Media Studies - Mahi Pāpāho
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs J. Brown.
This course is for students interested in journalism, film and media production. You will study the codes and conventions of a film genre and explore the key elements of media production including the process of planning, writing and creating a media product. You will have the opportunity to research, write and create either a documentary or podcast on an issue of personal and or local interest. You will also explore representation in the media. You will focus on the representation of a specific target group and examine how the representation has been created, the messages, values, and implications of this representation.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
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Media Studies 2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between a media product and its audience
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Media Studies 2.2 - Demonstrate understanding of narrative in media texts
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Media Studies 2.5 - Produce a design and plan for a developed media product using a range of conventions
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Media Studies 2.6 - Complete a developed media product from a design and plan using a range of conventions
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Media Studies 2.8 - Write developed media text for a specific target audience