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Unit 1: Media
In Unit 1, students develop an understanding of audiences and the core concepts underpinning the construction of representations and meaning in different media forms. They explore media codes and conventions and the construction of meaning in media products. Students analyse how representations, narrative and media codes and conventions contribute to the construction of the media realities.
Areas of Study:
● AOS 1: Media representations
● AOS 2: Media forms in production
● AOS 3: Australian stories
Unit 2: Media
In Unit 2, students further develop an understanding of the concept of narrative in media products and forms in different contexts. Students analyse the influence of developments in media technologies on individuals and society; design, production and distribution of narratives in the media; and audience engagement, consumption and reception.
Areas of Study:
● AOS 1: Narrative, style and genre
● AOS 2: Narratives in production
● AOS 3: Media and change
Unit 3: Media
In this unit, students explore stories that circulate in society through a close analysis of a media narrative. Students consider the use of codes and narrative conventions to structure meaning and explore the role these play in media narratives. Through the close analysis of a media narrative, students develop media language and terminology and a deeper understanding of how codes and narrative conventions are combined in a narrative.
Areas of Study for both Unit 3
● AOS 1: Narratives and their contexts
● AOS 2: Research, development and experimentation
● AOS 3: Pre-production planning
Unit 4: Media
In this unit students focus on the production and post-production stages of the media production process, bringing the pre-production plans created in Unit 3 to their realisation. Students refine their media production in response to feedback and through personal reflection, documenting the iterations of their production as they work towards completion.
Areas of Study for both Unit 4
● AOS 1: Media production
● AOS 2: Agency and control in and of the media
Study Score Contribution
Unit 3 Assessments 10%
Unit 4 Assessments 10%
School Assessed Task 40%
End of Year Exam 40%
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