Wairarapa College
NCEA Level 3 Media Studies
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Wallis.
Media Studies is a fun and exciting subject that will prepare you for future challenges in an information and screen rich society. If you spend any time on your phone, or in front of a computer screen or television, then this is a subject you should seriously consider taking. There are two aspects to this course. The practical component and the theory component. Some standards are essay-based others are not. The course will be made up of a combination of achievement standards after consultation with the class.
Media Studies analyses the production, consumption, and content of a range of media. You will explore the characteristics of these media and their social, cultural, political, ethical and economic implications. At Wairarapa College, Media Studies is an engaging, hands-on subject that will allow you to explore areas of the Media. There is the opportunity to work individually and/or as part of a team if that is how you prefer to work.
Course Overview
Term 1
Term one will be spent preparing you to create your media product. Depending on your chosen product you will be either writing a screenplay or exploring the relevant codes and conventions of your specific product. You will learn about camera angles, camera movements, lighting, editing, screenplay writing, codes and conventions of your relevant genre/product. If there is time you may also begin crafting your product.
You will also learn about problem solving.
Term 2
Term Two is a practical term where you learn about the editing process, production techniques as well as completing your media product.
Term 3
Term 3 prepares you for the external - the exact one will be determined after consultation with the class.
The internal will either be:
1. The study of a media industry (in 2022 it was the New Zealand Film Industry)
or
2. The study of a genre and how it engages its audience (in 2023 it was Dystopian Science Fiction).
As well as the external, the class will complete the final internal. It will be either:
1. The exploration of a development in the media such as misinformation (fake news), or the impact of AI on the world's media.
2. The study of the way specific representations in the media impact our perceptions of aspects of New Zealand society
or
3. The study of the different ways films can be perceived, interpreted or understood.
Term 4
Term 4 is spent preparing for the external.
Recommended Prior Learning
There are no specific entry requirements though except a willingness to do your best and that you have an imagination.
It is recommended that you would have taken Level 2 Media however this is not a requirement. Level 2 English will also help with the standards where essay style writing is required.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
There are no costs associated with this course. From time-to-time opportunities to attend a course, attend a film screening, or visit a relevant location may arise. Students taking up those opportunities may be asked to make a contribution. You are expected to bring your own device for the purposes of notetaking, research and working on assignments. It is recommended that, when filming, students use their own SD cards to avoid potential loss of footage. However, the department does have a number of these available for use.
Some work is done on paper so a refill and writing utensils are also recommended.
The Media Studies Dept has a number of devices that can be used for editing and other purposes.
Pathway
Media is everywhere around us. Media studies introduces you to the exciting and expanding global media environment. It gives you the knowledge to
understand how this world works, and the skills to build a rewarding career in it. Media studies puts you on a path to the expanding communications sector, and also to journalism, public relations and the wider media sector.
Do you want to work in communications, helping a range of government or private organizations and businesses build better connections with their
voters, clients, customers or owners?
Do you want to be creative, making the next streaming movie, you tube channel, or reality TV hit? Then Media Studies is the course for you.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of an aspect of a media industry
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Media Studies 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of a media text through different readings
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Media Studies 3.3 - Demonstrate understanding of the media representation of an aspect of New Zealand culture or society
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Media Studies 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a relationship between a media genre and society
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Media Studies 3.5 - Produce a design for a media product that meets the requirements of a brief
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Media Studies 3.6 - Produce a media product to meet the requirements of a brief
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Media Studies 3.8 - Write a media text to meet the requirements of a brief
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 27
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.
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