13MES

13 Media Studies

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr M. Ifrim.

Objectives

  • Students should become more visually literate and sophisticated to be able to write detailed and credible responses to a wide range of media. 
  • Students should be proficient in video production and editing knowledge & skills.
  • Students should be familiar with the works of a director.
  • Students should have an understanding of a NZ media industry.
  • Students should be able to understand the link between media and society.
  • Students should be able to understand a media issue in NZ and its significance to the media audience.

Content

  • Design a concept, treatment for a short film individually and work in a group to produce a script and storyboard for this design. 
  • Develop, shoot and edit the production.
  • Analyse the interrelationship between media products and the society in which they are developed.
  • Close read a range of media products and explore the language used.

Subject Overview

Term 1
Director Study.
Comparative Essays.

Term 2
Genre Study - Classic Film Noir.
Screenplay Writing.

Term 3
Design a Media Product.
Produce a Short Film.

Term 4
External Exam Revision.

Recommended Prior Learning

At least 12 credits in Level 2 Media Studies OR at least an Achieved grade in 4 out of 5 Level 2 English standards.

Subject and Associated Costs

Course Costs: Nil.
Associated Costs: Nil.

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This subject is eligible for subject endorsement.

This subject is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 4 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91491 v2
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of a media text through different readings
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91493 v3
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a relationship between a media genre and society
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91494 v2
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.5 - Produce a design for a media product that meets the requirements of a brief
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91495 v2
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.6 - Produce a media product to meet the requirements of a brief
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91497 v2
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.8 - Write a media text to meet the requirements of a brief
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 7
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 20

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.