAS YOUR CREATIVITY DEVELOPED THROUGH USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO COMPLETE YOUR COURSEWORK PRODUCTIONS? [25] (B) MEDIA TEXTS RELY ON CULTURAL EXPERIENCES IN ORDER FOR AUDIENCES TO EASILY MAKE SENSE OF NARRATIVES. EXPLAIN HOW YOU USED CONVENTIONAL AND / OR EXPERIMENTAL NARRATIVE APPROACHES IN ONE OF YOUR PRODUCTION PIECES. [25] SECTION A TOTAL [50]

Marshall McLuhan
The Medium is the Message www.marshallmcluhan.com Read some of his quotations Choose two or three which you think are relevant to media studies in some way

Discuss
Write the quotations on the large sheets of paper Brainstorm what you think they mean, or what ideas they spark for you How might McLuhan as a theorist be applied?

Discuss & Research


How has the relationship between producer and consumer changed with the arrival of digital technologies? Return to the list you made at the beginning Use the web to source potential articles which discuss this academic papers, news reports etc. Create an answer to the question

Return to question 1A
(a) Digital technology turns media consumers into media producers. In your own experience, how has your creativity developed through using digital technology to complete your coursework productions? [25] Answer this question using evidence from your research, Marshall McLuhan and you own experiences.

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