GCSE Media Studies Course Overview
Component 1
Section A
· Newspapers
· Magazines
· Advertising and Marketing
Section B
· Newspapers
· Radio
· Video Games
· Film Industry
Component 2
Section A
· TV Sitcom
Section B
· Music Videos and Online Media
3
PRACTICAL COURSEWORK
· Researching
· Planning
· Production
Core Concepts
Media Language: how the media through their forms, codes and conventions communicate meanings
Representation: how the media portray events, issues, individuals and social groups
Media Industries: how the media industries' processes of production, distribution and circulation affect media forms and platforms
Audiences: how media forms target, reach and address audiences, how audiences interpret and respond to them, and how members of audiences become producers themselves.
Contexts of Media
Historical Context
· How the product reflects the time in which it was made through its use of media language, genre conventions, representations, themes, values, messages and viewpoints
· How the product reflects the time in which it was made through aspects of its production, distribution, marketing, regulation, circulation and audience consumption
Social and Cultural Context
· How the product reflects the society and culture in which it was made through its representations, themes, values, messages and viewpoints
· How the product is shaped or informed by particular cultural influences, such as genres, styles, technologies and the work of other media producers
· How the product reflects the society and culture in which it was made through aspects of its production, distribution, marketing, regulation, circulation and audience consumption
· How audience responses to and interpretations of media products may change over time
Political Context
· How the product reflects the political contexts in which it was made through its representations, themes, values, messages and viewpoints
· How the product reflects the political contexts in which it was made through aspects of its ownership and political viewpoint, production, distribution, marketing, regulation, circulation and audience consumption.
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