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The Media influences and shapes our responses to life events, playing an important role in the creation of personal, social, cultural and national identity. A study of media is crucial if we are to understand how and why the media seek to influence us through the selection and construction of images of the world.

Unit 1


ARME1		    

Unit 2


ARME2
Representation and Technology
Students study how technology is used by the media to influence, inform and entertain.

Areas studied

  • Representations present in media texts, like advertising and films
  • Semiotics - the theory of media codes
  • Social values and popular culture
  • The nature and use of media technology
  • The influence of new media technologies
     Media production and the Australian Media Industry
Students will explore stages and roles in media production.

Areas studied

  • Specialist stages and roles in media production
  • Techniques to engage an audience
  • Media ownership
  • Media programming in Australia
   

Unit 3


ARME3


&

Unit 4


ARME4
Narrative and Media Production Design

Areas studied

  • Production and story elements in fictional media narratives, like films
  • Film style (genre)
  • Designing and planning a media product (e.g. a short video or specialist magazine)
  • Application of media technology
     Media Process, Social Values and Media Influence

Areas studied

  • Creating a media product from a script, plan or story board
  • The influence of social values in constructing media texts
  • The nature and range of media influence
Assessment: Assessment in Media Unit 3/4 is school assessed course work (20%), school assessed tasks (30%); end-of-year exam (50%).

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