Learning Area Leader: Mr Morrison
Career Paths / Future Directions
Advertising, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Marketing, Media Industry, Multimedia
Unit 1 – Media Forms, Representations and Australian Stories (Code: MEDI11)
Description
Students analyse how representations; narrative and media codes and conventions contribute to the construction of the media realities audiences engage with and read. They develop research skills to investigate and analyse selected narratives focusing on the influence of media professionals on production genre and style. Students develop an understanding of the features of Australian fictional and non-fictional narratives in different media forms. They experience the voices and stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creators to develop an understanding and appreciation of how their stories contribute to our cultural identity.
Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to explain the construction of media representations in different products, forms, and contexts, including how audiences engage with, consume and read these representations.
Outcome 2
On completion of this unit the student should be able to use the media production process to design, produce and evaluate media representations for specified audiences in a range of media forms.
Outcome 3
On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse how the structural features of Australian fictional and non-fictional narratives in two or more media forms engage, and are consumed and read by, audiences.
Assessment
· Analysis of representations in narrative fictional texts
· Production of representations in two media forms
· Analysis of representations in Australian fictional & non-fictional texts
· Semester Examination
Unit 2 – Narrative Across Media Forms (Code: MEDI22)
Description
In this unit students further develop an understanding of the concept of narrative in media products and forms in different contexts. Narratives in both traditional and newer forms include film, television, digital streamed productions, audio news, photography, games, and interactive digital forms. 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.
Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse the style of media creators and producers and the influences of narratives on the audience in different media forms.
Outcome2
On completion of this unit the student should be able to apply the media production process to create, develop and construct narratives.
Outcome 3
On completion of this unit the student should be able to discuss the influence of new media technologies on society, audiences, the individual, media industries and institutions.
Assessment
· Investigative Report on Genre Filmmakers – Video Essay
· Group Media Production – Short Video & Project Magazine
· Media and Change Report – Video Essay / PPT
· Semester Examination
Unit 3 – Media Narratives, Contexts and Pre-Production (Code: MEDI33)
Description
Narratives are a product of their context, students examine the role that context plays in the production, distribution and reading of media products. Through the study of a media narrative, students explore specific narrative story conventions that are realised by the use of technical media codes to support their understanding of how they can adopt and employ these techniques in the design, planning and creation of their own works.
Outcome 1
On completion of this unit students should be able to analyse the construction of media narratives; discuss audience engagement, consumption and reading of narratives; and analyse the relationship between narratives and the contexts in which they are produced.
Outcome 2
On completion of this unit the student should be able to research and document aspects of a media form, narrative conventions, technical codes, style, genre, story and plot to inform the plan for a media production in a media form of their choosing.
Outcome 3
On completion of this unit the student should be able to develop and document a media pre-production plan demonstrating the student’s concepts and intentions in a selected media form for a specified audience.
Assessment
· Narrative Analysis Report (Two part SAC: Video Essay and Written Responses)
· Media Production Research, Development & Experimentation (SAT - Part I)
· Media Product - Pre-production Planning (SAT - Part II)
Unit 4 – Media Production; Agency and Control in and of the Media (Code: MEDI44)
Description
Students focus on the production and post-production stages of the media production process to refine their media project, documenting the process of creating their product. Students explore the relationship between the media and audiences, focusing on the opportunities and challenges afforded by current developments in the media industry. They consider the nature of communication between the media and audiences, explore the capacity of the media to be used by governments, institutions and audiences, and analyse the role of the Australian government in regulating the media.
Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to produce, refine, resolve and distribute to a specified audience a media product designed in Unit 3.
Completed Media Products are showcased in the Visual Arts & Technology Show.
Outcome 2
On completion of this unit the student should be able to use evidence and ideas to discuss audience agency, media influence, media regulation and ethical and legal issues in the media.
Unit 3 & 4 Assessment
· Media Product (SAT - Part III)
· Agency and Control Analysis Report (Short & Extended Answer Written SAC)
· Unit 3 & 4 School Assessed Coursework (SACs) = 20%
· School Assessed Task (SAT) = 40%
· Written Examination = 40%