Media Studies - Mahi Pāpāho

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 short narrative based film or a feature article spread on an issue of personal and or local interest. You will conduct an analysis of a media text, applying two different readings to explore how a text can be viewed through different lenses. The assessment types include collaborative and/or individual media production tasks and essays.