1. What is Media Studies?

2. MEDIA STUDIES TV FILM MAGAZINES COMICS ESSAYS TESTS SKILLS OF ANALYSIS PRACTICAL SKILLS MAKING A FILM TRAILER CREATING A MAGAZINE OR COMIC

4. AQA GCSE Media Studies COURSEWORK EXAM 4 Pieces. For one you plan & create a media production. The other 3 can be written or practical or a mixture of both One ‘timed test’ (3 hrs). This will be on And you will get some info beforehand 50% 50% 120marks 100 marks

7. Language (Form, Conventions and Genre) Institutions or Organisations Audience Representation

12. L.I.A.R.

15. GENRE CODES/ CONVENTIONS What we might expect to find; the ingredients or common elements of a genre…

16. ROMANTIC COMEDY Often uses contemporary ‘pop’ soundtrack, mixed with ‘classics’ to enhance ‘mood’ Starts with a seemingly ‘mis-matched’ couple meeting in unusual circumstances We follow the problems in their relationship, but they eventually realise they are in love… May use emotional ‘montages’ to show passages of time, etc… ‘ Best friends’ or ‘sidekicks’ offer support, advice and often ‘comic relief’ And so on…

18. Genre conventions are often complex and subtle – it is not enough just to list a few key words/phrases

19. Feedback: Your chosen genre conventions…

21. = BOND MOVIE ACTION

22. SCIENCE FICTION ‘ END OF THE WORLD’ ALIEN INVASION CREATURE FEATURES TECHNOLOGY GONE BAD EXAMPLES OF EACH?

25. They reference other horror movies and directors The ‘obvious’ both does and doesn’t happen! Characters know all about horror movies Killings often happen in broad daylight and busy places

26. GENRE HYBRID:

27. GENRE HYBRID: SCIENCE FICTION HORROR COMEDY ‘ BUDDY’ MOVIE DETECTIVE/COP MOVIE